West Fund FY2021 filing

Tax-deductible

El Paso, TX501(c)(3)EnvironmentEIN 46-4153283

To support reproductive care locally while organizing to expand reproductive care access for all.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

Before you give

FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
Is it a real charity?
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Are gifts tax-deductible?
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Is it filing on time?
FY2025
latest Form 990
IRS e-file · Filing history
Is it financially stable?
3 of 5
years in the black
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
How much reaches the programs?
92%
of spending
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Do they have reserves?
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Who is supporting them already?
3
named funders · $385K
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Do they carry debt?
$42K
liabilities
Pt X · Ln 26
Who oversees it?
3
independent of 3 voting board members
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$500K
Spent
$366K
To programs
92%
Net assets
$391K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$500K
FY2021
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$500K
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$903K
FY2024$580K
FY2025$685K
Expenses
$366K
FY2021
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$366K
FY2022$565K
FY2023$596K
FY2024$925K
FY2025$1.1M
Net assets
$391K
FY2021
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$391K
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.1M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · see the original

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Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Filed FY2025 (typical filing lag)
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CWest Fund
EINHdr · item D46-4153283
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 1994
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CEl Paso, TX
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEnvironment (C992)
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.westfund.org

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.92 Management & general $0.08 Fundraising $0.01
Program services92%$336K
Management & general8%$28K
Fundraising1%$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$366K

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Program efficiency
92%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
14.2mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+27%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Total assets
$433K
FY2021
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2021$433K
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.1M
Total liabilities
$42K
FY2021
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2021$42K
FY2022$31K
FY2023$444K
FY2024$0
FY2025$0
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$134K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$433K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B92%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 33
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 43

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$433K
Total assetsLn 16$433K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$42K
Total net assetsLn 32$391K
Months of cash on handcomputed14.2

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$500K
Investment income$11
Total revenueLn 12$500K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $433K · Operating expenses/yr $366K
14.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $336K · Total expenses $366K
92%
Management & General
Management & general $28K · Total expenses $366K
8%
Fundraising
Fundraising $2K · Total expenses $366K
0.7%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $2K · Solicited contributions $500K
$0.00 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $500K · Total revenue $500K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $500K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $500K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $11 · Total revenue $500K
<0.01%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $366K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $500K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $391K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $500K · Expenses $366K
+27%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $433K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $391K · Total assets $433K
90%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $433K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Rachel Cheek · Reported title President · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $366K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $215K · Total expenses $366K
59%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 92%——
Overhead ratio 8%——
Fundraising cost ratio 0.5%——
Investment management fee ratio 0%——
Legal fee ratio 0%——
Accounting fee ratio 2%——
Fundraising fee ratio 0%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Shayla Alves’s $65K as Team Manager is at the 46th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1989 $100K–1M environment nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024
Shayla Alves$65,000$65,000
Lorena Soto$600—

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 3Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 3Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

Supports local reproductive care and organizes to expand access for everyone.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $336K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Helpline services to provides assistance to people seeking abortion care in West Texas and New Mexico.

$175Kprogram expense
02

Fronterizx Community Project

A leadership development and sexual education program offered to high school students designed to increase their skills around organizing, education, sexual health, and autonomy.

$87Kprogram expense
03

Digital and community organizing around expanding abortion access and cultural shift in community stigma.

$74Kprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$385K
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Grants paid · 9 grants · $568K · 2020–2024
Southwest Women's OptionsFY2024$50,000
Full Circle Health CenterFY2024$30,000
Southwest Women's OptionsFY2023$60,000
Full Circle Health CenterFY2023$30,000
Southwest Women's OptionsFY2022$60,000
Full Circle Health CenterFY2022$30,000
Southwest Women's OptionsFY2021$176,965
Full Circle Health CenterFY2021$53,405
Unitemized GrantFY2020$77,799

Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest $685K$1.1M+18% 990 PDF
FY2024 $580K$925K-36% 990 PDF
FY2023 $903K$596K-46% 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.7M$565K+235% 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $500K$366K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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