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The Stare Fund: 46 grants to organizations, $585,141 (tax year ended November 2025)
The Stare Fund, a private foundation in Boston, MA, paid 46 grants to organizations totaling $585,141 in its tax year ended November 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on February 7, 2026. The largest was $105,047 to Chicago Jazz Orchestra Association in Skokie, IL for general purpose.
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- EIN
- 046026648
- Based in
- Boston, MA
- Assets
- $13,964,979
- Grants paid
- $585,141
- Tax year ended
- November 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended November 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed February 7, 2026, IRS object ID 202600389349100500. It reported $585,141 in grants paid; 46 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Jazz Orchestra Association | Skokie, IL | General Purpose | $105,047 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras | Chicago, IL | General Purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Santa Rosa Symphony Association | Santa Rosa, CA | General Purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $42,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Northwestern University | Evanston, IL | General Purpose | Recreation and sports | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Aclu | New York, NY | General Purpose | $35,047 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewish Family Service of Metrowest | Florham Park, NJ | General Purpose | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Global Partners for Development | Petaluma, CA | General Purpose | International, foreign affairs and national security | $22,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hearthstone Village | Ukiah, CA | General Purpose | Human services | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lsu Foundation | Baton Rouge, LA | General Purpose | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Vincent de Paul Place | Middletown, CT | General Purpose | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Roosevelt University | Chicago, IL | General Purpose | $14,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology | Boston, MA | General Purpose | Education | $13,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Natick Service Council | Natick, MA | General Purpose | Community improvement and capacity building | $13,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Healdsburg Jazz Fest | Healdsburg, CA | General Purpose | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friend Memorial Public Library | Brooklin, ME | General Purpose | Education | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Health Horizons International Foundation | Bloomfield, CT | General Purpose | Health care | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Malta House of Care | Hartford, CT | General Purpose | Health care | $11,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Career Technical Education Foundation | Santa Rosa, CA | General Purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Northeast Woodland Chartered Public School | Conway, NH | General Purpose | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rural California Broadcasting Corporation | Rohnert Park, CA | General Purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Southern Poverty Law Center | Montgomery, AL | General Purpose | Crime and legal-related | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Colorado Foundation | Denver, CO | General Purpose | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Maine Mobile Health Program | Augusta, ME | General Purpose | Health care | $8,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Maine Coast Heritage Trust | Topsham, ME | General Purpose | Environment | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Cancer Society | Hagerstown, MD | General Purpose | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Blue Hill Society for Aid To Children | Blue Hill, ME | General Purpose | Recreation and sports | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Catholic Charities Santa Rosa | Santa Rosa, CA | General Purpose | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kismet Rock Foundation | North Conway, NH | General Purpose | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | General Purpose | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society | New York, NY | General Purpose | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America | New York, NY | General Purpose | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sonoma State University | Rohnert Park, CA | General Purpose | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Trad Jass | Santa Rosa, CA | General Purpose | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Needham Community Council Inc | Needham, MA | General Purpose | $3,047 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Durham Public Library | Durham, CT | General Purpose | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Reach for Home | Healdsburg, CA | General Purpose | Human services | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Russian Riverkeeper | Healdsburg, CA | General Purpose | Environment | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra | Chicago, IL | General Purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Alliance On Mental Illness | Arlington, VA | General Purpose | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Association of Railroad Passengers | Washington, DC | General Purpose | Environment | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Stop Poverty Foundation | West Covina, CA | General Purpose | International, foreign affairs and national security | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Unitarian Universalist Congregation Santa Rosa | Santa Rosa, CA | General Purpose | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Healdsburg Center for the Arts | Healdsburg, CA | General Purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Luther Burbank Center for the Arts | Santa Rosa, CA | General Purpose | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | General Purpose | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Santa Rosa Players | Santa Rosa, CA | General Purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended November 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed April 14, 2025, IRS object ID 202531049349100613. It reported $536,728 in grants paid; 49 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Jazz Orchestra Association | Skokie, IL | General Purpose | $108,910 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Health Horizons International Foundation | Bloomfield, CT | General Purpose | Health care | $37,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras | Chicago, IL | Jazz Scholarship | Arts, culture and humanities | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Global Partners for Development | Petaluma, CA | General Purpose | International, foreign affairs and national security | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Northwestern University | Evanston, IL | General Purpose | Recreation and sports | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Santa Rosa Symphony Association | Santa Rosa, CA | General Purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $29,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Roosevelt University | Chicago, IL | General Purpose | $23,909 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewish Family Service of Metrowest | Florham Park, NJ | General Purpose | $18,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friend Memorial Public Library | Brooklin, ME | General Purpose | Education | $16,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology | Boston, MA | General Purpose | Education | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Career Technical Education Foundation | Santa Rosa, CA | General Purpose | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hearthstone Village | Ukiah, CA | General Purpose | Human services | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lsu Foundation | Baton Rouge, LA | Scholarship | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Vincent de Paul Place | Middletown, CT | General Purpose | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Healdsburg Jazz Fest | Healdsburg, CA | General Purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rural California Broadcasting Corporation | Rohnert Park, CA | General Purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sonoma County Public Library Foundation | Santa Rosa, CA | General Purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Colorado Foundation | Denver, CO | General Purpose | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Natick Service Council | Natick, MA | General Purpose | Community improvement and capacity building | $8,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Northeast Woodland Chartered Public School | Conway, NH | General Purpose | Education | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Cancer Society | Hagerstown, MD | General Purpose | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Blue Hill Society for Aid To Children | Blue Hill, ME | General Purpose | Recreation and sports | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Catholic Charities Santa Rosa | Santa Rosa, CA | General Purpose | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Malta House of Care | Hartford, CT | General Purpose | Health care | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | General Purpose | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society | New York, NY | General Purpose | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New England Grassroots Environment Fund | Newmarket, NH | General Purpose | Environment | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Reach for Home | Healdsburg, CA | General Purpose | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sonoma State University | Rohnert Park, CA | General Purpose | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Trad Jass | Santa Rosa, CA | General Purpose | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Southern Poverty Law Center | Montgomery, AL | General Purpose | Crime and legal-related | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Durham Public Library | Durham, CT | General Purpose | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kismet Rock Foundation | North Conway, NH | General Purpose | Education | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Maine Coast Heritage Trust | Topsham, ME | General Purpose | Environment | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Raven Performing Arts Theater | Healdsburg, CA | General Purpose | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Alliance On Mental Illness | Arlington, VA | General Purpose | $2,909 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Aclu | New York, NY | General Purpose | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ceres Community Project | Sebastopol, CA | General Purpose | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Gilda's Club Chicago | Chicago, IL | General Purpose | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Association of Railroad Passengers | Washington, DC | General Purpose | Environment | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America | New York, NY | General Purpose | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Trustees of Phillips Academy | Andover, MA | General Purpose | Education | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Healdsburg Center for the Arts | Healdsburg, CA | General Purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Luther Burbank Center for the Arts | Santa Rosa, CA | General Purpose | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | General Purpose | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Portland Symphony Orchestra | Portland, ME | General Purpose | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Santa Rosa Players | Santa Rosa, CA | General Purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Unitarian Universalist Congregation Santa Rosa | Santa Rosa, CA | Homeless Breakfast Program | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wiscasset Waterville & Farmington Railway Museum | Alna, ME | General Purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Arts, culture and humanities | $158,500 |
| Education | $122,000 |
| Recreation and sports | $80,000 |
| Health care | $73,000 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $54,000 |
| Human services | $37,500 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $21,000 |
| Environment | $20,500 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Illinois | $405,866 |
| California | $286,000 |
| Connecticut | $98,000 |
| Massachusetts | $64,047 |
| Maine | $57,000 |
| New York | $54,047 |
| New Jersey | $43,000 |
| Louisiana | $30,000 |
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Updated February 7, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.