Our contributions at work
Star One is pleased to support the important work of numerous non-profit organizations in Santa Clara County and neighboring counties.
The Silicon Valley Business Journal and San Francisco Business Times announce their Corporate Philanthropy Award recipients annually for the previous year's contributions.
With donations totaling over $900,000 in 2023, we ranked 18th in Silicon Valley Business Journal's Top 50 Corporate Philanthropists list.
Star One was also recognized by the San Francisco Business Times, who included Star One in their Top 100 Corporate Philanthropists list, placing us 37th overall for our contributions in 2024.
Canine Companions, Cancer CAREpoint and Second Harvest of Silicon Valley are just three of more than 90 community organizations who received financial support in 2023.
Canine Companions
Brian Ross, Executive Vice President of Finance & Administration and his breeder dog, Kanani are visiting with our partners from Canine Companions and their foster puppies during a recent visit to our Administration building.
Canine Companions provides service dogs to adults, children and veterans with disabilities and facility dogs to professionals working in healthcare, criminal justice, and educational settings.
Star One has been a proud supporter of Canine Companions since 2019.
Cancer CAREpoint
Cancer CAREpoint provides personalized Counseling, Assistance, Resources and Education to all Bay Area cancer patients, survivors, families, and caregivers at no cost and have helped over 10,100 unique clients since 2011.
Star One has valued this great partnership since 2018 and has supported their mission to help those affected by cancer.
Star One supported Cancer CarePoint’s Annual Garden Party, which is their largest fundraising event for the year.
Second Harvest of Silicon Valley
Second Harvest of Silicon Valley is committed to doing whatever it takes to end hunger in the community. With a network of nearly 400 partners at more than 900 sites across Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties deliver nutritious food to nearly every neighborhood in Silicon Valley by leveraging every available food resource and collaborating with organizations and people.
Star One has supported Second Harvest of Silicon Valley for more than a decade so that they can continue to work towards ending hunger in the community.
Star One employees and their family members donated their time by filling over 840 boxes of fresh food for families in need at Second Harvest of Silicon Valley.
Team Commitment
The Star One family of staff, friends, volunteers, and members are involved in events that support organizations throughout Santa Clara County and neighboring counties. This includes involvement with backpack programs for youth, holiday wish drives, and promoting sustainability by hosting our semi-annual e-Waste and Shred Day, to name a few. The Star One team remains committed to helping others and focuses on supporting critical human needs such as housing, food security, elder care, physical and mental health, and financial well-being.
Community Programs
From the young to the young at heart, Star One is helping to make the communities we serve a better place to live and work by providing resources and support for a wide array of programs and services. With government funding being reduced in many areas throughout Santa Clara County and neighboring counties that we serve, there is a real need for companies like Star One to step in and assist families.
Financial Education Program
Star One has partnered with Banzai to support local schools and the communities in Santa Clara County and neighboring counties to teach real-world finance and practical life skills. Banzai's interactive and robust curriculum offers courses for all ages on budgeting, building credit, avoiding scams, and so much more. Users can access in-depth articles, calculators, and watch videos to gain the financial literacy life skills needed to achieve their financial wellness goals.
Scholarship Program
Star One awards ten $5,000 scholarships to applicants who are members and who will be full-time college students pursuing an Associate's or Bachelor's Degree. Scholarship recipients are chosen based on academic performance, community and extra-curricular involvement, and a personal essay.
Shred Day & e-Waste Recycling
Star One hosts a semi-annual Shred Day to offer free and secure confidential shredding. Star One provides destruction of unwanted electronics that prevents carbon emissions from polluting the atmosphere.
Chamber of Commerce Support
Star One staff supports and participates in over a dozen Chamber of Commerce’s within Santa Clara County and our neighboring counties by attending after-hours networking mixers, business expos and events on a monthly basis.
Educational Workshops and Webinars
Star One offers many types of workshops and webinars throughout the year. From financial wellness and budgeting, to planning for college and retirement, Star One has you covered.
- Living Trusts & Estate Planning
- Building a Better Budget
- Federal vs. Private Student Loans
- Cybersecurity Awareness
- Home Buying
- 1031 Exchange
- IRAs Retirement and Beyond
- Using Credit Cards Wisely
- Checking Account Basics
The workshops and webinars are free to members. Registration is required.
2024 Charitable Contributions
- 4H-Homesteaders
- 10,000 Degrees
- Acknowledge Alliance
- Agape Villages
- Alzheimer's Association
- American Cancer Society
- American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
- Animal Assisted Happiness
- Assistance League of San Jose
- Association of Fundraising Professionals (SV Chapter)
- Avenidas
- Be A Mentor
- Bill Wilson Center
- Boys and Girls Club of Lodi
- Boys and Girls Club of Santa Cruz County
- Building Futures
- California Veterans Connection
- Campbell Museum Foundation
- Camp Taylor
- Cancer CAREpoint
- Canine Companions
- Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose
- Children’s Health Council
- Coastal Kids Home Care
- Community Bridges
- Community Food Bank of San Benito County
- Community Services Agency
- Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation
- Cystic Fibrosis Research, Inc.
- Emergency Food Bank
- Encompass Community Services
- Envisioneers
- Family Giving Tree
- Family Supportive Housing, Inc.
- Food Bank of Monterey County
- Foothill-De Anza Community College Foundation
- Friends of Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo
- Friends of Palo Alto Parks
- Friends of Stevens Creek Trail
- George Mark Children’s House
- Give Every Child a Chance
- Greenbelt Alliance
- Grey Bears
- Happy Hollow Foundation
- HealthRight360
- HealthTrust
- HERs Breast Cancer Foundation
- HomeFirst Services of Santa Clara County
- Hope Services
- Hunger at Home
- Huntington’s Disease Society of America
- Jacob’s Heart
- JW House
- Labor of Humanity
- Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
- LifeMoves
- Life Services Alternatives
- Living Classroom
- Loaves and Fishes Family Kitchen
- Los Gatos Music and Arts
- Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health
- Martha’s Kitchen
- McHenry House
- Merced County Food Bank
- Momentum for Mental Health
- Morgan Autism Center
- NAMI of Santa Clara County
- NAMI of Stanislaus County
- NephCure Kidney International
- No Time to Waste
- Open Doors to Future Possibilities
- Open Heart Kitchen
- Operation Care and Comfort
- Operation Freedom Paws
- Pacific Clinics
- Pancreatic Cancer Action Network
- Parents Helping Parents
- Parkinson’s Foundation
- Peninsula Volunteers, Inc.
- Pivotal Connections
- Reading Partners of Silicon Valley
- Rebekah Children’s Services
- Rebuilding Together Silicon Valley
- San Jose Firefighters Burn Foundation
- San Jose Public Library Foundation
- Santa Clara University LEAD Scholars Program
- Saratoga Area Senior Coordinating Council
- Science is Elementary
- Second Harvest of Silicon Valley
- Sonrisas Dental Health
- Special Kids Connect
- Special Olympics Northern California
- Sunday Friends
- Sunnyvale Community Services
- The Grateful Garment Project
- The Tech Interactive
- The Tower Foundation
- The Unity Care Group
- Tri-Valley Haven
- Valley Medical Center Foundation
- Vista Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired
- WeHope
- West Valley Community Services
- Wings Advocacy
- United Way Bay Area