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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 13-6161266

Star Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Little Falls, NJ. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 58 grants and $63,375 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 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 2025

    $63,375

    Grants listed
    58
    Assets, end of year
    $1,012,077

  • Tax year 2024

    $66,800

    Grants listed
    73
    Assets, end of year
    $1,000,131

  • Tax year 2023

    $50,850

    Grants listed
    39
    Assets, end of year
    $1,016,900

  • Tax year 2022

    $57,373

    Grants listed
    48
    Assets, end of year
    $610,388

  • Tax year 2021

    $50,962

    Grants listed
    59
    Assets, end of year
    $566,353

  • Tax year 2020

    $50,956

    Grants listed
    58
    Assets, end of year
    $530,644

  • Tax year 2019

    $54,944

    Grants listed
    61
    Assets, end of year
    $509,785

  • Tax year 2018

    $46,225

    Grants listed
    43
    Assets, end of year
    $556,029

Grants paid in 2025

58 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Hidden B Ranch Donkey RescueSanta Rosa Valley, CA

    General purpose

    $2,500
  2. Zero Prostate CancerWashington, DC

    General purpose

    $2,500
  3. PhilabundancePhiladelphia, PA

    General purpose

    $2,500
  4. Kesher Israel SynagogueWest Chester, PA

    General purpose

    $2,500
  5. Muddy Paws RescueNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $2,000
  6. Casa EssexNewark, NJ

    General purpose

    $2,000
  7. People's ForumNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $2,000
  8. MetavivorMiddleton, WI

    General purpose

    $2,000
  9. Direct ReliefNew Hyde Park, NY

    General purpose

    $1,500
  10. American Red CrossBoone, IA

    General purpose

    $1,500
  11. Democracy Forward FDNWashington, DC

    General purpose

    $1,500
  12. AIDS UnitedWashington, DC

    General purpose

    $1,500
  13. ScienceandElkins Park, PA

    General purpose

    $1,500
  14. Reproductive Freedom for All FDNWashington, DC

    General purpose

    $1,500
  15. Final Exit NetworkTallahassee, FL

    General purpose

    $1,500
  16. Kesher Israel SynagogueWest Chester, PA

    General purpose

    $1,500
  17. Chance of A Lifetime (colt)Santa Fe, NM

    General purpose

    $1,500
  18. Hillel at West Chester UniversityWest Chester, PA

    General purpose

    $1,500
  19. ScienceandElkins Park, PA

    General purpose

    $1,500
  20. Citizens for Resp&ethics (crew)Washington, DC

    General purpose

    $1,000
  21. Princeton Univ Faith & Work InitiativePrinceton, NJ

    General purpose

    $1,000
  22. ACLU FoundationNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $1,000
  23. Good Vibrations RecoveryAidan, PA

    General purpose

    $1,000
  24. Sierra Club FDNOakland, CA

    General purpose

    $1,000
  25. Leukemia & Lymphoma SocietyWashington, DC

    General purpose

    $1,000
  26. National Pancreas FoundationBethesda, MD

    General purpose

    $1,000
  27. Appalachian Trail ConservancyHarpers Ferry, WV

    General purpose

    $1,000
  28. Hillel InternationalWashington, DC

    General purpose

    $1,000
  29. Helen Keller IntlNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $1,000
  30. Chabad at Wake Forest UWinston Salem, NC

    General purpose

    $1,000
  31. Boys Town JerusalemNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $1,000
  32. Individual

    General purpose

    $1,000
  33. Compassion & ChoicesLittleton, CO

    General purpose

    $1,000
  34. Gbscidp Foundation InternationalConshohocken, PA

    General purpose

    $1,000
  35. Public CounselLos Angeles, CA

    General purpose

    $1,000
  36. Pen AmericaNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $1,000
  37. Dave Thomas FDN for AdoptionDublin, OH

    General purpose

    $1,000
  38. Habitat for Humanity (newark)Newark, NJ

    General purpose

    $1,000
  39. Good Vibrations RecoveryAidan, PA

    General purpose

    $1,000
  40. West Chester Food CupboardWest Chester, PA

    General purpose

    $1,000
  41. Safe Harbor Chester CountyWest Chester, PA

    General purpose

    $1,000
  42. Battlefield Commander FoundationHoboken, NJ

    General purpose

    $500
  43. Pasadena HumanePasadena, CA

    General purpose

    $500
  44. Common Cause Education FundWashington, DC

    General purpose

    $500
  45. Immigrant Legal Resource CenterSan Francisco, CA

    General purpose

    $500
  46. American OversightOakland, CA

    General purpose

    $500
  47. Second Harvest Food Bank of NWNCWinston Salem, NC

    General purpose

    $500
  48. Travis Mills FoundationMount Vernon, ME

    General purpose

    $500
  49. Undue Medical DebtLong Island City, NY

    General purpose

    $500
  50. Congregation Adath JeshurunMelrose Park, PA

    General purpose

    $500
  51. National Coalition Against CensorshipNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $500
  52. Toni's KitchenMontclair, NJ

    General purpose

    $500
  53. Authors Guild FoundationNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $500
  54. Hiway Theatre IncJenkintown, PA

    General purpose

    $250
  55. Weaver's Way Community FundPhiladelphia, PA

    General purpose

    $250
  56. Cupid's Chase 5K King of PrussiaNorristown, PA

    General purpose

    $200
  57. Charity WatchChicago, IL

    General purpose

    $100
  58. Charity WatchChicago, IL

    General purpose

    $75

Where the money goes

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

  1. Food and agriculture3 grants $3,75015% of the total
  2. Health2 grants $3,50014% of the total
  3. Human services3 grants $3,00012% of the total
  4. Science and technology2 grants $3,00012% of the total
  5. Civil rights3 grants $2,50010% of the total
  6. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $2,0008% of the total
  7. 8 other causes8 grants $7,50030% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania15 grants $17,200
  2. New York9 grants $10,500
  3. District of Columbia7 grants $8,000
  4. California6 grants $6,000
  5. New Jersey5 grants $5,000
  6. Virginia1 grant $2,500
  7. Wisconsin1 grant $2,000
  8. Florida1 grant $1,500
  9. Iowa1 grant $1,500
  10. North Carolina2 grants $1,500

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Michael SmoloweDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jill SmoloweDIRECTOR Hours 3.5Pay $0
  • Jonathan SmoloweDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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