Private Foundation

The Lodestar Foundation

The Lodestar Foundation, of Phoenix, AZ, is a Private Foundation tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $1.7M in revenue, $1.6M in expenses, $510K in total assets. IRS filings disclose 177 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $4.8M.

EIN: 204480084 Phoenix, AZ Latest filing: 2024

Total Revenue$1.7M

Total Expenses$1.6M

Total Assets$510K

Grants Given177

Grant Total$4.8M

Filing Years2020–2024

Sample Grants Given

ARIZONA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

PHOENIX, AZ · 2024

General & Unrestricted

$200,000

CORE

POTOMAC, MD · 2024

Researching the topic of philanthrocapitalism

$150,000

JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER PHOENIX

SCOTTSDALE, AZ · 2024

General & Unrestricted

$80,000

ARIZONA JUSTICE PROJECT INC

PHOENIX, AZ · 2024

Larry Hammond Justice program

$75,000

INDIANA UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION

INDIANAPOLIS, IN · 2024

The Legacy Library: An Environmental Scan

$75,000

Showing up to 5 of 177 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

Dir, Sec I Jerome Hirsch

Pres Lois Savage

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Top Grant Purposes

General & Unrestricted

$1,440,105 46 grants

annual administrative grant

$150,000 4 grants

Researching the topic of philanthrocapitalism

$150,000 1 grant

NPR and Arizona Together for Impact Fund

$110,000 1 grant

Administrative Fund

$100,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2024	$1.7M	$1.6M	$510K
2023	$2.1M	$1.9M	$402K
2022	$664K	$1.1M	$182K
2020	$954K	$1.0M	$192K

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $954K to $1.7M (+81%), with total assets most recently reported at $510K.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in AZ, CA, DC, IA, IL, IN, and 4 other states.

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