{"id":1543,"date":"2019-06-25T08:44:27","date_gmt":"2019-06-25T15:44:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.wsu.edu\/operations\/?page_id=1543"},"modified":"2025-11-24T09:26:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T17:26:14","slug":"private_grant-asp","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.wsu.edu\/operations\/private_grant-asp\/","title":{"rendered":"Private Grant Sponsors"},"content":{"rendered":"
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WSU\/WSUF Private Grant Sponsors<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Washington State University and the WSU Foundation (WSUF) are separate legal entities with different Employee Identification Numbers (EINs) and IRS classifications. It is important to know which entity to use on your proposal and to make sure all supporting documents are consistent with the applicant entity used. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To find out which entity to use,\u202fread the funder\u2019s request for proposals (RFP) and look at the funder\u2019s qualification rules. If the proper submitting entity remains unclear, please contact the WSU Office of Foundation Relations by email at\u00a0wsuf.ofr@wsu.edu<\/a> or visit our website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In general, please use WSU as the applicant. If the funder requires a 501(c)(3) for submission, use the WSU Foundation, which is a nonprofit, public 501(c)(3) organization, as described in IRS sections 509(a)(1) and 170(b)(1)(A)(vi).<\/strong>  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If the grant proposal names the WSU Foundation as the submitting organization, the PI must work with the WSU Office of Foundation Relations or\u2014for corporate foundations\u2014with the WSU Office of Corporate Engagement and the PI\u2019s grant administrator to submit the proposal through ORSO for WSU approval, with WSUF<\/strong>\u202fnoted as the sponsor on the eREX form.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Staff from the Office of Foundation Relations and Corporate Engagement  are\u202favailable\u202fto help\u202f<\/strong>on\u202fany\u202fproposal or gift request to privately-funded organizations. If notified early, these offices can provide valuable assistance such as funder background research, relationship building, and proposal creation and submission.\u202f These offices seek to share relationships and lessons learned across the colleges and campuses to increase WSU\u2019s success in obtaining private funding. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information, contact wsuf.ofr@wsu.edu<\/a> for private foundations and lauren.graziano@wsu.edu<\/a> for corporations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Funders managed by the WSU Foundation and\/or which require submission by a 501(c)(3)<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The WSUF Office of Foundation Relations is the primary contact for the foundations below, many of which require submission by a 501(c)(3). This is not an exhaustive list. Please contact the WSUF Office of Foundation Relations<\/a> prior to submitting to any of the foundations identified below: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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