Anonymous donor will give a matching gift of $10,000 should WHAA raise $10,000

Thanks to the generosity of an anonymous alum, our inaugural West Giving Day is now West Giving Week! If we raise $10,000, this donor will graciously match each donation dollar for dollar.

Alumni, donors and friends of West High can donate in the following ways:

  1. Via the West High Giving Day platform: https://www.crowdrise.com/o/en/campaign/west-giving-day2019
  2. West High Alumni website: https://westalumni.org/donate
  3. At the WHAA table at the Homecoming Tailgate & Football Game
  4. Check made out to the West High Alumni Association. Mail checks to:
    West High Alumni Association
    241 N. 300 West Room 215
    Salt Lake City, UT 84103

During 2018-2019 school year the West High Alumni Association awarded nearly $90,000 in scholarships to 30 WHS graduating seniors and alumni. The West High Alumni Association’s goal is to expand the number of scholarships awarded in 2019-2020 to 40, funded in part through West Giving Day.

Why Donate?

The West High Alumni Association is an entirely volunteer-run 501(c)3 nonprofit dedicated to preserving school history and traditions, celebrating alumni and helping students succeed. We rely exclusively on the generosity of donors to fund our organization.

Your donation makes a variety of alumni association activities possible. In addition to activities such as Homecoming Week, Graduation and Alumni Awards, WHAA maintains records of more than 40,000 alumni, manages class flags, mentors students, supports reunions, and stores historical documents dating back more than 100 years.

The largest activity and expenditure of the WHAA is our student and alumni scholarships. Most of our scholarships are awarded to graduating seniors who might otherwise lack the financial means to receive a college or technical education. The WHAA has funded approximately $1.5 million in scholarships for more than 1,000 West High students and alumni.

Here are some of the financial, socioeconomic and cultural realities that West High students facing as a barrier to pursing their educational goals:

  • 83% of WHAA senior scholarship applicants are the first in their family to attend college (2018-2019)
  • 75% of WHAA senior scholarship applicants are a minority ethnicity (2018-2019)
  • 63% of all West High School students are from low-income families (2018-2019)
  • $1,290 average amount spent college students on textbooks and college supplies in an academic year (2018-2019)
  • $12,348 average cost of college tuition in Utah (2017-2018)

All donations to the West High Alumni Association are tax detectible. To donate, visit https://westalumni.org/donate.