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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 46-2739446

West Family Foundation

A private foundation in Vestavia, AL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 6 grants and $81,498 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Nov 30, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $81,498

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $209,213

  • Tax year 2023

    $81,048

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $269,227

  • Tax year 2022

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $225,904

  • Tax year 2021

    $30,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $154,768

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $49,058

  • Tax year 2019

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $54

  • Tax year 2018

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $54

  • Tax year 2017

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $54

Grants paid in 2024

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Arise BirminghamBirmingham, AL

    Grant to support christian school

    $40,000
  2. Mountain Brook Community ChurchBirmingham, AL

    Grant to support church

    $15,000
  3. Third Paradigm FoundationColorado Springs, CO

    Grant to support christian estate planning

    $10,000
  4. United Kingdom PartnershipLookout MTN, TN

    Grant to support church planting in london

    $10,000
  5. The Glenmoor FoundationWoodland Park, CO

    Grant to support christian counseling

    $4,950
  6. Compassion InternationalColorado SPGS, CO

    Grant to provide care for children in need

    $1,548

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Religion3 grants $54,95097% of the total
  2. International aid1 grant $1,5483% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Alabama2 grants $55,000
  2. Colorado3 grants $16,498
  3. Tennessee1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Tommy WestPRESIDENT Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Thomas WestVICE PRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Blake WestSECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0
  • Susan WestASSISTANT SECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0
  • Adam WestTREASURER Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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