Lodestar Charitable Foundation

PHOENIX, AZ EIN: 86-0965287

TO PERFORM THE FUNCTIONS OF, OR TO CARRY OUT THE PURPOSES OF THE ARIZONA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, AN AZ NONPROFIT CORPORATION, SO LONG AS THE ARIZONA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, INC. REMAINS A QUALIFIED ORGANIZATION.

Financial Overview

From 2023 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

-100.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$334K

-37.6% YoY

Grant Count

2

-50.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$167K

+24.9% YoY

About Lodestar Charitable Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Lodestar Charitable Foundation is a nonprofit organization focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in PHOENIX, AZ. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2023. In 2023, it awarded 2 grants totaling $334K. Net investment income was $3K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

PhoenixScottsdaleTempe

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$218K$437K$655K$873K202120222023
Metric202320222021
Total Assets$376,468$472,491
Revenue$3,352$538,774$413,092
Expenses$345,507$641,912$793,668
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$3,352$38,774$40,657
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$172K$345K$517K$689K4 grants20214 grants20222 grants2023

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2023

ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY…$312KARIZONA COMMUNITY FOUNDA…$22K

Grant Size Distribution

10 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K2$50–100K1$100–250K2$250–500K1$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2023 IRS filing

LOIS SAVAGEPRESIDENT$37K

From 2023 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
CJ THEOBALDDIRECTOR (THRU 8/22)1
JERRY HIRSCHVICE PRESIDENT (THRU 8/22)29
JEFFREY GEYSERSECRETARY (THRU 8/22)2
STEVEN SELEZNOWPRESIDENT (THRU 2/3/23)1
KYLA QUINTEROSECRETARY/TREASURER1
KIMBERLY KURDIRECTOR1
LOIS SAVAGEPRESIDENT25$36,667

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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