The Morning Star Foundation

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Woodland, California · EIN 80-0873706 · Private foundation

Grants paid (2024)$302K

Organizations funded3

Typical grant$6,055

Total assets$18.6M

Half of its grants to organizations were between $3,110 and $289,550.

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From the return

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On its return for tax year 2024 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.

Where it gives

33% of grants went outside California.

California2
Texas1

Grants paid in tax year 2024

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
Name withheld	Houston, TX	Houston, TX · Charitable operations	$289,550
Shriners Children's Hospital	Sacramento, CA	Sacramento, CA · Charitable operations	$6,055
Keira Bradley Foundation	Penryn, CA	Penryn, CA · Charitable operations	$3,110

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The return also lists 2 grants to individuals ($3,500). We do not publish the names of individual recipients.

Name withheld: we could not match the recipient to an IRS-registered organization, and the name may be a person's. Amount, place and purpose are as filed.

Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2024	$302,215	5
2023	$195,000	1

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 14, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202513189349102146
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 80-0873706
Profile updated Nov 12, 2026

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