Blue Star Families Inc

Analysis

Blue Star Families Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Encinitas, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public and societal benefit, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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 Families Inc reported income of $30.0m and spending of $17.4m, leaving 42% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $8.4m to $30.0m (+258%), an average of +38% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 87%. Over the whole period it spent 68% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Blue Star Families Inc sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lions World Vision Institute Inc ($30.0m), Health Quest Systems Inc ($30.1m) and Los Barrios Unidos Community Clinic Inc ($29.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.6m (9.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.9m. At year end it held assets of $31.3m against liabilities of $1.2m, net assets of $30.1m. It reported 106 employees.