Private foundation · EIN 04-6026648

The Stare Fund

Preselected only

Boston, MA

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Tax year 2024 (period ending 2025-11-30) · Filed with IRS 2026 · Data as of 2026-10-24 · View filing on ProPublica · Source: IRS e-file object 202600389349100500
Total assets (EOY)$13,964,979
Grants paid$585,141
Typical (median) grant$7,000
Grants listed46
Giving in home state (MA)6%

Grant size distribution

RangeGrants
Under $5K14
$5K–$25K26
$25K–$100K5
$100K+1

Smallest $1,000 · Largest $105,047

Geographic focus

IL
36%
CA
24%
NY
8%
CT
7%
MA
6%
ME
5%
NJ
4%
LA
3%

Common purposes

Purposes mostly listed as general support.

Giving history

Tax yearContributions paidTotal assetsGrants listed
2022$568,361$11,208,82944
2023$536,728$13,300,91549
2024$585,141$13,964,97946

Years shown are the filings ingested so far; more years are added as additional IRS batches are processed.

How to apply

This foundation checked Part XV line 2 of its 990-PF: it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Source: 990-PF Part XV line 2, tax year 2024.

Top recipients (tax year 2024)

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
Chicago Jazz Orchestra AssociationSkokie, ILGeneral Purpose$105,047
Chicago Youth Symphony OrchestrasChicago, ILGeneral Purpose$50,000
Santa Rosa Symphony AssociationSanta Rosa, CAGeneral Purpose$42,500
Northwestern UniversityEvanston, ILGeneral Purpose$40,000
AcluNew York, NYGeneral Purpose$35,047
Jewish Family Service Of MetrowestFlorham Park, NJGeneral Purpose$25,000
Global Partners For DevelopmentPetaluma, CAGeneral Purpose$22,000
Hearthstone VillageUkiah, CAGeneral Purpose$15,000
Lsu FoundationBaton Rouge, LAGeneral Purpose$15,000
St Vincent De Paul PlaceMiddletown, CTGeneral Purpose$15,000
Roosevelt UniversityChicago, ILGeneral Purpose$14,000
Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute Of TechnologyBoston, MAGeneral Purpose$13,000
Natick Service CouncilNatick, MAGeneral Purpose$13,000
Healdsburg Jazz FestHealdsburg, CAGeneral Purpose$12,500
Friend Memorial Public LibraryBrooklin, MEGeneral Purpose$12,000
Health Horizons International FoundationBloomfield, CTGeneral Purpose$12,000
Malta House Of CareHartford, CTGeneral Purpose$11,000
Career Technical Education FoundationSanta Rosa, CAGeneral Purpose$10,000
Northeast Woodland Chartered Public SchoolConway, NHGeneral Purpose$10,000
Rural California Broadcasting CorporationRohnert Park, CAGeneral Purpose$10,000
Southern Poverty Law CenterMontgomery, ALGeneral Purpose$10,000
University Of Colorado FoundationDenver, COGeneral Purpose$10,000
Maine Mobile Health ProgramAugusta, MEGeneral Purpose$8,000
Maine Coast Heritage TrustTopsham, MEGeneral Purpose$6,000
American Cancer SocietyHagerstown, MDGeneral Purpose$5,000
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