Private Foundation

THE MORNING STAR FOUNDATION

THE MORNING STAR FOUNDATION, of WOODLAND, CA, is a Private Foundation tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $6.2M in revenue, $3.4M in expenses, $18.6M in total assets. IRS filings disclose 13 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $1.9M.

EIN: 800873706 WOODLAND, CA Latest filing: 2024

Total Revenue$6.2M

Total Expenses$3.4M

Total Assets$18.6M

Grants Given13

Grant Total$1.9M

Filing Years2019–2024

Sample Grants Given

TALENT UNBOUND

HOUSTON, TX · 2024

CHARITABLE OPERATIONS

$289,550

SHRINERS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL

SACRAMENTO, CA · 2024

CHARITABLE OPERATIONS

$6,055

KEIRA BRADLEY FOUNDATION

PENRYN, CA · 2024

CHARITABLE OPERATIONS

$3,110

BECKY BRADLEY

WOODLAND, CA · 2024

CHARITABLE SUPPORT

$2,500

DONALD COX

WOODLAND, CA · 2024

CHARITABLE SUPPORT

$1,000

Showing up to 5 of 13 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

PRESIDENT Chris Rufer

SECRETARY Karrie Rufer

TREASURER Todd Rufer

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Top Grant Purposes

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF SCHOOLING CONCEPTS

$1,245,000 7 grants

RESEARCHING SCHOOLS

$380,000 1 grant

CHARITABLE OPERATIONS

$298,715 3 grants

CHARITABLE SUPPORT

$3,500 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2024	$6.2M	$3.4M	$18.6M
2023	$13.5M	$2.7M	$19.4M
2022	$2.6M	$1.6M	$9.0M
2020	$481K	$337K	$2.7M
2019	$1.3M	$313K	$2.6M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $1.3M to $6.2M (+365%), with total assets most recently reported at $18.6M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in CA, DC, TX.

CADCTX

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