Our Grand Chapter Endowment Fund supports the maintenance and operations of the Eastern Star Homes of California.
The Endowment Fund of the Grand Chapter of California Order of the Eastern Star centers its largest recent grantmaking on Eastern Star Homes of California, the senior living community in Yorba Linda. Across the latest filings, that organization received repeated support at the multimillion-dollar level, showing that the fund’s core role is sustaining a specific Eastern Star institution rather than dispersing many small awards. The fund’s summary points to support for the maintenance and operations of Eastern Star Homes of California and to receiving gifts, bequests, and contributions for charitable, educational, and related purposes through affiliated endowment funds. Beyond organizational support, the fund also maintains several scholarship and assistance programs tied to the Eastern Star community in California. These include scholarship funds for high school graduates, continuing undergraduates, graduate students, and vocational or trade students, along with specialty awards for music, religious training, forestry, and other named categories. It also operates benevolent and cancer assistance funds for eligible members and families in California. The structure of the giving reflects a foundation that combines institutional support, education, and member relief within a single affiliated network.
Education is a visible part of the fund’s activity. Through the California Eastern Star Scholarships program, it awards financial scholarships to high school graduates, continuing undergraduates, graduate students, and vocational or trade students, with awards listed from $500 to $5,000. A separate Grand Chapter Scholarship Program also supports graduating high school students, continuing undergraduate and graduate students, and vocational and trade students through named scholarship categories. The foundation also funds direct assistance for members and families. The J. Clifford Lee Memorial Cancer Fund provides financial aid to cancer patients, including members in good standing in California and their immediate families who live with and are financially dependent on the member. The Benevolent Fund offers short-term financial assistance for unexpected one-time expenses to relieve needy members in good standing of California chapters. In addition, the California Eastern Star Organist Scholarship supports keyboard instruction for a member who is expected to serve as an organist for a California chapter.
$2.4M
$34.8M
-$19.9M
$2.5M
Most grants fall between $1.9M and $2.2M, with a median of $2M.
25th Percentile
$1.9M
Median
$2M
75th Percentile
$2.2M
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Grant sizes cluster at the multimillion-dollar level for the foundation’s operating support. The typical grant size runs from p25 $1,931,000 to a median of $2,007,000 and a p75 of $2,190,000. The top recent awards all went to the same recipient over multiple years, with grants reported in 2023, 2024, and 2025, which shows a recurring pattern rather than a one-time relationship. The foundation is a local grantmaker, and 100% of grants in the available data went to recipients in California. It does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. Several scholarship and assistance programs accept unsolicited applications, including the scholarship and benevolent funds, while some special projects are designated by Eastern Star leadership rather than open application.
Grantmaking is concentrated in California, which accounts for 100% of the grants in the dataset. The most visible recipient location is Yorba Linda, where Eastern Star Homes of California received the foundation’s largest recent awards. Other named recipient locations appear through scholarship and assistance programs tied to California chapters and members, including statewide California coverage for scholarships, cancer assistance, and benevolent support. The recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 3 grants recorded.
It supports senior living operations through Eastern Star Homes of California, along with scholarships, cancer assistance, benevolent aid, and community service or outreach. The active programs include scholarship funds for students, a cancer assistance fund, a benevolent fund for short-term member relief, and special projects approved by Eastern Star leadership.
Yes. Several scholarship programs accept unsolicited applications, including the California Eastern Star Scholarships, the Scholarship Fund, the Grand Chapter Scholarship Program, and the California Eastern Star Organist Scholarship. Award amounts in the scholarship programs are listed from $500 to $5,000.
The J. Clifford Lee Memorial Cancer Fund serves members in good standing in California and their immediate families who live with and are financially dependent on the member. The Benevolent Fund provides short-term financial assistance to needy members in good standing of California chapters.
The foundation’s typical grant size is large: p25 is $1,931,000, the median is $2,007,000, and p75 is $2,190,000. The recent grants listed are all multimillion-dollar awards to Eastern Star Homes of California.
No. The geographic scope of giving is local, and 100% of the grants in the available data went to recipients in California. The recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EASTERN STAR HOMES OF CALIFORNIA | YORBA LINDA, CA | $2,373,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| EASTERN STAR HOMES OF CALIFORNIA | YORBA LINDA, CA | $1,855,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION |
| EASTERN STAR HOMES OF CALIFORNIA | YORBA LINDA, CA | $2,007,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION |
EASTERN STAR HOMES OF CALIFORNIA
$2,373,000GENERAL SUPPORT
EASTERN STAR HOMES OF CALIFORNIA
$1,855,000TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION
EASTERN STAR HOMES OF CALIFORNIA
$2,007,000TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION