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Star Mooring Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Lynbrook, New York · EIN 931797402

Star Mooring Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Lynbrook, New York. In tax year 2025 it gave $195,000 in 16 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $35,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2025 was down from $223,500 the year before.

88% 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$00$0
2024$223,5004$277,912
2025$195,00016$822,358

How to apply

Star Mooring Foundation Inc says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California5$70,000
New York6$49,000
Oregon2$35,000
Georgia1$35,000
Massachusetts2$6,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 16 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Project Dandelion
Perry, GA
General support$35,000
The Film Collaborative Inc
Los Angeles, CA
General support$35,000
Bradley Angle
Portland, OR
General support$25,000
The Philanthropy Workshop Inc
New York, NY
General support$12,000
Women Moving Millions
New York, NY
General support$10,000
The Anti Nihilist Foundation
New York, NY
General support$10,000
Find Your Light Foundation
Los Angeles, CA
General support$10,000
Immigrant Counseling Service
Portland, OR
General support$10,000
Little Essentials
Brooklyn, NY
General support$10,000
Tides Center
Los Angeles, CA
General support$10,000
UCSF Foundation
San Francisco, CA
General support$10,000
Equality Now
New York, NY
General support$5,000
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
General support$5,000
Roots and Dreams and Mustard Seeds Inc
Hinsdale, MA
General support$3,000
Greenagers Inc
South Egremont, MA
General support$3,000
Coalition for the Homeless Inc
New York, NY
General support$2,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Star Mooring Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Star Mooring Foundation Inc give?

$195,000 in tax year 2025, across 16 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs Star Mooring Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Karla Arria-Devoe (President, Treas.,director), Mauricio Menares (VP, Secretary, Director) and Andrea Arria-Devoe (Director).

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