Star Community Inc

Analysis

Star Community Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Hagerstown, MD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Star Community Inc reported income of $8.3m and spending of $7.7m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $6.7m to $8.3m (+24%), an average of +5.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 15%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Star Community Inc sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within MD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Central Texas 4c Inc ($8.3m), Trust Funds for All Children Inc ($8.3m) and Rainbow Omega Inc ($8.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 4.3% and program service revenue 93% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $226k (3.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.5m. At year end it held assets of $16.7m against liabilities of $4.8m, net assets of $11.9m. It reported 170 employees.