We support programs in the areas of STEAM education, good governance, and climate advocacy seeking creative solutions to the world’s challenges.
Far Star Action Fund C/o Baker Tilly pairs climate advocacy with civic engagement and STEAM education, and its recent grant record shows those priorities in practice. The largest recent award in the file is $500,000 to Exposure Labs LLC in Boulder for organizational support, followed by $275,000 to Giffords in Washington, DC and $250,000 to League of Conservation Voters Inc, also in Washington, DC. Those grants sit alongside support for documentary film, environmental action, and organizations working on good governance and civil society. The foundation’s grantmaking also reaches political and social-welfare organizations tied to environmental and civic issues, including House Majority Pac, Senate Majority Pac, Climate Power, and American Bridge 21st Century Foundation. In Washington state, it supported Evergreen Action and Fuse Washington, reflecting a regional presence even as a large share of awards go to Washington, DC-based recipients. Across the recent grants list, the funder appears to favor organizational support and social welfare grants rather than individual awards. Its published program descriptions emphasize funding and strategic support for storytelling, advocacy, environmental protection, clean transportation, public health, and systems thinking. That mix makes the funder a useful match for researchers tracking climate-linked civic infrastructure, film-driven advocacy, and education-oriented systems work.
In storytelling and media for impact, the foundation gave $500,000 to Exposure Labs LLC for organizational support and $100,000 to Redford Center Inc for social welfare. Its program language links film and storytelling to environmental protection, clean transportation, and civic engagement. In climate and environmental advocacy, it supported Climate Power with a $100,000 social welfare grant and League of Conservation Voters Inc with both a $250,000 award and a separate $50,000 grant. The stated focus includes climate crisis, environmental justice, and clean transportation. For good governance and civil society, the funder backed Giffords with $275,000 and American Bridge 21st Century Foundation with $100,000. A related stream also includes House Majority Pac and Senate Majority Pac, indicating support for civic and political organizing connected to its broader governance agenda.
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Most grants fall between $50K and $125K, with a median of $100K.
25th Percentile
$50K
Median
$100K
75th Percentile
$125K
About 19% of grants go to recipients in DC.
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Typical grant size clusters at $50,000 at the 25th percentile, $100,000 at the median, and $125,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent list also includes larger outliers, but the center of gravity is six-figure or low six-figure awards. The pattern is not one-off: League of Conservation Voters Inc, Redford Center Inc, House Majority Pac, Senate Majority Pac, and Evergreen Action each appear more than once across 2023 and 2024. The foundation’s grant descriptions point to general operating, unrestricted, core, and organizational-capacity support. Accepts unsolicited applications: false.
Grants are concentrated in the United States, with all 16 recent grants going to US recipients. Washington, DC is the top recipient city in the list, appearing repeatedly across civic, climate, and political organizations. Seattle, Washington also shows up multiple times through Evergreen Action and Fuse Washington, while San Francisco and Boulder appear through Redford Center Inc and Exposure Labs LLC. The grant pattern suggests a regional footprint with meaningful activity in DC and Washington state, not just the headquarters city.
Its stated programs cover climate crisis and the environment, good governance and civil society, and STEAM education and systems thinking. The grant descriptions also show support for storytelling, documentary film, environmental justice, clean transportation, public health, and civic engagement.
No. The active grant programs listed for the fund all show accepts unsolicited: false.
The grant-size distribution centers at $50,000 at the 25th percentile, $100,000 at the median, and $125,000 at the 75th percentile. Recent awards range from $50,000 grants to six-figure and larger grants.
Several recipients appear in more than one year, including League of Conservation Voters Inc, Redford Center Inc, House Majority Pac, Senate Majority Pac, and Evergreen Action. That pattern shows repeat grantmaking rather than only one-time awards.
Washington, DC appears most often among recent recipients, including Giffords, League of Conservation Voters Inc, Climate Power, American Bridge 21st Century Foundation, House Majority Pac, Senate Majority Pac, and the Democratic Governer's Assoction. Seattle-based Evergreen Action and Fuse Washington also appear more than once.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LCV LEAGUE CONSERVATION OF VOTERS - LCV VICTORY FUND | WASHINGTON, DC | $550,000 | 2025 | POLITICAL ACTIVITY |
| LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $550,000 | 2025 | SOCIAL WELFARE |
| NO ON 2117 | SEATTLE, WA | $500,000 | 2025 | SOCIAL WELFARE |
| GIFFORDS | WASHINGTON, DC | $250,000 | 2025 | SOCIAL WELFARE |
| SUGARCANE FILM LLC | BREMERTON, WA | $125,000 | 2025 | SOCIAL WELFARE |
| HOUSE MAJORITY PAC | WASHINGTON, DC | $125,000 | 2025 | POLITICAL ACTIVITY |
| SENATE MAJORITY PAC | WASHINGTON, DC | $125,000 | 2025 | POLITICAL ACTIVITY |
| AMERICA VOTES | WASHINGTON, DC | $100,000 | 2025 | SOCIAL WELFARE |
| CLIMATE POWER | WASHINGTON, DC | $100,000 | 2025 | SOCIAL WELFARE |
| TOGETHER FOR PROGRESS 2024 | SEATTLE, WA | $25,000 | 2025 | POLITICAL ACTIVITY |
| HOUSE MAJORITY PAC | WASHINGTON, DC | $125,000 | 2024 | SOCIAL WELFARE |
| SENATE MAJORITY PAC | WASHINGTON, DC | $125,000 | 2024 | SOCIAL WELFARE |
| REDFORD CENTER INC | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $100,000 | 2024 | SOCIAL WELFARE |
| CLIMATE POWER | WASHINGTON, DC | $100,000 | 2024 | SOCIAL WELFARE |
| FUSE WASHINGTON | SEATTLE, WA | $50,000 | 2024 | SOCIAL WELFARE |
| LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $50,000 | 2024 | SOCIAL WELFARE |
| EVERGREEEN ACTION | SEATTLE, WA | $50,000 | 2024 | SOCIAL WELFARE |
| EXPOSURE LABS LLC | BOULDER, CO | $500,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPPORT ORGANIZATION. |
| GIFFORDS | WASHINGTON, DC | $275,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION. |
| LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $250,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION. |
| HOUSE MAJORITY PAC | WASHINGTON, DC | $125,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION. |
| SENATE MAJORITY PAC | WASHINGTON, DC | $125,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION. |
| AMERICAN BRIDGE 21ST CENTURY FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $100,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION. |
| EVERGREEEN ACTION | SEATTLE, WA | $75,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION. |
| REDFORD CENTER INC | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $50,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT EXEMPT ORGANIZATION. |
| DEMOCRATIC GOVERNER'S ASSOCTION | WASHINGTON, DC | $50,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION. |
LCV LEAGUE CONSERVATION OF VOTERS - LCV VICTORY FUND
$550,000POLITICAL ACTIVITY
NO ON 2117
$500,000SOCIAL WELFARE
SUGARCANE FILM LLC
$125,000SOCIAL WELFARE
HOUSE MAJORITY PAC
$125,000POLITICAL ACTIVITY
SENATE MAJORITY PAC
$125,000POLITICAL ACTIVITY
CLIMATE POWER
$100,000SOCIAL WELFARE
TOGETHER FOR PROGRESS 2024
$25,000POLITICAL ACTIVITY
SENATE MAJORITY PAC
$125,000SOCIAL WELFARE
CLIMATE POWER
$100,000SOCIAL WELFARE
FUSE WASHINGTON
$50,000SOCIAL WELFARE
EXPOSURE LABS LLC
$500,000TO SUPPPORT ORGANIZATION.
SENATE MAJORITY PAC
$125,000TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION.
AMERICAN BRIDGE 21ST CENTURY FOUNDATION
$100,000TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION.
DEMOCRATIC GOVERNER'S ASSOCTION
$50,000TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION.