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Private non-operating foundationEIN 800873706Est. 2014-08

THE MORNING STAR FOUNDATION

WOODLAND, CA 95695

Total Assets

$18.6M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$302K

FY 2024

Grants Made

5

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$60K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$1K–$290K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

$2.6M

The morning star foundation became the sole member of acton academy as of may 21, 2022 and is considered a disregarded entity of the foundation. The foundation's mission is to advance human well being, with a meaningful participation in education, all academy activity furthers and supports the exempt purpose.

Focus Areas

Social Science

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$6.2M

Total Expenses

$3.4M

Qualifying Distributions

$754K

Min. Investment Return

$140K

Grant Range

5 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $3K to maximum $290K, 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

5 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2024. Peak $350K in 2018. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

10 grants

TALENT UNBOUND
$1.2M
5 grants
ACTON ACADEMY FOUNDATION
$50K
1 grant
SHRINERS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
$6K
1 grant
KEIRA BRADLEY FOUNDATION
$3K
1 grant
BECKY BRADLEY
$3K
1 grant
DONALD COX
$1K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

10 grants

<$10K
4
grants
$10–50K
1
grants
$50–250K
3
grants
$250K–1M
2
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

3 states

Texas
$1.2M
95% of total
District of Columbia
$50K
4% of total
California
$13K
1% of total

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