FundersOregon

West Family Foundation

Jacksonville, OR · EIN 20-4720365. Reported 134 grants totalling $1,976,779 to 89 organizations across tax years 2020-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$5,575median grant
$1,976,779granted, 2020-2024
89organizations funded
19%of grantees funded again the next year
$8,861,685assets, latest filing

Does this foundation accept applications?

Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. West Family Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.

This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.

How big are its grants?

The median grant is $5,575. Half of everything it gave fell between $3,000 and $10,000; the smallest was $320 and the largest $372,841. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

Under $1,000
3 grants
$1,000 - $5,000
39 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
52 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
36 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
1 grant
$100,000 and Up
3 grants

Every organization it funded

This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
See Attached StatementJacksonville, OR$1,081,862332024
Kids Unlimited of OregonMedford, OR$37,303622021
Jackson County School District 549CMedford, OR$36,800722021
Calvary Church Dba Relevant ChurchJacksonville, OR$35,000312020
Walking Tall Southern OregonCentral Point, OR$32,500422021
North Valley Knights Booster ClubGrants Pass, OR$31,029312021
County of Jackson Phoenix School Dist #4Phoenix, OR$30,000212020
Jpr FoundationAshland, OR$30,000112021
Spartan Boxing ClubMedford, OR$25,000322021
The Salvation Army- Medford CorpsMedford, OR$25,000222021
Habitat for Humanityrogue ValleyMedford, OR$20,020222021
Peoples Bank of Commerce FoundationMedford, OR$20,000112020
Youth 71FIVE MinistriesMedford, OR$20,000222021
Davids Chair Outdoor Mobility SystemsMedford, OR$18,119222021
Jackson County 4H & FFA Junior Livestock Auction CommitteeEagle Point, OR$17,668322021
Divide Camp IncJoseph, OR$17,500212020
Familia UnidaWhite City, OR$15,000222021
Jackson County Fair BoardCentral Point, OR$15,000112021
Mother Teresa Home Dba Magdalene HomeMedford, OR$14,162222021
Wildlife Images Rehabilitation & Education CenterMerlin, OR$14,065322021
Josephine County Foundation (jcf)Murphy, OR$14,000222021
Wilderness Trails IncMedford, OR$13,350222021
Ashland Little LeagueAshland, OR$13,328112021
AccessMedford, OR$12,500222021
Hearts With a MissionMedford, OR$12,500222021
Medford American Little LeagueMedford, OR$12,400112020
Sparrow Clubs USABend, OR$12,260222021
Jackson County School District 6Central Point, OR$12,000222021
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Rogue ValleyGrants Pass, OR$10,000112021
Evans Valley Fire District #6Rogue River, OR$10,000112021
Friends of Country LivingGrants Pass, OR$10,000112021
Joe's Place MinistriesGrants Pass, OR$10,000112021
Jpr Foundation (holly Theater)Ashland, OR$10,000112020
Providence Community Health FoundationMedford, OR$10,000112021
Rogue Powerpack Charitable FoundationMedford, OR$10,000112020
Rogue RetreatMedford, OR$10,000112020
Society of St Vincent Depaul -Our Lady of the Valley District CouncilGrants Pass, OR$10,000112020
Medford Gospel MissionMedford, OR$9,975112020
Cross the DivideWallowa, OR$9,520112021
Applegate Valley Fire Protection DistrictJacksonville, OR$8,750112021
Compass House IncMedford, OR$8,000112020
Southern Oregon Humane SocietyMedford, OR$8,000222021
Lone Pine Elementary PTOMedford, OR$7,500112021
Maslow ProjectMedford, OR$7,500112020
Southern Oregon Friends of HospiceMedford, OR$7,500112020
Ashland School DistrictAshland, OR$7,493112020
Ashland Water PoloAshland, OR$7,275112021
Josephine County Food BankGrants Pass, OR$7,000112020
Brookings Harbor Education FoundationBrookings, OR$6,487112020
Dogs for Better LivesCentral Point, OR$6,250222021
Sky Lakes Medical Center Foundation - Klamath-Lake CaresKlamath Falls, OR$6,000112020
The CrestAshland, OR$6,000112020
Pear Blossom Festival Association IncMedford, OR$5,250112021
Ashland Fire & RescueAshland, OR$5,000112021
Assistance LeagueKlamath Falls, OR$5,000112020
Community Works IncMedford, OR$5,000112020
Gold Beach Senior CenterGold Beach, OR$5,000112020
Hope Ranch Youth Program IncWhite City, OR$5,000112020
Jacksonville Community CenterJacksonville, OR$5,000112021
Kairos NorthwestGrants Pass, OR$5,000112021
Klamath Falls Gospel MissionKlamath Falls, OR$5,000112021
Medford Mustangs IncMedford, OR$5,000112020
New Hope Christian SchoolsGrants Pass, OR$5,000112021
Peter Britt Gardens Music and Arts Festival AssociationMedford, OR$5,000112020
Klamath Crisis CenterKlamath Falls, OR$4,978112021
Jacksonville Engine Company #1Jacksonville, OR$4,767112020
Crossing Bridges Therapeutic Riding CenterGrants Pass, OR$4,500222021
A Greater ApplegateApplegate, OR$4,400112021
United Way of Jackson CountyMedford, OR$4,068212021
Hope Equestrian CenterEagle Point, OR$4,000222021
Ross Ragland TheaterKlamath Falls, OR$4,000112020
Butte Falls Community School PartnershipButte Falls, OR$3,000112020
Central Point Rotary FoundationCentral Point, OR$3,000112021
Friends of the Animal ShelterPhoenix, OR$3,000112020
Humboldt Area FoundationCrescent City, CA$3,000112021
Rogue Valley Humane SocietyGrants Pass, OR$3,000112020
Upper Rogue Community Center IncShady Cove, OR$3,000112021
American Sewing Guild So ChapterMedford, OR$2,800112021
Joni and Friends- Southern OregonAgoura Hills, CA$2,700112020
CASA of Klamath CountyKlamath Falls, OR$2,500112020
Consumer Credit Counseling Service of So Oregon IncMedford, OR$2,500112020
Oasis Advocacy and ShelterGold Beach, OR$2,500112021
Smart ReadingPortland, OR$2,500112021
Ashland Firefighters Charitable Fund IncAshland, OR$2,200112021
1ST Phoenix Or Community CenterPhoenix, OR$2,000112020
Chetco Community Public LibraryBrookings, OR$2,000112020
Joco Spay & Neuter FundGrants Pass, OR$2,000112020
The Kiwanis Foundation of Grants Pass OregonGrants Pass, OR$1,500112020
1ST Phoenix Community CenterPhoenix, OR$1,000112021

23 of 89 (26%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.

Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 19%, across 2 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.

What the money was for

Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.

What kind of organizations it funds

By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 69 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.

Human Services
11 grants
Youth Development
10 grants
Religion
8 grants
Recreation & Sports
7 grants
Education
7 grants
Animal Welfare
6 grants
Philanthropy & Grantmaking
5 grants
Mental Health
4 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
202071$481,448$5,300
202160$413,469$5,125
20221$366,508$366,508
20231$342,513$342,513
20241$372,841$372,841

Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.

Where its money goes

Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 100% of this one's giving went to organizations in Oregon. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.

Oregon
$2.0M
California
$6K

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Funders that support the same organizations

These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.

The Oregon Community Foundation41 shared recipientsRobert and Frances Chaney Family23 shared recipientsThe Carpenter Foundation21 shared recipientsThe Ford Family Foundation21 shared recipientsCarrico Family Foundation20 shared recipientsThe Roundhouse Foundation19 shared recipients

How to approach this foundation

  1. Check you are its size. The median grant is $5,575. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
  2. Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Oregon.
  3. Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
  4. Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.

Where these numbers come from

Everything above is taken from West Family Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.

Address of record on the latest return: 680 G Street Suite B, Jacksonville, OR, 97530. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.

EIN 20-4720365 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

This is history, not an open call. Foundation returns are published about a year after the tax year ends. Nothing on this page is a deadline. It is a record of who this foundation has actually funded, which is the best available predictor of who it will fund next -- and a much better basis for deciding whether to write to them than a mission statement.

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