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Daystar Foundation at a glance

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Daystar Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$115k
Granted FY2025still arriving
6
Grants FY2025still arriving
3
States reached
$50k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0190% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Health$200kArts & Culture$105kPhilanthropy$65kReligion$54kHousing & Shelter$50kHuman Services$22kRecreation & Sports$21kInternational$21kOther$0
02FY2025 · 6 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k4 grants · $17k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $48k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $50k
$9,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$7k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
BRIDGEPORT RESCUE MISSION$50,000
RIDGEFIELD VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION$47,800
THE ANN CHILDREN'S FUND$9,000
THE TOWN OF RIDGEFIELD$5,578
Individual grant recipient$1,257
SEMPER FI FUND$1,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY18–25, $64k) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 8%THE CHICK MISSION: $540 → 17%BRIDGEPORT RESCUE MISSION: $50k → 9%SAINT JOSEPH PARENTING CENTER: $11k → 9%ASSOCIATION OF RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES: $3k → 9%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

NY
MA
PA
NJ
CT
CA
KY
MD
NC
GA
FL
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

66%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$372k · 14 repeat orgs$191k to everyone else

14 repeat relationships: 4 still active in FY2025, 10 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

14
29

Total granted

$372k
$136k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+25%
+27%

Still filing today

43%
41%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 52% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $56k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
HealthHuman ServicesArts & CulturePhilanthropyInternationalReligionOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • RI
    RVNAHEALTH INC
    6× · 2017–2025 · $117k · revenue +231%
  • GL
    GENEROUS LIFE INC
    2× · 2019–2020 · $40k · revenue +25%
  • AC
    ANN CHILDREN'S FUND INC
    2× · 2022–2025 · $19k · revenue +32%

Funded once

  • CP
    CAZENOVIA PARK BAPTIST CHURCH
    one grant, 2022 · $22k
  • NC
    NATIONAL CHRISTIAN FOUNDATION INCgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $20k · revenue ×103
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2023 · $12k
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
St Francis Hospital Foundation Inc

We, at ch, humbly join together to bring christ's healing mission and the mission of mercy of the catholic church expressed in catholic health care to our communities.

Health
2
Rushford Foundation Inc

The Rushford Foundation is committed to ensuring access to high quality behavioral healthcare services by managing financial support for Rushford Center Inc.'s mission.

Health
3
Chs Physician Partners Pc

We, at ch, humbly join together to bring christ's healing mission and the mission of mercy of the catholic church expressed in catholic health care to our communities.

Health
4
St Charles Hospital Foundation

We, at ch, humbly join together to bring christ's healing mission and the mission of mercy of the catholic church expressed in catholic health care to our communities.

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5
St Charles Hospital Corp

We, at ch, humbly join together to bring christ's healing mission and the mission of mercy of the catholic church expressed in catholic health care to our communities.

Health
6
Hebrew Health Care Foundation Inc

Managing endowment funds for hebrew health care and affiliates.

—
7
St Francis Hospital

We, at ch, humbly join together to bring christ's healing mission and the mission of mercy of the catholic church expressed in catholic health care to our communities.

Health
8
St Francis Research & Educational Corporation Inc

We, at ch, humbly join together to bring christs healing mission and the mission of mercy of the catholic church expressed in catholic health care to our communities.

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9
Nursing Sisters Home Care Inc

We, at ch, humbly join together to bring christ's healing mission and the mission of mercy of the catholic church expressed in catholic health care to our communities.

Health
10
The River Foundation

Provide funding to charities in fulfillment of the exempt purposes of national christian charitable foundation, inc. ("nccf"), by empowering and ministering to the weak and the poor, to assist in training disciples, and to partner with…

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11
St Catherine of Siena Medical Center

We, at ch, humbly join together to bring christ's healing mission and the mission of mercy of the catholic church expressed in catholic health care to our communities.

Health
12
National Christian Foundation -- Wisconsin Inc

Equipping followers of christ to give wisely to advance his kingdom by inspiring biblical stewardship and generosity.

Religion
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Bridgeport Rescue Mission Inc; the most unlike its peers is Transformation Life Center Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

19 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 19 of the 45 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
19/19
Grantees still filing
13/19
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

RVNAHEALTH INC: $116,900 · OtherRVNAHEALTH INCIndividual grant recipient: $30,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientIndividual grant recipient: $27,500 · OtherIndividual grant recipientDANBURY & NEW MILFORD HOSPITAL: $23,000 · OtherDANBURY & NEW MILFORD HOSPITALCAZENOVIA PARK BAPTIST CHURCH: $22,000 · OtherCAZENOVIA PARK BAPTIST CHURCHIndividual grant recipient: $18,054 · OtherIndividual grant recipientIndividual grant recipient: $12,291 · Other+21 more: $59,536 · Other+21 moreKEELER TAVERN: $75,000 · Arts & CultureKEELER TAVERNTHE RIDGEFIELD PLAYHOUSE FOR MOVIES AND THE PERFORMING ARTS INC: $5,000 · Arts & CultureTHE RIDGEFIELD PL…RIDGEFIELD HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC: $5,000 · Arts & CultureRIDGEFIELD HISTOR…BRIDGEPORT RESCUE MISSION INC: $50,000 · Human ServicesBRIDGEPORT R…SAINT JOSEPH PARENTING CENTER INC: $11,000 · Human ServicesSAINT JOSEPH…Association of Religious Communities Inc: $2,500 · Human Services+1 more: $540 · Human ServicesGENEROUS LIFE INC: $40,000 · PhilanthropyGENEROUS LIF…NATIONAL CHRISTIAN FOUNDATION INC: $20,000 · PhilanthropyNATIONAL CHR…+1 more: $500 · PhilanthropyANN CHILDREN'S FUND INC: $19,000 · HealthDanbury Hospital & New Milford Hospital Foundation Inc: $6,000 · HealthSEMPER FI & AMERICA'S FUND: $4,000 · HealthCHARLEY'S FUND INC: $3,000 · HealthMAKE A MIRACLE CORP: $10,000 · InternationalHANDFULS OF HOPE INC: $500 · InternationalTRANSFORMATION LIFE CENTER INC: $2,500 · Religion
Other$309,281Arts & Culture$85,000Human Services$64,040Philanthropy$60,500Health$32,000International$10,500Religion$2,500

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetRVNAHEALTH INC: $116,900 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetKEELER TAVERN: $75,000 over 3y, 3.8% of budgetBRIDGEPORT RESCUE MISSION INC: $50,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetGENEROUS LIFE INC: $40,000 over 2y, 2.5% of budgetANN CHILDREN'S FUND INC: $19,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetSAINT JOSEPH PARENTING CENTER INC: $11,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetSAVE A CHILD'S HEART FOUNDATION US INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetMAKE A MIRACLE CORP: $10,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetTHE RIDGEFIELD PLAYHOUSE FOR MOVIES AND THE PERFORMING ARTS INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetRIDGEFIELD HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetSEMPER FI & AMERICA'S FUND: $4,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCHARLEY'S FUND INC: $3,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetAssociation of Religious Communities Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetTRANSFORMATION LIFE CENTER INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetTHE CHICK MISSION INC: $540 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHOPE FOR YOUTH FOUNDATION INC: $500 over 1y, 0.2% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds RVNAHEALTH INC ↗
  • Who funds KEELER TAVERN ↗
  • Who funds BRIDGEPORT RESCUE MISSION INC ↗
  • Who funds GENEROUS LIFE INC ↗
  • Who funds NATIONAL CHRISTIAN FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds ANN CHILDREN'S FUND INC ↗
  • Who funds SAINT JOSEPH PARENTING CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds SAVE A CHILD'S HEART FOUNDATION US INC ↗
  • Who funds MAKE A MIRACLE CORP ↗
  • Who funds Danbury Hospital & New Milford Hospital Foundation Inc ↗
  • Who funds THE RIDGEFIELD PLAYHOUSE FOR MOVIES AND THE PERFORMING ARTS INC ↗
  • Who funds RIDGEFIELD HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC ↗
  • Who funds SEMPER FI & AMERICA'S FUND ↗
  • Who funds CHARLEY'S FUND INC ↗
  • Who funds Association of Religious Communities Inc ↗
  • Who funds TRANSFORMATION LIFE CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds THE CHICK MISSION INC ↗
  • Who funds HANDFULS OF HOPE INC ↗

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Patrick FoundationUnion Savings Bank Fo…Fairfield County's Co…Taylor-Zemo Foundatio…Ridgefield Thrift Sho…The Goldstone Family …Diageo North America …The Ayco Charitable F…Synchrony FoundationVanguard Charitable E…Jewish Communal FundGs Donor Advised Phil…
Patrick FoundationDE15.7× affinity5 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Patrick Foundation · Union Savings Bank Foundation Inc · Fairfield County's Community Foundation Inc · Taylor-Zemo Foundation Inc · Ridgefield Thrift Shop Inc · The Goldstone Family Foundation · Diageo North America Foundation Inc · The Ayco Charitable Foundation · Synchrony Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Jewish Communal Fund · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Daystar Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Daystar Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 70%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%23%45%68%90%share of the org’s income from government →median 6%
  • Saint Joseph Parenting Center Inc: 51% of income from government
  • Ridgefield Historical Society Inc: 7% of income from government
  • Association of Religious Communities Inc: 6% of income from government
  • Rvnahealth Inc: 2% of income from government
  • The Ridgefield Playhouse for Movies and the Performing Arts Inc: 1% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
7get no government money at all
1report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
1rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–90%
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 45 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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The unnamed billions
grants reported with no recipient in the public record
The regranting layer
51% of grant dollars land in the regranting layer
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$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds
The endowment market
who holds foundation money, and what just moved
The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
where grant money is based, and what stays home