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The West Foundation Inc: 26 grants to organizations, $290,678 (tax year ended December 2025)
The West Foundation Inc, a private foundation in Indianapolis, IN, paid 26 grants to organizations totaling $290,678 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 12, 2026. The largest was $20,000 to Ubuntu Pathways Inc in New York, NY for education in south africa - covid response.
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- EIN
- 237416727
- Based in
- Indianapolis, IN
- Assets
- $4,071,912
- Grants paid
- $290,678
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 12, 2026, IRS object ID 202621329349101407. It reported $290,678 in grants paid; 26 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pathways Inc | New York, NY | Education in south africa - covid response | Education | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mothers 2 Mothers | Los Angeles, CA | Unrestricted empower women to eliminate pediatric aids | $17,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hesperian Health Guides | Berkeley, CA | Content development for grassroots healthcare literature series | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Trickle Up | New York, NY | Unrestricted - poverty elimination | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Companion Community Development Alternatives | Indianapolis, IN | Unrestricted solar power and clean water projects in salvadoran and nicaraguan villages | $13,178 | apps.irs.gov | |
| African Wildlife Foundation | Washington DC, DC | Youth leadership program african biodiversity | Animal-related | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Building Tomorrow | Indianapolis, IN | Unrestricted - educational programs in uganda | International, foreign affairs and national security | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cooperative for Assistance & Relief Everywhere Inc | Atlanta, GA | Impact fund - global relief efforts | International, foreign affairs and national security | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cooperative for Education | Cincinnati, OH | Unrestricted - educational programs in guatemala | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Educate | Denver, CO | Youth employment programs in east africa | International, foreign affairs and national security | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Goodweave International | Washington DC, DC | Eradicating child labor in the global supply chain | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| H2o for Life | White Bear Lake, MN | Partner with us schools to educate about the global water crisis | International, foreign affairs and national security | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hope Ignites | St Louis, MO | General fund | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mali Health | Durham, NC | Maternal and child health programs in bamako | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nuturing Minds Inc | Newtonville, MA | Sega girl's school in tanzania | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Opportunity International | Chicago, IL | Covid response fund - supporting those living in extreme poverty | International, foreign affairs and national security | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Plant With Purpose | San Diego, CA | Agricultural training | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Proliteracy | Syracuse, NY | African women's health literacy project | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Read Global | CA | Community-led library and resource centers asia | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Shared Interest | New York, NY | Update 5 year strategic plan to reflect covid impact and leadership transistion. | International, foreign affairs and national security | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Smiles Forever | Renton, WA | Dental hygiene in villa tunari, bolivia | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Strategies for International Development (sid) | Washington DC, DC | Unrestricted - poverty graduation for farmers in guatemala | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Technoserve | Arlington, VA | Smallholder women cocoa farmers in peru | International, foreign affairs and national security | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Village Enterprise | San Carlos, CA | Poverty elimination in rural east africa | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Visionspring | New York, NY | Development of internship for women of color in logistics | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Water for Good | Indianapolis, IN | Eliminate water poverty in the central african republic | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 14, 2025, IRS object ID 202513189349103861. It reported $262,500 in grants paid; 26 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hesperian Health Guides | Berkeley, CA | Content development for grassroots healthcare literature series | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Trickle Up | New York, NY | Unrestricted - poverty elimination | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Visionspring | New York, NY | Development of internship for women of color in logistics | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| African Wildlife Foundation | Washington DC, DC | Youth leadership program african biodiversity | Animal-related | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Blueenergy | Eugene, OR | Unrestricted - safe drinking water and increased food security in nicaragua | Environment | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Boys Hope Girls Hope | St Louis, MO | Educational programs in guatemala | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Care 2 Communities | Boston, MA | Healthcare clinics in haiti | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Companion Community Development Alternatives | Indianapolis, IN | Unrestricted solar power and clean water projects in salvadoran and nicaraguan villages | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cooperative for Assistance & Relief Everywhere Inc | Atlanta, GA | Impact fund - global relief efforts | International, foreign affairs and national security | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cooperative for Education | Cincinnati, OH | Unrestricted - educational programs in guatemala | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Digital Divide Data | New York, NY | Unrestricted - create sustainable tech jobs in kenya | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kickstart | San Francisco, CA | Innovation for vulnerable african farming communities. | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mali Health | Durham, NC | Maternal and child health programs in bamako | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Opportunity International | Chicago, IL | Covid response fund - supporting those living in extreme poverty | International, foreign affairs and national security | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Outreach International | Kansas City, MO | General fund | International, foreign affairs and national security | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Plant With Purpose | San Diego, CA | Agricultural training | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Proliteracy | Syracuse, NY | African women's health literacy project | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Shared Interest | New York, NY | Update 5 year strategic plan to reflect covid impact and leadership transistion. | International, foreign affairs and national security | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Smiles Forever | Renton, WA | Dental hygiene in villa tunari, bolivia | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Strategies for International Development (sid) | Washington DC, DC | Unrestricted - poverty graduation for farmers in guatemala | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Technoserve | Arlington, VA | Smallholder women cocoa farmers in peru | International, foreign affairs and national security | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Upaya Social Ventures | Seattle, WA | Unrestricted - jobholder support for the extreme poor in bangalore | International, foreign affairs and national security | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Water for Good | Indianapolis, IN | Eliminate water poverty in the central african republic | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Malembe Rise | Bloomington, IN | Educational training in the democratic republic of congo | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mothers 2 Mothers | Los Angeles, CA | Unrestricted empower women to eliminate pediatric aids | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lifewater | San Luis Obispo, CA | Unrestricted - safe water, sanitation, and hygiene in east africa and cambodia | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $130,000 |
| Education | $40,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $25,000 |
| Animal-related | $20,000 |
| Human services | $10,000 |
| Environment | $10,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| New York | $125,000 |
| California | $97,500 |
| Indiana | $60,678 |
| District of Columbia | $50,000 |
| Missouri | $30,000 |
| Washington | $30,000 |
| Georgia | $20,000 |
| Ohio | $20,000 |
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Updated May 12, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.