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Wyoming State Matching Fund

Beginning in 2001, the Wyoming State Legislature established a $30 million state matching fund to match gifts for UW endowments. The funds were fully committed just 29 months later. An additional $18 million in state matching funds was set aside in the summer of 2004 and was fully committed just a year later in 2005, bringing the total funds matched during 2001-2005 to $48 million. In March of 2006, the Wyoming State Legislature made available $25 million more, to match dollar-for-dollar, endowment gifts of $50,000 or more to the University of Wyoming. Endowment gifts must be pledged by December 31, 2009, and fully paid by December 31, 2014.  Nine million dollars for academic facilities and $6 million for athletics facilities were also set aside to be matched, dollar for dollar for gifts of $25,000 or more. Those gifts must be pledged by December 31, 2009, and fully paid by December 31, 2011. In March 2007, an additional $33 million matching funds were made available by the state.

Payments can be made over a five-year period, with the state transferring matching funds to the UW Foundation when gifts reach $50,000. Thereafter, matching funds are transferred as the Foundation receives new monies.


University of Wyoming Endowment Challenge Program:  Annual Report 2007

University of Wyoming Endowment Challenge Program:  Annual Report 2006

University of Wyoming Endowment Challenge Program:  Annual Report 2005

University of Wyoming Endowment Challenge Program:  Annual Report 2004

Status of State Matching Fund

State Match Guidelines

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