Starlight Ministries Inc
Analysis
Starlight Ministries Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Hudsonville, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover mental health and crisis intervention, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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 August 2023, Starlight Ministries Inc reported income of $337k and spending of $313k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $282k to $337k (+20%), an average of +6.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 196%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.
Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Starlight Ministries Inc sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile, and in the 64th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Quality Lifestyle Service Inc ($337k), Orthopedic Surgery Seminars Inc ($337k) and Erie Cancer and Wellness Foundation ($337k).
On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 76% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $151k. At year end it held assets of $131k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $131k. It reported 8 employees.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Contributions & grants 76%
- Other 24%
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| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Quality Lifestyle Service Inc | Chattanooga | $337k |
| Orthopedic Surgery Seminars Inc | Salt Lake Cty | $337k |
| Erie Cancer and Wellness Foundation | Erie | $337k |
| Hope Story | Richardson | $337k |