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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by STARLIGHT CHILDRENS FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$19,824,173
Total expenses
$17,300,272
Contributions and grants received
$19,241,638
Grants paid
$11,659,710
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$436,386
Other revenue
$146,149
Total assets, end of year
$22,202,949
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,439,274
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$20,763,675
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$14,000,619
Management and general expenses
$652,764
Fundraising expenses
$2,646,889
Program service expenses (Part III)
$14,000,619

Program services were 80.9% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $19,241,638

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $8,568,735

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $439,801 · excluded $439,801

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    other assets $1,085

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    other assets $4,500

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets -$3,415

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$3,415 · excluded -$3,415

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $549,124

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $402,975

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $146,149 · related or exempt $146,149

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $11,659,710 · program services $11,659,710

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $619,645 · program services $371,787 · management and general $177,059 · fundraising $70,799

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,362,945 · program services $978,573 · management and general $166,269 · fundraising $1,218,103

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $58,384 · program services $23,726 · management and general $3,585 · fundraising $31,073

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $250,703 · program services $108,264 · management and general $22,342 · fundraising $120,097

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $216,674 · program services $97,575 · management and general $24,306 · fundraising $94,793

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $38,206 · management and general $38,206

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $36,808 · management and general $36,808

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $90,250 · program services $125 · fundraising $90,125

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $963,323 · program services $478,909 · fundraising $484,414

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $56,275 · program services $9,736 · management and general $11,394 · fundraising $35,145

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $308,594 · program services $152,383 · management and general $100,777 · fundraising $55,434

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $62,246 · program services $4,150 · management and general $5,021 · fundraising $53,075

  • 17 · Travel

    total $161,835 · program services $42,438 · management and general $16,955 · fundraising $102,442

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $115,225 · program services $12,603 · management and general $274 · fundraising $102,348

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $110,948 · program services $29,626 · management and general $15,489 · fundraising $65,833

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $28,180 · program services $4,444 · management and general $5,845 · fundraising $17,891

  • 24a · Other expenses: FEES AND REGISTRATION

    total $140,396 · program services $24,390 · management and general $28,387 · fundraising $87,619

  • 24b · Other expenses: PRODUCTS AND PRINTING

    total $19,925 · program services $2,180 · management and general $47 · fundraising $17,698

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,578,791 · end of year $5,174,318

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $920,000 · end of year $1,721,356

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $40,282 · end of year $167,479

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $7,681,011 · end of year $8,393,949

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $238,970 · end of year $277,632

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $519,469

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $486,252

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $141,895 · end of year $33,217

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $8,437,763 · end of year $6,285,505

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $192,283 · end of year $149,493

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $781,358 · end of year $1,200,103

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $42,599 · end of year $70,783

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $213,236 · end of year $168,388

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $9,201,123 · end of year $12,152,821

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $8,992,679 · end of year $8,610,854

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

SINCE 1983, STARLIGHT HAS BEEN DELIVERING HAPPINESS TO SERIOUSLY ILL CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

STARLIGHT CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION (STARLIGHT) DELIVERS HAPPINESS TO SERIOUSLY ILL CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES.

  • STARLIGHT PROGRAMS: STARLIGHT AIMS TO DELIVER HAPPINESS TO HOSPITALIZED CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES. CAREFULLY CRAFTED TO ADDRESS THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF PEDIATRIC PATIENTS, STARLIGHT'S VITAL PROGRAMS INCLUDING STARLIGHT NINTENDO GAMING, STARLIGHT VIRTUAL REALITY, STARLIGHT HOSPITAL GOWNS, AND STARLIGHT TOY DELIVERIES PROVIDE COMFORT, DISTRACTION, AND A SENSE OF NORMALCY TO KIDS COPING WITH HOSPITALIZATION. THE IMPACT OF THESE PROGRAMS REACHES EVEN FURTHER TO THE FAMILIES AND CAREGIVERS, CREATING A SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY THAT NURTURES KIDS WHEN THEY NEED IT MOST.

    Expenses $12,957,681 · Grants $10,616,772 · Revenue $146,149

  • PRESCRIPTION FOR PLAY: STARLIGHT IS PROUD TO COLLABORATE WITH THE LEGO GROUP AND THE WEITZMAN INSTITUTES' "PRESCRIPTION FOR PLAY PROGRAM" TO RECOGNIZE THE CRITICAL ROLE OF PLAY IN EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT. PARTICIPATING IN THIS PROGRAM, STARLIGHT HELPS INTEGRATE PLAY INTO THE ENTIRE HEALTHCARE JOURNEY TO SUPPORT CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND POSITIVE PATIENT ENGAGEMENT. THE WEITZMAN INSTITUTE (THE INNOVATION AND RESEARCH ARM OF THE MOSES/WEITZMAN HEALTH SYSTEM, A 501(C)(3)) PROVIDES FUNDING TO STARLIGHT TO FACILITATE THE DISTRIBUTION OF PRESCRIPTION FOR PLAY LEGO KITS TO PEDIATRIC OFFICES ACROSS THE U.S. DURING HEALTHCARE VISITS. PUBLIC CONTRIBUTIONS TO STARLIGHT ARE NOT USED TO COMPLETE THIS DISTRIBUTION ACTIVITY.

    Expenses $1,042,938 · Grants $1,042,938

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • John Rosenberg See Sch O

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Alisa Bowen See Sch O

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Debra Johnson To Jun 2024

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Howard Cohl See Sch O

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kira Goldberg

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Shawn Harpen

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Peter Samuelson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Chris Helfrich To Dec 2024

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Arnie Mendoza CPA

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rechelle Porter Ccls

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Paula Whiteman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dawn Wilcox Verrecchia

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brian Karmelich From Jun 2024

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Shaunna Hatcher From Jun 2024

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Carol Levy From Jan 2024

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Thomas Chou From Jan 2024

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sarah Cramer From Jun 2024

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Adam Garone

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $379,270
    From this org
    $352,296
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,974
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $352,296
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $11,136
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,838
    Filer's total
    $379,270
  • Mike Olson CPA

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $213,285
    From this org
    $192,140
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,145
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $192,140
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,010
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,135
    Filer's total
    $213,285
  • Cindee Starkie

    VP OF MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS

    Total calculated
    $195,220
    From this org
    $179,600
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,620
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $179,600
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,400
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,220
    Filer's total
    $195,220
  • Aimee Finn

    SR. DIRECTOR INDIVIDUAL GIVING

    Total calculated
    $136,529
    From this org
    $122,430
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,099
    Hours/week
    40
  • Sandra Neill-Gerstel

    SR. DIRECTOR MISSION, DELIVERY

    Total calculated
    $122,020
    From this org
    $107,776
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,244
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, 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. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
31 October 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202523109349304652

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