Lee & Susan West Family Foundation
Lee & Susan West Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Lakeville, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $71K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $5K. Net investment income was $16K.
Lee & Susan West Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Lee & Susan West Family Foundation gave $5K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in Minnesota. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $4,825
- +8.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- +200.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,608
- -63.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $207
- Total assets
- $70,608
- +83.8% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Minnesota (99% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Lee & Susan West Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Farmington Lutheran Church ($5K). Together the top 3 received $5K.
Grant Size Distribution
12 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 12 grants of 12 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
Cities
How Lee & Susan West Family Foundation gives
- Giving grew 23% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 169% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2021) to $5K (2025). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $5K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Farmington Lutheran Church Farmington, MN | Donation to a Church | $4,592 |
| Farmington Boys Swim Dive Farmington, MN | Support a high school booster organization which provides support to high school athletes | $207 |
| American Cancer Society Atlanta, GA | Support Research to Fight Cancer | $26 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $70,608 | $37,392 | $5,195 | $4,825 | 3 | $4,825 | $16,288 | $2,847 |
| 2024 | $38,411 | $1,575 | $5,040 | $4,430 | 1 | $4,430 | $1,412 | $1,949 |
| 2023 | $41,876 | $22,494 | $4,133 | $3,823 | 2 | $3,823 | $20,534 | $1,715 |
| 2022 | $23,515 | $742 | $5,165 | $3,911 | 4 | $3,911 | $742 | $1,177 |
| 2021 | $27,938 | $30,232 | $2,294 | $2,244 | 2 | $2,244 | $22,225 | $667 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Lee & Susan West Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $3K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Lee & Susan West Family Foundation is led by Susan Bachman West, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Susan Bachman West
President
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
ELISABETH AB McCUTCHEON
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Lee D. West
Treasurer
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Lee & Susan West Family Foundation
How much does Lee & Susan West Family Foundation give each year?
Lee & Susan West Family Foundation gave $5K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $4K across 1 grant.
What is Lee & Susan West Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Lee & Susan West Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $207, and its average grant was $1,608, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Lee & Susan West Family Foundation give grants?
Lee & Susan West Family Foundation gives mostly in Minnesota: 99% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Farmington, MN (2 grants).
Does Lee & Susan West Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Lee & Susan West Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
How large is Lee & Susan West Family Foundation?
Lee & Susan West Family Foundation reported $71K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $5K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $3K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Lee & Susan West Family Foundation's EIN?
Lee & Susan West Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 85-3863516. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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