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Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by SHINING STARS FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,388,490
Total expenses
$1,438,227
Contributions and grants received
$1,094,307
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$33,354
Other revenue
$260,829
Total assets, end of year
$2,053,707
Total liabilities, end of year
$28,996
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,024,711
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,233,404
Management and general expenses
$110,653
Fundraising expenses
$94,170
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,233,404

Program services were 85.8% 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)

    $6,022

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,088,285

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $365,269

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $22,573 · related or exempt $16,718 · excluded $5,855

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    other assets $10,781

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets $10,781

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $10,781 · excluded $10,781

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $487,730

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $226,901

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $260,829 · excluded $260,829

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $128,750 · program services $91,412 · management and general $21,888 · fundraising $15,450

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $266,623 · program services $189,301 · management and general $45,327 · fundraising $31,995

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $6,780 · program services $4,814 · management and general $1,152 · fundraising $814

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $30,366 · program services $21,560 · management and general $5,162 · fundraising $3,644

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $31,523 · program services $22,381 · management and general $5,359 · fundraising $3,783

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $12,404 · management and general $12,404

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $7,293 · fundraising $7,293

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $10,660 · program services $9,061 · management and general $320 · fundraising $1,279

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $31,916 · program services $10,686 · management and general $1,892 · fundraising $19,338

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $16,321 · program services $11,425 · management and general $3,264 · fundraising $1,632

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $56,940 · program services $52,363 · management and general $3,044 · fundraising $1,533

  • 17 · Travel

    total $259,011 · program services $259,011

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $46,710 · program services $37,368 · management and general $4,671 · fundraising $4,671

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $18,401 · program services $12,881 · management and general $4,600 · fundraising $920

  • 24a · Other expenses: OTHER PROGRAM EXPENSE

    total $284,972 · program services $284,972

  • 24b · Other expenses: MEALS

    total $184,052 · program services $184,052

  • 24c · Other expenses: DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $20,891 · program services $19,846 · management and general $418 · fundraising $627

  • 24d · Other expenses: MEDICAL & EVENT SUPPLIES

    total $17,144 · program services $17,144

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $7,470 · program services $5,127 · management and general $1,152 · fundraising $1,191

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    end of year $143,851

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $522,862 · end of year $377,440

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $225,734 · end of year $123,814

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $25,756

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $75,916 · end of year $120,175

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

    $853,192

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

    $313,998

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $584,829 · end of year $539,194

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $663,401 · end of year $749,233

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $64,047 · end of year $28,996

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,823,342 · end of year $1,820,647

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $211,109 · end of year $204,064

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

TO EMPOWER AND SUPPORT CHILDREN WITH CANCER, YOUNG ADULT SURVIVORS, AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH RECREATIONAL AND SOCIAL PROGRAMS.

  • FAMILY SERVICES: WE PROVIDE SINGLE DAY EVENTS AND OVERNIGHT PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN BATTLING A LIFE-THREATENING ILLNESS AND THEIR ENTIRE IMMEDIATE FAMILY. THIS INCLUDES TWO OVERNIGHT FAMILY CAMPS AND A HOLIDAY TOY DRIVE AND PARTY. DURING 2025, WE PROVIDED 48 DAYS OF FAMILY PROGRAMMING.

    Expenses $394,689

  • CHILD SERVICES: WE PROVIDE TWO, OVERNIGHT ADVENTURE CAMPS JUST FOR THE CHILD BATTLING CANCER, THE ASPEN WINTER GAMES AND ASPEN SUMMER ADVENTURE. WE SERVE 70+ KIDS THROUGH THESE PROGRAMS EACH YEAR.

    Expenses $518,030

  • YOUNG ADULT SERVICES: WE PROVIDE A MENTOR PROGRAM, SOCIAL OUTINGS, AND A RETREAT FOR YOUNG ADULTS AGES 18+ WHO ARE SURVIVORS OF PEDIATRIC CANCER AND STRUGGLING TO TRANSITION TO ADULTHOOD. OVER 100 YOUNG ADULTS HAVE BEEN REACHED SINCE THE PROGRAM BEGAN IN 2016.

    Expenses $197,345

  • AWARENESS AND EDUCATION SERVICES: BOOTHS AND PRESENTATIONS AT COMMUNITY EVENTS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT CHALLENGES FACED BY CHILDREN BATTLING CANCER. THIS INCLUDES WORKSHOPS PROVIDED FOR LOCAL SCHOOLS TO HELP STUDENTS MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.

    Expenses $123,340

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Kathy Gingery

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $128,750
    From this org
    $125,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,750
    Hours/week
    40
  • Dr Larry McCleary

    PRESIDENT/ME

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Marty Roberts

    VICE PRESIDE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • John Lasalle

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Reilly Gallagher

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Bill Kritzik

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Laura Calabrese

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Tim Cottrell

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Mike Engelbert

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Dr Tom Smith

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Karen Smith PhD

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

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
17 April 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.0
Source object
202601109349301320

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