Pennsylvania · Private foundation
The 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.
- $4.4M
- Granted FY2021
- 19
- Itemized grants FY2021
- 16
- Organizations funded FY2021
Read this first · the figures below need context
59% of The Star Foundation’s FY2021 grant dollars went to Central New York Community Foundation Inc, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2021 names 16 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Itemized, FY2021
- $4.0M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2021
- $5,000
- Largest grant, FY2021
- $1,286,784
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2021.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2021 to FY2021, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community Funds Inc | $1,286,784 | 1 | n/a |
| Hofstra University | $45,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Touchstone Theatre | $35,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Onondaga Environmental Institute Inc | $18,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Mercy Center Corporation | $14,500 | 1 | 1% |
| University of Maryland College Park Foundation Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Pennyslvania Shakespeare Festival | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Community Music School | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| The Baum School of Art | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| School of Leadership-Afghanistan Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 16 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community Funds Inc | $1,286,784 | 1 | n/a |
| Hofstra University | $45,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Touchstone Theatre | $35,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Onondaga Environmental Institute Inc | $18,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Mercy Center Corporation | $14,500 | 1 | 1% |
| University of Maryland College Park Foundation Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Pennyslvania Shakespeare Festival | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Community Music School | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| The Baum School of Art | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| School of Leadership-Afghanistan Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Wildlife Information Center Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Fund to Benefit Children and Youth Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Raw Art Works Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Community Bike Works | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Repertory Dance Theatre | $5,000 | 1 | 6% |
| Boys and Girls Club of Allentown Inc | $4,000 | 1 | 0% |
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Star Foundation supplied at peak.
Tap a dot to name the grantee.
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: The Century Fund Trust · Harry C Trexler Estate · Lehigh Valley Community Foundation · Air Products Foundation · Martin Guitar Charitable Foundation · Ppl Foundation · Verna O Canova Foundation · The Rider-Pool Foundation · Dexter F and Dorothy H Baker Foundation · Ross J Born and Wendy G Born Charitable Trust · Amaranth Foundation · Butz Foundation
How this is measured
About The Star Foundation
- How much does The Star Foundation give?
- The Star Foundation reported 19 itemized grants totaling $4,028,852, out of $4,354,852 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2021 IRS filing.
- What does The Star Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2021 to FY2021, its largest causes are Philanthropy (83%), Arts & Culture (1%), Education (1%).
- Who are The Star Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2021 to FY2021: Community Funds Inc ($1.3M), Hofstra University ($45k), Touchstone Theatre ($35k).
- Does The 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 The Star Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Century Fund Trust, Harry C Trexler Estate, Lehigh Valley Community Foundation.
- Where is The Star Foundation based?
- The Star Foundation is based in PA.
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