The mission of All Stars Helping Kids was to break the cycle of poverty for Bay Area youth by seed funding start-up nonprofits.
All Stars Helping Kids Inc built a three-year, cohort-based accelerator around early-stage Bay Area nonprofits serving youth. That program structure is central to how the foundation funds: it seed-funds organizations while also building their capacity, with a stated emphasis on organizational strength, financial sustainability, and community impact. The giving pattern in the recent grants data shows that this is not a one-off sponsor; the foundation has repeatedly backed youth-serving nonprofits and related community programs across multiple years. Recent awards point to a mix of education, career readiness, health and wellness, and nonprofit capacity building. Career Girls received $40,700 in 2025, while Urban Ed Academy Inc was awarded $34,807 the same year. Other grantees such as Digital Nest Inc, Upward Scholars, and Santa Clara County Asian Law Alliance reflect a portfolio that reaches beyond a single service model and includes organizations supporting students, workforce transition, and community services. The foundation’s mission is framed around breaking the cycle of poverty for Bay Area youth, and its grant choices align with that focus through direct program support and multi-year organizational development.
Youth development appears across the portfolio through grants to organizations such as Student Program for Academic Athletic Transitioning, which received $53,000 in 2025, and Oakland Genesis Soccer, which received $26,500 in 2025 and $25,000 in 2024. These awards show support for youth-centered programming that combines participation, structure, and skill-building. In education-related work, All Stars Helping Kids Inc gave $39,479 to Digital Nest Inc in 2024 and $26,000 to My Digital Tat2 in 2024, alongside $35,261 to Upward Scholars in 2024. The grantee mix suggests attention to learning pathways and transition support. Health and wellness also appear in the record. Camp Common Ground received $26,000 in 2024 and $25,000 in 2023, while Bay Area Women’s Sport Initiative received $26,000 in 2024 and $25,000 in 2023. These grants indicate support for youth programming that blends wellness, movement, and community participation.
Typical awards cluster tightly around the mid-$20,000 range: p25 is $25,000, median is $25,000, and p75 is $26,500. The recent grants list also includes a much larger 2025 payment to Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc (dba Dafgiving360), which stands apart from the smaller program-service grants. The foundation shows recurring support to the same organizations across years, including Bay Area Women’s Sport Initiative, Oakland Genesis Soccer, Put Me in Inc, My Digital Tat2, The Audacity Performing Arts Project, and Camp Common Ground. That pattern suggests sustained relationships rather than isolated awards. All Stars Helping Kids Inc is a regular funder, not a DAF, and it does not fund individuals. The active accelerator program is cohort-based and, according to the program description, does not accept unsolicited applications.
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Most grants fall between $25K and $27K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$27K
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Grantmaking is heavily concentrated in California, with 93% of grants to recipients in the HQ state and California listed as the top state by grant count. Recent recipient cities include San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose, Redwood City, Palo Alto, Los Gatos, Greenbrae, Watsonville, and Campbell, showing a strong Bay Area footprint. One recent grant also went to Nashua, New Hampshire, and another to Chicago, Illinois, but the overall pattern remains local and California-centered.
The foundation supports youth development, education, career readiness, health and wellness, and nonprofit capacity building. The active All Stars Accelerator Program is described as a three-year cohort for early-stage Bay Area nonprofit organizations serving youth, with attention to organizational capacity, financial sustainability, and community impact.
Typical grants are small and tightly grouped: p25 is $25,000, median is $25,000, and p75 is $26,500. Recent awards cluster in that range, indicating a fairly consistent grant size strategy for program support.
Yes. Several recipients appear across multiple years, including Bay Area Women’s Sport Initiative, Oakland Genesis Soccer, Put Me in Inc, My Digital Tat2, The Audacity Performing Arts Project, and Camp Common Ground. That pattern shows ongoing support rather than one-time awards.
The active All Stars Accelerator Program does not accept unsolicited applications. Its cohort-based model is described as seed funding and capacity building for selected early-stage Bay Area nonprofit organizations serving youth.
Grantmaking is concentrated in California, which accounts for 93% of grants to recipients in the HQ state and is also the top state by grant count. Recent recipient cities include San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose, Redwood City, and Palo Alto.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC (DBA DAFGIVING360) | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $1,947,922 | 2025 | PROGRAM SERVICES |
| GIVE THX INC | GREENBRAE, CA | $53,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SERVICES |
| DEVELOP FOR GOOD | NASHUA, NH | $53,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SERVICES |
| MEWATER FOUNDATION INC | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $53,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SERVICES |
| STUDENT PROGRAM FOR ACADEMIC ATHLETIC TRANSITIONING | OAKLAND, CA | $53,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SERVICES |
| CAREER GIRLS | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $40,700 | 2025 | PROGRAM SERVICES |
| URBAN ED ACADEMY INC | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $34,807 | 2025 | PROGRAM SERVICES |
| PUT ME IN INC | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $26,500 | 2025 | PROGRAM SERVICES |
| OAKLAND GENESIS SOCCER | OAKLAND, CA | $26,500 | 2025 | PROGRAM SERVICES |
| THE AUDACITY PERFORMING ARTS PROJECT | LOS GATOS, CA | $26,500 | 2025 | PROGRAM SERVICES |
| REPRESENTED LEADERSHIP INC | OAKLAND, CA | $26,500 | 2025 | PROGRAM SERVICES |
| POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RECREATION TEAMBUILDING IMPACT | SAN JOSE, CA | $22,346 | 2025 | PROGRAM SERVICES |
| THE MARCUS ALLEN FOUNDATION | LA JOLLA, CA | $14,138 | 2025 | PROGRAM SERVICES |
| DIGITAL NEST INC | WATSONVILLE, CA | $39,479 | 2024 | PROGRAM SERVICES |
| SANTA CLARA COUNTY ASIAN LAW ALLIANCE | SAN JOSE, CA | $37,032 | 2024 | PROGRAM SERVICES |
| UPWARD SCHOLARS | REDWOOD CITY, CA | $35,261 | 2024 | PROGRAM SERVICES |
| EMPOWER WORK INC | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $27,628 | 2024 | PROGRAM SERVICES |
| RAZING THE BAR | SAN JOSE, CA | $26,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SERVICES |
| BAY AREA WOMEN'S SPORT INITIATIVE | SAN JOSE, CA | $26,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SERVICES |
| CAMP COMMON GROUND | OAKLAND, CA | $26,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SERVICES |
| MY DIGITAL TAT2 | PALO ALTO, CA | $26,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SERVICES |
| YOUTH BEAT | OAKLAND, CA | $26,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SERVICES |
| REDWOOD CITY POLICE ACTIVITIES LEAGUE | REDWOOD CITY, CA | $25,434 | 2024 | PROGRAM SERVICES |
| CAREER GIRLS | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $25,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SERVICES |
| OAKLAND GENESIS SOCCER | OAKLAND, CA | $25,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SERVICES |
| DEVELOP FOR GOOD | NASHUA, NH | $25,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SERVICES |
| PUT ME IN INC | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $25,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SERVICES |
| THE AUDACITY PERFORMING ARTS PROJECT | CAMPBELL, CA | $25,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SERVICES |
| MEWATER FOUNDATION INC | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $25,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SERVICES |
| REPRESENTED LEADERSHIP INC | OAKLAND, CA | $25,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SERVICES |
| GIVE THX INC | GREENBRAE, CA | $25,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SERVICES |
| STUDENT PROGRAM FOR ACADEMIC ATHLETIC TRANSITIONING | OAKLAND, CA | $25,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SERVICES |
| YOUTH BEAT | OAKLAND, CA | $25,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM SERVICES |
| PUT ME IN INC | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $25,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM SERVICES |
| BAY AREA WOMEN'S SPORT INITIATIVE | SAN JOSE, CA | $25,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM SERVICES |
| THE AUDACITY PERFORMING ARTS PROJECT | CAMPBELL, CA | $25,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM SERVICES |
| ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION | CHICAGO, IL | $25,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM SERVICES |
| OAKLAND GENESIS SOCCER | OAKLAND, CA | $25,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM SERVICES |
| MY DIGITAL TAT2 | PALO ALTO, CA | $25,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM SERVICES |
| CAMP COMMON GROUND | OAKLAND, CA | $25,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM SERVICES |
| REPRESENTED LEADERSHIP INC | OAKLAND, CA | $25,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM SERVICES |
| RAZING THE BAR | SAN JOSE, CA | $25,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM SERVICES |
| CAREER GIRLS | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $25,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM SERVICES |
| CHAPTER 510 | OAKLAND, CA | $10,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM SERVICES |
| UCSF BENIOFF CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $10,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM SERVICES |
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC (DBA DAFGIVING360)
$1,947,922PROGRAM SERVICES
GIVE THX INC
$53,000PROGRAM SERVICES
DEVELOP FOR GOOD
$53,000PROGRAM SERVICES
MEWATER FOUNDATION INC
$53,000PROGRAM SERVICES
STUDENT PROGRAM FOR ACADEMIC ATHLETIC TRANSITIONING
$53,000PROGRAM SERVICES
CAREER GIRLS
$40,700PROGRAM SERVICES
URBAN ED ACADEMY INC
$34,807PROGRAM SERVICES
PUT ME IN INC
$26,500PROGRAM SERVICES
OAKLAND GENESIS SOCCER
$26,500PROGRAM SERVICES
THE AUDACITY PERFORMING ARTS PROJECT
$26,500PROGRAM SERVICES
REPRESENTED LEADERSHIP INC
$26,500PROGRAM SERVICES
POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RECREATION TEAMBUILDING IMPACT
$22,346PROGRAM SERVICES
THE MARCUS ALLEN FOUNDATION
$14,138PROGRAM SERVICES
DIGITAL NEST INC
$39,479PROGRAM SERVICES
SANTA CLARA COUNTY ASIAN LAW ALLIANCE
$37,032PROGRAM SERVICES
UPWARD SCHOLARS
$35,261PROGRAM SERVICES
EMPOWER WORK INC
$27,628PROGRAM SERVICES
RAZING THE BAR
$26,000PROGRAM SERVICES
BAY AREA WOMEN'S SPORT INITIATIVE
$26,000PROGRAM SERVICES
CAMP COMMON GROUND
$26,000PROGRAM SERVICES
MY DIGITAL TAT2
$26,000PROGRAM SERVICES
YOUTH BEAT
$26,000PROGRAM SERVICES
REDWOOD CITY POLICE ACTIVITIES LEAGUE
$25,434PROGRAM SERVICES
CAREER GIRLS
$25,000PROGRAM SERVICES
OAKLAND GENESIS SOCCER
$25,000PROGRAM SERVICES
DEVELOP FOR GOOD
$25,000PROGRAM SERVICES
PUT ME IN INC
$25,000PROGRAM SERVICES
THE AUDACITY PERFORMING ARTS PROJECT
$25,000PROGRAM SERVICES
MEWATER FOUNDATION INC
$25,000PROGRAM SERVICES
REPRESENTED LEADERSHIP INC
$25,000PROGRAM SERVICES
GIVE THX INC
$25,000PROGRAM SERVICES
STUDENT PROGRAM FOR ACADEMIC ATHLETIC TRANSITIONING
$25,000PROGRAM SERVICES
YOUTH BEAT
$25,000PROGRAM SERVICES
PUT ME IN INC
$25,000PROGRAM SERVICES
BAY AREA WOMEN'S SPORT INITIATIVE
$25,000PROGRAM SERVICES
THE AUDACITY PERFORMING ARTS PROJECT
$25,000PROGRAM SERVICES
ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION
$25,000PROGRAM SERVICES
OAKLAND GENESIS SOCCER
$25,000PROGRAM SERVICES
MY DIGITAL TAT2
$25,000PROGRAM SERVICES
CAMP COMMON GROUND
$25,000PROGRAM SERVICES
REPRESENTED LEADERSHIP INC
$25,000PROGRAM SERVICES
RAZING THE BAR
$25,000PROGRAM SERVICES
CAREER GIRLS
$25,000PROGRAM SERVICES
CHAPTER 510
$10,000PROGRAM SERVICES
UCSF BENIOFF CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
$10,000PROGRAM SERVICES