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Form 990-EZ for tax year 2024

Filed by BLUE STAR MOTHERS OF AMERICA INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$151,559
Total expenses
$146,930
Contributions and grants received
$128,800
Grants paid
$360
Program service revenue
$2,103
Membership dues (line 3)
not reported
Investment income (line 4)
not reported
Gain or loss on sale of assets (line 5c)
not reported
Gaming and fundraising events, net (line 6d)
$19,272
Gross profit on inventory sales (line 7c)
$1,384
Other revenue (line 8)
not reported
Total assets, end of year
$87,866
Total liabilities, end of year
not reported
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$87,866
Program service expenses (Part III)
$143,653

Program services were 97.8% of total expenses calculated — Part III's total program service expenses over total expenses, both as filed.

Mission and programs · 2024

Primary exempt purpose

TO SEND A TASTE OF HOME TO U.S. SERVICE MEMBERS DEPLOYED IN HARM'S WAY, TO SUPPORT VETERANS, TO PROMOTE PATRIOTISM, AND TO REMEMBER OUR GOLD STAR HEROES AND HONOR THEIR FAMILIES.

  • HONOR AND REMEMBER GOLD STAR HEROES - ANNIVERSARY DONATIONS MADE TO MILITARY RELIEF FUNDS EACH YEAR, BENEFITTING SERVICE MEMBERS THROUGH THE RELIEF FUND ORGANIZATION PROGRAM. SUPPORT WITH DONATIONS CASH, IN-KIND SERVICES, AND VOLUNTEER HOURS AT GOLD STAR FAMILY DAY EVENT(S), WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA, CALIFORNIA RUN FOR THE FALLEN, GOLD STAR EVENT IN SF, DEA MALTZ CHALLENGE, BENEFITTING VARIOUS LOCAL GOLD STAR FAMILIES - THERE ARE APPROX. 40 GOLD STAR FAMILIES IN OUR SERVICE AREA.

    Expenses $1,825

  • SUPPORT VETERANS - SUPPORT PROVIDED TO CITRUS HEIGHTS AND ROCKLIN AMERICAN LEGION, ROSEVILLE AND CITRUS HEIGHTS AMERICAN LEGION AND VFW, NAVY SEAL,AND MATHER VETERAN HOSPITAL, BENEFITTING LOCAL VETERANS THROUGH THE VETERAN SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS.

  • SEND CARE PACKAGES - 1200 CARE PACKAGES SENT ANNUALLY, BENEFITING 1500 DEPLOYED SERVICE MEMBERS.

    Expenses $141,828

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part IV

  • Loraine Browning

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    16

  • Shirley Kocourek

    1 VICE PRESIDNT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    8

  • Monique Castellano

    RECORDING SEC

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    5

  • Laurie Henry

    FINANCIAL SEC

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    8

  • Heidi Bacon

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    8

Compensation is as filed in Part IV of the Form 990-EZ: compensation, contributions to benefit plans, expense account, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990_ez
Tax year
2024
Filed
23 December 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202610139349201761

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