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Screen a listBright Star Community Outreach Corp
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Listed with the IRS. Every screen came back clear.
A 501(c)(3) on Publication 78 and the IRS master file.
- IRS nonprofit listing
- No issue
- Revocation
- Reinstated
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- No record
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$5.7Mrevenue
FY2025 · +59% in 3 yrs167staff
6 of 6years filed
’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−7.0%
Months of reserve0.7mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+0.8%
Middle half of peersMedianBright Star Community Outreach
Where the money goes FY2025 · $6.1M spent
Programs$4.2M68%Management and general$1.6M26%Fundraising$349k6%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$777k in FY2024 and −$402k in FY2025. Cash covers 0.7 months, under the peer median of 4.3.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Strong governance
30 of 30 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIA history of government grants
Government grants on 6 of its 6 returns, 61% of revenue in FY2025. $175k is traced federal awards from Department of Labor.
990 Part VIII · USAspending54funders
$1.7Ma year, last 3 years
21%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23University of ChicagoEvery year since FY2017$335k$401k$72k$469k$207k$303k$80kNorthwestern Memorial HealthCare GroupOn and off$40k$20k$190k$1.0M$50kUnited Way - McCormick Partnership for Strong Neighborhoods IncSince FY2019$154k$240k$240k$277k$368kJohn D and Catherine T Macarthur FoundationOn and off$265k$250k$500kThe Clara Lionel FoundationOn and off$425kThe Pritzker Pucker Family FoundationSince FY2021$100k$100k$100kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$11k$24k$26k$475k$357k$35k$115k32 other fundersUp to $704k a year each$279k$737k$278k$887k$320k$624k$295k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fund