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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 46-4401478

The Westlake Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Sterling, VA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 11 grants and $60,300 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $60,300

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,134,504

  • Tax year 2023

    $40,618

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,180,319

  • Tax year 2022

    $36,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $760,708

  • Tax year 2021

    $30,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $794,915

  • Tax year 2020

    $22,900

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $522,277

  • Tax year 2019

    $15,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $535,019

  • Tax year 2018

    $11,469

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $584,769

Grants paid in 2024

11 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Shields & StripesCarthage, NC

    Support for programs

    $15,000
  2. The Fund of American StudiesWashington, DC

    Scholarship fund

    $7,500
  3. St Joseph's ChurchHerndon, VA

    Needs for church

    $5,550
  4. Veterans Advocacy ServicesGroton, MA

    Veteran assistance

    $5,250
  5. Gabriel ProjectMerrifield, VA

    Support for programs

    $5,250
  6. Food for the PoorCoconut Creek, FL

    Needs for poor

    $5,250
  7. A Place to BeLeesburg, VA

    Support for programs

    $5,250
  8. A Farm Less OrdinaryPurcellville, VA

    Support for programs

    $5,000
  9. Women Giving BackSterling, VA

    Support for programs

    $5,000
  10. Bishop Lenten's AppealArlington, VA

    Support for programs

    $750
  11. Special OlympicsFairfax, VA

    Support for programs

    $500

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Health1 grant $15,00042% of the total
  2. Human services2 grants $10,25029% of the total
  3. International aid1 grant $5,25015% of the total
  4. Jobs and employment1 grant $5,00014% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Virginia7 grants $27,300
  2. North Carolina1 grant $15,000
  3. District of Columbia1 grant $7,500
  4. Florida1 grant $5,250
  5. Massachusetts1 grant $5,250

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Thomas PlofchanPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Kathryn PlofchanVICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Kathryn A PlofchanBOD Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Andrew PlofchanBOD Hours 1Pay $0
  • Thomas K Plofchan IIIBOD Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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