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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 41-6030832

Northern Star Foundation

A private foundation in St Paul, MN. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 7 grants and $212,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Oct 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $212,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $3,928,525

  • Tax year 2023

    $212,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $3,877,079

  • Tax year 2022

    $212,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $4,005,744

  • Tax year 2021

    $212,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $4,865,518

  • Tax year 2020

    $232,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $5,244,570

  • Tax year 2019

    $232,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $4,624,642

  • Tax year 2018

    $232,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $4,808,714

Grants paid in 2024

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Hamm ClinicSt Paul, MN

    General fund - community projects

    $100,000
  2. Peggy Adams Animal Rescue LeagueWest Palm BCH, FL

    General fund - community projects

    $50,000
  3. Nature Conservancy - Florida ChapterWinter Park, FL

    General fund - community projects

    $16,000
  4. ASPCANew York, NY

    General fund - community projects

    $15,000
  5. Humane Society of the USWashington, DC

    General fund - community projects

    $15,000
  6. Palm Beach Island Cats IncPalm Beach, FL

    General fund - community projects

    $10,000
  7. 1000 Friends of FloridaTallahassee, FL

    General fund - community projects

    $6,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals3 grants $75,00093% of the total
  2. Environment1 grant $6,0007% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Minnesota1 grant $100,000
  2. Florida4 grants $82,000
  3. District of Columbia1 grant $15,000
  4. New York1 grant $15,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Edward H Hamm JrVICE PRESIDENT, TREASURER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Candace S HammPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Katherine HaskinsASSISTANT TREASURER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Alexandra Hamm RyanVICE PRESIDENT, SECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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