Shining Star School

Analysis

Shining Star School is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a school under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Shining Star School reported income of $757k and spending of $729k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $312k to $757k (+142%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 72%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Shining Star School sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile, and in the 77th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kingsley Trust Association ($757k), Brazos Education Lending Corporation ($757k) and Kiwanis Club of Bradenton Foundation Inc ($757k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 4.1% and program service revenue 96% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $35k (4.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $457k. At year end it held assets of $364k against liabilities of $119k, net assets of $245k. It reported 26 employees.