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Filing year 2024

The Lodestar Foundation

Phoenix, Arizona·EIN 20-4480084·NTEE T20 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$1.7M
Total assets
$510k
Total expenses
$1.6M
Reported officers
2

Executive compensation

Form 990-PF · Part VIII · 1 reported individual · Filing year 2024

Pres
Unclassified
$110k
$114k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into April 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Plus 1 unpaid individual.

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Pay in context

Top pay as a share of expenses

In 2024, the highest total compensation at The Lodestar Foundation equaled 7% of the organization's total expenses. The median for philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations is 15%.

This organization (2024)
7%
Sector median
15%
Middle half of sector
5% to 24%

Based on 35,946 philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations, each measured at its most recent filing year with reported expenses and compensation.

Grants paid

Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF, Part XV.

Total granted

$1.4M

Itemized grants

52

Median grant

$13k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
ARIZONA COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONPHOENIX, AZGeneral & Unrestricted$200k
COREPOTOMAC, MDResearching the topic of philanthrocapitalism$150k
JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER PHOENIXSCOTTSDALE, AZGeneral & Unrestricted$80k
ARIZONA JUSTICE PROJECT INCPHOENIX, AZLarry Hammond Justice program$75k
INDIANA UNIVERSITY FOUNDATIONINDIANAPOLIS, INThe Legacy Library: An Environmental Scan$75k
FOUNDATION FOR NATIONAL PROGRESSSAN FRANCISCO, CAMerger Exploration - Mother Jones Magazine & The Center for Investigative Reporting$50k
INDEPENDENT SECTORWASHINGTON, DCInitiative for Strategic Volunteer Engagement - Integration and Operation Expenses - ISVE to Independent Sector$38k
CALMATTERSSACRAMENTO, CAThe Markup fund$37k
BARROW NEUROLOGICAL FOUNDATIONPHOENIX, AZin support of the Pituitary Surgery Research Consortium$36k
SEACHANGE CAPITAL PARTNERS INCNEW YORK, NYCollaboration between Search for Common Ground and Preemptive Love Coalition$36k
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NORTHEAST IOWACEDAR FALLS, IAStrategic Volunteer Engagement Initiative - Champion Initiative$35k
SEACHANGE CAPITAL PARTNERS INCNEW YORK, NYSupport the collaboration between Atlas Corps and Cultural Vistas$33k
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION FOR A NEW AMERTEMPE, AZVoices for National Service Fund$30k
SEACHANGE CAPITAL PARTNERS INCNEW YORK, NYCollaboration between The Art Effect of the Hudson Valley Inc and Barrett Art Center$29k
SEACHANGE CAPITAL PARTNERS INCNEW YORK, NYCollaboration between Association House of Chicago and LUCHA$27k
SEACHANGE CAPITAL PARTNERS INCNEW YORK, NYADMINISTRATIVE FUND$25k
CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBILITY AND ETHICS IN WASHINGTWASHINGTON, DCGeneral & Unrestricted$25k
DEFENDING DEMOCRACY TOGETHER INSTITUTEWASHINGTON, DCSupport for Ukraine$25k
REPORTERS COMMITTEE FOR FREEDOM OF THE PRESSWASHINGTON, DCAdministration of the Free Expression Legal Network$25k
SYNERGOS INSTITUTE INCNEW YORK, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$25k
SEACHANGE CAPITAL PARTNERS INCNEW YORK, NYADMINISTRATIVE FUND$22k
ST PAUL CONSERVATORY OF MUSICSAINT PAUL, MNMerger Implementation Support - The St. Paul Conservatory of Music and St. Joseph's School of Music$20k
THE PHILANTHROPY WORKSHOP INCNEW YORK, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$20k
SEACHANGE CAPITAL PARTNERS INCNEW YORK, NYADMINISTRATIVE FUND$20k
SEACHANGE CAPITAL PARTNERS INCNEW YORK, NYCollaboration between Michigan Theater Foundation (DBA Marquee Arts) and Ann Arbor Summer Festival$18k
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Held steady
from 2023

From $110k in 2023 to $110k in 2024.

$110k
2023
$110k
2024
In today's dollarsEst.
Down 2% in real terms$117k to $114k

Estimated with Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into April 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Highest reported compensation in each year. Volunteer board members and partial-year payouts are filtered out.

This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size (Under $1M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.

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Revenue and top compensation, plotted against similar organizations. This organization is highlighted in cyan.

FAQ

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What are The Lodestar Foundation's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, The Lodestar Foundation reported $1.7M in total revenue and $1.6M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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