Starpatch Foundation
Starpatch Foundation is a private foundation, based in Saint Louis, MO. IRS filing data is available from 2024 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $19.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $1.0M. Net investment income was $1.4M.
Starpatch Foundation at a glance
In short: Starpatch Foundation gave $1.0M across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $515K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,030,000
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- Average grant
- $515,000
- Median grant
- $515,000
- Total assets
- $19,727,152
- Primary geography
- California (97% 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 Starpatch Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Scripps College ($1.0M). Together the top 2 received $1.0M.
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 2 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Starpatch Foundation gives
- In 2025 it paid out 64% 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
In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $1.0M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Scripps College Claremont, CA | General Support | $1,000,000 |
| Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund & PIF Cincinnati, OH | General Support | $30,000 |
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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 | $19,727,152 | $1,417,636 | $1,092,816 | $1,030,000 | 2 | $1,032,672 | $1,357,492 | $1,603,093 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Starpatch Foundation reported a distributable amount of $1.6M for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Starpatch Foundation's 2025 filing lists 5 officers; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Emily C. McDonnell-Maayan
Trustees
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gabriel E. McDonnell-Maayan
Trustees
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeffrey M. McDonnell
Trustees
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer C. McDonnell
Trustees
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Madeline C. McDonnell
Trustees
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2024–2025. "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 Starpatch Foundation
How much does Starpatch Foundation give each year?
Starpatch Foundation gave $1.0M across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
How large is Starpatch Foundation?
Starpatch Foundation reported $19.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $1.0M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $1.6M (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.
Where does Starpatch Foundation operate?
Starpatch Foundation has awarded grants in California, Ohio.
What is Starpatch Foundation's EIN?
Starpatch Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 33-6522073. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2024–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal year 2024
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