North Star Family Center

Analysis

North Star Family Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Fresno, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, North Star Family Center reported income of $4.9m and spending of $4.7m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.5m to $4.9m (+220%), an average of +34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, North Star Family Center sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hospice of Yuma ($4.9m), Ashe Services for Aging Inc ($4.9m) and Central Plains Center for Services ($4.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.3% and program service revenue 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $240k (5.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $489k. At year end it held assets of $1.9m against liabilities of $1.1m, net assets of $759k. It reported 14 employees.