Starr Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- If your work is in arts or education in Arkansas, it matches the foundation's reported priorities, which other published sources give as Arkansas, though its filed grants also include healthcare and social-service charities.
- Keep the request modest: about 8 in 10 of its grants fall between $1,000 and $20,000, with a median of $2,500, and that band is typical rather than a limit, since the largest grant recorded was $50,000.
- In the filing, 60% of its grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had also funded in earlier filings, so a request to a past grantee, or one backed by a warm introduction, may be better placed than a cold approach.
- The filing does not state how to apply or give any deadlines, so contact the foundation directly before you write.
Overview
Starr Foundation is a US private foundation based in Little Rock, AR.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and web pages about the foundation (talkbusiness.net), with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 9 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation is reported to fund arts and education in Arkansas. Its filed grant record shows support for a varied group of organisations, including arts centres and museums, schools and education foundations, healthcare providers and foundations, and social-service and community charities. Most recorded grant dollars went to organisations in Arkansas, with smaller amounts reaching organisations in other states. The records show grants across these fields rather than a single beneficiary, while the reported focus on arts and education provides the clearest statement of its priorities.
Themes
- Arts
- Education
Geographic Focus
Priority: Arkansas. (as reported in other published sources)
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 60% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 52 grants to organisations were $2,500 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
2 other states: <1%
- The largest single recipient received 15% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 60% of grant dollars went to organisations Starr Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 21 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $2,500 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts · Tabriz 2025$35,0002024 tax year
- SONA · Undesignated$25,0002024 tax year
- Grand Mesa Arts Center · Undesignated$20,0002024 tax year
- Apple Seeds Teaching Farm · Undesignated$10,0002024 tax year
- Washington Regional Medical Foundation · Undesignated$10,0002024 tax year
- Fayetteville Public Education Foundation · Undesignated$6,0002024 tax year
- Arkansas PBS Foundation · Undesignated$5,0002024 tax year
- Arkansas Champions Trust · Undesignated$5,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Joe F Starr — Director
- Rene V Starr — Trustee
- Shannon Arcana — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $121,782 | $94,400 | $2,816,008 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $150,653 | $137,000 | $3,154,980 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $155,054 | $138,500 | $3,432,692 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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Applying to Starr Foundation?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (501) 519-4020
- Little Rock, AR