The Lodestar Foundation
Private foundation · Phoenix, AZ · EIN 20-4480084 · reported 2025
80grants reported
$15Kmedian award
$7,111lower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$1.8Mtotal paid
14states reached
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 1 of its 80 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $250K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Jewish Community Foundation OF Greater Phoenix | Scottsdale, AZ | $250,000 |
| Keep Our Republic Charitable Fund Consulting Project | Natl Harbor, MD | $160,000 |
| Trustees OF the University OF Pennsylvania Philanthropy Workshop | Philadelphia, PA | $75,000 |
| Arizona State University Foundation for a New Amer McCain Institute's Partnership with the Athens Democracy Forum | Tempe, AZ | $50,000 |
| Civic Ventures The Future of Together | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 |
| Social Venture Partners International Challenge fund | Seattle, WA | $50,000 |
| Social Venture Partners International Challenge fund | Seattle, WA | $50,000 |
| Valley OF the Sun United Way For general operations; Central Arizona Shelter Services, Banner Health Foundation and Alzheimer's F | Phoenix, AZ | $50,000 |
| Independent Sector Initiative for Strategic Volunteer Engagement - Integration and Operation Expenses - ISVE to Indepen | Washington, DC | $38,000 |
| Barrow Neurological Foundation In support of the Pituitary Surgery Research Consortium | Phoenix, AZ | $36,000 |
| Trustees OF Princeton University To support research activity on the maintenance of the rule of law currently led by Professor Debora | Princeton, NJ | $35,000 |
| United Philanthropy Forum Charitable Event | Washington, DC | $35,000 |
| Cda Collaborative Learning Projects INC Support for merger implementation between CDA Collaborative Learning and Local Capacities for Peace | Cambridge, MA | $30,000 |
| Giving Tuesday INC Support of merger exploration between Giving Tuesday and Philanthropy Together | Brooklyn, NY | $30,000 |
| Seachange Capital Partners INC Administrative fund | New York, NY | $28,138 |
| Seachange Capital Partners INC Administrative fund | New York, NY | $26,846 |
| Thoreau Farm Trust INC Thoreau Farm Trust and The Thoreau Society merger implementation | Concord, MA | $26,500 |
| Seachange Capital Partners INC Administrative fund | New York, NY | $25,629 |
| Arizona State University Foundation for a New Amer McCain Institute - Human Rights Defenders | Tempe, AZ | $25,000 |
| Contina Impact Support general operating activities of Patriots and Pragmatists | Berkeley, CA | $25,000 |
| Reporters Committee for Freedom OF the Press Administration of the Free Expression Legal Network | Washington, DC | $25,000 |
| Seachange Capital Partners INC To support the Massachusetts Funder Collaborative | New York, NY | $25,000 |
| Synergos Institute INC | New York, NY | $25,000 |
| Seachange Capital Partners INC Support the collaboration between The Considered Ask and Migrate Art | New York, NY | $22,222 |
| Seachange Capital Partners INC Support the collaboration between Fresh Energy and Canary Media | New York, NY | $22,222 |
| Seachange Capital Partners INC Support the collaboration between Aurora Institute and The Learning Accelerator | New York, NY | $21,333 |
| Seachange Capital Partners INC Support the collaboration between She's the First and Girl Rising | New York, NY | $20,444 |
| Arouet Foundation CASE Academy Trade Certification Program | Phoenix, AZ | $20,000 |
| Seachange Capital Partners INC Sustained Collaboration Network - General Operating Expenses fund | New York, NY | $20,000 |
| Seachange Capital Partners INC Support the collaboration between Resolution Project and Enactus | New York, NY | $20,000 |
| The Project ON Government Oversight INC Center for Public Integrity Transfer of Archives | Washington, DC | $20,000 |
| Seachange Capital Partners INC Support the collaboration between Custom Collaborative and Remake | New York, NY | $18,311 |
| Seachange Capital Partners INC Support the collaboration between Breaking Barriers and RefuAid | New York, NY | $17,778 |
| Seachange Capital Partners INC Support the collaboration between National Guild for Community Arts Education and Teaching Artists G | New York, NY | $17,778 |
| Seachange Capital Partners INC ADMINISTRATIVE FUNd | New York, NY | $16,972 |
| Seachange Capital Partners INC Support the collaboration between Water for Good and Lifewater International | New York, NY | $16,889 |
| Seachange Capital Partners INC Support the collaboration between Moving Traditions and jGirls Magazine | New York, NY | $16,000 |
| Seachange Capital Partners INC Support the collaboration between Springboard Collaborative and Future Forward | New York, NY | $15,556 |
| Arizona Community Foundation Partner Hub Fund | Phoenix, AZ | $15,000 |
| The Bottom Line INC In support of the merger exploration between Bottom Line, Inc. and Get Schooled Foundation | Boston, MA | $15,000 |
| Nonprofit Management Center OF the Permian Basin Nonprofit Management Center and Midland Shared Spaces Merger Exploration | Midland, TX | $14,800 |
| Seachange Capital Partners INC Support the collaboration between Deep South Today and The Current | New York, NY | $13,333 |
| Seachange Capital Partners INC To support the collaboration between Youth In Need and University City Children's Center | New York, NY | $13,333 |
| Seachange Capital Partners INC Support the collaboration between Leading Edge and JPro Network Inc | New York, NY | $12,444 |
| Seachange Capital Partners INC Support the Entertainment Collaborative | New York, NY | $11,556 |
| Arizona Community Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | $11,000 |
| Seachange Capital Partners INC Support the collaboration between Common Threads and Culinary Medicine Specialist Board | New York, NY | $10,667 |
| Seachange Capital Partners INC Support the collaboration between Collab, Inc. and Social Enterprise Trust Inc | New York, NY | $10,667 |
| Boys & Girls Aid Society OF Oregon Merger Exploration of Open Adoption and Family Services - Boys and Girls Aid | Portland, OR | $10,500 |
| Seachange Capital Partners INC Support Propel Impact | New York, NY | $10,222 |
| Cda Collaborative Learning Projects INC Support for merger implementation between CDA Collaborative Learning and Local Capacities for Peace | Cambridge, MA | $10,000 |
| Historical League INC General Operations - Supporting Turquoise & Treasures | Tempe, AZ | $10,000 |
| Idealistorg INC Implementation support for Idealist.org and VolunteerMatch.org merger | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Mollen Foundation for Childhood Obesity 50th Annual Phoenix fund and First Phoenix Marathon | Phoenix, AZ | $10,000 |
| Seachange Capital Partners INC Support the collaboration between ACT Contemporary Theatre and Seattle Shakespeare Company | New York, NY | $8,889 |
| Seachange Capital Partners INC Support the collaboration between Tanzania Economic Empowerment and Environmental Management Initiat | New York, NY | $8,889 |
| Seachange Capital Partners INC Support the collaboration between Christian Social Services of Illinois | New York, NY | $8,889 |
| Seachange Capital Partners INC Nonprofit Repositioning Fund | New York, NY | $8,000 |
| Seachange Capital Partners INC Support the collaboration between Syracuse Northeast Community Center and Northeast Hawley Developme | New York, NY | $8,000 |
| Social Good Fund INC 100 Who Care Alliance - Leadership Conference | Richmond, CA | $7,500 |
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