Funding search · EIN 363208973 · Highland Park, IL

Robert & Susan Star Foundation

Name: Robert & Susan Star Foundation grants, 2021–2024
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.

72
grants reported: $48,785
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $250
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. 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

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

The Sparks Foundation2 grants · $10,000
American College of Chest Physicians1 grant · $10,000
Build3 grants · $3,500
Build Chicago1 grant · $3,000
Southern Poverty Law Center1 grant · $2,000
North Suburban Legal Aid Clinic3 grants · $1,500
University of Chicago Law School3 grants · $1,500
Misericordia Family Association3 grants · $1,500
Aclu Foundation1 grant · $1,000
Writers Theatre Chicago2 grants · $1,000

Giving over time

$15,685

2021

$10,450

2022

$4,900

2023

$17,750

2024

Grant history

All 72 reported grants, largest first.

$10,000
American College of Chest Physicians · Glenview, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
$5,000
The Sparks Foundation · Houston, TX · 2022
Unrestricted
$5,000
The Sparks Foundation · Houstoun, TX · 2021
Unrestricted
$3,000
Build Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2021
Unrestricted
$2,000
Build · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
$2,000
Southern Poverty Law Center · Montgomery, AL · 2021
Unrestricted
$1,000
Mass Teacher Resources · Woburn, MA · 2024
Unrestricted
$1,000
Build · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted
$1,000
Aclu Foundation · New York, NY · 2021
Unrestricted
$500
Misericordia Family Association · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
$500
North Suburban Legal Aid Clinic · Highland Park, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
$500
University of Chicago Law School · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
$500
Waking in the Schools - Wits · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
$500
Writers Theatre · Glencoe, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
$500
Justice in Motion · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Unrestricted
$500
Misericordia Family Association · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted
$500
Music of the Baroque · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted
$500
Psa Project · Telluride, CO · 2023
Unrestricted
$500
Build · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted
$500
Misericordia Family Association · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted
$500
North Suburban Legal Aid Clinic · Highland Park, IL · 2022
Unrestricted
$500
University of Chicago Law School · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted
$500
Writers Theatre Chicago · Glencoe, IL · 2022
Unrestricted
$500
Misericordia · Chicago, IL · 2021
Unrestricted
$500
North Suburban Legal Aid Clinic · Highland Park, IL · 2021
Unrestricted
$500
University of Chicago Law School · Chicago, IL · 2021
Unrestricted
$500
Writers Theatre Chicago · Glencoe, IL · 2021
Unrestricted
$300
Chicago Botanical Garden · Glencoe, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
$300
Chicago Botanical Garden · Glencoe, IL · 2023
Unrestricted
$300
Chicago Botanic Garden · Glencoe, IL · 2022
Unrestricted
$300
Chicago Botanic Garden · Glencoe, IL · 2021
Unrestricted
$250
Covenant House Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
$250
Jewish Child and Family Services · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
$250
Keshet · Northbrook, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
$250
National Immigrant Justice Center · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
$250
National Peace Corps Association · Washington, DC · 2024
Unrestricted
$250
Young Center for Immigrant Children'S Rights · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
$250
Jewish Child and Family Services · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted
$250
Keshet · Northbrook, IL · 2023
Unrestricted
$250
National Immigrant Justice Center · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted
$250
National Peace Corps Association · Washington, DC · 2023
Unrestricted
$250
Waking in the Schools - Wits · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted
$250
Young Center for Immigrant Children'S Rights · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted
$250
American Red Cross · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted
$250
Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted
$250
Jewish Child and Family Services · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted
$250
Keshet · Northbrook, IL · 2022
Unrestricted
$250
Telluride Medical Center Foundation · Telluride, CO · 2022
Unrestricted
$250
Urban Gateways · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted
$250
Everytown for Gun Safety · New York, NY · 2021
Unrestricted
$250
Fenix Family Health Center · Highwood, IL · 2021
Unrestricted
$250
Jewish Child and Family Services · Chicago, IL · 2021
Unrestricted
$250
Keshet · Northbrook, IL · 2021
Unrestricted
$250
National Peace Corp Ass'N · Washington, DC · 2021
Unrestricted
$250
Telluride Medical Center Foundation · Telluride, CO · 2021
Unrestricted
$250
Urban Gateways · Chicago, IL · 2021
Unrestricted
$200
North Shore Senior Center · Northfield, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
$200
Hands of Peace · Glenview, IL · 2022
Unrestricted
$200
National Peace Corps Association · Washington, DC · 2022
Unrestricted
$200
Sierra Club · Oakland, CA · 2022
Unrestricted
$200
Young Center for Immigrant Children'S Rights · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted
$200
The Josselyn Center · Northfield, IL · 2021
Unrestricted
$200
Young Center for Immigrant Children'S Rights · Chicago, IL · 2021
Unrestricted
$150
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted
$150
Art Institute · Chicago, IL · 2021
Unrestricted
$100
Helping the Poor · Highland Park, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
$100
Sierra Club · Oakland, CA · 2024
Unrestricted
$100
Sierra Club · Oakland, CA · 2023
Unrestricted
$100
Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinsons · New York, NY · 2022
Unrestricted
$100
North Shore Senior Center · Northfield, IL · 2022
Unrestricted
$85
Museum of Contemporary Art · Chicago, IL · 2021
Unrestricted
$50
St Labre Indian School · Ashland, MT · 2024
Unrestricted

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