Funding search · EIN 475288182 · Mill Valley, CA
Bluestar Charitable 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.
- 41
- grants reported
- $1.0M
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $1,500
- 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.
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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.
- Mobile Mantra2 grants · $709,807
- Mobile Mantra3 grants · $117,790
- Mountain Arts Network1 grant · $100,000
- Artists Space4 grants · $22,500
- Art Rocks Club House3 grants · $15,000
- Ca Trust for Public Land3 grants · $15,000
- Small Hope Bay Foundation3 grants · $11,000
- The International Snow Leopard Trus4 grants · $4,000
- Greater Farallones Association4 grants · $4,000
- Wildcare4 grants · $4,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 41 reported grants, largest first.
- $684,807
Mobile Mantra · Topanga, CA · 2022
General & unrestricted
- $100,000
Mountain Arts Network · Lake Arrowhead, CA · 2023
General & unrestricted
- $57,179
Mobile Mantra · Topanga, CA · 2024
General & unrestricted
- $30,552
Mobile Mantra · Topanga, CA · 2025
General & unrestricted
- $30,059
Mobile Mantra · Topanga, CA · 2025
General & unrestricted
- $25,000
Mobile Mantra · Topanga, CA · 2023
General & unrestricted
- $7,500
Artists Space · New York City, NY · 2023
General & unrestricted
- $5,000
Art Rocks Club House · San Francisco, CA · 2025
General & unrestricted
- $5,000
Artists Space · New York City, NY · 2025
General & unrestricted
- $5,000
Ca Trust for Public Land · Pasadena, CA · 2025
General & unrestricted
- $5,000
Art Rocks Club House · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General & unrestricted
- $5,000
Artists Space · New York City, NY · 2024
General & unrestricted
- $5,000
Ca Trust for Public Land · Pasadena, CA · 2024
General & unrestricted
- $5,000
Art Rocks Club House · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General & unrestricted
- $5,000
Ca Trust for Public Land · Pasadena, CA · 2023
General & unrestricted
- $5,000
Small Hope Bay Foundation · Fort Lauderdale, FL · 2023
General & unrestricted
- $5,000
Artists Space · New York City, NY · 2022
General & unrestricted
- $3,000
Gaianetwork · Wilmington, DE · 2025
General & unrestricted
- $3,000
Small Hope Bay Foundation · Fort Lauderdale, FL · 2025
General & unrestricted
- $3,000
Small Hope Bay Foundation · Fort Lauderdale, FL · 2024
General & unrestricted
- $1,500
Greater Farallones Association · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General & unrestricted
- $1,500
The International Snow Leopard Trus · Seattle, WA · 2023
General & unrestricted
- $1,500
Wildcare · San Rafael, CA · 2023
General & unrestricted
- $1,000
Greater Farallones Association · San Francisco, CA · 2025
General & unrestricted
- $1,000
Marin Agricultural Land Trust · Point Reyes Station, CA · 2025
General & unrestricted
- $1,000
The International Snow Leopard Trus · Seattle, WA · 2025
General & unrestricted
- $1,000
Wildcare · San Rafael, CA · 2025
General & unrestricted
- $1,000
Greater Farallones Association · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General & unrestricted
- $1,000
Marin Agricultural Land Trust · Point Reyes Station, CA · 2024
General & unrestricted
- $1,000
The International Snow Leopard Trus · Seattle, WA · 2024
General & unrestricted
- $1,000
Wildcare · San Rafael, CA · 2024
General & unrestricted
- $1,000
Marin Agricultural Land Trust · Point Reyes Station, CA · 2023
General & unrestricted
- $500
Ca Fire Foundation · Sacramento, CA · 2023
General & unrestricted
- $500
Nature Conservancy Ca Chapter · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General & unrestricted
- $500
The Sierra Club · Oakland, CA · 2023
General & unrestricted
- $500
Ca Fire Foundation · Sacramento, CA · 2022
General & unrestricted
- $500
Greater Farallones Association · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General & unrestricted
- $500
Nature Conservancy Ca Chapter · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General & unrestricted
- $500
The International Snow Leopard Trus · Seattle, WA · 2022
General & unrestricted
- $500
The Sierra Club · Oakland, CA · 2022
General & unrestricted
- $500
Wildcare · San Rafael, CA · 2022
General & unrestricted
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