West Star Foundation

RENO, NV EIN: 41-6020517

West Star Foundation is a nonprofit organization, based in RENO, NV. IRS filing data is available for 2020. In 2020, it awarded 49 grants totaling $583K.

Financial Overview

From 2020 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$583K

Grant Count

49

Avg Grant Size

$12K

About West Star Foundation

Based on IRS filings

West Star Foundation is a nonprofit organization, based in RENO, NV. IRS filing data is available for 2020. In 2020, it awarded 49 grants totaling $583K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

14states
+6 more states

Cities

ATLANTABOISEBURLINGTONCAMARILLOCEDAR CITYCOLORADO SPRINGSCOON RAPIDSCORONACOUNCILCOUPEVILLEDES MOINESEVERETTFLORISSANTFREELANDJASPERLANGLEYLOS ANGELESMEDFORDMINNEAPOLISMT VERNON

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.12020
Metric2020
Total Assets
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$146K$292K$437K$583K49 grants2020

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2020

IDAHO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION$73KLOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERS…$40KOPERATION UNDERGROUND RA…$40KEVERETT GOSPEL MISSION$29KCORNELL COLLEGE$25KUNIVERSITY OF NEVADA FOU…$25KSACRED EARTH FOUNDATION$22KFRIENDS OF THE WEISER RI…$20KGLOBAL CHILD NUTRITION F…$20KINTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S…$20K

Grant Size Distribution

49 grants across all recorded years

48<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2020 IRS filing

From 2020 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
DAVID J PUGHPRESIDENT/DIRECTOR1
JAMES L PUGHMEMBER1
WILLIAM M PUGHSECRETARY/DIRECTOR1
MARYLYN H PARMELEEMEMBER1
LORI E PUGHMEMBER1
RICHARD H PUGHMEMBER1
SANTOSHI WAGNER-ANUEMEMBER1
HAZEL BLUMEMEMBER1

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

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