Totals
- Total revenue
- $275,414
- Total expenses
- $135,703
- Contributions and grants received
- $275,198
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $216
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $556,782
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $556,782
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $100,816
- Management and general expenses
- $32,522
- Fundraising expenses
- $2,365
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $100,816
Program services were 74.3% 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.
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1a · Federated campaigns
$8,971
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$266,227
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3 · Investment income
total $216 · excluded $216
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $0
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0
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4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $13,919 · program services $9,743 · management and general $3,480 · fundraising $696
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $0
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $0
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $0
-
10 · Payroll taxes
total $0
-
11a · Fees: management
total $0
-
11b · Fees: legal
total $0
-
11c · Fees: accounting
total $5,890 · management and general $5,890
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $0
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11g · Fees: other
total $48,557 · program services $36,830 · management and general $11,727
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $2,938 · program services $2,938
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13 · Office expenses
total $6,433 · program services $3,860 · management and general $2,252 · fundraising $321
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14 · Information technology
total $1,560 · program services $780 · fundraising $780
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15 · Royalties
total $0
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16 · Occupancy
total $11,352 · program services $6,811 · management and general $3,973 · fundraising $568
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17 · Travel
total $2,679 · program services $2,507 · management and general $172
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18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
-
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $6,489 · program services $5,424 · management and general $1,065
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20 · Interest
total $0
-
21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
-
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $878 · program services $878
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23 · Insurance
total $1,670 · management and general $1,670
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24a · Other expenses: SUPPLIES MATERIALS
total $33,338 · program services $31,045 · management and general $2,293
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24e · All other expenses
total $0
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $413,791 · end of year $248,990
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
end of year $300,216
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4 · Accounts receivable
end of year $7
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $207 · end of year $208
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$4,390
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$2,195
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $3,073 · end of year $2,195
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15 · Other assets
end of year $5,166
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $376,142 · end of year $515,853
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $40,929 · end of year $40,929
Mission and programs · 2025
Mission
WE GO TO THE KIDS. WE PROVIDE STEM EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND MENTORSHIP BY PARTNERING WITH THE COMMUNITY CENTERS AND THE COMMUNITY IN WHICH THEY LIVE. THE ORGANIZATION SUPPORTS STUDENTS WITH MENTORING, FINANCIAL AWARENESS, TRAINING, AND SCHOLARSHIPS SEARCHES FOR ADVANCEMENT. WE DO WHATEVER THE FAMILY NEEDS WE ARE THEIR BFFS
Activities or mission (Part I)
FUTURE STARS EXISTS TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR INNER CITY YOUTH TO ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS IN HIGHER EDUCATION WITH A FOCUS ON TECHNOLOGY.
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DURING 2025, FUTURE STARS, INC. SERVED OVER 400 STUDENTS THROUGH STEM TRAINING, MENTORSHIP PROGRAMS, THE ANNUAL STEM FAIR, AND THE ANNUAL STEM COMPETITION. FUTURE STARS, INC. SERVICES UNDERSERVED YOUTH AGES 7-18 IN THE PHOENIX METRO AREA THROUGH UTILIZATION OF SCHOOL-BASED PROGRAMS, COMMUNITY CENTERS, AND A NEWLY ACQUIRED INSPIRATION SPACE. THE INSPIRATION SPACE IS RENTAL SPACE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ANOTHER PHOENIX BASED NON-PROFIT AND INCLUDES A 3-D PRINTING LAB, CODING LAB, AND GENERAL PROGRAMMING SPACE.
Expenses $100,816
As filed on the 2025 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Shereka JacksonSHEREKA JACKSON
FOUNDER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CEO
- Total calculated
- $13,919
- From this org
- $13,919
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 30
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Carla WashingtonCARLA WASHINGTON
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 20
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Christina MartinCHRISTINA MARTIN
TREASURER FROM 12/2025
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
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Tyrone BensonTYRONE BENSON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 15
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Natasha CarrNATASHA CARR
DIRECTOR FROM 12/2025
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
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Kim GathersKIM GATHERS
TREASURER UNTIL 11/2025
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 15
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
- 2025
- Filed
- 1 September 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2025v4.1
- Source object
- 202612599349301226
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