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 2024, we ranked 15th 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 100 community organizations who received financial support in 2024.
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.
2025 Charitable Contributions
- 10,000 Degrees
- Acknowledge Alliance
- Action Council of Monterey County
- Abode Services
- AINAK
- Alameda Boys and Girls Club
- Alzheimer's Association
- American Cancer Society
- American Heart Association
- Animal Assisted Happiness
- Arts Council of Monterey County
- Assistance League of San Jose
- Association of Fundraising Professionals (SV Chapter)
- Avenidas
- Bay Area Older Adults
- Bay Area Young Survivors
- Big Sur Land Trust
- Breakthrough T1D
- Building Futures
- Camp Taylor
- Campbell Museum Foundation
- Cancer CAREpoint
- Canine Companions
- Canopy
- Child Advocates of Silicon Valley
- Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose
- Children's Health Council
- Children's Home of Stockton
- Coastal Kids Home Care
- Community Bridges
- Community Food Bank of San Benito County
- Community Foundation of Merced County
- Community Foundation of Monterey County
- Community Services Agency
- Crohn's and Colitis Foundation
- Cystic Fibrosis Research Institute
- Downtown Streets Team
- Emergency Food Bank
- Encompass Community Services
- Envisioneers
- Family Giving Tree
- Foothill-De Anza Foundation
- Friends of Stevens Creek Trail
- Friends of Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo
- Gallo Center for the Arts
- Grateful Garment Project
- Greenbelt Alliance
- Grey Bears
- Happy Hollow Foundation
- HealthRight 360
- Health Trust
- HERs Breast Cancer Foundation
- History San Jose
- HomeFirst Services of Santa Clara County
- Homework Central
- Hope Services
- Humane Society of Silicon Valley
- Hunger at Home
- Jacob's Heart
- Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
- LifeMoves
- Living Classroom
- Loaves and Fishes
- Local Color
- Los Altos Mountain View Community Foundation
- Lucille Packard Children's Hospital
- Martha's Kitchen
- Meals on Wheels of the Monterey Peninsula
- Merced County Food Bank
- Monterey Peninsula College Foundation
- Morgan Autism Center
- NAMI San Mateo County
- NAMI Santa Clara County
- Neighborhood Hands
- NephCure Kidney International
- 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
- PARTI
- Partnership for Children
- Peninsula Family Connections
- Peninsula Family Service
- Pivotal
- RAFT
- Rebekah Children's Services
- Rebuilding Together Silicon Valley
- Samaritan House
- San Jose Children's Music Theater
- San Jose Evergreen Community College District Foundation
- San Jose Firefighter's Burn Foundation
- San Jose Public Library Foundation
- Santa Clara University LEAD Scholars
- Score Silicon Valley
- Second Harvest of Silicon Valley
- Shop with a Cop Silicon Valley
- Silicon Valley Education Foundation
- Society for Disabilities
- SOLMateo
- Sonrisas Dental Health
- Special Kids Connect
- Special Olympics of Northern California
- Stroke Awareness Foundation
- Sunnyvale Community Services
- The Child Abuse Prevention Council
- The Tower Foundation of SJSU
- Tri-Valley Haven
- United Way Bay Area
- Valley Health Foundation
- Veggielution
- Vibes and Smiles
- Vista Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired
- Walden West Outdoor School Foundation
- WeHope
- West Valley Community Services
- West Valley Mission Foundation
- Young Steamers