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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 27-0858748

Darren Star Foundation

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $360,000 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

    $360,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $5,288,035

  • Tax year 2024

    $494,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $5,076,378

  • Tax year 2023

    $387,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $4,391,736

  • Tax year 2022

    $55,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $4,639,211

  • Tax year 2021

    $205,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $3,643,178

  • Tax year 2020

    $135,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $3,142,713

  • Tax year 2019

    $117,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $2,754,575

  • Tax year 2018

    $10,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $2,318,197

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Project Angel FoodLos Angeles, CA

    Capital Campaign for Project Angel Food

    $250,000
  2. Hamptons International Film Festival IncEast Hampton, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $25,000
  3. Jewish Federation Council of Greater Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA

    Charitable Event

    $25,000
  4. Jewish Federation Council of Greater Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $20,000
  5. National Rehabilitation Hospital IncColumbia, MD

    Charitable Event

    $15,000
  6. Trinity Episcopal Schools CorporationNew York, NY

    Trinity fund

    $15,000
  7. Family EqualityNew York, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health2 grants $265,00079% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $45,00013% of the total
  3. Education2 grants $25,0007% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California3 grants $295,000
  2. New York3 grants $50,000
  3. Maryland1 grant $15,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Darren B StarPres, Dir, Sec Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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