The Florida State Capitol

Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 46-1477949

Star Family Foundation

A private foundation in Miami, FL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 9 grants and $1.3 million paid in grants.

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

    $1,255,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $32,361,057
  • Tax year 2024

    $1,025,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $9,280,487
  • Tax year 2023

    $950,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $9,197,620
  • Tax year 2022

    $975,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $9,372,488
  • Tax year 2021

    $1,100,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $10,211,272
  • Tax year 2020

    $905,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $10,147,360
  • Tax year 2019

    $798,100

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $8,537,931
  • Tax year 2018

    $677,451

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $8,970,311

Grants paid in 2025

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Aspen Community FoundationBasalt, CO

    General purposes

    $470,000
  2. Boys & Girls Club of ChicagoChicago, IL

    General purpose

    $200,000
  3. Boys & Girls Club of Newport CountyNewport, RI

    General purpose

    $200,000
  4. Audrain Automobile Museum IncNewport, RI

    General purpose

    $110,000
  5. MLK Community Center IncNewport, RI

    General purposes

    $100,000
  6. Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL

    General purpose

    $50,000
  7. National Defense University FoundationWashington, DC

    General purpose

    $50,000
  8. Newport Hospital Foundation IncNewport, RI

    General purpose

    $50,000
  9. University of MiamiCoral Gables, FL

    General purpose

    $25,000

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 $470,00067% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $110,00016% of the total
  3. Health1 grant $50,0007% of the total
  4. Sports and recreation1 grant $50,0007% of the total
  5. Education1 grant $25,0004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Colorado1 grant $470,000
  2. Rhode Island4 grants $460,000
  3. Illinois2 grants $250,000
  4. District of Columbia1 grant $50,000
  5. Florida1 grant $25,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • James A StarPRESIDENT/SECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0
  • Jonathan StarDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Rachel H StarDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Stephanie C StarVICE PRESIDENT/TREASURER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Bob PeckSPECIAL DIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

More foundations

Similar foundations

Same main cause (philanthropy and grantmaking), giving between a quarter and four times this foundation’s where possible, nearby first.

  1. The Braman Family 2011 Charitable FoundationMiami, FL 1 grant Accepts applications $1,000,000 giving
  2. Irma and Norman Braman Art FoundationMiami, FL 1 grant Accepts applications $983,650 giving
  3. The Jayne and Leonard Abess Foundation IncMiami, FL 18 grants Preselected only $818,175 giving
  4. Esserman Family FoundationMiami, FL 2 grants Accepts applications $2,230,374 giving
  5. Perlmeter Family FoundationMiami, FL 4 grants Preselected only $2,249,949 giving