California · Nonprofit
One Starfish
One Starfish (California) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $4,000 to it, the largest being ALEXANDER F VICTOR FOUNDATION ($4,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2023
- $502k
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $4k
- Net assets
- $227k
What One Starfish does
Mission
To serve those in need of shelter financial security and health care
As stated on its FY2023 Form 990.
Programs
Monterey county safe parking program- this program serves people living in vehicles. Accomplishments include relieving a street of excessive overnight parking with people sleeping in those vehicles by providing an alternative safe parking area with security monitoring. Case management was also provided to support individuals and families transition from living in vehicles to finding permanent housing. We also addressed strategies for increasing income and gaining access to appropriate healthcare. We provide services to the county of monterey and are reimbursed for expenses incurred.
$201,671 spentof which $201,671 as grants$201,671 earned by the program56% of program spendingOne Starfish safe parking and supportive services- this program serves people living in vehicles across the monterey peninsula. Accomplishments include providing a safe parking area with lot monitoring at various locations. Case management was also provided to help individuals and families transition from living in vehicles to finding permanent housing. We also addressed strategies for increasing income and gaining access to appropriate health care. We responded to grant applications and accept private donations to cover the cost of operation.
$35,328 spentof which $35,328 as grants$35,328 earned by the program10% of program spendingMpusd safe parking program- this program serves families living in their vehicles who have children enrolled in the monterey peninsula unified school district. Accomplishments include providing a safe parking area with lot monitoring at a secure location for these families. Case management is also provided to help these families transition from living in vehicles to finding permanent housing. We also addressed strategies for increasing income and gaining access to approrpiate health care. We responded to a grant from the central coast alliance for health to secure funds to cover the cost of operation. Among this program and the two others listed in 4a and 4b we have the following success rates: 70% find housing 50% increase income and 100% gain access to appropriate healthcare.
$121,027 spentof which $265,426 as grants$265,426 earned by the program34% of program spendingOther program services, not described on the e-filed return.
$0 spent0% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2023 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $358,026.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2020, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2020, 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 2022 to 2023, from $83k to $227k (+175%).
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: 2020 66% · 2021 49% · 2022 82% · 2023 40%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
100% of One Starfish’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. 2 of the last 4 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.
Who funds it, year by year
2020 → 2021: the base held at 1 funder, grant income held at $2k.
From the IRS filings of One Starfish’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.
Where its funders are
100% of One Starfish's grant income comes from California funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. 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
One Starfish runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 21,056 human services nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 21,056 human services nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2023
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In California
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 One Starfish: 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 One Starfish?
- One Starfish (California) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $4,000 to it, the largest being ALEXANDER F VICTOR FOUNDATION ($4,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does One Starfish have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $4,000 in grants to One Starfish, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of One Starfish?
- ALEXANDER F VICTOR FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $4,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like One Starfish find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in California. 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 2020–2023), and the filings of 1 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