Pennsylvania · Nonprofit
Guiding Stars an Anthony C Richardson - Lee Foundation
Guiding Stars an Anthony C Richardson - Lee Foundation (Pennsylvania) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $260,384 to it, the largest being JEVS HUMAN SERVICES ($252,256). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2023
- $161k
- Funders on record
- 3
- Grants received
- $260k
- Net assets
- $117k
What Guiding Stars an Anthony C Richardson - Lee Foundation does
Mission
Guiding Stars is organized and operated exclusively for charitable and educational purposes under Section 501c3 of the Internal Revenue Code. The organizations primary exempt purpose is to support and empower youth particularly those involved in or at risk of involvement in the juvenile justice system through comprehensive programming focused on workforce development social and emotional learning and positive youth development.
As stated on its FY2023 Form 990-EZ.
Program
Program Service Accomplishments1. Juvenile Justice Youth Support & Advocacy in partnership with Philadelphia Youth Advocacy ProgramGuiding Stars partnered with the Philadelphia Youth Advocacy Program PYAP to provide comprehensive support services to youth involved in or at risk of involvement in the juvenile justice system. Services included mentorship case management support social-emotional learning and life skills development aimed at reducing recidivism and promoting positive behavioral outcomes.Through this program over 100 youth were served receiving consistent guidance structured programming and access to resources that support stability personal growth and successful community reintegration.2. Workforce Development & Summer Employment in partnership with Philadelphia Youth Network WorkReady ProgramGuiding Stars facilitated workforce development programming through the Philadelphia Youth Network PYN WorkReady initiative supporting summer youth employment opportunities across the City of Philadelphia. The program provided job readiness training career exposure and subsidized work experiences designed to build essential workplace skills.Guiding Stars successfully supported…
$44,013 spentof which $160,605 as grants100% of program spending
The program described on its FY2023 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $44,013.
Leadership and staff
Board chair
Phillip Yacinthe
Board Chair
As listed on its FY2023 Form 990-EZ.
Who funds it, year by year
2020 → 2023: the base narrowed from 2 funders to 1 funder, grant income fell $8k → $30.
2 of 3 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 3% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of Guiding Stars an Anthony C Richardson - Lee Foundation’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
Guiding Stars an Anthony C Richardson - Lee Foundation leans on a few funders — its largest provides 97% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
100% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund Guiding Stars an Anthony C Richardson - Lee Foundation.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2020 100% · 2021 100% · 2022 100% · 2023 100% — broadly stable.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
100% of Guiding Stars an Anthony C Richardson - Lee Foundation's grant income comes from Pennsylvania funders.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $8k arriving through sponsors registered in 2 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
Guiding Stars an Anthony C Richardson - Lee Foundation runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 5,457 youth development nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 5,457 youth development nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2023
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In Pennsylvania
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
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Questions and answers
- Who funds Guiding Stars an Anthony C Richardson - Lee Foundation?
- Guiding Stars an Anthony C Richardson - Lee Foundation (Pennsylvania) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $260,384 to it, the largest being JEVS HUMAN SERVICES ($252,256). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does Guiding Stars an Anthony C Richardson - Lee Foundation have?
- IRS filings report 3 organizations giving $260,384 in grants to Guiding Stars an Anthony C Richardson - Lee Foundation, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of Guiding Stars an Anthony C Richardson - Lee Foundation?
- JEVS HUMAN SERVICES is the largest funder on record, with $252,256 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like Guiding Stars an Anthony C Richardson - Lee Foundation find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Pennsylvania. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2023 (financials across 2023–2023), and the filings of 3 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing