Public Charity

FOUNDATION FOR THE AMERICAN WEST

FOUNDATION FOR THE AMERICAN WEST is a Public Charity headquartered in AMERICAN FORK, UT. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $1.6M revenue, $1.6M expenses, $1.4M total assets. IRS filings disclose 26 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $4.3M.

EIN: 870550116 AMERICAN FORK, UT Public Foundations NTEE: T30 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$1.6M
Total Expenses$1.6M
Total Assets$1.4M
Grants Given26
Grant Total$4.3M
Filing Years2019–2025

Mission

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 DEVICES, THE MANAGEMENT AND INVESTMENT OF FUNDS, AND THE MAKING OF DISTRIBUTIONS TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT QUALIFY AS EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE.

Where $100 goes at Foundation for the American West

How Foundation for the American West divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$98 Programs the work itself
$2 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $98 for programs

$94
Providing grants to various universities, colleges, and educational institutions
96% of program spending
$3
Provide grants to churches
3% of program spending
$1
Providing grants to other qualifying charities
About 1% (cost not reported)

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Given

AMERICAN HERITAGE SCHOOL
AMERICAN FORK, UT · 2024
GENERAL PURPOSE
$1,544,556
CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-SA
SALT LAKE CITY, UT · 2024
GENERAL PURPOSE
$43,821
CHARITY VISION
PROVO, UT · 2024
GENERAL PURPOSE
$10,000
ALPINE SCHOOL DISTRICT
AMERICAN FORK, UT · 2024
GENERAL PURPOSE
$10,000
AMERICAN HERITAGE SCHOOL
AMERICAN FORK, UT · 2023
GENERAL PURPOSE
$2,039,150

Showing up to 5 of 26 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

TRUSTEE / SE Jean Riggs
PRESIDENT Joseph W Riggs
TRUSTEE Kristin Riggs

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$4,244,489 22 grants
Unspecified
$46,963 4 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $1.6M $1.6M $1.4M
2024 $2.7M $2.1M $1.4M
2023 $52K $163K $687K
2020 $16K $167K $767K
2019 $55K $197K $932K

Between 2019 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $55K to $1.6M (+2787%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.4M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in UT.

UT

Full geographic grant map with state-by-state breakdown available with membership.

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