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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 04-6026648

The Stare Fund

A private foundation in Boston, MA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 46 grants and $585,141 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Nov 30, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $585,141

    Grants listed
    46
    Assets, end of year
    $13,964,979

  • Tax year 2023

    $536,728

    Grants listed
    49
    Assets, end of year
    $13,300,915

  • Tax year 2022

    $568,361

    Grants listed
    44
    Assets, end of year
    $11,208,829

  • Tax year 2021

    $626,337

    Grants listed
    41
    Assets, end of year
    $9,306,998

  • Tax year 2020

    $531,018

    Grants listed
    42
    Assets, end of year
    $9,685,217

  • Tax year 2019

    $499,197

    Grants listed
    44
    Assets, end of year
    $9,058,191

  • Tax year 2018

    $486,677

    Grants listed
    41
    Assets, end of year
    $9,290,090

  • Tax year 2017

    $480,000

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $8,976,728

Grants paid in 2024

46 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Chicago Jazz Orchestra AssociationSkokie, IL

    General Purpose

    $105,047
  2. Chicago Youth Symphony OrchestrasChicago, IL

    General Purpose

    $50,000
  3. Santa Rosa Symphony AssociationSanta Rosa, CA

    General Purpose

    $42,500
  4. Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL

    General Purpose

    $40,000
  5. ACLUNew York, NY

    General Purpose

    $35,047
  6. Jewish Family Service of MetrowestFlorham Park, NJ

    General Purpose

    $25,000
  7. Global Partners for DevelopmentPetaluma, CA

    General Purpose

    $22,000
  8. Hearthstone VillageUkiah, CA

    General Purpose

    $15,000
  9. LSU FoundationBaton Rouge, LA

    General Purpose

    $15,000
  10. St Vincent de Paul PlaceMiddletown, CT

    General Purpose

    $15,000
  11. Roosevelt UniversityChicago, IL

    General Purpose

    $14,000
  12. Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of TechnologyBoston, MA

    General Purpose

    $13,000
  13. Natick Service CouncilNatick, MA

    General Purpose

    $13,000
  14. Healdsburg Jazz FestHealdsburg, CA

    General Purpose

    $12,500
  15. Friend Memorial Public LibraryBrooklin, ME

    General Purpose

    $12,000
  16. Health Horizons International FoundationBloomfield, CT

    General Purpose

    $12,000
  17. Malta House of CareHartford, CT

    General Purpose

    $11,000
  18. Career Technical Education FoundationSanta Rosa, CA

    General Purpose

    $10,000
  19. Northeast Woodland Chartered Public SchoolConway, NH

    General Purpose

    $10,000
  20. Rural California Broadcasting CorporationRohnert Park, CA

    General Purpose

    $10,000
  21. Southern Poverty Law CenterMontgomery, AL

    General Purpose

    $10,000
  22. University of Colorado FoundationDenver, CO

    General Purpose

    $10,000
  23. Maine Mobile Health ProgramAugusta, ME

    General Purpose

    $8,000
  24. Maine Coast Heritage TrustTopsham, ME

    General Purpose

    $6,000
  25. American Cancer SocietyHagerstown, MD

    General Purpose

    $5,000
  26. Blue Hill Society for Aid to ChildrenBlue Hill, ME

    General Purpose

    $5,000
  27. Catholic Charities Santa RosaSanta Rosa, CA

    General Purpose

    $5,000
  28. Kismet Rock FoundationNorth Conway, NH

    General Purpose

    $5,000
  29. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA

    General Purpose

    $5,000
  30. National Multiple Sclerosis SocietyNew York, NY

    General Purpose

    $5,000
  31. Planned Parenthood Federation of AmericaNew York, NY

    General Purpose

    $5,000
  32. Sonoma State UniversityRohnert Park, CA

    General Purpose

    $5,000
  33. Trad JassSanta Rosa, CA

    General Purpose

    $4,000
  34. Needham Community Council IncNeedham, MA

    General Purpose

    $3,047
  35. Durham Public LibraryDurham, CT

    General Purpose

    $3,000
  36. Reach For HomeHealdsburg, CA

    General Purpose

    $2,500
  37. Russian RiverkeeperHealdsburg, CA

    General Purpose

    $2,500
  38. Chicago Symphony OrchestraChicago, IL

    General Purpose

    $2,000
  39. National Alliance on Mental IllnessArlington, VA

    General Purpose

    $2,000
  40. National Association of Railroad PassengersWashington, DC

    General Purpose

    $2,000
  41. Stop Poverty FoundationWest Covina, CA

    General Purpose

    $2,000
  42. Unitarian Universalist Congregation Santa RosaSanta Rosa, CA

    General Purpose

    $2,000
  43. Healdsburg Center for the ArtsHealdsburg, CA

    General Purpose

    $1,000
  44. Luther Burbank Center for the ArtsSanta Rosa, CA

    General Purpose

    $1,000
  45. Nature ConservancyArlington, VA

    General Purpose

    $1,000
  46. Santa Rosa PlayersSanta Rosa, CA

    General Purpose

    $1,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Arts and culture5 grants $96,50028% of the total
  2. Education8 grants $80,00023% of the total
  3. Sports and recreation2 grants $45,00013% of the total
  4. Health5 grants $41,00012% of the total
  5. International aid3 grants $34,00010% of the total
  6. Human services2 grants $17,5005% of the total
  7. 3 other causes5 grants $33,50010% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois5 grants $211,047
  2. California16 grants $138,000
  3. New York3 grants $45,047
  4. Connecticut4 grants $41,000
  5. Massachusetts4 grants $34,047
  6. Maine4 grants $31,000
  7. New Jersey1 grant $25,000
  8. Louisiana1 grant $15,000
  9. New Hampshire2 grants $15,000
  10. Alabama1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Mary S WilkinsonTrustee Hours 0.3Pay $0
  • David S StareTrustee Hours 0.3Pay $0
  • Maria StareTrustee Hours 0.3Pay $0

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