Blue Star Counseling and Wellness Inc

Analysis

Blue Star Counseling and Wellness Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Cortland, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2016, 10 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 December 2023, Blue Star Counseling and Wellness Inc reported income of $555k and spending of $567k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $314k to $555k (+77%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Blue Star Counseling and Wellness Inc sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile, and in the 72nd percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Joyful Noise Childrens Center LLC ($555k), Message Ministries and Missions Inc ($556k) and Holy Trinity Episcopal Church Foundation Inc ($555k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.7% and program service revenue 95% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $89k (16% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $306k. At year end it held assets of $0 against liabilities of $0, net assets of $0. It reported 4 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.