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The Starke Foundation

Accepts applications Richmond, Virginia · EIN 546038056

The Starke Foundation is a private foundation in Richmond, Virginia. In tax year 2024 it gave $251,220 in 6 grants; the typical grant was $37,500 and the largest $90,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $4,300 the year before.

100% of its 2024 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$4,3006$249,671
2024$251,2206$0

How to apply

ContactRussell F Starke II
9800 Mayland Drive, Richmond, VA 23233
Phone or email(804) 673-3810, russ@rfs2.com
What to submitLetter indicating nature of organization's activities and financial needs

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to Virginia.

StateGrantsAmount
Virginia4$190,000
Maryland1$50,000
New York1$11,220

Grants paid in 2024

All 6 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Second Baptist Church
Richmond, VA
General purpose$90,000
Charity Water
Hagerstown, MD
General purpose$50,000
YMCA of Greater Richmond
Richmond, VA
General purpose$50,000
Longwood University Foundation
Farmville, VA
General purpose$25,000
Univerity of Richmond Advancement Systems
Univerity of Richmond, VA
General purpose$25,000
Dysautonomia International
East Moriches, NY
General purpose$11,220

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Starke Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does The Starke Foundation give?

$251,220 in tax year 2024, across 6 grants, with a typical grant of $37,500.

Who runs The Starke Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Russell F Starke II (President), Thomas J Starke IV (Vice President) and Terry Tosh (Treasurer).

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