Private Foundation

The Lodestar Foundation

The Lodestar Foundation, of Phoenix, AZ, is a Private Foundation tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $1.6M in revenue, $2.0M in expenses, $131K in total assets. IRS filings disclose 257 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $6.5M.

EIN: 204480084 Phoenix, AZ Private Grantmaking Foundations NTEE: T20 Latest filing: 2025

Total Revenue$1.6M

Total Expenses$2.0M

Total Assets$131K

Grants Given257

Grant Total$6.5M

Filing Years2020–2025

Sample Grants Given

JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER PHOENIX

SCOTTSDALE, AZ · 2025

General & Unrestricted

$250,000

KEEP OUR REPUBLIC CHARITABLE FUND

NATL HARBOR, MD · 2025

Consulting Project

$160,000

TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

PHILADELPHIA, PA · 2025

Philanthropy Workshop

$75,000

ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION FOR A NEW AMER

TEMPE, AZ · 2025

McCain Institute's Partnership with the Athens Democracy Forum

$50,000

CIVIC VENTURES

SAN FRANCISCO, CA · 2025

The Future of Together

$50,000

Showing up to 5 of 257 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

$1,767,105 59 grants

Consulting Project

$160,000 1 grant

Researching the topic of philanthrocapitalism

$150,000 1 grant

annual administrative grant

$150,000 4 grants

The Future of Together

$125,000 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2025	$1.6M	$2.0M	$131K
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 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $954K to $1.6M (+72%), with total assets most recently reported at $131K.

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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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