Funding search · EIN 204480084 · Phoenix, AZ

The Lodestar Foundation

Name: The Lodestar Foundation grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

215
grants reported: $5.6M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $16,444
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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Seachange Capital Partners80 grants · $1.4M
Arizona Community Foundation6 grants · $786,000
Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Phoenix3 grants · $480,000
Arizona State University Foundation for a New Amer7 grants · $165,000
Arizona Justice Project4 grants · $161,000
Keep Our Republic Charitable Fund1 grant · $160,000
Valley of the Sun United Way3 grants · $150,000
Core1 grant · $150,000
Barrow Neurological Foundation4 grants · $144,000
Global Impact5 grants · $130,000

Giving over time

$940,166

2022

$1.6M

2023

$1.4M

2024

$1.7M

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 215 grants.

$425,000
Arizona Community Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2023
General & Unrestricted
$250,000
Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Phoenix · Scottsdale, AZ · 2025
General & Unrestricted
$200,000
Arizona Community Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$160,000
Keep Our Republic Charitable Fund · Natl Harbor, MD · 2025
Consulting Project
$150,000
Core · Potomac, MD · 2024
Researching the topic of philanthrocapitalism
$150,000
Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Phoenix · Scottsdale, AZ · 2023
General & Unrestricted
$110,000
Arizona Community Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2023
NPR and Arizona Together for Impact Fund
$100,000
Seachange Capital Partners · New York, NY · 2023
Administrative Fund
$80,000
Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Phoenix · Scottsdale, AZ · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$75,000
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2025
Philanthropy Workshop
$75,000
Arizona Justice Project · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
Larry Hammond Justice program
$75,000
Indiana University Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
The Legacy Library: An Environmental Scan
$75,000
Arizona Justice Project · Phoenix, AZ · 2023
Larry Hammond Justice Fellowship
$75,000
Civic Ventures · San Francisco, CA · 2023
The Future of Together
$75,000
Acumen Fund · New York, NY · 2022
General & Unrestricted
$75,000
Seachange Capital Partners · New York, NY · 2022
Sustained Collaboration Network Coordinator Support
$50,000
Arizona State University Foundation for a New Amer · Tempe, AZ · 2025
McCain Institute's Partnership with the Athens Democracy Forum
$50,000
Civic Ventures · San Francisco, CA · 2025
The Future of Together
$50,000
Social Venture Partners International · Seattle, WA · 2025
Challenge fund
$50,000
Valley of the Sun United Way · Phoenix, AZ · 2025
for general operations; Central Arizona Shelter Services, Banner Health Foundation and Alzheimer's Foundation for research and related activities, Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project
$50,000
Foundation for National Progress · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Merger Exploration - Mother Jones Magazine & The Center for Investigative Reporting
$50,000
Valley of the Sun United Way · Phoenix, AZ · 2023
General Operations and Central Arizona Shelter Services
$50,000
Global Impact · Alexandria, VA · 2022
In support of the Philanthropy Together We Give Summit Convening
$50,000
Global Impact · Alexandria, VA · 2022
In support of Philanthropy Together's Landscape Research Study
$50,000
Seachange Capital Partners · New York, NY · 2022
Annual Administrative fund
$50,000
Valley of the Sun United Way · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
in support of VSUW General Operations; Jewish Family & Children's Services; and Central Arizona Shelter Services (CASS)
$41,000
Valley of the Sun Young Mens Christian Association · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
Valley of the Sun YMCA's Youth and Government Expansion Program
$38,000
Independent Sector · Washington, DC · 2025
Initiative for Strategic Volunteer Engagement - Integration and Operation Expenses - ISVE to Independent Sector
$38,000
Independent Sector · Washington, DC · 2024
Initiative for Strategic Volunteer Engagement - Integration and Operation Expenses - ISVE to Independent Sector
$37,250
Calmatters · Sacramento, CA · 2024
The Markup fund
$36,000
Barrow Neurological Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2025
in support of the Pituitary Surgery Research Consortium
$36,000
Barrow Neurological Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
in support of the Pituitary Surgery Research Consortium
$36,000
Barrow Neurological Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2023
Pituitary Surgery Research Consortium
$36,000
Barrow Neurological Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
in support of the Pituitary Surgery Research Consortium
$35,556
Seachange Capital Partners · New York, NY · 2024
Collaboration between Search for Common Ground and Preemptive Love Coalition
$35,000
Trustees of Princeton University · Princeton, NJ · 2025
To support research activity on the maintenance of the rule of law currently led by Professor Deborah Pearlstein in Princeton's Program on Law and Public Policy in the School of Public and International Affairs
$35,000
United Philanthropy Forum · Washington, DC · 2025
Charitable Event
$35,000
Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa · Cedar Falls, IA · 2024
Strategic Volunteer Engagement Initiative - Champion Initiative
$35,000
Policy Impact · Berkeley, CA · 2022
General Operations Fund as fiscal agent for Patriots & Pragmatists Project
$33,333
Seachange Capital Partners · New York, NY · 2024
Support the collaboration between Atlas Corps and Cultural Vistas
$30,000
Cda Collaborative Learning Projects · Cambridge, MA · 2025
Support for merger implementation between CDA Collaborative Learning and Local Capacities for Peace International
$30,000
Giving Tuesday · Brooklyn, NY · 2025
Support of merger exploration between Giving Tuesday and Philanthropy Together
$30,000
Arizona State University Foundation for a New Amer · Tempe, AZ · 2024
Voices for National Service Fund
$30,000
Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa · Cedar Falls, IA · 2022
Strategic Volunteer Engagement Initiative, Phase 2
$28,711
Seachange Capital Partners · New York, NY · 2024
Collaboration between The Art Effect of the Hudson Valley Inc and Barrett Art Center
$28,138
Seachange Capital Partners · New York, NY · 2025
Administrative fund
$26,846
Seachange Capital Partners · New York, NY · 2025
Administrative fund
$26,667
Seachange Capital Partners · New York, NY · 2024
Collaboration between Association House of Chicago and LUCHA
$26,667
Seachange Capital Partners · New York, NY · 2023
Collaboration between Leeway, Inc. and Liberty Community Services, Inc
$26,500
Thoreau Farm Trust · Concord, MA · 2025
Thoreau Farm Trust and The Thoreau Society merger implementation
$25,629
Seachange Capital Partners · New York, NY · 2025
Administrative fund
$25,216
Seachange Capital Partners · New York, NY · 2024
Administrative fund
$25,000
Arizona State University Foundation for a New Amer · Tempe, AZ · 2025
McCain Institute - Human Rights Defenders
$25,000
Contina Impact · Berkeley, CA · 2025
Support general operating activities of Patriots and Pragmatists
$25,000
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press · Washington, DC · 2025
Administration of the Free Expression Legal Network
$25,000
Seachange Capital Partners · New York, NY · 2025
to support the Massachusetts Funder Collaborative
$25,000
Synergos Institute · New York, NY · 2025
General & Unrestricted
$25,000
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washingt · Washington, DC · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$25,000
Defending Democracy Together Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
Support for Ukraine
$25,000
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press · Washington, DC · 2024
Administration of the Free Expression Legal Network
$25,000
Synergos Institute · New York, NY · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$25,000
Arizona Community Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2023
General & Unrestricted
$25,000
Arizona State University Foundation for a New Amer · Tempe, AZ · 2023
McCain Institute Foundation
$25,000
Freedom House · Washington, DC · 2023
General & Unrestricted
$25,000
Policy Impact · Berkeley, CA · 2023
General Operations for Patriots & Pragmatists
$25,000
Protect Democracy Project · Washington, DC · 2023
General & Unrestricted
$25,000
Represent US Education Fund · Florence, MA · 2023
2023 American Democracy Summit
$25,000
Synergos Institute · New York, NY · 2023
General & Unrestricted
$25,000
American Friends of Forum 2000 · New York, NY · 2022
General & Unrestricted
$25,000
Arizona State University Foundation for a New Amer · Tempe, AZ · 2022
McCain Institute Foundation
$25,000
Internews Network · Arcata, CA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
$25,000
Seachange Capital Partners · New York, NY · 2022
Annual Administrative Fund
$25,000
Seachange Capital Partners · New York, NY · 2022
Sustained Collaboration Network 2021 Staff Support
$25,000
The Niskanen Center · Washington, DC · 2022
General & Unrestricted
$22,500
Arizona Community Foundation - Social Venture Part · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
General & Unrestricted
$22,305
Seachange Capital Partners · New York, NY · 2024
Administrative fund
$22,222
Seachange Capital Partners · New York, NY · 2025
Support the collaboration between Fresh Energy and Canary Media
$22,222
Seachange Capital Partners · New York, NY · 2025
Support the collaboration between The Considered Ask and Migrate Art
$22,222
Seachange Capital Partners · New York, NY · 2023
Collaboration between Larimer Humane Society and Humane Society of Weld County
$22,222
Seachange Capital Partners · New York, NY · 2022
Collaboration implementation between New American Economy and American Immigration Council
$22,000
Seachange Capital Partners · New York, NY · 2023
Collaboration implementation between Center for Leadership and Educational Equity and School Reform Initiative
$21,333
Seachange Capital Partners · New York, NY · 2025
Support the collaboration between Aurora Institute and The Learning Accelerator
$20,889
Seachange Capital Partners · New York, NY · 2022
for the exploration of a merger between MacDonell United Methodist Childrens Services and Options For Independence
$20,444
Seachange Capital Partners · New York, NY · 2025
Support the collaboration between She's the First and Girl Rising
$20,000
Arouet Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2025
CASE Academy Trade Certification Program
$20,000
Seachange Capital Partners · New York, NY · 2025
Support the collaboration between Resolution Project and Enactus
$20,000
Seachange Capital Partners · New York, NY · 2025
Sustained Collaboration Network - General Operating Expenses fund
$20,000
The Project On Government Oversight · Washington, DC · 2025
Center for Public Integrity Transfer of Archives
$20,000
St Paul Conservatory of Music · Saint Paul, MN · 2024
Merger Implementation Support - The St. Paul Conservatory of Music and St. Joseph's School of Music
$20,000
The Philanthropy Workshop · New York, NY · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$20,000
National Public Radio · Baltimore, MD · 2023
General & Unrestricted
$20,000
Seachange Capital Partners · New York, NY · 2023
Nonprofit Repositioning Fund
$20,000
The Philanthropy Workshop · New York, NY · 2023
General & Unrestricted
$20,000
Valley of the Sun Young Mens Christian Association · Phoenix, AZ · 2023
YMCA's Youth and Government Program
$20,000
Calmatters · Sacramento, CA · 2022
Acquisition of Digital Democracy
$20,000
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors · New York, NY · 2022
in support of the Global Philanthropy Class at Columbia Business School
$20,000
Seachange Capital Partners · New York, NY · 2022
National Repositioning Fund
$19,600
Seachange Capital Partners · New York, NY · 2024
Administrative fund
$18,311
Seachange Capital Partners · New York, NY · 2025
Support the collaboration between Custom Collaborative and Remake
$17,778
Seachange Capital Partners · New York, NY · 2025
Support the collaboration between National Guild for Community Arts Education and Teaching Artists Guild

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