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← STARS NASHVILLE

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by STARS NASHVILLE.

Totals

Total revenue
$15,511,432
Total expenses
$14,007,630
Contributions and grants received
$4,404,250
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$10,623,229
Investment income
$602,147
Other revenue
-$118,194
Total assets, end of year
$12,074,011
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,644,901
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$10,429,110
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$12,916,131
Management and general expenses
$725,408
Fundraising expenses
$366,091
Program service expenses (Part III)
$12,916,131

Program services were 92.2% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $500,257

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $179,394

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $2,975,830

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $748,769

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $61,347

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SERVICE FEES

    total $10,623,229 · related or exempt $10,623,229

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $235,042 · excluded $235,042

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $67,596

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $87,640

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property -$20,044

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total -$20,044 · excluded -$20,044

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $3,045,983

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

    securities $2,678,878

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $367,105

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $367,105 · excluded $367,105

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $103,778

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

    $179,394

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $201,928

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$98,150 · excluded -$98,150

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $793,517 · program services $386,521 · management and general $229,563 · fundraising $177,433

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $10,042,942 · program services $9,701,763 · management and general $251,554 · fundraising $89,625

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $183,961 · program services $177,711 · management and general $4,608 · fundraising $1,642

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $991,974 · program services $958,274 · management and general $24,847 · fundraising $8,853

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $817,810 · program services $790,028 · management and general $20,484 · fundraising $7,298

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $54,510 · program services $10,186 · management and general $44,324

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $34,684 · management and general $34,684

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $266,047 · program services $237,129 · management and general $18,097 · fundraising $10,821

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $412,858 · program services $354,452 · management and general $25,100 · fundraising $33,306

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $67,610 · program services $50,755 · management and general $11,156 · fundraising $5,699

  • 17 · Travel

    total $47,872 · program services $47,709 · management and general $70 · fundraising $93

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $113,764 · program services $104,551 · management and general $4,402 · fundraising $4,811

  • 20 · Interest

    total $4,125 · management and general $4,125

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $75,381 · program services $56,297 · management and general $12,275 · fundraising $6,809

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $62,650 · program services $36,292 · management and general $25,641 · fundraising $717

  • 24a · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $24,067 · program services $1,260 · management and general $5,364 · fundraising $17,443

  • 24b · Other expenses: MEMBERSHIP DUES & AWARD

    total $7,909 · program services $3,171 · management and general $3,197 · fundraising $1,541

  • 24c · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT RENTAL & MAIN

    total $5,949 · program services $32 · management and general $5,917

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,747,394 · end of year $3,316,879

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $804,702 · end of year $1,129,108

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,537,008 · end of year $721,915

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $33,786 · end of year $33,262

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

    $4,060,473

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

    $1,638,626

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $2,531,658 · end of year $2,421,847

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $4,022,788 · end of year $4,451,000

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,041,120 · end of year $1,021,528

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $14,028 · end of year $473,373

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

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

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $8,092,619 · end of year $9,036,637

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,379,569 · end of year $1,392,473

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

STARS HELPS YOUNG PEOPLE BY OFFERING ACCESS TO PREVENTION, INTERVENTION, & TREATMENT SERVICES IN SCHOOLS & COMMUNITIES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SUPPORTS YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH THE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL BARRIERS THEY FACE. OUR FIVE EVIDENCE-BASED SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS ADDRESS ISSUES LIKE BULLYING PREVENTION, SUBSTANCE MISUSE, VIOLENCE AND OTHER MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES. IN ADDITION TO OUR PROGRAMS AND SERVICES IN TENNESSEE, STARS IS ALSO AN IMPORTANT NATIONAL RESOURCE FOR TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL CONSULTATION.

  • OUR SCHOOL-BASED PREVENTION, INTERVENTION, AND MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING SERVICES REACHED OVER 90,000 YOUNG PEOPLE. WE PROVIDE A WIDE RANGE OF SERVICES TO INCLUDE SCHOOL-WIDE ASSEMBLIES, CLASSROOM PRESENTATIONS, CRISIS SUPPORT, SMALL GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING SESSIONS, AS WELL AS MENTAL HEALTH THERAPY. OUR SCHOOL-BASED SERVICES SUPPORT STUDENTS DEALING WITH VARIOUS CHALLENGES LIKE TRAUMA, VIOLENCE, PTSD, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, DEPRESSION, GRIEF, LOSS, & BULLYING. MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING SERVICES ARE ACCREDITED BY THE COMMISSION FOR THE ACCREDITATION OF REHABILITATION FACILITIES (CARF).

    Expenses $9,331,060 · Revenue $8,310,060

  • STARS RESTORATIVE PRACTICE ASSISTANTS PROVIDE SERVICES AT 39 METRO NASHVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS PROVIDING OVER 15,000 RESTORATIVE INTERVENTIONS. SERVICES PROVIDED INCLUDE THE COORDINATION OF THE RE-ENTRY OF STUDENTS FROM DISCIPLINE AND EXPULSION TO INCREASE ACCESS TO WRAPAROUND SUPPORTS AND CONNECTION TO SCHOOL STAFF. STARS ALSO PROVIDES INTERVENTIONS IN RESTORATIVE CENTERS FOR STUDENTS, STAFF AND PARENTS EXPERIENCING AND/OR CAUSING HARM TO RESOLVE THE HARM AND RESTORE RELATIONSHIPS AND WORK TO REDUCE RACIALLY DISPROPORTIONATE DISCIPLINE. RESTORATIVE PRACTICES CLASSROOMS ARE CREATED TO SUPPORT STUDENT SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING NEEDS, WHILE TEACHING CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND PRO-SOCIAL SKILLS.

    Expenses $1,796,883 · Revenue $1,947,918

  • YODA - OUR INTENSIVE ADOLESCENT OUTPATIENT TREATMENT SERVICES ARE LICENSED BY THE TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND ACCREDITED BY THE COMMISSION FOR THE ACCREDITATION OF REHABILITATION FACILITIES (CARF). THE PROGRAM IS OFFERED MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY FROM 3:30 P.M. TO 6:30 P.M. AUGUST THROUGH MAY. SUMMER HOURS ARE 11:00 A.M. TO 2:00 P.M. JUNE THROUGH JULY. OUR PHILOSOPHY OF TREATMENT IS BASED ON THE UNDERSTANDING THAT ADDICTION IS A CHRONIC AND PROGRESSIVE DISEASE, AFFECTING THE INDIVIDUAL ACROSS MULTIPLE DOMAINS; SOCIAL, MENTAL, PHYSICAL AND SPIRITUAL. THEREFORE, WE BELIEVE THAT TREATMENT MUST BE HOLISTIC IN NATURE, HEALING THE MIND, BODY AND SPIRIT. 50 CLIENTS PARTICIPATED IN OUR TREATMENT PROGRAM WITH 21 GRADUATING.

    Expenses $388,546

  • OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS: POWER YOUTH THAT PROVIDES ACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT AND ON THE JOB TRAINING FOR DAVIDSON COUNTY COLLEGE STUDENTS TEACHING SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SKILLS; OPIOID AWARENESS PROGRAM DESIGNED TO INCREASE AWARENESS ON THE DANGERS OF OPIOIDS AND STIMULANTS, AND THE AVAILABLE RESOURCES FOR OPIOID OVERDOSE PREVENTION. THE VAPING AWARENESS/COALITION IS ALSO INCLUDED IN OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES. THE GOAL OF THE SAMHSA FUNDED VAPING AWARENESS COALITION, NASHVILLE THRIVES, IS TO INCREASE CAPACITY OF DIVERSE STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING YOUTH SERVICE PROVIDERS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, TO PREVENT THE ONSET AND DECREASE THE PROGRESSION OF ECIGARETTE AND OTHER SUBSTANCE MISUSE AMONG CHILDREN AND YOUTH AGES 25 AND UNDER. THE COALITION WORKS TO ENSURE EVERY NASHVILLIAN CAN IMPROVE, ACHIEVE AND SUSTAIN HEALTH AND WELL-BEING BY ADVOCATING, FACILITATING AND CREATING COMMUNITY-DRIVEN POLICIES, SYSTEMS, RESOURCES AND SERVICES. STARS TRAINING PROGRAMS ARE A LEADER IN TENNESSEE PROVIDING YOUTH PREVENTION CURRICULUM & RESOURCES TO STUDENTS ACROSS THE STATE. WE ALSO PROVIDE TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR ENTIRE SCHOOL SYSTEMS, SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, TEACHERS, GUIDANCE COUNSELORS AND OTHER SCHOOL SUPPORT PERSONNEL TO ADDRESS NONACADEMIC BARRIERS THAT CHALLENGE STUDENTS ON A DAILY BASIS, SUCH AS BULLYING PREVENTION, RESTORATIVE PRACTICES, MOVE 2 STAND AND CULTURAL COMPETENCY. 43,000 INDIVIDUALS WERE SERVED THROUGH ALL THESE PROGRAMS.

    Expenses $1,399,642 · Revenue $365,251

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Aabesh De

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.1
  • Andrew Quinn

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.1
  • Andrew Solinger

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.1
  • Carnell Elliott

    BUILDING CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Casey Mulligan

    ASSOCIATE BOARD LIAISON

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Durham Pettigrew

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.1
  • Ellie Ivancich

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.1
  • Ellis Metz

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.1
  • Erin Tomlinson

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Grace Sweeney

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.1
  • Jamaal Oldham

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • James Williams

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.1
  • Karen Chan

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.1
  • Katie Grant

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.1
  • Lisa Fisch

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.1
  • Lizzie McKeand

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.1
  • Mary Leigh Pirtle

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.1
  • Mary Martin

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.1
  • Nicole Jones

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.1
  • Paige Kisber

    CO-DEVELOPMENT CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Patrick Fears

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.1
  • Rasheen Hartwell

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.1
  • Renease Perkins

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.1
  • Richard Howell

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.1
  • Richard Stone

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.1
  • Rita McDonald

    PAST CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Rob Barrick

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Robert Rosario

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.1
  • Sharon Kay

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.1
  • Shelby Lomax

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.1
  • Sperry Bell Simmons

    CO-DEVELOPMENT CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Tracey Henry

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.1
  • Tyler Layne

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.1
  • John Thetford

    CHAIRMAN ELECT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Margaret-Anne Byerly

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.1
  • Deleonne Clark

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.1
  • Brianna Collins

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.1
  • Camden Johns

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.1
  • Blake Stadler Maschmeier

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.1
  • Billy Rolfe

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.1
  • Tara Waters

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.1
  • Cynthia Whetstone

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $163,759
    From this org
    $150,946
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,813
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $150,946
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,277
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,536
    Filer's total
    $163,759
  • Rodger Dinwiddie

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $254,831
    From this org
    $245,494
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,337
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $245,494
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,337
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $254,831
  • Sandra Schmahl

    COO

    Total calculated
    $112,587
    From this org
    $109,430
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,157
    Hours/week
    45
  • Melanie Scott

    CDO

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Erin Daunic

    FORMER CDO

    Total calculated
    $107,381
    From this org
    $107,381
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $107,381
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $107,381

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 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 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

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 3 - RELATED ORG METHODS USED FOR COMPENSATION EXPLANATION
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND/OR THE TREASURER REVIEWS BOTH FORM 990 OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND COMPENSATION SURVEYS TO USE AS A GUIDE FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION.

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
23 February 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202620609349300062

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