New York · Private foundation
Second Star Foundation
Its FY2021 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $205k
- Granted FY2021
- 21
- Grants FY2021
- 21
- Organizations funded FY2021
- 95%
- First-time grantees FY2021
- Median grant, FY2021
- $1,000
- Largest grant, FY2021
- $125,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 7 to 21
- FY2017 to FY2021
- States reached, FY2021
- 11
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2021, 95% of the organizations Second Star Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2021, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $204k 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 | 21 | $205k | 95% |
| FY2018 | 7 | $3k | 57% |
| FY2017 | 9 | $3k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2021.
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 FY2021, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mara Elephant Project USA Inc | $11,000 | 1 | 0% |
| People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Inc | $1,450 | 3 | 0% |
| Alley Cat Rescue Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Equine Voices Rescue & Sanctuary | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| North Fork Audubon Society | $1,000 | 1 | 1% |
| The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Jane Goodall Institute for Wildlife Research Education and Conservation | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| National Foundation for Rescued Animals Dba Tiger Creek Animal Sanctuary | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Hallockville Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 17 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mara Elephant Project USA Inc | $11,000 | 1 | 0% |
| People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Inc | $1,450 | 3 | 0% |
| Alley Cat Rescue Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Equine Voices Rescue & Sanctuary | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| North Fork Audubon Society | $1,000 | 1 | 1% |
| The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Jane Goodall Institute for Wildlife Research Education and Conservation | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| National Foundation for Rescued Animals Dba Tiger Creek Animal Sanctuary | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Hallockville Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| National Arbor Day Foundation | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Peconic Land Trust Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Dreamchasers | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Greenpeace Inc | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| The Weston Collective | $500 | 1 | n/a |
| Natural Resources Defense Council Inc | $250 | 1 | 0% |
| Special Olympics New York Inc | $200 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 16 recipients with no EIN on record ($187k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Second 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: Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About Second Star Foundation
- How much does Second Star Foundation give?
- Second Star Foundation reported 21 grants totaling $205,484 in its FY2021 IRS filing. It funded between 7 and 21 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2021.
- What does Second Star Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2021, its largest causes are Animals (69%), Religion (24%), Philanthropy (2%).
- Who are Second Star Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2021: Mara Elephant Project USA Inc ($11k), People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Inc ($1k), Alley Cat Rescue Inc ($1k).
- Does Second Star Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2021, 95% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Second 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 Second Star Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Amazonsmile Foundation.
- Where is Second Star Foundation based?
- Second Star Foundation is based in NY.
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