Northstar Family Foundation concentrates its giving on fostering U.S.–Netherlands ties through higher education and cultural exchange organizations, while also making targeted investments in land conservation/historic preservation. The foundation makes few, relatively large grants and repeatedly funds the same institutional partners, indicating sustained relationships rather than one-off support.
Concentrated giving: a small number of sizable grants with repeat funding to the same grantees (multi-grant support to a core set of organizations).
Northstar Family Foundation Inc. gives its largest recent grants to the Netherland-America Foundation and American Friends of Nyenrode University, showing a clear commitment to U.S.–Netherlands educational and cultural exchange. Across the recent grants list, the foundation repeatedly supports the same institutional partners, including multiple awards to both organizations over 2023–2025. That pattern suggests long-running relationships rather than one-time project funding. Its grantmaking also reaches land conservation and historic preservation, with sizable support to Trustees of Reservations and smaller awards to preservation-focused organizations such as Docomomo. The grant list includes both larger institutional gifts and smaller charitable-purpose grants, indicating a mix of major commitments and occasional lower-dollar awards. Recent recipients are concentrated in educational, cultural, and preservation institutions rather than individuals, consistent with the foundation’s stated prohibition on grants to individuals. The foundation’s recent activity shows a narrow but durable funding profile: a few repeat recipients receive the largest checks, while a broader set of organizations appears at smaller sizes across New York, New England, and beyond.
A central theme is U.S.–Netherlands exchange. Northstar Family Foundation Inc. gave $126,000 in 2025 and $105,750 in 2024 to the Netherland-America Foundation for charitable purposes, alongside $74,650 in 2023 to the same organization. It also supported American Friends of Nyenrode University with $100,000 in 2023, $38,000 in 2024, and $28,000 in 2025. A second area is Dutch higher education support through U.S.-based intermediaries. American Friends of Nyenrode University appears as a repeated recipient, pointing to sustained institutional backing rather than isolated project grants. The foundation also funds conservation and preservation. Trustees of Reservations received $75,000 in 2025, $50,000 in 2024, and $10,000 in 2023, while Docomomo received $2,500 in 2025. Smaller grants to Native Plant Trust and archaeological or conservancy-related organizations reinforce that preservation is part of the portfolio.
Northstar Family Foundation Inc. makes relatively few grants, with a typical grant size of $4,375 at the 25th percentile, $15,000 at the median, and $47,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent record shows repeated support to the same organizations across multiple years, especially in the U.S.–Netherlands education and exchange area. Grant purposes are listed as charitable purposes, and the foundation does not fund individuals. The pattern is consistent with relationship-based institutional giving rather than an open application model.
$692K
$1.7M
$587K
$266K
Most grants fall between $4K and $47K, with a median of $15K.
25th Percentile
$4K
Median
$15K
75th Percentile
$47K
About 36% of grants go to recipients in CA.
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Notable grantees: Netherland-America Foundation, American Friends of Nyenrode University, Trustees of Reservations
The foundation gives regionally, with the highest grant count going to California recipients. New York recipients also account for a substantial share, including organizations in New York City and Larchmont. Other U.S. grants reach Boston, Denver, Exeter, Chicago, Atlanta, Indianapolis, and Wayland, showing a cluster along the Northeast with additional national reach. All recent grants in the dataset went to U.S. recipients.
Its recent grants center on U.S.–Netherlands cultural and educational exchange, Dutch higher education support through U.S.-based friends organizations, and land conservation or historic preservation. Recent recipients include exchange organizations, universities, and preservation groups.
Yes. The recent record shows multiple years of support to the same partners, including grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025 to both the Netherland-America Foundation and American Friends of Nyenrode University, as well as several grants across 2023–2025 to Trustees of Reservations.
The typical grant size is $4,375 at the 25th percentile, $15,000 at the median, and $47,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent list also includes larger awards above $100,000 and smaller charitable-purpose gifts below $3,000.
Its top state by grant count is California. New York also appears prominently in the recent grants list, but the foundation’s highest concentration of grant recipients is in California.
No. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments, according to the profile data.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NETHERLAND-AMERICA FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $126,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| TRUSTEES OF RESERVATIONS | BOSTON, MA | $75,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF NYENRODE UNIVERSITY | LARCHMONT, NY | $28,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| PHILLIPS EXETER ACADEMY | EXETER, NH | $15,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| GIVERGY CHARITY EVENT NEW YORK CITY | NEW YORK, NY | $2,599 | 2025 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| DOCOMOMO | CHICAGO, IL | $2,500 | 2025 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| ARCHAEOLOGICAL IN INDIANAPOLIS | INDIANAPOLIS, IN | $1,033 | 2025 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| NATIVE PLANT TRUST WAYLAND | WHATELY, MA | $1,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| GIVERGY CHARITY EVENT NEW YORK CITY | NEW YORK, NY | $312 | 2025 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| ENTHUSECOM | LONDON, NY | $140 | 2025 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| NETHERLAND-AMERICA FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $105,750 | 2024 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| TRUSTEES OF RESERVATIONS | BOSTON, MA | $50,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF NYENRODE UNIVERSITY | LARCHMONT, NY | $38,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO FOUNDATION | DENVER, CO | $15,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $15,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA | ATLANTA, GA | $2,500 | 2024 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| TAMAAS | LOS ANGELES, CA | $2,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| CONCORDIA CONSERVATORY | BRONXVILLE, NY | $2,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF NYENRODE UNIVERSITY | LARCHMONT, NY | $100,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| NETHERLAND-AMERICA FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $74,650 | 2023 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO FOUNDATION | DENVER, CO | $15,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| PHILLIPS EXETER ACADEMY | EXETER, NH | $10,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| TRUSTEES OF RESERVATIONS | BOSTON, MA | $10,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS (NAMI) | ARLINGTON, VA | $259 | 2023 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
NETHERLAND-AMERICA FOUNDATION
$126,000CHARITABLE PURPOSES
TRUSTEES OF RESERVATIONS
$75,000CHARITABLE PURPOSES
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF NYENRODE UNIVERSITY
$28,000CHARITABLE PURPOSES
PHILLIPS EXETER ACADEMY
$15,000CHARITABLE PURPOSES
GIVERGY CHARITY EVENT NEW YORK CITY
$2,599CHARITABLE PURPOSES
DOCOMOMO
$2,500CHARITABLE PURPOSES
ARCHAEOLOGICAL IN INDIANAPOLIS
$1,033CHARITABLE PURPOSES
NATIVE PLANT TRUST WAYLAND
$1,000CHARITABLE PURPOSES
GIVERGY CHARITY EVENT NEW YORK CITY
$312CHARITABLE PURPOSES
ENTHUSECOM
$140CHARITABLE PURPOSES
NETHERLAND-AMERICA FOUNDATION
$105,750CHARITABLE PURPOSES
TRUSTEES OF RESERVATIONS
$50,000CHARITABLE PURPOSES
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF NYENRODE UNIVERSITY
$38,000CHARITABLE PURPOSES
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO FOUNDATION
$15,000CHARITABLE PURPOSES
HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL
$15,000CHARITABLE PURPOSES
BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA
$2,500CHARITABLE PURPOSES
TAMAAS
$2,000CHARITABLE PURPOSES
CONCORDIA CONSERVATORY
$2,000CHARITABLE PURPOSES
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF NYENRODE UNIVERSITY
$100,000CHARITABLE PURPOSES
NETHERLAND-AMERICA FOUNDATION
$74,650CHARITABLE PURPOSES
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO FOUNDATION
$15,000CHARITABLE PURPOSES
PHILLIPS EXETER ACADEMY
$10,000CHARITABLE PURPOSES
TRUSTEES OF RESERVATIONS
$10,000CHARITABLE PURPOSES
NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS (NAMI)
$259CHARITABLE PURPOSES