Funding search · EIN 237416727 · Indianapolis, IN

The West Foundation

Name: The West Foundation grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

102
grants reported: $1.1M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $10,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

poverty women water african educational guatemala africa covid

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Trickle Up4 grants · $70,000
Hesperian Health Guides4 grants · $60,000
Technoserve4 grants · $55,000
Visionspring4 grants · $55,000
Companion Community Development Alternatives4 grants · $43,178
Strategies for International Development (Sid)4 grants · $40,000
Smiles Forever4 grants · $40,000
Plant With Purpose4 grants · $40,000
Opportunity International4 grants · $40,000
Mothers 2 Mothers4 grants · $40,000

Giving over time

$255,500

2022

$292,900

2023

$262,500

2024

$290,678

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 102 grants.

$20,000
Ubuntu Pathways · New York, NY · 2025
Education in south africa - covid response
$20,000
Trickle Up · New York, NY · 2023
Unrestricted - poverty elimination
$20,000
Ubuntu Pathways · New York, NY · 2023
Education in south africa - covid response
$20,000
Technoserve · Arlington, VA · 2022
Smallholder women cocoa farmers in peru
$20,000
Trickle Up · New York, NY · 2022
Unrestricted - poverty elimination
$17,500
Mothers 2 Mothers · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
Unrestricted empower women to eliminate pediatric aids
$15,000
Hesperian Health Guides · Berkeley, CA · 2025
Content development for grassroots healthcare literature series
$15,000
Trickle Up · New York, NY · 2025
Unrestricted - poverty elimination
$15,000
Hesperian Health Guides · Berkeley, CA · 2024
Content development for grassroots healthcare literature series
$15,000
Trickle Up · New York, NY · 2024
Unrestricted - poverty elimination
$15,000
Visionspring · New York, NY · 2024
Development of internship for women of color in logistics
$15,000
Hesperian Health Guides · Berkeley, CA · 2023
Content development for grassroots healthcare literature series
$15,000
Technoserve · Arlington, VA · 2023
Smallholder women cocoa farmers in peru
$15,000
Visionspring · New York, NY · 2023
Development of internship for women of color in logistics
$15,000
Hesperian Health Guides · Berkeley, CA · 2022
Content development for grassroots healthcare literature series
$15,000
Visionspring · New York, NY · 2022
Development of internship for women of color in logistics
$13,178
Companion Community Development Alternatives · Indianapolis, IN · 2025
Unrestricted solar power and clean water projects in salvadoran and nicaraguan villages
$12,000
Proliteracy · Syracuse, NY · 2023
African women's health literacy project
$10,500
Village Enterprise · San Carlos, CA · 2022
Poverty elimination in rural east africa
$10,000
African Wildlife Foundation · Washington Dc, DC · 2025
Youth leadership program african biodiversity
$10,000
Building Tomorrow · Indianapolis, IN · 2025
Unrestricted - educational programs in uganda
$10,000
Cooperative for Assistance & Relief Everywhere · Atlanta, GA · 2025
Impact fund - global relief efforts
$10,000
Cooperative for Education · Cincinnati, OH · 2025
Unrestricted - educational programs in guatemala
$10,000
Educate · Denver, CO · 2025
Youth employment programs in east africa
$10,000
Goodweave International · Washington Dc, DC · 2025
Eradicating child labor in the global supply chain
$10,000
H2o for Life · White Bear Lake, MN · 2025
Partner with us schools to educate about the global water crisis
$10,000
Hope Ignites · St Louis, MO · 2025
General fund
$10,000
Mali Health · Durham, NC · 2025
Maternal and child health programs in bamako
$10,000
Nuturing Minds · Newtonville, MA · 2025
Sega girl's school in tanzania
$10,000
Opportunity International · Chicago, IL · 2025
Covid response fund - supporting those living in extreme poverty
$10,000
Plant With Purpose · San Diego, CA · 2025
Agricultural training
$10,000
Proliteracy · Syracuse, NY · 2025
African women's health literacy project
$10,000
Read Global · 2025
Community-led library and resource centers asia
$10,000
Shared Interest · New York, NY · 2025
Update 5 year strategic plan to reflect covid impact and leadership transistion.
$10,000
Smiles Forever · Renton, WA · 2025
Dental hygiene in villa tunari, bolivia
$10,000
Strategies for International Development (Sid) · Washington Dc, DC · 2025
Unrestricted - poverty graduation for farmers in guatemala
$10,000
Technoserve · Arlington, VA · 2025
Smallholder women cocoa farmers in peru
$10,000
Village Enterprise · San Carlos, CA · 2025
Poverty elimination in rural east africa
$10,000
Visionspring · New York, NY · 2025
Development of internship for women of color in logistics
$10,000
Water for Good · Indianapolis, IN · 2025
Eliminate water poverty in the central african republic
$10,000
African Wildlife Foundation · Washington Dc, DC · 2024
Youth leadership program african biodiversity
$10,000
Blueenergy · Eugene, OR · 2024
Unrestricted - safe drinking water and increased food security in nicaragua
$10,000
Boys Hope Girls Hope · St Louis, MO · 2024
Educational programs in guatemala
$10,000
Care 2 Communities · Boston, MA · 2024
Healthcare clinics in haiti
$10,000
Companion Community Development Alternatives · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
Unrestricted solar power and clean water projects in salvadoran and nicaraguan villages
$10,000
Cooperative for Assistance & Relief Everywhere · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Impact fund - global relief efforts
$10,000
Cooperative for Education · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
Unrestricted - educational programs in guatemala
$10,000
Digital Divide Data · New York, NY · 2024
Unrestricted - create sustainable tech jobs in kenya
$10,000
Kickstart · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Innovation for vulnerable african farming communities.
$10,000
Mali Health · Durham, NC · 2024
Maternal and child health programs in bamako
$10,000
Opportunity International · Chicago, IL · 2024
Covid response fund - supporting those living in extreme poverty
$10,000
Outreach International · Kansas City, MO · 2024
General fund
$10,000
Plant With Purpose · San Diego, CA · 2024
Agricultural training
$10,000
Proliteracy · Syracuse, NY · 2024
African women's health literacy project
$10,000
Shared Interest · New York, NY · 2024
Update 5 year strategic plan to reflect covid impact and leadership transistion.
$10,000
Smiles Forever · Renton, WA · 2024
Dental hygiene in villa tunari, bolivia
$10,000
Strategies for International Development (Sid) · Washington Dc, DC · 2024
Unrestricted - poverty graduation for farmers in guatemala
$10,000
Technoserve · Arlington, VA · 2024
Smallholder women cocoa farmers in peru
$10,000
Upaya Social Ventures · Seattle, WA · 2024
Unrestricted - jobholder support for the extreme poor in bangalore
$10,000
Water for Good · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
Eliminate water poverty in the central african republic
$10,000
African Wildlife Foundation · Washington Dc, DC · 2023
Youth leadership program african biodiversity
$10,000
Boys Hope Girls Hope · St Louis, MO · 2023
Educational programs in guatemala
$10,000
Companion Community Development Alternatives · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
Unrestricted solar power and clean water projects in salvadoran and nicaraguan villages
$10,000
Cooperative for Assistance & Relief Everywhere · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Impact fund - global relief efforts
$10,000
Cooperative for Education · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Unrestricted - educational programs in guatemala
$10,000
Educate · Denver, CO · 2023
Youth employment programs in east africa
$10,000
Goodweave International · Washington Dc, DC · 2023
Eradicating child labor in the global supply chain
$10,000
H2o for Life · White Bear Lake, MN · 2023
Partner with us schools to educate about the global water crisis
$10,000
Lifewater · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2023
Unrestricted - safe water, sanitation, and hygiene in east africa and cambodia
$10,000
Nuturing Minds · Newtonville, MA · 2023
Sega girl's school in tanzania
$10,000
Opportunity International · Chicago, IL · 2023
Covid response fund - supporting those living in extreme poverty
$10,000
Plant With Purpose · San Diego, CA · 2023
Agricultural training
$10,000
Read Global · 2023
Community-led library and resource centers asia
$10,000
Smiles Forever · Renton, WA · 2023
Dental hygiene in villa tunari, bolivia
$10,000
Strategies for International Development (Sid) · Washington Dc, DC · 2023
Unrestricted - poverty graduation for farmers in guatemala
$10,000
Village Enterprise · San Carlos, CA · 2023
Poverty elimination in rural east africa
$10,000
Water for Good · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
Eliminate water poverty in the central african republic
$10,000
Blueenergy · Eugene, OR · 2022
Unrestricted - safe drinking water and increased food security in nicaragua
$10,000
Boys Hope Girls Hope · St Louis, MO · 2022
Educational programs in guatemala
$10,000
Building Tomorrow · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
Unrestricted - educational programs in uganda
$10,000
Care 2 Communities · Boston, MA · 2022
Healthcare clinics in haiti
$10,000
Companion Community Development Alternatives · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
Unrestricted solar power and clean water projects in salvadoran and nicaraguan villages
$10,000
Cooperative for Education · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
Unrestricted - educational programs in guatemala
$10,000
Digital Divide Data · New York, NY · 2022
Unrestricted - create sustainable tech jobs in kenya
$10,000
Kickstart · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Innovation for vulnerable african farming communities.
$10,000
Lifewater · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2022
Unrestricted - safe water, sanitation, and hygiene in east africa and cambodia
$10,000
Mali Health · Durham, NC · 2022
Maternal and child health programs in bamako
$10,000
Opportunity International · Chicago, IL · 2022
Covid response fund - supporting those living in extreme poverty
$10,000
Plant With Purpose · San Diego, CA · 2022
Agricultural training
$10,000
Shared Interest · New York, NY · 2022
Update 5 year strategic plan to reflect covid impact and leadership transistion.
$10,000
Smiles Forever · Renton, WA · 2022
Dental hygiene in villa tunari, bolivia
$10,000
Strategies for International Development (Sid) · Washington Dc, DC · 2022
Unrestricted - poverty graduation for farmers in guatemala
$10,000
Upaya Social Ventures · Seattle, WA · 2022
Unrestricted - jobholder support for the extreme poor in bangalore
$7,750
Wild4life · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
General fund
$7,500
Malembe Rise · Bloomington, IN · 2024
Educational training in the democratic republic of congo
$7,500
Mothers 2 Mothers · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Unrestricted empower women to eliminate pediatric aids
$7,500
Mothers 2 Mothers · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Unrestricted empower women to eliminate pediatric aids
$7,500
Malembe Rise · Bloomington, IN · 2022
Educational training in the democratic republic of congo
$7,500
Mothers 2 Mothers · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Unrestricted empower women to eliminate pediatric aids
$5,650
Karimu International Help Foundation · Idyllwild, CA · 2023
Entreprenurial training program - rural villages in tanzania

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.