Funding search · EIN 931243038 · Portland, OR
The Starseed Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 113
- grants reported
- $1.2M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $5,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. 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
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- The Columbia Gorge Foundation1 grant · $449,937
- Scrap3 grants · $75,008
- Portland Art Museum2 grants · $68,000
- Superkid Power3 grants · $65,811
- Dancing Ground3 grants · $63,022
- White Bird Dance3 grants · $36,987
- Oregon Shakespeare Festival3 grants · $32,500
- Portland Columbia Sympathy3 grants · $25,500
- Pear2 grants · $25,200
- Smart2 grants · $20,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 113 grants.
- $449,937
The Columbia Gorge Foundation · Hood River, OR · 2022
Community support
- $34,500
Portland Art Museum · Portland, OR · 2023
Cultural support
- $33,500
Portland Art Museum · Portland, OR · 2024
Cultural support
- $32,696
Superkid Power · Ashland, OR · 2023
Community support
- $26,022
Dancing Ground · New Orleans, LA · 2022
Cultural support
- $25,008
Scrap · Portland, OR · 2023
Environmental report
- $25,000
Scrap · Portland, OR · 2024
Environmental report
- $25,000
Scrap · Portland, OR · 2022
Environmental report
- $19,500
Dancing Ground · New Orleans, LA · 2024
Cultural support
- $17,700
Pear · Portland, OR · 2024
Community support
- $17,500
Dancing Ground · New Orleans, LA · 2023
Cultural support
- $16,615
Superkid Power · Ashland, OR · 2022
Community support
- $16,500
Superkid Power · Ashland, OR · 2024
Community support
- $15,500
White Bird Dance · Portland, OR · 2024
Cultural support
- $15,000
Oregon Shakespeare Festival · Ashland, OR · 2023
Cultural support
- $13,900
White Bird Dance · Portland, OR · 2023
Cultural support
- $13,000
Portland Columbia Sympathy · Portland, OR · 2024
Cultural support
- $12,000
Clackamas County Children Comm · Milwaukie, OR · 2024
Community support
- $11,270
Head Start · Gresham, OR · 2023
Educational support
- $10,000
Portland Columbia Sympathy · Portland, OR · 2023
Cultural support
- $10,000
Smart · Portland, OR · 2023
Educational support
- $10,000
Oregon Shakespeare Festival · Ashland, OR · 2022
Cultural support
- $10,000
Smart · Portland, OR · 2022
Educational support
- $10,000
Street Roots · Portland, OR · 2022
Homeless support
- $9,000
Empowered Movement Aerial · Hood River, OR · 2024
Community support
- $8,530
Oregon Coasts Childrens Theater · Newport, OR · 2024
Cultural support
- $8,500
Corvallis Youth Symphony Assn · Corvallis, OR · 2024
Cultural support
- $8,000
Oregon Symphony · Portland, OR · 2024
Cultural support
- $8,000
Bloom Dance · Harvey, LA · 2023
Cultural support
- $8,000
Four Rivers Cultural Center · Ontario, OR · 2023
Cultural support
- $8,000
Bloom Dance · Harvey, LA · 2022
Cultural support
- $7,587
White Bird Dance · Portland, OR · 2022
Cultural support
- $7,500
Art Presence · Jacksonville, OR · 2024
Cultural support
- $7,500
Goat in the Road Productions · New Orleans, LA · 2024
Cultural support
- $7,500
Oregon Shakespeare Festival · Ashland, OR · 2024
Cultural support
- $7,500
Goat in the Road Productions · New Orleans, LA · 2023
Cultural support
- $7,500
Pear · Portland, OR · 2022
Community support
- $7,000
Dubuque Main Street · Dubuque, IA · 2024
Cultural support
- $7,000
Caponi Art Park · Eagan, MN · 2023
Cultural support
- $6,600
Myvoice Music · Portland, OR · 2024
Cultural support
- $6,539
Feral Cat Coalition · Portland, OR · 2024
Community support
- $6,373
Play It Forward · Portland, OR · 2024
Cultural support
- $6,000
Oregon Repertory Singers · Gladstone, OR · 2024
Cultural support
- $5,400
Chamber Music Nw · Portland, OR · 2024
Cultural support
- $5,000
Ace After School Program · Portland, OR · 2024
Community support
- $5,000
Crave Theater Company · Portland, OR · 2024
Cultural support
- $5,000
Cygnet Productions · Portland, OR · 2024
Cultural support
- $5,000
High Desert Chamber Music · Bend, OR · 2024
Cultural support
- $5,000
Oregon Society of Artists · Portland, OR · 2024
Cultural support
- $5,000
Original Practice Shakespeare · Portland, OR · 2024
Cultural support
- $5,000
Art Center East · La Grande, OR · 2023
Cultrual support
- $5,000
High Desert Chamber Music · Bend, OR · 2023
Cultural support
- $5,000
Impact Nw · Portland, OR · 2023
Cultural support
- $5,000
Oregon Coasts Childrens Theater · Newport, OR · 2023
Cultural support
- $5,000
Original Practice Shakespeare · Portland, OR · 2023
Cultural support
- $5,000
Street Roots · Portland, OR · 2023
Homeless support
- $5,000
Bark · Portland, OR · 2022
Environmental support
- $5,000
Circus Project · Portland, OR · 2022
Cultural support
- $5,000
High Desert Chamber Music · Bend, OR · 2022
Cultural support
- $4,650
Bodyvox · Portland, OR · 2024
Cultural support
- $4,500
Raphael House · Portland, OR · 2023
Community support
- $4,000
Applegate Regional Theater · Veneta, OR · 2024
Cultural support
- $4,000
Lane Art Council · Eugene, OR · 2023
Cultrual support
- $4,000
The Artback · Eagle Creek, OR · 2023
Cultural support
- $3,000
Crossroads Arts Center · Richmond, VA · 2024
Cultural support
- $3,000
High Desert Museum · Bend, OR · 2023
Environmental support
- $3,000
The Artback · Eagle Creek, OR · 2022
Cultural support
- $2,600
Girls Build · Portland, OR · 2023
Community support
- $2,575
Casa of Clackamas County · Oregon City, OR · 2023
Community support
- $2,500
Community Warehouse · Portland, OR · 2024
Community support
- $2,500
Four Rivers Cultural Center · Ontario, OR · 2024
Cultural support
- $2,500
Stages of Life · Portland, OR · 2024
Cultural support
- $2,500
Environmental Center in Bend · Bend, OR · 2023
Environmental support
- $2,500
Feral Cat Coalition · Portland, OR · 2023
Community support
- $2,500
Gesa Power House Theater · Walla Walla, WA · 2023
Cultural support
- $2,500
Hood River Reads · Hood River, OR · 2023
Educational support
- $2,500
Play It Forward · Portland, OR · 2023
Cultural support
- $2,500
Stages of Life · Portland, OR · 2023
Cultural support
- $2,500
Willamette Valley Symphony · Albany, OR · 2023
Cultural support
- $2,500
Young Audiences · Portland, OR · 2023
Educational support
- $2,500
Chair Affair · Gresham, OR · 2022
Community support
- $2,500
Hood River Reads · Hood River, OR · 2022
Educational support
- $2,500
Partners for Healthy Students · Marylhurst, OR · 2022
Cultural support
- $2,500
Portland Columbia Sympathy · Portland, OR · 2022
Cultural support
- $2,500
Stages of Life · Portland, OR · 2022
Cultural support
- $2,500
William Temple House · Portland, OR · 2022
Community support
- $2,200
Vancouver Ballet · Vancouver, WA · 2023
Cultural support
- $1,500
All Classical Portland · Portland, OR · 2024
Cultural support
- $1,500
Imago Theater · Portland, OR · 2023
Cultural support
- $1,500
Oregon Repertory Singers · Gladstone, OR · 2023
Cultural support
- $1,500
Oregon Society of Artists · Portland, OR · 2023
Cultural support
- $1,500
Partners for Healthy Students · Prescott, AZ · 2023
Community support
- $1,500
All Classical Portland · Portland, OR · 2022
Cultural support
- $1,500
Imago Theater · Portland, OR · 2022
Cultural support
- $1,500
Oregon Society of Artists · Portland, OR · 2022
Cultural support
- $1,298
Portland Fruit Tree Project · Portland, OR · 2023
Community support
- $1,068
Friends of the Gorge · Portland, OR · 2024
Community support
- $1,040
Coho Productions · Portland, OR · 2023
Cultural support
- $1,031
Irq Independent Publishers · Portland, OR · 2023
Community support
- $1,030
Habitat for Humanity · Portland, OR · 2024
Community support
Who else funds this kind of work
Same state
- Oregon Health & Science University42 grants · $569.5M
- The Oregon Community Foundation6,045 grants · $495.4M
- City Fund375 grants · $323.6M
Similar purposes
- The Jonathan M Tisch Family Foundation70 grants · $70.0M
- The Grace and Mercy Foundation243 grants · $75.1M
- Lannan Foundation378 grants · $157.8M
Similar grant size
- Enterprise Holdings Foundation30,880 grants · $360.4M
- State Employees Credit Union Foundation7,131 grants · $63.0M
- Seattle Foundation14,012 grants · $457.3M
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