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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 47-5288182

Bluestar Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Mill Valley, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 11 grants and $85,611 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

    $85,611

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $2,176,283

  • Tax year 2024

    $79,179

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $2,238,300

  • Tax year 2023

    $154,500

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $2,304,314

  • Tax year 2022

    $692,807

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $2,198,212

  • Tax year 2021

    $56,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,348,728

  • Tax year 2020

    $27,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,405,134

  • Tax year 2019

    $26,700

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $276,685

  • Tax year 2018

    $20,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $182,514

Grants paid in 2025

11 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Mobile MantraTopanga, CA

    General & unrestricted

    $30,552
  2. Mobile MantraTopanga, CA

    General & unrestricted

    $30,059
  3. Artists Space IncNew York, NY

    General & unrestricted

    $5,000
  4. Art Rocks Club HouseSan Francisco, CA

    General & unrestricted

    $5,000
  5. Ca Trust for Public LandPasadena, CA

    General & unrestricted

    $5,000
  6. Small Hope Bay FoundationFort Lauderdale, FL

    General & unrestricted

    $3,000
  7. GaianetworkWilmington, DE

    General & unrestricted

    $3,000
  8. The International Snow Leopard TrusSeattle, WA

    General & unrestricted

    $1,000
  9. WildcareSan Rafael, CA

    General & unrestricted

    $1,000
  10. Greater Farallones AssociationSan Francisco, CA

    General & unrestricted

    $1,000
  11. Marin Agricultural Land TrustPoint Reyes Station, CA

    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. Human services2 grants $60,61186% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $5,0007% of the total
  3. Environment1 grant $3,0004% of the total
  4. Animals1 grant $1,0001% of the total
  5. Food and agriculture1 grant $1,0001% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California7 grants $73,611
  2. New York1 grant $5,000
  3. Delaware1 grant $3,000
  4. Florida1 grant $3,000
  5. Washington1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Stephanie StevensPRES, DIR, S Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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