Stardust Foundation Inc
Stardust Foundation Inc is a private foundation, based in Scottsdale, AZ. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $29.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $1.7M. Net investment income was $752K.
Stardust Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: Stardust Foundation Inc gave $1.7M across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $425K), mostly in Arizona. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,700,000
- +70.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- +300.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $425,000
- -57.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $300,000
- Total assets
- $29,498,971
- +4.2% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Arizona (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Stardust Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was St Vincent De Paul ($1.0M). Together the top 2 received $1.7M.
Grant Size Distribution
12 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 4 grants of 12 (33%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
Cities
How Stardust Foundation Inc gives
- In 2025 it paid out 119% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $25K (2020) to $3.0M (2023). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $1.7M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| St Vincent De Paul Phoenix, AZ | Charity | $1,000,000 |
| Virginia G Piper Charitable Trust Phoenix, AZ | Eyes on Learning Fund | $350,000 |
| Virginia G Piper Charitable Trust Phoenix, AZ | Stardust Building Supplies | $250,000 |
| Virginia G Piper Charitable Trust Phoenix, AZ | Arts & Culture Experiences Fund | $100,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $29,498,971 | $880,828 | $1,843,003 | $1,700,000 | 4 | $1,702,292 | $751,660 | $1,427,670 |
| 2024 | $28,312,659 | $967,218 | $1,141,061 | $1,000,000 | 1 | $1,001,314 | $841,960 | $1,349,392 |
| 2023 | $26,358,147 | $1,575,088 | $3,120,373 | $2,995,000 | 5 | $2,999,299 | $854,014 | $1,312,826 |
| 2022 | $25,743,150 | $-219,707 | $138,595 | — | — | $3,842 | $435,855 | $1,360,496 |
| 2021 | $30,883,921 | $1,226,786 | $1,110,186 | $1,025,000 | 2 | $1,029,148 | $1,100,324 | $1,505,799 |
| 2020 | $28,407,983 | $557,627 | $150,121 | $25,000 | 1 | — | $476,068 | $1,297,317 |
| 2019 | $27,351,946 | $752,768 | $111,865 | — | — | — | $670,397 | $1,379,357 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Stardust Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $1.4M for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Stardust Foundation Inc is led by Gerald Bisgrove, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Gerald Bisgrove
President
On filings since 2019
15 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jon Munson
Secretary & Treasurer
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Stardust Foundation Inc
How much does Stardust Foundation Inc give each year?
Stardust Foundation Inc gave $1.7M across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $1.0M across 1 grant.
What is Stardust Foundation Inc's typical grant size?
Stardust Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $300,000, and its average grant was $425,000, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Stardust Foundation Inc give grants?
Stardust Foundation Inc gives mostly in Arizona: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Phoenix, AZ (4 grants).
Does Stardust Foundation Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Stardust Foundation Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
How large is Stardust Foundation Inc?
Stardust Foundation Inc reported $29.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $1.7M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $1.4M (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Stardust Foundation Inc's EIN?
Stardust Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 86-0735230. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 18, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 24, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 6, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 21, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 7, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 10, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 3, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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