Celebrating philanthropy for social justice at the 2008 North Star Fund Community Gala: (left to right) Matthew Colangelo, Elise Boddie, Chihn Le, Anurima Bhargava, Damon Hewitt.
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North Star Fund is New York City's community foundation supporting grassroots groups leading the movement for equality, economic justice and peace.

By organizing donors, raising money for grants, and providing technical assistance, we support activism that focuses on the root causes of poverty, racism, homophobia and gender discrimination.

Since our founding in 1979, North Star has distributed over 27 million dollars to 3,709 groups working to ensure a more equitable and democratic city for all New Yorkers. From kitchen table activists to national coalitions, North Star’s courageous grantees have led efforts on issues ranging from better schools, housing and health care, to protecting civil liberties, stopping domestic violence, creating living wage jobs, and advocating for peace, freedom and human rights.

For more information on our programs, download a copy of our 2007 Annual Report.

Associations

North Star Fund is a member of, or participant in, the following philanthropic institutions:

Council on Foundations

Environmental Grantmakers Association

Funders Network on Trade and Globalization

Funding Exchange

Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees

New York Regional Association of Grantmakers (NYRAG)

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