Starfish Private Foundation
Starfish Private Foundation is a private foundation, based in Fort Worth, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $340K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $4K. Net investment income was $21K.
Starfish Private Foundation at a glance
In short: Starfish Private Foundation gave $4K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $1K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $4,090
- -75.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- +33.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,023
- -81.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,000
- Total assets
- $340,224
- +4.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Texas (51% 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 Starfish Private Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was CASA of Tarrant County ($1K). Together the top 4 received $4K.
Grant Size Distribution
28 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 28 grants of 28 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
Cities
How Starfish Private Foundation gives
- Giving fell 69% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 33% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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 $4K (2025) to $17K (2024). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $4K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| CASA of Tarrant County Fort Worth, TX | Health and Human Services | $1,090 |
| Camp Barnabas Branson, MO | Education | $1,000 |
| Duke University Catholic Center Durham, NC | Education | $1,000 |
| Saving Hope Fort Worth, TX | Health and Human Services | $1,000 |
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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 | $340,224 | $21,204 | $6,332 | $4,090 | 4 | $5,354 | $20,888 | $16,008 |
| 2024 | $325,352 | $25,603 | $18,051 | $16,500 | 3 | $17,741 | $25,293 | $15,390 |
| 2023 | $317,800 | $18 | $17,096 | $15,600 | 4 | $16,713 | — | $16,440 |
| 2022 | $334,878 | $8 | $14,510 | $13,100 | 10 | $14,188 | — | $16,974 |
| 2021 | $349,380 | $7 | $15,939 | $14,500 | 7 | $15,185 | — | $17,612 |
| 2020 | $365,312 | $16 | $17,368 | $16,000 | 4 | — | — | $18,419 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Starfish Private Foundation reported a distributable amount of $16K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Starfish Private Foundation is led by Moshira Lutes, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Moshira Lutes
President
On filings since 2020
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Shawn Marie Street
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Zach Lutes
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christopher Lutes
Vice President & Secretary
On filings since 2020
2.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Starfish Private Foundation
How much does Starfish Private Foundation give each year?
Starfish Private Foundation gave $4K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $17K across 3 grants.
What is Starfish Private Foundation's typical grant size?
Starfish Private Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,000, and its average grant was $1,023, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Starfish Private Foundation give grants?
Starfish Private Foundation gives mostly in Texas: 51% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Missouri (24%) and North Carolina (24%). The most frequent recipient cities were Fort Worth, TX (2 grants).
Does Starfish Private Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Starfish Private Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
How large is Starfish Private Foundation?
Starfish Private Foundation reported $340K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $5K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $16K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What is Starfish Private Foundation's EIN?
Starfish Private Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-3930038. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 20, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 12, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 1, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 2, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 23, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 30, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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