Mission statement (adopted 2018) the mission of the western michigan university foundation is to promote and support western michigan university so that it CAN effectively carry out its mission of teaching, research and service. The foundation accomplishes its mission by maintaining and enlarging an endowment fund, the income from which provides supplemental financial assistance for current demands. The foundation also fulfills its mission through: cost-effective fund-raising programs, conducted by the university advancement office, which seek participation from a variety of western michigan university constituents; prudent and responsible administration of the assets entrusted to it by its many constituents; and effective distribution of its resources to areas of priority within western michigan the WMU foundation is administered by the executive director/secretary, who also serves as the VICE president for university advancement, and a volunteer board of directors, who oversee how FU