Nevada · Private foundation
West Star Foundation
Its FY2020 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $583k
- Granted FY2020
- 49
- Grants FY2020
- 48
- Organizations funded FY2020
- 29%
- First-time grantees FY2020
- Median grant, FY2020
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2020
- $73,205
- Organizations funded a year
- 38 to 48
- FY2019 to FY2020
- States reached, FY2020
- 14
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2020, 29% of the organizations West Star Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 31% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2020 | 48 | $510k | 29% |
| FY2019 | 38 | $399k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2020.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2020, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Everett Gospel Mission | $58,000 | 2 | 1% |
| University of Nevada Reno Foundation | $45,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Cornell College | $45,000 | 2 | 0% |
| The Carter Center Inc | $45,000 | 2 | 0% |
| International Childrens Care Inc | $40,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Loyola Marymount University | $40,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Our Rescue | $40,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Adventist Development & Relief Agency International | $39,000 | 2 | 0% |
| St Olaf College | $30,000 | 2 | 0% |
| American Relief Centers | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
Show all 42 grantees
Plus 10 recipients with no EIN on record ($192k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget West Star Foundation supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: Whidbey Community Foundation · Seattle Foundation · M J Murdock Charitable Trust · Encourage & Impact Foundation · Community Foundation of Snohomish County · Medina Foundation · The Norcliffe Foundation · Puget Sound Energy Foundation · The Oregon Community Foundation · Bnsf Railway Foundation · Servant Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc
How this is measured
About West Star Foundation
- How much does West Star Foundation give?
- West Star Foundation reported 49 grants totaling $583,205 in its FY2020 IRS filing. It funded between 38 and 48 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2020.
- What does West Star Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2020, its largest causes are Education (18%), Philanthropy (16%), International (16%).
- Who are West Star Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2019 to FY2020: Everett Gospel Mission ($58k), University of Nevada Reno Foundation ($45k), Cornell College ($45k).
- Does West Star Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2020, 29% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does West Star Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as West Star Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Whidbey Community Foundation, Seattle Foundation, M J Murdock Charitable Trust.
- Where is West Star Foundation based?
- West Star Foundation is based in NV.
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