Utah · Public charity
Foundation for the American West
The corporation is organized and shall be operated exclusively for religious, charitable, scientific, literary and educational puposes within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code. The specific purposes and objectives of the corporation shall include but not be limited to the receipt of gifts, grants, bequests and…
- $1.6M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 4
- Grants FY2025
- 4
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 25%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $43,821
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $1,544,556
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 4
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $1.4M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 25% of the organizations Foundation for the American West funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $10k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 4 | $1.6M | 0% |
| FY2024 | 4 | $2.1M | 25% |
| FY2023 | 4 | $147k | 25% |
| FY2022 | 3 | $205k | 67% |
| FY2021 | 4 | $62k | 50% |
| FY2020 | 3 | $115k | 33% |
| FY2019 | 2 | $144k | 0% |
| FY2018 | 4 | $75k | 50% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Heritage Schools Inc | $3,595,480 | 3 | 9% |
| CharityVision International | $128,000 | 7 | 0% |
| Sutherland Institute | $48,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Brigham Young University | $24,926 | 2 | n/a |
| Alpine School District | $20,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Thanksgiving Point Institute Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Mali Wellness Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Alpine School District Foundation | $6,000 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 6 recipients with no EIN on record ($717k), not named here.
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: Beesley Family Foundation · Larry H Miller and Gail Miller Family Foundation · Sorenson Legacy Foundation · American Endowment Foundation · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About Foundation for the American West
- How much does Foundation for the American West give?
- Foundation for the American West reported 4 grants totaling $1,608,377 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 4 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Foundation for the American West fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (84%), Religion (11%), Philanthropy (4%).
- Who are Foundation for the American West's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: American Heritage Schools Inc ($3.6M), CharityVision International ($128k), Sutherland Institute ($48k).
- Does Foundation for the American West fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 25% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Foundation for the American West?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Beesley Family Foundation, Larry H Miller and Gail Miller Family Foundation, Sorenson Legacy Foundation.
- Where is Foundation for the American West based?
- Foundation for the American West is based in UT.
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