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The Lodestar Foundation Grants
Private foundation · EIN 20-4480084 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025
- Total grants paid
- $3.1M
- Grants reported
- 132
- Median grant
- $14.9K
- Future commitments
- None reported
Giving by tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 80 | $1.8M |
| 2024 | 52 | $1.4M |
Where The Lodestar Foundation gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
The biggest individual grants on file, as reported by the foundation to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Tax year | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER PHOENIX | SCOTTSDALE, AZ | General & Unrestricted | 2025 | $250K |
| ARIZONA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | PHOENIX, AZ | General & Unrestricted | 2024 | $200K |
| KEEP OUR REPUBLIC CHARITABLE FUND | NATL HARBOR, MD | Consulting Project | 2025 | $160K |
| CORE | POTOMAC, MD | Researching the topic of philanthrocapitalism | 2024 | $150K |
| JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER PHOENIX | SCOTTSDALE, AZ | General & Unrestricted | 2024 | $80K |
| ARIZONA JUSTICE PROJECT INC | PHOENIX, AZ | Larry Hammond Justice program | 2024 | $75K |
| INDIANA UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | INDIANAPOLIS, IN | The Legacy Library: An Environmental Scan | 2024 | $75K |
| TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | Philanthropy Workshop | 2025 | $75K |
| FOUNDATION FOR NATIONAL PROGRESS | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | Merger Exploration - Mother Jones Magazine & The Center for Investigative Reporting | 2024 | $50K |
| SOCIAL VENTURE PARTNERS INTERNATIONAL | SEATTLE, WA | Challenge fund | 2025 | $50K |
| VALLEY OF THE SUN UNITED WAY | PHOENIX, AZ | for general operations; Central Arizona Shelter Services, Banner Health Foundation and Alzheimer's Foundation for research and related activities, Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project | 2025 | $50K |
| CIVIC VENTURES | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | The Future of Together | 2025 | $50K |
| ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION FOR A NEW AMER | TEMPE, AZ | McCain Institute's Partnership with the Athens Democracy Forum | 2025 | $50K |
| SOCIAL VENTURE PARTNERS INTERNATIONAL | SEATTLE, WA | Challenge fund | 2025 | $50K |
| INDEPENDENT SECTOR | WASHINGTON, DC | Initiative for Strategic Volunteer Engagement - Integration and Operation Expenses - ISVE to Independent Sector | 2025 | $38K |
| INDEPENDENT SECTOR | WASHINGTON, DC | Initiative for Strategic Volunteer Engagement - Integration and Operation Expenses - ISVE to Independent Sector | 2024 | $38K |
| CALMATTERS | SACRAMENTO, CA | The Markup fund | 2024 | $37.3K |
| BARROW NEUROLOGICAL FOUNDATION | PHOENIX, AZ | in support of the Pituitary Surgery Research Consortium | 2024 | $36K |
| BARROW NEUROLOGICAL FOUNDATION | PHOENIX, AZ | in support of the Pituitary Surgery Research Consortium | 2025 | $36K |
| SEACHANGE CAPITAL PARTNERS INC | NEW YORK, NY | Collaboration between Search for Common Ground and Preemptive Love Coalition | 2024 | $35.6K |
| UNITED PHILANTHROPY FORUM | WASHINGTON, DC | Charitable Event | 2025 | $35K |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NORTHEAST IOWA | CEDAR FALLS, IA | Strategic Volunteer Engagement Initiative - Champion Initiative | 2024 | $35K |
| TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY | PRINCETON, NJ | To support research activity on the maintenance of the rule of law currently led by Professor Deborah Pearlstein in Princeton's Program on Law and Public Policy in the School of Public and International Affairs | 2025 | $35K |
| SEACHANGE CAPITAL PARTNERS INC | NEW YORK, NY | Support the collaboration between Atlas Corps and Cultural Vistas | 2024 | $33.3K |
| ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION FOR A NEW AMER | TEMPE, AZ | Voices for National Service Fund | 2024 | $30K |
How to apply
This foundation reports on its 990-PF that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited applications.
About this data
Figures are aggregated from The Lodestar Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2025). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF e-file archive.