Robert S Starr Foundation
Private foundation · Bloomington, MN · EIN 41-1974767 · reported 2023–2025
49grants reported
$2,000median award
$2,000lower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$120Ktotal paid
4states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 11 of its 49 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $28K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
3800 American Blvd W Ste 1550
Bloomington, MN 55431-4462
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Kindering - Sibling Support Project | Bellevue, WA | $4,000 |
| Trinity First Lutheran School | Minneapolis, MN | $4,000 |
| Minnesota Teen Challenge | Minneapolis, MN | $4,000 |
| Trinity First Lutheran School | Minneapolis, MN | $4,000 |
| Books for Africa | St Paul, MN | $3,000 |
| Camp Odayin | Stillwater, MN | $3,000 |
| Chair-Ity Inc | Cleveland, OH | $3,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | $3,000 |
| Feed MY Starving Children | Brooklyn Park, MN | $3,000 |
| Start Senior Solutions | Eden Prairie, MN | $3,000 |
| Union Gospel Mission | St Paul, MN | $3,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | $3,000 |
| Feed MY Starving Children | Brooklyn Park, MN | $3,000 |
| Salvation Army GENERAL/BASIC NEEDS | Roseville, MN | $3,000 |
| Union Gospel Mission | St Paul, MN | $3,000 |
| Books for Africa | St Paul, MN | $3,000 |
| Camp Odayin | Stillwater, MN | $3,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | $3,000 |
| Feed MY Starving Children | Brooklyn Park, MN | $3,000 |
| Kindering - Sibling Support Project | Bellevue, WA | $3,000 |
| Minnesota Teen Challenge | Minneapolis, MN | $3,000 |
| Trinity First Lutheran School | Minneapolis, MN | $3,000 |
| Union Gospel Mission | St Paul, MN | $3,000 |
| Can DO Canines | New Hope, MN | $2,500 |
| Cross View Lutheran Church | Edina, MN | $2,000 |
| Global Health Ministries | Minneapolis, MN | $2,000 |
| Minnesota Teen Challenge | Minneapolis, MN | $2,000 |
| Salvation Army GENERAL/BASIC NEEDS | Roseville, MN | $2,000 |
| Books for Africa | St Paul, MN | $2,000 |
| Camp Odayin | Stillwater, MN | $2,000 |
| Can DO Canines | New Hope, MN | $2,000 |
| Kindering - Sibling Support Project | Bellevue, WA | $2,000 |
| Start Senior Solutions | Eden Prairie, MN | $2,000 |
| The Gathering Place | Westlake, OH | $2,000 |
| Veap | Bloomington, MN | $2,000 |
| Threshold to New Life | Maple Grove, MN | $2,000 |
| Nanze Childrens Services | North Olmsted, OH | $2,000 |
| Can DO Canines | New Hope, MN | $2,000 |
| Global Health Ministries | Minneapolis, MN | $2,000 |
| Nanze Childrens Services | North Olmsted, OH | $2,000 |
| Salvation Army GENERAL/BASIC NEEDS | Roseville, MN | $2,000 |
| Start Senior Solutions | Eden Prairie, MN | $2,000 |
| Chair-Ity Inc | Cleveland, OH | $2,000 |
| Animal Humane Society | Minneapolis, MN | $1,000 |
| Caringbridge | Bloomington, MN | $1,000 |
| Animal Humane Society | Minneapolis, MN | $1,000 |
| Global Health Ministries | Minneapolis, MN | $1,000 |
| Animal Humane Society | Minneapolis, MN | $1,000 |
| Cross View Lutheran Church | Edina, MN | $1,000 |
Which foundations would fund your organization?
Tell us what you do, where you are and how big you are. We search 4,435,845 reported grants and hand back the foundations that already funded organizations like yours, at a size you can actually win.
Get your funder match — $29