Illinois · Nonprofit
MORNING STAR MISSION MINISTRIES INC
MORNING STAR MISSION MINISTRIES INC (Illinois) receives grants from 59 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,632,386 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($396,319). 36 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 52% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2024
- $8.3M
- Funders on record
- 59
- Grants received
- $1.6M
- Net assets
- $6.4M
What Morning Star Mission Ministries Inc does
Mission
Morning star mission ministries is a non-denominational organization dedicated to relieving the spiritual and physical hunger of the poor. We do this by providing food for the hungry, clothing for the needy, shelter for the homeless and the gospel of jesus christ for all.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
The mission provides the tools and resources for recovery from addictions to drugs and alcohol as well as chronic homelessness.the jump on the bus program provides school supplies to 554 children.the counseling center provides therapy to resolve depression, anxiety, substance abuse, grief, unmanaged anger, marital discord, and other personal concerns for adults, children, couples, and families. Shop with a sheriff program helps at-risk youth to have a positive experience with a local police officer and helps them to afford gifts for their parents and siblings during the holiday season.the women and family recovery center assists homeless women and families in re-entering the community by providing shelter. The center served 4,530 people in the current year.the residential living provides housing to individuals with a modified rent according to the income that they earn.
$2,409,569 spent45% of program spendingCommunity outreach program distributing easter baskets to children, food baskets for christmas, thanksgiving and easter, as well as christmas gift baskets. Over 3,777 christmas gifts were distributed during 2022 through stars of hope.
$644,295 spent12% of program spendingEast side cafe serves three meals a day and two meals on sunday to the homeless and near homeless in the joliet community serving 88,491 meals in 2022.
$1,275,478 spent24% of program spendingTreasure chest is a resale shop, providing work for mission residents as well as emergency vouchers for families who can not afford clothing or furniture. Vouchers may be redeemed at the treasure chest locations.
$1,011,883 spent19% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2022 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $5,341,225.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2020 to 2021, from $8.3M to $12M (+42%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
77% of MORNING STAR MISSION MINISTRIES INC’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (81% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
The chief executive listed changed between the FY2022 and FY2023 filings.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 10 funders to 31 funders, grant income rose $55k → $314k.
13 of 59 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 52% 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 MORNING STAR MISSION MINISTRIES INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 59 funders by total. 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
MORNING STAR MISSION MINISTRIES INC has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 24% of grant income, and it takes 5 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 5 funders to its left
64% 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 MORNING STAR MISSION MINISTRIES INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 37% · 2018 21% · 2019 26% · 2020 21% · 2021 21% · 2022 22% · 2023 20% — diversifying over time.
“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.
How long its funders stay
57% of MORNING STAR MISSION MINISTRIES INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 61% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
52% of MORNING STAR MISSION MINISTRIES INC's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $785k that is directly attributable, 76% of it comes from Illinois funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $847k arriving through sponsors registered in 12 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
MORNING STAR MISSION MINISTRIES INC is better cushioned than half of the 11,263 human services nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 11,263 human services nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Organizations like MORNING STAR MISSION MINISTRIES INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Illinois
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
77% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
97%
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 MORNING STAR MISSION MINISTRIES INC?
- MORNING STAR MISSION MINISTRIES INC (Illinois) receives grants from 59 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,632,386 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($396,319). 36 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 52% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does MORNING STAR MISSION MINISTRIES INC have?
- IRS filings report 59 organizations giving $1,632,386 in grants to MORNING STAR MISSION MINISTRIES INC, 36 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of MORNING STAR MISSION MINISTRIES INC?
- FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND is the largest funder on record, with $396,319 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like MORNING STAR MISSION MINISTRIES INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Illinois. 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 FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 59 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