North Dakota · Nonprofit
WESTERN STAR AVIATION EDUCATION
WESTERN STAR AVIATION EDUCATION (North Dakota) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $125,000 to it, the largest being HERMAN ROBERT E CHARITABLE TR MAIN ($125,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $82k
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $125k
- Net assets
- $126k
What Western Star Aviation Education does
Mission
Western Star Aviation Education foundation is a non-profit corporation and shall be operated exclusively for educational and charitable purposes within the meaning of section 501 (c)(3) of the internal revenue code of 1986, or the corresponding section of any future federal tax code. The purpose of Western Star Aviation Education foundation is to promote aviation education and careers throughout northwest north dakota by reducing financial barriers to entry to the aviation industry.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Western Star Aviation Education foundation is a non-profit corporation and shall be operated exclusively for educational and charitable purposes within the meaning of section 501 (c)(3) of the internal revenue code of 1986, or the corresponding section of any future federal tax code. The purpose of Western Star Aviation Education foundation is to promote aviation education and careers throughout northwest north dakota by reducing financial barriers to entry to the aviation industry.
$179 spent1% of program spendingWestern Star Aviation Education foundation is a non-profit corporation and shall be operated exclusively for educational and charitable purposes within the meaning of section 501 (c)(3) of the internal revenue code of 1986, or the corresponding section of any future federal tax code. The purpose of Western Star Aviation Education foundation is to promote aviation education and careers throughout northwest north dakota by reducing financial barriers to entry to the aviation industry.
$13,085 spentof which $12,126 as grants99% of program spending
The 2 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $13,264.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
From the IRS filings of WESTERN STAR AVIATION EDUCATION’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
WESTERN STAR AVIATION EDUCATION draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside North Dakota, across 1 state in all.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
WESTERN STAR AVIATION EDUCATION runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 7,183 philanthropy nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 7,183 philanthropy nonprofits under $100k, FY2024
Organizations like WESTERN STAR AVIATION EDUCATION
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In North Dakota
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
100% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for WESTERN STAR AVIATION EDUCATION: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds WESTERN STAR AVIATION EDUCATION?
- WESTERN STAR AVIATION EDUCATION (North Dakota) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $125,000 to it, the largest being HERMAN ROBERT E CHARITABLE TR MAIN ($125,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does WESTERN STAR AVIATION EDUCATION have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $125,000 in grants to WESTERN STAR AVIATION EDUCATION, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of WESTERN STAR AVIATION EDUCATION?
- HERMAN ROBERT E CHARITABLE TR MAIN is the largest funder on record, with $125,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like WESTERN STAR AVIATION EDUCATION find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in North Dakota. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2024–2024), and the filings of 1 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing