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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by TRUE STAR FOUNDATION INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,547,505
Total expenses
$1,341,863
Contributions and grants received
$1,209,228
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$297,550
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$40,727
Total assets, end of year
$964,119
Total liabilities, end of year
$502,145
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$461,974
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,179,673
Management and general expenses
$134,068
Fundraising expenses
$28,122
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,179,673

Program services were 87.9% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $679,183

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $530,045

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Program Income

    total $297,550 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $68,850

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $40,727

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $28,123

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $40,727 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $40,727

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $171,406 · program services $145,695 · management and general $25,711 · fundraising $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $58,698 · program services $49,822 · management and general $8,876 · fundraising $0

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $19,166 · program services $2,875 · management and general $16,291 · fundraising $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $38,537 · program services $29,644 · management and general $8,893 · fundraising $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $20,751 · fundraising $20,751

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $702,877 · program services $688,002 · management and general $14,875 · fundraising $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $3,507 · program services $1,169 · management and general $1,169 · fundraising $1,169

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,646 · program services $0 · management and general $1,646 · fundraising $0

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $70,426 · program services $59,907 · management and general $10,519 · fundraising $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $47,591 · program services $36,266 · management and general $10,164 · fundraising $1,161

  • 17 · Travel

    total $8,300 · program services $4,150 · management and general $4,150 · fundraising $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $11,462 · program services $9,743 · management and general $1,719 · fundraising $0

  • 24a · Other expenses: INSURANCE

    total $8,595 · program services $7,306 · management and general $1,289 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: BANK FEES

    total $497 · program services $0 · management and general $497 · fundraising $0

  • 24c · Other expenses: CHARITABLE CONT

    total $3,240 · program services $0 · management and general $3,240 · fundraising $0

  • 24d · Other expenses: BUSINESS LICENSE

    total $351 · program services $0 · management and general $351 · fundraising $0

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $174,813 · program services $145,094 · management and general $24,678 · fundraising $5,041

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $316,843 · end of year $291,882

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $58,632 · end of year $624,019

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $9,406 · end of year $13,360

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

    $123,369

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

    $88,511

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $28,721 · end of year $34,858

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $10,532 · end of year $13,914

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $21,875 · end of year $344,000

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $150,000 · end of year $144,231

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $231,195 · end of year $461,974

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO PROVIDE CREATIVE A OUTLET IN LITERARY AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT YOUTH PROGRAMS. ITS PROGRAMS EXPOSE YOUTH TO REAL WORLD EXPERIENCES PARTICULARLY IN THE FIELDS OF PUBLISHING, MARKETING AND ENTERTAINMENT.

  • Program accomplishments during the year included: -maintained program increase,each session services 100-150 students -implementation of True Star Jr summer session-2 Short Films -partnered with State Farm; students created safe driving campaign

    Expenses $75,000 · Grants $75,000 · Revenue $75,000

  • Youth Curated Violence Prevention Festival-Go Fest for 1000 particpants attened

    Expenses $100,000 · Grants $95,715 · Revenue $100,000

  • Various Afterschool Programs that supported 50 youth with training on Podcast creation, content and media training.

    Expenses $1,004,673 · Grants $604,183 · Revenue $604,183

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Deanna McLeary

    CO-EXEC DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $89,569
    From this org
    $89,569
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Jequana Thompson

    CO-EXEC DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $81,837
    From this org
    $81,837
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Michelle Cohen

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Gluseppe Commondaro

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Udayan Das

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Steven Bayley

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Jeanne Bright

    CONSULTANT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Thomas McLeary

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Mia Nelson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • David Nichols

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Corey Richardson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Latonya Wilkens

    CHAIRMAN OF BOARD

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
10 October 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202423199349315667

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