Carestar Foundation
Historical FunderBerkeley, California · EIN 82-1511283 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$5.3M
Organizations funded38
Typical grant$100,000
Total assets$61.2M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $59,400 and $158,333.
From the return
How to apply
The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):
| Contact | CARESTAR FOUNDATION |
|---|---|
| Address | 921 ENSENADA AVENUE, BERKELEY CA 94707 |
| Phone | 5107174249 |
| Form and materials | THE APPLICATION IS LOCATED ON THE WEBSITE |
| Deadlines | ROLLING GRANT AWARD SCHEDULE (THOUGH DEADLINES FOR SPECIFIC GRANTS SUCH AS TII) |
| Restrictions | GRANTS AWARDS FOCUSED ON NORTHERN CALIFORNIA IN RACIAL EQUITY IN THE FIELD OF PREHOSPITAL CARE. GRANT AWARDS VARY IS SIZE AND DURATION |
Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
7% of grants went outside California.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Health Advocates | Davis, CA | Seizing the moment: a statewide campaign to transform first response in california cities | $750,000 |
| Lundquistharbor UCLA | Torrance, CA | The south LA cpr initiative | $333,333 |
| Lundquistharbor UCLA | Torrance, CA | The south LA cpr initiative | $333,333 |
| Loma Linda University | Loma Linda, CA | Emergency management strategies to decrease opioid deaths | $250,000 |
| National Indian Justice Center | Santa Rosa, CA | Cultivating climate ready tribal community health representatives | $250,000 |
| Nuestra Comunidad | Santa Rosa, CA | Project lifeline: 911 awareness and equity | $250,000 |
| Sutter Coast Hospital | Crescent City, CA | Community crisis response collaborative (ccrc) | $233,333 |
| Ca Emergency Medical Services Authority | Rancho Cordova, CA | Access & equity project | $200,000 |
| City of Eureka | Eureka, CA | Crisis alternative response of eureka | $200,000 |
| Regents of the University of California Ucsf | Los Angeles, CA | New ems behavioral crisis curriculum | $158,333 |
| Regents of the University of California Ucsf | Los Angeles, CA | New ems behavioral crisis curriculum | $158,333 |
| Health Resource in Action (Hria) | Jersey City, NJ | Health resources in action, inc. havi support | $150,000 |
| Health Resource in Action (Hria) | Jersey City, NJ | Health resources in action, inc. havi support | $150,000 |
| Kings View | Fresno, CA | People and communities transformed | $150,000 |
| San Ramon Valley Fire Protection | San Ramon, CA | Public safety for behavioral health | $150,000 |
| California Pan-Ethnic Health Network (Cpehn) | Oakland, CA | Calfornia pan-ethnic health network (cpehn) | $125,000 |
| San Francisco Emsa | San Francisco, CA | Community paramedicine and triage to alt destination - san francisco ems | $125,000 |
| Possibility Lab | Berkeley, CA | Gender and racial equity in emergency medical services (ems) | $115,866 |
| Possibility Lab | Berkeley, CA | Gender and racial equity in emergency medical services (ems) | $115,866 |
| Hope & Heal Fund | Los Angeles, CA | Gun violence prevention in california | $100,000 |
| Sfary (Support for Actively Rising Youth) | Benecia, CA | Support for actively rising youth | $100,000 |
| Tower Foundation of Sjsu | San Jose, CA | Ems data equity conference | $79,182 |
| Exhaling Injustice | San Diego, CA | Exhaling injustice | $75,000 |
| North Valley Labor Federation (United Way of Merced) | Modesto, CA | Nvlf alternative emergency response project | $75,000 |
| Still I Rise Films | Oakland, CA | In the red: part II | $75,000 |
| Tabimoms | Vallejo, CA | Tabimoms | $75,000 |
| Bay Area Youth Emt Program | Oakland, CA | Bay emt program | $66,666 |
| Prehospital Care Research Forum-Ucla | Los Angeles, CA | Carestar-Pcrf ems equity research workshop | $65,000 |
| Healing Grace Studios LLC | Elk Grove, CA | Equity consulting to emsa | $59,400 |
| Cristo Rey de LA Salle | Oakland, CA | Corporate work study program | $50,000 |
| Public Health Advocates | Davis, CA | Seizing the moment: a statewide campaign to transform first response in california cities | $50,000 |
| Sf Fire Youth Academy | San Francisco, CA | Sf fire youth academy | $50,000 |
| Stanislaus County | Modesto, CA | Stanislaus county transport to alternate destination | $50,000 |
| San Francisco Fire Department | San Francisco, CA | Ems data equity conference | $45,818 |
| Anti Police-Terror Project | Oakland, CA | Anti police-terror project and mental health first | $20,000 |
| College for Behavioral Health | Mesa, AZ | Fellowship sponsorship | $15,000 |
| Days With Zahrah | San Lorenzo, CA | Behind the station door | $15,000 |
| Cristo Rey de LA Salle | Oakland, CA | Board discretionary grant | $10,000 |
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Health Advocates | Davis, CA | Seizing the moment: a statewide campaign to transform first response in california cities | $750,000 |
| Public Health Advocates | Davis, CA | Seizing the moment: a statewide campaign to transform first response in california cities | $510,000 |
| The Lundquist Institute | Torrance, CA | The south LA cpr initiative: an innovative community-based approach to improving cardiac arrest survival in southern california | $333,333 |
| Youth Recovery Connections | Hollister, CA | Tri-County ems buprenorphine collaborative | $333,333 |
| Sutter Coast Hospital | Crescent City, CA | Community crisis response collaborative (ccrc) | $233,333 |
| Crisis Alternative Response of Eureka - City of Eureka | Eureka, CA | Crisis alternative response of eureka | $200,000 |
| San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District | San Ramon, CA | Public safety for behavioral health | $150,000 |
| Kings View | Fresno, CA | Signet-Care (self-initiating guide to non-emergency treatment) | $150,000 |
| California Emergency Medical Services Authority | Rancho Cordova, CA | Comprehensive access and equity project | $140,600 |
| North Valley Labor Federation (United Way of Merced County) | Modesto, CA | Nvlf alternative emergency response project | $75,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $5,274,463 | 48 |
| 2023 | $5,155,000 | 63 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 14, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202543179349102539
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 82-1511283
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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