The
UWA Foundation is a private foundation incorporated in 1992 with a
501(c)(3) tax-exempt status with the Internal Revenue Service. Its
primary efforts are to attract, receive, invest, manage, and expend
gifts and other resources designated for support of programs of the
University and for service to the West Alabama area. The
Foundation is managed out of the Office of Institutional Advancement and
is governed by a Board of Directors consisting of sixteen members with
the Vice President of Institutional Advancement serving as its Executive
Secretary.