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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 81-1864222

Protostar Foundation

A private foundation in San Diego, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 7 grants and $79,000 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Gary P Poon
9984 Scripps Ranch Boulevard 232
San Diego, CA 92131
(202) 360-1160
[email protected]
Form and materials
Applications and accompanying materials vary by grant and can be reviewed and submitted on the organization's website at: https://protostargroup.com/how-to-apply-for-a-grant/
Deadlines
N/A
Restrictions
N/A

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $79,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $186,322

  • Tax year 2023

    $48,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $46,356

  • Tax year 2022

    $27,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $118,069

  • Tax year 2021

    $30,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $41,794

Grants paid in 2024

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. La Jolla Music SocietyLa Jolla, CA

    Charitable purposes

    $30,000
  2. New York Junior Tennis & LearningLong Is City, NY

    Charitable purposes

    $27,500
  3. North Coast Repertory ThreatreSolana Beach, CA

    Charitable purposes

    $10,000
  4. Silkroad's Global Music WorkshopBrighton, MA

    Charitable purposes

    $5,000
  5. Junior Tennis FoundationWest Harrison, NY

    Charitable purposes

    $3,000
  6. American Foundation for Suicide PreventionNew York, NY

    Charitable purposes

    $2,500
  7. Center for Healing and Justice Through SportChicago, IL

    Charitable purposes

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $30,00085% of the total
  2. Sports and recreation1 grant $3,0008% of the total
  3. Mental health1 grant $2,5007% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California2 grants $40,000
  2. New York3 grants $33,000
  3. Massachusetts1 grant $5,000
  4. Illinois1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Gary P PoonPRESIDENT, CHAIRMAN Hours 40Pay $0
  • Richard HartleyTREASURER, DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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