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North Star Fund, Inc.

aka NSF; North Star Fund   |   New York, NY   |  https://northstarfund.org

Mission

North Star Fund is a social justice fund that supports grassroots organizing led by communities of color building power in New York City and the Hudson Valley. We organize people across race and class to give in support of these movements.

Ruling year info

1978

Executive Director

Jennifer Ching

Main address

520 8th Avenue, Suite 1800

New York, NY 10018 USA

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EIN

13-2950801

NTEE code info

Other Philanthropy, Voluntarism, and Grantmaking Foundations N.E.C. (T99)

Civil Rights, Social Action, and Advocacy N.E.C. (R99)

Fund Raising and/or Fund Distribution (S12)

IRS filing requirement

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Our programs

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North Star Fund

North Star Fund brings together a community of New Yorkers who care about social justice, who combine our resources—money, skills and networks—to fund locally-grown movements for change.

As of December 31, 2021, North Star Fund has given out over $93 million in grants to just under 2,600 organizations. This includes over 8,000 grants made via donor-advised funds, our community funding committee process, and philanthropic partnerships.

Population(s) Served

As of summer 2021, we’ve awarded well over $2 million in grants in the Hudson Valley. Our Hudson Valley funding area includes a mix of rural, suburban and urban settings that provide unique opportunities to support grassroots organizing based in communities of color.

These grants are for groups organizing community members within at least one of the following counties: Westchester, Rockland, Putnam, Orange, Dutchess, Ulster, Sullivan, Columbia, Greene, Delaware, Rensselaer, Albany, or Schoharie. See more at https://northstarfund.org/about/hudson-valley/

Population(s) Served

The Let Us Breathe Fund is the only NYC-based fund led by and for Black activists organizing around police reform and building Black liberation. We started the Fund in 2015 following the death of Eric Garner at the hands of the NYPD. The Fund provided rapid response in that crisis moment and now supports the long-term leadership of Black New Yorkers fighting police violence and structural racism.

These grants are for groups based in the five boroughs of New York City or the Hudson Valley Region.

Learn more at https://northstarfund.org/about/let-us-breathe-fund/

Population(s) Served

North Star Fund provides grants to organizations whose primary strategy is grassroots organizing. These grants, in the form of general operating support, are intended for both new and emerging organizations as well as established movement builders with a track record of success.

These grants are for organizations that are building community power in at least one of the five boroughs of New York City.

Learn more at https://northstarfund.org/apply/nyc-organizing-grants/

Population(s) Served

North Star Fund is a proud member of a national Giving Project collaboration. The Giving Project is an innovative model that is being used by community funds across the country to expand our reach among diverse communities of donors and distribute more money to social justice movements.

Learn more at https://northstarfund.org/get-involved/join-people-power-giving-project/

Population(s) Served

Community Food Funders (CFF) supports the growth of an equitable, ecologically sound, and sustainable food system in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. CFF provides information, resources and networking opportunities for funders to invest strategically in growing, processing, and distributing food locally. CFF is not a grant-making entity, it is a network of philanthropic organizations and individual funders who are active in food system work.

Learn more at https://northstarfund.org/about/community-food-funders/

Population(s) Served

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Financials

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North Star Fund, Inc.

Board of directors
as of 07/18/2023
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Marjorie Fine

Fundraising Trainer and Consultant

Pierre Hauser

Philanthropic Activist, Founder of Daphne Foundation, Writer

Michael Waterman

Co-Founder, Olo Acupuncture

Maggie Williams

Lawyer, Civic Engagement Activist

Board leadership practices

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? No
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Not applicable
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 5/3/2023
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Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
Asian/Asian American
Gender identity
Female, Not transgender
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or Straight
Disability status
Decline to state

Race & ethnicity

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