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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-0292721

Star Foundation

A private foundation in Houston, TX. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 2 grants and $1.6 million 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $1,600,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $34,779,268

  • Tax year 2024

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $21,149,496

  • Tax year 2023

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $20,221,649

  • Tax year 2022

    $50,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $8,857,958

  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $7,797,174

  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $6,166,101

Grants paid in 2025

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. National Philanthropic TrustConshohocken, PA

    To provide general support for future distributions to various qualified 501(c)(3) public charities. These funds will be used exclusively for charitable, educational, or other exempt purposes.

    $1,400,000
  2. StagesHouston, TX

    To support their year-round series of shows and providing meaningful employment for hundreds of houston performers, creators, writers, musicians, technicians, and staff.

    $200,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $1,400,00088% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $200,00012% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York1 grant $1,400,000
  2. Texas1 grant $200,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Russell D GordyTRUSTEE/DIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Glenda J GordyTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Shaun C GordyTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Garrett R GordyTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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