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Private foundation (trust)EIN 204480084Est. 2008-07

The Lodestar Foundation

Phoenix, AZ 85018

Total Assets

$530K

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$1.4M

FY 2024

Grants Made

52

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$26K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$1K–$200K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$1.7M

Total Expenses

$1.6M

Qualifying Distributions

$1.6M

Distributable Amount

$9K

Min. Investment Return

$20K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

52 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $13K to maximum $200K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $1.6M in 2023. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

177 grants

SEACHANGE CAPITAL PARTNERS INC
$1.3M
63 grants
ARIZONA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$760K
4 grants
JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER PHOENIX
$230K
2 grants
GLOBAL IMPACT
$210K
6 grants
ARIZONA JUSTICE PROJECT INC
$155K
3 grants
CORE
$150K
1 grant
BARROW NEUROLOGICAL FOUNDATION
$108K
3 grants
VALLEY OF THE SUN UNITED WAY
$100K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

177 grants

<$10K
60
grants
$10–50K
101
grants
$50–250K
15
grants
$250K–1M
1
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

16 states

Arizona
$1.7M
35% of total
New York
$1.6M
33% of total
District of Columbia
$461K
10% of total
California
$285K
6% of total
Virginia
$200K
4% of total
Maryland
$193K
4% of total
Iowa
$85K
2% of total
Indiana
$75K
2% of total
Pennsylvania
$60K
1% of total
Massachusetts
$50K
1% of total

+6 more states

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