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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 46-5425456

The North Star Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 56 grants and $15.2 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

    $15,193,596

    Grants listed
    56
    Assets, end of year
    $20,553,696

  • Tax year 2023

    $4,605,000

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $18,776,325

  • Tax year 2022

    $11,746,750

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $11,244,557

  • Tax year 2021

    $6,072,000

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $15,361,771

  • Tax year 2020

    $3,839,000

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $15,075,546

  • Tax year 2019

    $3,355,460

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $8,715,225

  • Tax year 2018

    $2,491,394

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $7,401,050

Grants paid in 2024

56 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Planned Parenthood Federation of AmericaNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $4,000,000
  2. The Colorado CollegeColorado SPGS, CO

    General purposes

    $1,559,000
  3. Protestant Episcopal CathedralBoston, MA

    General

    $1,250,000
  4. Capital Area Food BankWashington, DC

    General

    $1,100,000
  5. Feel Good ActionSeattle, WA

    General

    $1,000,000
  6. Seattle Aquarium SocietySeattle, WA

    General operating

    $801,000
  7. Conservation InternationalArlington, VA

    General purposes

    $570,000
  8. Malala FundWashington, DC

    General

    $550,000
  9. United Services Organization (USO)Washington, DC

    General purposes

    $500,000
  10. New Jersey Institute for Social JusticeNewark, NJ

    General operating

    $350,000
  11. Everybody MattersPhoenix, AZ

    General purposes

    $300,000
  12. Armand Hammer Museum of Art and Cultural CenterLos Angeles, CA

    General

    $276,596
  13. Habitat for Humanity of the Roaring ForkGlenwood Springs, CO

    General

    $250,000
  14. Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, OH

    General purposes

    $250,000
  15. Northwest Harvest EmmSeattle, WA

    General support

    $200,000
  16. Amigos of Costa Rica IncWest Chester, PA

    General purposes

    $110,000
  17. Valley SettlementSilt, CO

    General

    $100,000
  18. Washington School for GirlsWashington, DC

    General

    $100,000
  19. Colorado Rocky Mountain SchoolCarbondale, CO

    General purpose

    $100,000
  20. College of William & Mary FoundationWilliamsburg, VA

    General purposes

    $100,000
  21. Family Law Casa of King CountyTukwila, WA

    General operating

    $100,000
  22. Interfaith Works of Central New York IncRockville, MD

    General support

    $100,000
  23. American University WamuWashington, DC

    General support

    $100,000
  24. Wild Montana Action FundHelena, MT

    General operating

    $100,000
  25. United Way of King CountySeattle, WA

    General operating

    $100,000
  26. TreehouseSeattle, WA

    General operating

    $100,000
  27. ReprohubSeattle, WA

    General

    $75,000
  28. Generation HopeWashington, DC

    General

    $75,000
  29. HomefrontLawrenceville, NJ

    General

    $75,000
  30. Response AspenAspen, CO

    General

    $50,000
  31. Aspen Center for Environmental StudiesAspen, CO

    General

    $50,000
  32. The Aspen Institute IncWashington, DC

    General

    $50,000
  33. Aspen Community FoundationBasalt, CO

    General

    $50,000
  34. Stepping Stones of the Roaring ForkCarbondale, CO

    General

    $50,000
  35. Center for Human Services NWShoreline, WA

    General operating

    $50,000
  36. Plymouth Housing GroupSeattle, WA

    General

    $50,000
  37. Scholarchips IncWashington, DC

    General purpose

    $50,000
  38. The Hotchkiss SchoolLakeville, CT

    General purposes

    $50,000
  39. Fisher House FoundationRockville, MD

    General purposes

    $50,000
  40. Food Bank of Central & Eastern NCRaleigh, NC

    General

    $50,000
  41. National Outdoor Leadership SchoolLander, WY

    General purposes

    $50,000
  42. Roaring Fork Public Radio IncAspen, CO

    General

    $30,000
  43. The GrowhausDenver, CO

    General

    $30,000
  44. Voces UnidasGlenwood Springs, CO

    General

    $30,000
  45. Alpine Legal ServicesGlenwood SPGS, CO

    General

    $25,000
  46. Bard CollegeAnnandale, NY

    General

    $25,000
  47. Solid Ground WashingtonSeattle, WA

    General operating

    $25,000
  48. Crossroads Community Food NetworkTakoma Park, MD

    General

    $20,000
  49. English in ActionCarbondale, CO

    General

    $20,000
  50. Blue Lake PreschoolCarbondale, CO

    General

    $20,000
  51. Peacejam FoundationDenver, CO

    General

    $20,000
  52. Greenway Middle SchoolPhoenix, AZ

    General support

    $15,000
  53. Resource Area for TeachingSan Jose, CA

    General

    $15,000
  54. Sweetwater Community SchoolPhoenix, AZ

    General purpose

    $12,000
  55. Pitt Hopkins Research FoundationWinston Salem, NC

    General

    $10,000
  56. Pedigree FoundationFranklin, TN

    General operating

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education13 grants $2,889,00039% of the total
  2. Environment4 grants $1,200,00016% of the total
  3. Food and agriculture3 grants $1,170,00016% of the total
  4. Animals1 grant $801,00011% of the total
  5. Human services3 grants $750,00010% of the total
  6. Philanthropy and grantmaking3 grants $155,0002% of the total
  7. 7 other causes9 grants $465,0006% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York2 grants $4,025,000
  2. Washington10 grants $2,501,000
  3. District of Columbia7 grants $2,475,000
  4. Colorado16 grants $2,434,000
  5. Massachusetts1 grant $1,250,000
  6. Virginia2 grants $670,000
  7. New Jersey2 grants $425,000
  8. Arizona3 grants $327,000
  9. California2 grants $291,596
  10. Ohio1 grant $250,000

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • Valerie A MarsCHAIRMAN Hours 1Pay $0
  • Philip M WhiteCHAIRMAN Hours 1Pay $0
  • Christopher M WhiteVICE-CHAIRMAN Hours 1Pay $0
  • Justin F WhiteVICE-CHAIRMAN Hours 1Pay $0
  • Kelly J ChapmanVICE-CHAIRMAN Hours 1Pay $0
  • Molly Christine LynchVICE-CHAIRMAN Hours 1Pay $0

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