Stars Foundation

Analysis

Stars Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Cabool, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Stars Foundation reported income of $139k and spending of $139k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income fell from $462k to $139k (-70%), an average of -45% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 69%. Over the whole period it spent 42% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Stars Foundation sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile, and in the 43rd percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kearny Point Gardenship Inc ($139k), Credo Choir ($139k) and Byrdies Pottery ($139k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 9.4% and program service revenue 90% of the total. At year end it held assets of $428k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $428k.