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Form 990-PFTax year 2018EIN 88-0341597

The North Star Foundation

A private foundation in Woodland Hills, CA. Its return for tax year 2018 lists 2 grants and $879,988 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2018 (period ending Jun 30, 2019), 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
Miriam Shearing
840 South Rancho Drive 4333
Las Vegas, NV 89106
(702) 304-8383
Form and materials
Written details on how the funds are to be used.
Deadlines
Forty-five days prior to when the funds are required.
Restrictions
Must be in the areas of education, scientific research, public endeavors or special public betterment projects.

Assets and giving by year

1 return on file

Tax year 2018 is the only return we have read for this foundation so far.

  • Tax year 2018

    $879,988

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $0

Grants paid in 2018

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Southern Nevada Senior Law ProgramLas Vegas, NV

    General operating budget

    $539,736
  2. Nevada Community FoundationLas Vegas, NV

    General operating budget

    $340,252

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services1 grant $539,73661% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $340,25239% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Nevada2 grants $879,988

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Miriam ShearingPresident Hours 0.3Pay $0

The return

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