Georgia · Nonprofit
MORNING STAR URBAN DEVELOPMENT INC
MORNING STAR URBAN DEVELOPMENT INC (Georgia) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $381,865 to it, the largest being Nueva Esperanza Inc ($286,822). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $199k
- Funders on record
- 3
- Grants received
- $382k
- Net assets
- $176k
What Morning Star Urban Development Inc does
Mission
Morningstar Urban Development empowers individuals and families through housing counseling, financial literacy, and community development services. As a HUD approved agency, we provide homebuyer education, rental counseling, foreclosure prevention, credit and budget coaching, and economic mobility programs that strengthen financial stability and expand access to safe and affordable housing. Our mission is to equip households with the knowledge, resources, and support needed to build long term stability and improve quality of life in the communities we serve.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
During the reporting period, our organization demonstrated strong impact and consistent productivity in delivering housing counseling and education services to the community. We welcomed 719 new clients, reflecting continued trust in our programs and outreach efforts. A total of 771 new cases were created, and we successfully resolved or closed 822 cases, ensuring families received the guidance and support needed to move forward confidently. Across all services, we maintained 522 active cases, highlighting our ongoing commitment to providing sustained, individualized assistance. Our educational programming also remained strong, with 134 participants attending our workshops and 127 clients successfully completing their education requirements, positioning them for informed and empowered decision-making. Our one-on-one counseling services continued to be a cornerstone of our mission. We conducted 1768 counseling appointments, dedicating personalized guidance that helps clients navigate financial goals, overcome barriers, and work toward stable, sustainable housing. These accomplishments reflect our dedication to uplifting individuals and strengthening communities through…
$204,185 spent$199,221 earned by the program100% of program spendingwe continuted toadministerd comprehensive Housing and Financial Counseling services for the Department of Community Affairs' Housing Assistance Fund, supporting previous recipients of COVID-19 mortgage assistance who continued to experience financial hardship. Provided tailored guidance to help homeowners reassess their financial stability, identify ongoing challenges, and access additional relief resources, ensuring sustained housing security and improved long-term outcomes.
$0 spent0% of program spendingin 2025 we expanded our housing education to West Georgia Counties doing our first housing eduction and expo there to increase the housing knowledge and available resources to both current and first time homeowners.
$0 spent0% of program spendingOther program services, not described on the e-filed return.
$0 spent0% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $204,185.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2021, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2021, 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 2021 to 2022, from $11k to $128k (+1051%).
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.
Government-grant reliance: 2022 40% · 2024 20% · 2025 23%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
100% of MORNING STAR URBAN DEVELOPMENT INC’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (91% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 5 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.
Chief executive
Carne Mahone
Executive Director
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 2 funders, grant income fell $25k → $15k.
2 of 3 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 25% 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 URBAN DEVELOPMENT INC’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
MORNING STAR URBAN DEVELOPMENT INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 75% 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 MORNING STAR URBAN DEVELOPMENT INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2018 100% · 2019 100% · 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
MORNING STAR URBAN DEVELOPMENT INC draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Georgia, across 1 state in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $95k 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
MORNING STAR URBAN DEVELOPMENT INC has grown faster than three-quarters of the 13,062 human services nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 13,062 human services nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
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In Georgia
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
100% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
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
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for MORNING STAR URBAN DEVELOPMENT INC: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds MORNING STAR URBAN DEVELOPMENT INC?
- MORNING STAR URBAN DEVELOPMENT INC (Georgia) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $381,865 to it, the largest being Nueva Esperanza Inc ($286,822). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does MORNING STAR URBAN DEVELOPMENT INC have?
- IRS filings report 3 organizations giving $381,865 in grants to MORNING STAR URBAN DEVELOPMENT INC, 3 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of MORNING STAR URBAN DEVELOPMENT INC?
- Nueva Esperanza Inc is the largest funder on record, with $286,822 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like MORNING STAR URBAN DEVELOPMENT INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Georgia. 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 FY2025 (financials across 2021–2025), 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