Program areas at North Star Fund
See schedule olet us breathe:let us breathe Fund provides consistent, multiyear support to black-led organizations that are building local movements for justice by and for black new yorkers in new york city and the hudson valley.hudson valley:our hudson valley funding area includes a mix of rural, suburban and urban settings that provide unique opportunities to support grassroots organizing based in communities of color.community food funders:community food funders (cff) supports the growth of an equitable, ecologically sound, and sustainable food system in new york, new jersey, and Connecticut. Cff provides information, resources and networking opportunities for funders to invest strategically in growing, processing, and distributing food locally. Cff is not a grant-making entity, it is a network of philanthropic organizations and individual funders who are active in food system work.fiscal sponsorship campaigns:communities united for police reform (cpr) is an unprecedented campaign that is working to end discriminatory policing in new york.donor advised contributions:donor groups who Fund social justice issues the members have agreed upon.
Grants made by North Star Fund
Grantee | Grant description | Grant year | Amount |
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Tides Center | Provided Through Our Partnership With Novo Foundation, for General Support. | 2023-06 | $150,000 |
Girl Vow | General Support. Please Note That This Grant Is Prorated To Cover An 18-month Period in Order To Move Your Next Renewal Deadline To Fall of 2024 | 2023-06 | $30,000 |
Social Justice Center of Albany | General Support. Please Note That This Grant Is Prorated To Cover An 18-month Period in Order To Move Your Next Renewal Deadline To Fall of 2024 | 2023-06 | $30,000 |
...and 160 more grants made totalling $3,517,400 |
Who funds North Star Fund
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at North Star Fund
Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
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Jennifer Ching | Executive Director | $171,235 | 2024-05-15 |
Junie Francois Pswarayi | Director of Finance / Finance Director | $34,411 | 2023-06-30 |
Kathleen Pequeno | Communications Director | $137,037 | 2023-06-30 |
Kofo Anifalaje | Development Director / Development Officer | $120,852 | 2023-06-30 |
Kellie Terry | Philanthropy Programs Director | $118,208 | 2023-06-30 |
...and 12 more key personnel |
Financials for North Star Fund
Revenues | FYE 06/2023 | FYE 06/2022 | % Change |
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Total grants, contributions, etc. | $13,189,298 | $13,924,654 | -5.3% |
Program services | $162,642 | $172,091 | -5.5% |
Investment income and dividends | $273,101 | $39,554 | 590.5% |
Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $-267,007 | $2,886 | -9351.8% |
Net income from fundraising events | $0 | $0 | - |
Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
Miscellaneous revenues | $62,243 | $0 | 999% |
Total revenues | $13,420,277 | $14,139,185 | -5.1% |
Organizations like North Star Fund
Organization | Type | Location | Revenue |
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Social Justice Fund Northwest | 501(c)(3) | Seattle, WA | $7,564,302 |
Chicago Foundation for Women | 501(c)(3) | Chicago, IL | $7,924,915 |
Horizons Foundation | 501(c)(3) | San Francisco, CA | $12,037,083 |
The Pride Foundation | 501(c)(3) | Seattle, WA | $9,096,986 |
Destination Tomorrow | 501(c)(3) | Bronx, NY | $5,576,418 |
California ChangeLawyers | 501(c)(3) | San Francisco, CA | $3,438,232 |
Born This Way Foundation | 501(c)(3) | New York, NY | $5,342,823 |
The Freedom Fund | 501(c)(3) | Brooklyn, NY | $13,472,289 |
Maine Justice Foundation | 501(c)(3) | Augusta, ME | $3,778,764 |
Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression | 501(c)(3) | Philadelphia, PA | $35,935,057 |
Data update history
August 10, 2024
Received grants
Identified 11 new grant, including a grant for $1,375,450 from Surdna Foundation August 7, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
July 22, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 5 new personnel
July 10, 2024
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsSocial advocacy organizationsHuman rights organizationsCharities
Issues
Human rightsCriminal justice
Characteristics
Operates donor advised fundsProvides grantsLobbyingFundraising eventsGrassroots organizingState / local levelEndowed supportGala fundraisersTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
- Address
- 520 Eighth Ave 1800
- New York, NY 10018
- Metro area
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- County
- New York County, NY
- Website URL
- northstarfund.org/Â
- Phone
- (212) 620-9110
- Facebook page
- NorthStarFundÂ
- Twitter profile
- @northstarfundÂ
IRS details
- EIN
- 13-2950801
- Fiscal year end
- June
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 1979
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- T30: Public Foundations
- NAICS code, primary
- 813311: Human Rights Organizations
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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