Foundation for the American West

Analysis

Foundation for the American West is a registered charity in United States, based in American Fork, UT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2024, Foundation for the American West reported income of $2.7m and spending of $2.1m, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $16k to $2.7m (+17267%), an average of +263% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 5201%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Foundation for the American West sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within UT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include University of Arkansas Technology Development Foundation ($2.7m), Shure Charitable TR Created Uw of Sidney N Shure ($2.7m) and Community Foundation of Grand Forks East Grand Forks and Region ($2.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.4m.