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Scott Richards North Star Charitable Foundation DBA Scott Richards North Star

Accepts applications Minneapolis, Minnesota · EIN 760764527

Scott Richards North Star Charitable Foundation DBA Scott Richards North Star is a private foundation in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In tax year 2025 it gave $270,176 in 85 grants; the typical grant was $500 and the largest $119,755. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was down from $935,029 the year before.

47% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$286,57584$2.0 million
2024$935,02979$2.3 million
2025$270,17685$2.8 million

How to apply

ContactTimothy White
2701 University Ave SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414
Phone or email(612) 617-6000
What to submitStandard grant request
RestrictionsPriority to grants to support and conduct non-partisan research, education, and informational activities to aid in the charitable causes of breast cancer, alzheimer's disease and cystic fibrosis.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

What Scott Richards North Star Charitable Foundation DBA Scott Richards North Star funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 17 states, the most to New Jersey.

StateGrantsAmount
New Jersey1$119,755
Minnesota43$67,905
Texas4$33,685
Pennsylvania2$30,500
Wisconsin7$3,500
New York3$2,310
Illinois2$2,016
Iowa5$2,000
Arizona4$2,000
California3$1,500

Grants paid in 2025

The 40 largest of 85 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Children's Cardiomyopathy Foundation
Tenfly, NJ
General$119,755
Stop Alzheimer's Now
Austin, TX
General$32,870
Commonwealth of Pa Dept of Human Svcs
Harrisburg, PA
General$30,000
Bestprep
Brooklyn Park, MN
General$25,500
Breast Cancer Education Association
Roseville, MN
General$15,000
Accola
St Paul, MN
General$3,000
Kids Fighting Hunger
St Cloud, MN
General$3,000
Cretin-Derham Hall High School
St Paul, MN
General$2,950
Safe Summer Nights
Mendota Heights, MN
General$2,000
Gilmore Family Foundation
Arlington Heights, IL
General$1,750
Loueys-Dietz Syndrome Foundation
Port Washington, NY
General$1,710
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Arden Hills, MN
General$1,500
People Responding in Social Ministry
Golden Valley, MN
General$1,000
Hydrocephalus Association
North Bethesda, MD
General$990
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Minneapolis, MN
General$690
Alex Haunty's Theater and Arts Fund Inc
Middleton, WI
General$500
Anoka Hennepin School District
Anoka, MN
General$500
Argyle Booster Club
Argyle, WI
General$500
Arizona School for the Arts
Phoenix, AZ
General$500
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central MN
St Cloud, MN
General$500
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Dane County
Madison, WI
General$500
Big Brothers Big Sisters of San Diego Co
San Diego, CA
General$500
Boat People Sos Atlanta Inc
Norcross, GA
General$500
Buena Tierra Mke Inc
Milwaukee, WI
General$500
Catholic Schools Center of Excellence
Minneapolis, MN
General$500
Chloe's Courage Fund
Clearwater, MN
General$500
Christ's Church of the Valley
Peoria, AZ
General$500
Clear Creek Amana Comm School Foundation
Oxford, IA
General$500
Diaper Bank of Minnesota
St Paul, MN
General$500
Doors of Change
Cardiff, CA
General$500
Evergrow Academy Inc
Glendora, CA
General$500
Faith Community Church
New Richmond, WI
General$500
Faithful Shepherd Catholic School
Eagan, MN
General$500
Flash Baseball
Coralville, IA
General$500
Free Clinic of Pierce & St Croix Counties
River Falls, WI
General$500
Georgia Southern University Foundation
Statesboro, GA
General$500
Grace Church of Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC
General$500
Greater St Cloud Public Safety Foundation
St Cloud, MN
General$500
Groves Academy
St Louis Park, MN
General$500
Helping Paws of Minnesota
Eden Prairie, MN
General$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Scott Richards North Star Charitable Foundation DBA Scott Richards North Star accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Scott Richards North Star Charitable Foundation DBA Scott Richards North Star give?

$270,176 in tax year 2025, across 85 grants, with a typical grant of $500.

Who runs Scott Richards North Star Charitable Foundation DBA Scott Richards North Star?

Its 2025 filing lists Phillip C Richards (Executive Chariman), Susan B Richards (At-Large), David Vasos (At-Large) and Edward G Deutschlander (At-Large) among 11 officers and trustees.

What does Scott Richards North Star Charitable Foundation DBA Scott Richards North Star fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health, youth programs and education.

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