Starr Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Palm Desert, CA EIN: 83-1867463

Starr Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Palm Desert, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $60K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $3K. Net investment income was $4K.

Key facts about Starr Family Foundation

In short: Starr Family Foundation gave $3K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
83-1867463
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$3,000
Grants made (2025)
2
Average grant
$1,500
Median grant
$1,500
Total assets
$60,323
Primary geography
California (67% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$60K

+5.8% YoY

Annual Giving

$3K

+0.0% YoY

Grant Count

2

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$2K

+0.0% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Starr Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $3K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

How Starr Family Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 40% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 106% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

DurhamManhattan BeachNew BernNags HeadPollocksville

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2K$4K$6K3 grants2019 5 grants2020 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2019) to $5K (2022). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $3K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Pancreatic Cancer Action Institute: $2KPancreatic Cancer ActionInstitute$2KDuke Cancer Institute: $1KDuke Cancer Institute$1K

The largest 2025 recipient was Pancreatic Cancer Action Institute ($2K). Together the top 2 received $3K.

Grant Size Distribution

10 grants across all recorded years

10<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 10 grants of 10 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Pancreatic Cancer Action Institute Manhattan Beach, CADiscretionary$2,000
Duke Cancer Institute Durham, NCDiscretionary$1,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$10K$20K$30K2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$60,323$57,036$53,282
Revenue$5,158$3,952$2,978
Expenses$3,660$3,600$3,540
Qualifying Distributions$3,000$3,000$3,000
Net Investment Income$4,498$2,925$2,289
Distributable Amount$2,827$2,676$2,455

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 24, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 12, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 23, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 15, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 13, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 18, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 18, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Starr Family Foundation is led by Allan Starr, President An since 2020 (on filings since 2019); none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Allan Starr

    President An

    President & Treasurer → President An, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Aaron Starr

    Vice President

    Vice President & Secretary → Vice President, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    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 Starr Family Foundation

How much does Starr Family Foundation give each year?

Starr Family Foundation gave $3K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $3K across 2 grants.

How large is Starr Family Foundation?

Starr Family Foundation reported $60K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $3K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $3K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

Where does Starr Family Foundation operate?

Starr Family Foundation has awarded grants in California, North Carolina.

What is Starr Family Foundation's EIN?

Starr Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 83-1867463. 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.

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