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 20222025. 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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  • 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

$692,807
2022
$154,500
2023
$79,179
2024
$85,611
2025

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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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.