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Star One Credit Union

A cooperative, organized for the purpose of promoting thrift and savings among its members, creating a source of credit for them at rates of interest set by the board of directors, and providing an opportunity for them to use and control their own money on a democratic basis in order to improve their economic and social conditions. As a…

$963k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
49
Itemized grants FY2024
53
Organizations funded FY2023
8%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Itemized, FY2024
$691k
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2024
$10,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$50,000
Organizations funded a year
27 to 53
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
6
Total assets, FY2024
$9.5B

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 8% of the organizations Star One Credit Union funded were first-time grantees, receiving 6% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 94% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $48k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
Human ServicesHealthEducationPhilanthropyFood & NutritionHousing & ShelterOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving49$691k2%
FY202353$739k8%
FY202253$799k25%
FY202149$846k24%
FY202045$758k22%
FY201938$478k29%
FY201829$372k14%
FY201727$246kn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Health$1.8MHuman Services$899kFood & Nutrition$834kHousing & Shelter$660kEducation$388kArts & Culture$90kAnimals$85kRecreation & Sports$80kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
WI
NY
MA
PA
CA
VA
GA
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 82 grantees
All grantees of Star One Credit Union by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Second Harvest of Silicon Valley$622,00080%
Sunnyvale Community Services$172,00080%
Cancer Carepoint Inc$170,00082%
Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc$159,00080%
Homefirst Services of Santa Clara County$150,00080%
Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health$142,00080%
Canine Companions for Independence Inc$140,00070%
The Family Giving Tree$132,50071%
Morgan Autism Center$130,00080%
American Cancer Society Inc$125,00080%
Animal Assisted Happiness Inc$121,00087%
The Health Trust$115,00070%
President-Board of Trustees Santa Clara College$100,00060%
Jacobs Heart Childrens Cancer Support Services$100,00071%
Nephcure Kidney International$80,00060%
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation Inc$77,50080%
Nami Santa Clara County$77,50081%
Cystic Fibrosis Research Institute$77,50081%
Operation Care and Comfort$77,00081%
West Valley Community Services of Santa Clara County Inc$76,00060%
The Tech Interactive$75,00070%
The Tower Foundation of San Jose State University$75,00050%
Rebuilding Together Silicon Valley$75,00051%
Citizen Schools Inc$75,00060%
Family Supportive Housing Inc$72,00070%
Martha's Kitchen$70,00031%
Acknowledge Alliance$70,00071%
Child Advocates of Silicon Valley Inc$65,00060%
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Inc$62,50070%
Valley Health Foundation (Vhf)$62,50050%
Happy Hollow Foundation$60,00062%
Blood Cancer United Inc$60,00060%
Downtown Streets Inc$55,00050%
Sunday Friends Foundation$53,00042%
Avenidas$50,50060%
Special Olympics Northern California Inc$50,00040%
Bill Wilson Center$50,00050%
Community Services Agency of Mountain View Los Altos and Los Altos Hills Inc$50,00050%
George Mark Childrens Fund$45,00030%
Jw House$42,50032%
Hunger at Home$41,00041%
Lifemoves$40,00040%
Pivotal Connections$40,00031%
Saratoga Area Senior Coordinating Council$37,50052%
Healthright 360$36,00040%
Assistance League of San Jose$35,00053%
Alameda Emergency Food DBA Alameda Food Bank$33,50020%
Samaritan House$33,00020%
Operation Freedom Paws$30,00031%
San Jose Public Library Foundation$30,00020%
National Credit Union Foundation$30,00011%
Live Oak Adult Day Services$30,0003n/a
Friends of Stevens Creek Trail$30,000311%
Hers Breast Cancer Foundation$27,50022%
Foothill-Deanza Community Colleges Foundation$27,50030%
San Andreas Regional Center$25,00020%
Open Heart Kitchen of Livermore Inc$21,00020%
Veterans Memorial & Support Foundation of Los Gatos$20,00026%
Chac Fka Community Health Awareness Council$20,00020%
Alameda Meals on Wheels Inc$20,00021%
Open Doors to Future Possibilities Inc$18,50024%
Razing the Bar$17,00023%
Odd Fellow- Rebekah Childrens Home of California$16,00020%
Bay Area Cancer Connections$15,50020%
Ainak$15,000223%
Abode Services$15,00010%
Fresh Lifelines for Youth Inc$15,0002n/a
Parkinson's Foundation Inc$15,00020%
Sacred Heart Community Service$14,00020%
Silicon Valley Faces$14,00022%
Marine Toys for Tots Foundation$13,00020%
West Valley Mission Community College District Foundation$10,00010%
Home and Hope$10,0001n/a
Wehope$10,00010%
San Jose Evergreen Community College District Foundation$10,00011%
North Peninsula Food Pantry & Dining Center of Daly City$10,00014%
Labor of Humanity$10,0001n/a
American Diabetes Association$7,50010%
No Time to Waste$6,00017%
Amigos de Guadalupe Center for Justice and Enpowerment$6,00010%
Nike Animal Rescue Foundation$5,0001n/a
Options for All Inc$5,00010%

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Star One Credit Union supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetSecond Harvest of Silicon Valley: $622,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetSunnyvale Community Services: $172,000 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetCancer Carepoint Inc: $170,000 over 8y, 2.1% of budgetAlzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc: $159,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetHomefirst Services of Santa Clara County: $150,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetLucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health: $142,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetCanine Companions for Independence Inc: $140,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetThe Family Giving Tree: $132,500 over 7y, 0.6% of budgetMorgan Autism Center: $130,000 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetAmerican Cancer Society Inc: $125,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetAnimal Assisted Happiness Inc: $121,000 over 8y, 6.7% of budgetThe Health Trust: $115,000 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetPresident-Board of Trustees Santa Clara College: $100,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetJacobs Heart Childrens Cancer Support Services: $100,000 over 7y, 1.2% of budgetNephcure Kidney International: $80,000 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetCrohn's & Colitis Foundation Inc: $77,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetNami Santa Clara County: $77,500 over 8y, 1.2% of budgetCystic Fibrosis Research Institute: $77,500 over 8y, 0.8% of budgetOperation Care and Comfort: $77,000 over 8y, 1.0% of budgetWest Valley Community Services of Santa Clara County Inc: $76,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetThe Tech Interactive: $75,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetThe Tower Foundation of San Jose State University: $75,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetRebuilding Together Silicon Valley: $75,000 over 5y, 0.7% of budgetCitizen Schools Inc: $75,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetFamily Supportive Housing Inc: $72,000 over 7y, 0.4% of budgetMartha's Kitchen: $70,000 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetAcknowledge Alliance: $70,000 over 7y, 0.8% of budgetChild Advocates of Silicon Valley Inc: $65,000 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetPancreatic Cancer Action Network Inc: $62,500 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetValley Health Foundation (Vhf): $62,500 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetHappy Hollow Foundation: $60,000 over 6y, 1.7% of budgetBlood Cancer United Inc: $60,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetDowntown Streets Inc: $55,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetSunday Friends Foundation: $53,000 over 4y, 1.7% of budgetAvenidas: $50,500 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetSpecial Olympics Northern California Inc: $50,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetBill Wilson Center: $50,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCommunity Services Agency of Mountain View Los Altos and Los Altos Hills Inc: $50,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetGeorge Mark Childrens Fund: $45,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetJw House: $42,500 over 3y, 1.8% of budgetHunger at Home: $41,000 over 4y, 0.8% of budgetLifemoves: $40,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetPivotal Connections: $40,000 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetSaratoga Area Senior Coordinating Council: $37,500 over 5y, 1.6% of budgetHealthright 360: $36,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetAssistance League of San Jose: $35,000 over 5y, 3.0% of budgetAlameda Emergency Food DBA Alameda Food Bank: $33,500 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetSamaritan House: $33,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 77.

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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.

San Jose Mercury News Wish Book Fund IncCA54.8× affinity24 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: San Jose Mercury News Wish Book Fund Inc · The Sobrato Family Foundation · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · Second Harvest of Silicon Valley · Los Altos Mountain View Community Foundation · Kaiser Foundation Hospitals · The David and Lucile Packard Foundation · Destination Home SV co Silicon Valley Community Foundation · Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation · Rotary Club of San Jose Foundation · The Health Trust · The Intuit Foundation

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.

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How do I get to Star One Credit Union?

Find your warmest path to Star One Credit Union through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

About Star One Credit Union

How much does Star One Credit Union give?
Star One Credit Union reported 49 itemized grants totaling $691,000, out of $963,100 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 27 and 53 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Star One Credit Union fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Health (36%), Human Services (18%), Food & Nutrition (17%).
Who are Star One Credit Union's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Second Harvest of Silicon Valley ($622k), Sunnyvale Community Services ($172k), Cancer Carepoint Inc ($170k).
Does Star One Credit Union fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 8% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as Star One Credit Union?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include San Jose Mercury News Wish Book Fund Inc, The Sobrato Family Foundation, Silicon Valley Community Foundation.
Where is Star One Credit Union based?
Star One Credit Union is based in CA.

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 83 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 e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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