California · Private foundation
Evening Star Foundation
Its FY2023 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $305k
- Granted FY2021
- 16
- Grants FY2021
- 14
- Organizations funded FY2021
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2021
Read this first · the figures below need context
100% of Evening Star Foundation’s FY2023 grant dollars went to Schwab Charitable Fund, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2023 names 0 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2021, the last year Evening Star Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 13 organizations, $305k. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2021
- $18,750
- Largest grant, FY2021
- $78,750
- Organizations funded a year
- 13 to 24
- FY2017 to FY2021
- States reached, FY2021
- 6
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2021, 0% of the organizations Evening Star Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2021, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 14 | $305k | 0% |
| FY2020 | 13 | $350k | 15% |
| FY2019 | 21 | $376k | 29% |
| FY2018 | 24 | $360k | 42% |
| FY2017 | 17 | $343k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2023.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2022, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Teen Project Inc | $309,750 | 5 | 2% |
| Naperville Area Humane Society | $137,750 | 5 | 8% |
| Great Commission Foundation In | $137,703 | 5 | 2% |
| Grace Church of Dupage Inc | $130,800 | 5 | n/a |
| Prager University Foundation | $94,000 | 1 | 0% |
| For the Children | $84,000 | 3 | 3% |
| Alliance Defending Freedom | $79,800 | 5 | 0% |
| Montana Family Institute Inc | $75,000 | 5 | 4% |
| Alliance for Choice in Education | $51,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Harvest India | $40,000 | 4 | 1% |
Show all 28 grantees
Plus 8 recipients with no EIN on record ($290k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Evening Star Foundation supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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.
Open a dossier: Orange County Community Foundation · The Devto Support Foundation · Servant Foundation · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · The Signatry Charitable Trust · Christian Community Foundation Inc · The Howard a & Shirley V Jones Family Foundation · Frome Family Foundation · Giving University · Edwards Lifesciences Foundation · Greater Horizons · California Community Foundation
How this is measured
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About Evening Star Foundation
- How much does Evening Star Foundation give?
- Evening Star Foundation reported 16 grants totaling $305,000 in its FY2021 IRS filing. It funded between 13 and 24 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2021.
- What does Evening Star Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2022, its largest causes are Philanthropy (88%), Human Services (3%), Religion (2%).
- Who are Evening Star Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2022: The Teen Project Inc ($310k), Naperville Area Humane Society ($138k), Great Commission Foundation In ($138k).
- Does Evening Star Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2021, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Evening Star Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Evening Star Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Orange County Community Foundation, The Devto Support Foundation, Servant Foundation.
- Where is Evening Star Foundation based?
- Evening Star Foundation is based in CA.
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