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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-4480084

The Lodestar Foundation

A private foundation in Phoenix, AZ. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 80 grants and $1.8 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.

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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

    $1,782,606

    Grants listed
    80
    Assets, end of year
    $131,116

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,362,528

    Grants listed
    52
    Assets, end of year
    $510,298

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,570,590

    Grants listed
    45
    Assets, end of year
    $402,285

  • Tax year 2022

    $940,166

    Grants listed
    40
    Assets, end of year
    $181,616

  • Tax year 2021

    $822,809

    Grants listed
    49
    Assets, end of year
    $649,601

  • Tax year 2020

    $886,378

    Grants listed
    40
    Assets, end of year
    $191,573

Grants paid in 2025

80 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Jewish Community Foundation of Greater PhoenixScottsdale, AZ

    General & Unrestricted

    $250,000
  2. Keep Our Republic Charitable FundWashington, DC

    Consulting Project

    $160,000
  3. Trustees of the University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA

    Philanthropy Workshop

    $75,000
  4. Arizona State University Foundation for A New AmerTempe, AZ

    McCain Institute's Partnership with the Athens Democracy Forum

    $50,000
  5. Civic VenturesSan Francisco, CA

    The Future of Together

    $50,000
  6. Social Venture Partners InternationalSeattle, WA

    Challenge fund

    $50,000
  7. Social Venture Partners InternationalSeattle, WA

    Challenge fund

    $50,000
  8. Valley of the Sun United WayPhoenix, AZ

    for general operations; Central Arizona Shelter Services, Banner Health Foundation and Alzheimer's Foundation for research and related activities, Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project

    $50,000
  9. Independent SectorWashington, DC

    Initiative for Strategic Volunteer Engagement - Integration and Operation Expenses - ISVE to Independent Sector

    $38,000
  10. Barrow Neurological FoundationPhoenix, AZ

    in support of the Pituitary Surgery Research Consortium

    $36,000
  11. Trustees of Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ

    To support research activity on the maintenance of the rule of law currently led by Professor Deborah Pearlstein in Princeton's Program on Law and Public Policy in the School of Public and International Affairs

    $35,000
  12. United Philanthropy ForumWashington, DC

    Charitable Event

    $35,000
  13. Cda Collaborative Learning Projects IncCambridge, MA

    Support for merger implementation between CDA Collaborative Learning and Local Capacities for Peace International

    $30,000
  14. Giving Tuesday IncBrooklyn, NY

    Support of merger exploration between Giving Tuesday and Philanthropy Together

    $30,000
  15. Seachange Capital Partners IncNew York, NY

    Administrative fund

    $28,138
  16. Seachange Capital Partners IncNew York, NY

    Administrative fund

    $26,846
  17. Thoreau Farm Trust IncConcord, MA

    Thoreau Farm Trust and The Thoreau Society merger implementation

    $26,500
  18. Seachange Capital Partners IncNew York, NY

    Administrative fund

    $25,629
  19. Arizona State University Foundation for A New AmerTempe, AZ

    McCain Institute - Human Rights Defenders

    $25,000
  20. Contina ImpactSan Francisco, CA

    Support general operating activities of Patriots and Pragmatists

    $25,000
  21. Reporters Committee for Freedom of the PressWashington, DC

    Administration of the Free Expression Legal Network

    $25,000
  22. Seachange Capital Partners IncNew York, NY

    to support the Massachusetts Funder Collaborative

    $25,000
  23. Synergos Institute IncNew York, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $25,000
  24. Seachange Capital Partners IncNew York, NY

    Support the collaboration between The Considered Ask and Migrate Art

    $22,222
  25. Seachange Capital Partners IncNew York, NY

    Support the collaboration between Fresh Energy and Canary Media

    $22,222
  26. Seachange Capital Partners IncNew York, NY

    Support the collaboration between Aurora Institute and The Learning Accelerator

    $21,333
  27. Seachange Capital Partners IncNew York, NY

    Support the collaboration between She's the First and Girl Rising

    $20,444
  28. Arouet FoundationPhoenix, AZ

    CASE Academy Trade Certification Program

    $20,000
  29. Seachange Capital Partners IncNew York, NY

    Sustained Collaboration Network - General Operating Expenses fund

    $20,000
  30. Seachange Capital Partners IncNew York, NY

    Support the collaboration between Resolution Project and Enactus

    $20,000
  31. The Project on Government Oversight IncWashington, DC

    Center for Public Integrity Transfer of Archives

    $20,000
  32. Seachange Capital Partners IncNew York, NY

    Support the collaboration between Custom Collaborative and Remake

    $18,311
  33. Seachange Capital Partners IncNew York, NY

    Support the collaboration between Breaking Barriers and RefuAid

    $17,778
  34. Seachange Capital Partners IncNew York, NY

    Support the collaboration between National Guild for Community Arts Education and Teaching Artists Guild

    $17,778
  35. Seachange Capital Partners IncNew York, NY

    ADMINISTRATIVE FUNd

    $16,972
  36. Seachange Capital Partners IncNew York, NY

    Support the collaboration between Water for Good and Lifewater International

    $16,889
  37. Seachange Capital Partners IncNew York, NY

    Support the collaboration between Moving Traditions and jGirls Magazine

    $16,000
  38. Seachange Capital Partners IncNew York, NY

    Support the collaboration between Springboard Collaborative and Future Forward

    $15,556
  39. Arizona Community FoundationPhoenix, AZ

    Partner Hub Fund

    $15,000
  40. The Bottom Line IncJamaica Plain, MA

    In support of the merger exploration between Bottom Line, Inc. and Get Schooled Foundation

    $15,000
  41. Nonprofit Management Center of the Permian BasinMidland, TX

    Nonprofit Management Center and Midland Shared Spaces Merger Exploration

    $14,800
  42. Seachange Capital Partners IncNew York, NY

    Support the collaboration between Deep South Today and The Current

    $13,333
  43. Seachange Capital Partners IncNew York, NY

    to support the collaboration between Youth In Need and University City Children's Center

    $13,333
  44. Seachange Capital Partners IncNew York, NY

    Support the collaboration between Leading Edge and JPro Network Inc

    $12,444
  45. Seachange Capital Partners IncNew York, NY

    Support the Entertainment Collaborative

    $11,556
  46. Arizona Community FoundationPhoenix, AZ

    General & Unrestricted

    $11,000
  47. Seachange Capital Partners IncNew York, NY

    Support the collaboration between Common Threads and Culinary Medicine Specialist Board

    $10,667
  48. Seachange Capital Partners IncNew York, NY

    Support the collaboration between Collab, Inc. and Social Enterprise Trust Inc

    $10,667
  49. Boys & Girls Aid Society of OregonPortland, OR

    Merger Exploration of Open Adoption and Family Services - Boys and Girls Aid

    $10,500
  50. Seachange Capital Partners IncNew York, NY

    Support Propel Impact

    $10,222
  51. Cda Collaborative Learning Projects IncCambridge, MA

    Support for merger implementation between CDA Collaborative Learning and Local Capacities for Peace International

    $10,000
  52. Historical League IncTempe, AZ

    General Operations - Supporting Turquoise & Treasures

    $10,000
  53. Idealistorg IncNew York, NY

    Implementation support for Idealist.org and VolunteerMatch.org merger

    $10,000
  54. Mollen Foundation for Childhood ObesityPhoenix, AZ

    50th Annual Phoenix fund and First Phoenix Marathon

    $10,000
  55. Seachange Capital Partners IncNew York, NY

    Support the collaboration between ACT Contemporary Theatre and Seattle Shakespeare Company

    $8,889
  56. Seachange Capital Partners IncNew York, NY

    Support the collaboration between Tanzania Economic Empowerment and Environmental Management Initiative and Wekeza Child Generation

    $8,889
  57. Seachange Capital Partners IncNew York, NY

    Support the collaboration between Christian Social Services of Illinois

    $8,889
  58. Seachange Capital Partners IncNew York, NY

    Nonprofit Repositioning Fund

    $8,000
  59. Seachange Capital Partners IncNew York, NY

    Support the collaboration between Syracuse Northeast Community Center and Northeast Hawley Development Association

    $8,000
  60. Social Good Fund IncRichmond, CA

    100 Who Care Alliance - Leadership Conference

    $7,500
  61. Seachange Capital Partners IncNew York, NY

    Support the collaboration between Prevent School Violence Illinois and Illinois Balanced and Restorative Justice

    $7,111
  62. Seachange Capital Partners IncNew York, NY

    Support the collaboration between Southside Together Organizing for Power and Not Me We

    $7,111
  63. Arizona Justice Project IncPhoenix, AZ

    General Operations - One Injustice Is One Too Many - Gala Event

    $6,000
  64. Arizona State University Foundation for A New AmerTempe, AZ

    Sandra Day O'Connor School of Law - in Memoriam of Milton R. Schroeder

    $5,000
  65. Center for the Future of ArizonaPhoenix, AZ

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  66. Global Fellows in CourageProvidence, RI

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  67. National Council of NonprofitsWashington, DC

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  68. National Kidney Foundation of ArizonaTempe, AZ

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  69. Not My Kid IncScottsdale, AZ

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  70. Phoenix Committee on Foreign RelationsPhoenix, AZ

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  71. Represent US Education FundFlorence, MA

    Scholarship Opportunities for American Democracy Summit

    $5,000
  72. Seachange Capital Partners IncNew York, NY

    NYMAC V fund

    $5,000
  73. St Paul Conservatory of MusicSaint Paul, MN

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  74. Seachange Capital Partners IncNew York, NY

    Support the collaboration between Southern Documentary Fund and Reel South

    $4,444
  75. Phoenix Sister Cities IncPhoenix, AZ

    Charitable Event

    $3,500
  76. Arizona Anti-Trafficking NetworkMesa, AZ

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,500
  77. Foundation for Post Conflict DevelopmentNew York, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,500
  78. Seachange Capital Partners IncNew York, NY

    Seed grant support for the Beginning

    $2,133
  79. Contina ImpactSan Francisco, CA

    Democracy Funders Network

    $1,000
  80. Maine Youth Leadership IncPortland, ME

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking44 grants $1,035,80663% of the total
  2. Civil rights2 grants $210,00013% of the total
  3. Education7 grants $158,50010% of the total
  4. Human services5 grants $52,8003% of the total
  5. International aid6 grants $51,0003% of the total
  6. Arts and culture3 grants $41,5003% of the total
  7. 5 other causes7 grants $88,0005% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York38 grants $569,306
  2. Arizona18 grants $514,000
  3. Maryland1 grant $160,000
  4. District of Columbia5 grants $123,000
  5. Washington2 grants $100,000
  6. Massachusetts5 grants $86,500
  7. California4 grants $83,500
  8. Pennsylvania1 grant $75,000
  9. New Jersey1 grant $35,000
  10. Texas1 grant $14,800

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • I Jerome HirschDir, Sec Hours 5Pay $0
  • Lois SavagePres Hours 20Pay $110,000

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