Donation & refund policy

Last updated July 30, 2026

This policy covers every gift made to Little Stars Foundation, a domestic nonprofit corporation organized in the State of New Mexico (file 3151274), EIN 41-3928251.

Tax treatment — read this first

Our application for recognition of exemption under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code is pending and has not been granted. Until the IRS issues a determination letter, contributions to Little Stars Foundation are not tax-deductible. Our receipts state this as well, so you always know where your gift stands at the time you make it.

If exemption is later granted, the IRS determination letter will be published on this site, and we will state clearly from which date deductibility applies. We will not apply it retroactively in any communication unless the letter itself does.

How we accept gifts

• All amounts are in United States dollars (USD) and are charged in USD. If your card is held in another currency, your bank sets the exchange rate and may add a foreign transaction fee that we neither control nor receive.
• We accept Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover.
• Card payments are processed by Stripe, Inc. over an encrypted connection. Card details go directly to Stripe; the foundation never receives or stores your full card number, and payment handling is PCI-DSS compliant through Stripe. This site is served entirely over HTTPS.
• You receive an emailed receipt as soon as the payment clears, showing the amount, the date, the foundation's legal name and EIN, and the tax statement above.
• Your card statement will show LITTLE STARS FDN.

Nothing is shipped

A donation is a voluntary gift. You receive no goods, services, membership, entry or other consideration in return for it, so there is no delivery, no shipping and no return process. If you were expecting something in exchange for a payment on this site, write to us — it means something has gone wrong and we will refund you.

Recurring gifts

A monthly gift continues until you cancel it. You can cancel at any time, for any reason, with no explanation required — reply to any receipt or write to contact@foundationlittlestars.org and we will cancel it and confirm in writing within two business days. Cancelling stops all future charges; it does not by itself refund gifts already made.

Refunds

Donations are voluntary gifts, so they are not ordinarily refundable. We refund anyway, in full, in these cases:

• Any gift, within 30 days. If you change your mind, tell us and we send it back. We do not ask why.
• Error. A duplicate charge, a wrong amount, or a recurring gift that continued after you asked us to stop — refunded in full regardless of age.
• Unauthorized use. If someone used your card without permission, we refund immediately and cooperate with your bank's investigation.

Refunds go back to the original card. Stripe typically posts them within five to ten business days. If a gift has already been paid out as a grant we still honour the refund; the shortfall comes out of the foundation's operating funds, not out of another donor's gift.

What we do with your gift

Funds are granted to organizations running social programs and humanitarian relief, in line with the chartered purpose published on our record page. We do not sell, rent or trade donor information, and we do not pay commissions or bounties to anyone for bringing in donations.

Restricted gifts — a gift given for one named purpose — are honoured for that purpose or returned. We will never quietly redirect a restricted gift.

Where we are registered

Little Stars Foundation is registered with the Office of the Attorney General of New Mexico under the state's charitable solicitation requirements. Donations are accepted from donors anywhere in the world and are charged in United States dollars. Our current filing status is shown on our record page and updated as it changes.

Questions

Email contact@foundationlittlestars.org, or write to Little Stars Foundation, 3410 Mackland Ave NE, Albuquerque, NM 87106, United States. We answer donor questions within two business days. This policy forms part of our terms of use.

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