Grants paid by Brightstar Foundation
EIN 20-3636398 · CA · Form 990-PF, Part XV
Brightstar Foundation of CA (EIN 20-3636398) reported 13 grants paid totaling $350,348 to 8 recipients in tax years 2018–2022, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$350,348
13 grants
Recipients
8
distinct organizations
Tax years
2018–2022
3 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 7 | $95,328 | — |
| 2020 | 4 | $109,890 | — |
| 2022 | 2 | $145,130 | — |
Top recipients
The 8 recipients receiving the most from Brightstar Foundation, by grants paid, out of 8 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westmont College | U | Santa Barbara, CA | 5 | $314,748 | 2022 |
| Anderson University | U | Anderson, IN | 2 | $22,500 | 2020 |
| San Luis Obispo Classical Academy 20-3131883 | B | San Luis Obispo, CA | 1 | $10,000 | 2020 |
| Spiritual Ministries Institute Inc 20-4834380 | C | Plano, TX | 1 | $3,100 | 2018 |
| Coastal Carolina University 57-0948246 | B | Conway, SC | 1 | $0 | 2018 |
| Savannah College of Art and Design 58-1357177 | C | Savannah, GA | 1 | $0 | 2018 |
| Nova Southeastern University 54-2083019 | B | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 1 | $0 | 2018 |
| Richland Community College 74-1593035 | D | Dallas, TX | 1 | $0 | 2018 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 13 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Westmont College Santa Barbara, CA | U | $97,680 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP FUND | 202323199349107112 |
| 2022 | Westmont College Santa Barbara, CA | U | $47,450 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP FUND | 202323199349107112 |
| 2020 | Westmont College Santa Barbara, CA | U | $46,980 | paid | Scholarship Fund | 202113199349104716 |
| 2020 | Westmont College Santa Barbara, CA | U | $45,410 | paid | Scholarship Fund | 202113199349104716 |
| 2020 | San Luis Obispo Classical Academy San Luis Obispo, CA | B | $10,000 | paid | Scholarship Fund | 202113199349104716 |
| 2020 | Anderson University Anderson, IN | U | $7,500 | paid | Scholarship Fund | 202113199349104716 |
| 2018 | Westmont College Santa Barbara, CA | U | $77,228 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP FUND | 201912269349100601 |
| 2018 | Anderson University Anderson, IN | U | $15,000 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP FUND | 201912269349100601 |
| 2018 | Spiritual Ministries Institute Inc Plano, TX | C | $3,100 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP FUND | 201912269349100601 |
| 2018 | Savannah College of Art and Design Savannah, GA | C | $0 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP FUND | 201912269349100601 |
| 2018 | Richland Community College Dallas, TX | D | $0 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP FUND | 201912269349100601 |
| 2018 | Coastal Carolina University Conway, SC | B | $0 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP FUND | 201912269349100601 |
| 2018 | Nova Southeastern University Fort Lauderdale, FL | B | $0 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP FUND | 201912269349100601 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202323199349107112 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202113199349104716 |
| 990PF | 2018 | 2018-12-31 | not stated | 2018v3.1 | 201912269349100601 |
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/203636398.json.
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