Westhaver Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Wilmington, DE EIN: 46-4316787

Westhaver Foundation is a private foundation focused on Human Services, based in Wilmington, DE. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $858K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 7 grants totaling $39K. Net investment income was $25K.

Westhaver Foundation at a glance

In short: Westhaver Foundation gave $39K across 7 grants in 2025 (avg $6K), mostly in Oregon. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$39,200
+42.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
7
+16.7% vs 2024
Average grant
$5,600
+21.7% vs 2024
Median grant
$5,000
Total assets
$858,049
-2.3% vs 2024
Primary geography
Oregon (51% 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 Westhaver Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 7 recipients in 2025

Young Set Preschool: $10KYoung Set Preschool$10KAccess: $5KAccess$5KFeeding America: $5KFeeding America$5KOregon Food Bank Inc: $5KOregon Food Bank Inc$5KPlanned Parenthood: $5KPlanned Parenthood$5KWorld Central Kitchen Incorporated: $5KWorld Central KitchenIncorporated$5KCure Alzheimer's Fund: $4KCure Alzheimer's Fund$4K

The largest 2025 recipient was Young Set Preschool ($10K). Together the top 7 received $39K.

Grant Size Distribution

31 grants across all recorded years

31<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 31 grants of 31 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

10states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 7 itemized grants.

Cities

PortlandStamfordChicagoWashingtonWellesley HillsAlbuquerqueHappy ValleyMedfordMemphisNew YorkSan AntonioTopeka

How Westhaver Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 78% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 94% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K7 grants2019 5 grants2020 6 grants2021 7 grants2022 5 grants2023 6 grants2024 7 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $14K (2021) to $39K (2025). In 2025 it made 7 grants totaling $39K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Young Set Preschool Portland, ORGeneral & Unrestricted$10,000
Access Medford, ORGeneral & Unrestricted$5,000
Feeding America Washington, DCGeneral & Unrestricted$5,000
Oregon Food Bank Inc Portland, ORGeneral & Unrestricted$5,000
Planned Parenthood San Antonio, TXGeneral & Unrestricted$5,000
World Central Kitchen Incorporated Washington, DCFor support in TX for flood victims$5,000
Cure Alzheimer's Fund Wellesley Hills, MAGeneral & Unrestricted$4,200
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$858,049$33,543$53,755$39,2007$44,657$25,302$47,497
2024$878,261$37,230$41,539$27,6006$32,897$29,032$45,560
2023$882,570$19,319$45,413$25,0005$30,894$18,540$42,380
2022$908,664$540,865$33,255$22,0007$27,110$503,250$24,869
2021$401,054$11,922$23,645$13,7506$18,841$7,558$22,879
2020$412,777$35,692$29,337$20,0005—$31,575$20,296
2019$406,422$20,500$24,739$14,9007—$15,948$21,955

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Westhaver Foundation reported a distributable amount of $47K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Westhaver Foundation is led by Mona L Westhaver, Trustee on every filing since 2019 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Mona L Westhaver

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Westhaver Foundation

How much does Westhaver Foundation give each year?

Westhaver Foundation gave $39K across 7 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $28K across 6 grants.

What is Westhaver Foundation's typical grant size?

Westhaver Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $5,600, across 7 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Westhaver Foundation give grants?

Westhaver Foundation gives mostly in Oregon: 51% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were District of Columbia (26%) and Texas (13%). The most frequent recipient cities were Portland, OR (2 grants) and Washington, DC (2 grants).

Does Westhaver Foundation give general operating support?

Yes: 86% of Westhaver Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (6 of 7) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are Westhaver Foundation's largest grantees?

Westhaver Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Young Set Preschool ($10,000), Access ($5,000) and Feeding America ($5,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 51% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Westhaver Foundation?

Westhaver Foundation reported $858K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $45K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $47K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

What is Westhaver Foundation?

Westhaver Foundation is a private foundation focused on Human Services, based in Wilmington, DE. It holds $858K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Westhaver Foundation's EIN?

Westhaver Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-4316787. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 11, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 18, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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