Star promotes the competitive sport of Swimming by hosting and attending USA Swimming sanctioned meets.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 216 volunteers and 22 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $42K a year · 10% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $8K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$406K
-8% vs prior year
Spent
$476K
To programs
95%
Net assets
$83K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$406K
FY2025▼ -8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$286K
FY2021$330K
FY2022$413K
FY2023$543K
FY2024$441K
FY2025$406K
Expenses
$476K
FY2025▼ -3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$333K
FY2021$396K
FY2022$502K
FY2023$470K
FY2024$491K
FY2025$476K
Net assets
$83K
FY2025▼ -46%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$219K
FY2021$152K
FY2022$130K
FY2023$203K
FY2024$154K
FY2025$83K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending August 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 1990.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $450K Management & general 5% · $26K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

10 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President, Through 8/31/25
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dara Pickard’s $105 as Member at Large is at the 0th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1017 $100K–1M recreation & sports nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Organizes swimming meets, lessons, and training programs.

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1 program · $450K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

During the current fiscal year star swimming inc provided instruction and training for approximately 130 children ranging in age from 4 to 23.

$450Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2020
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$8K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$406K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$262K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$140K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Money outPt IX
$476K
Ln 25
Programscol B$450K
Managementcol C$26K
Owns and owesPt X
$83K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$83K
Total assetsLn 16$83K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$140K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$262K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Total revenueLn 12$406K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$83K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$83K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$20
Total assetsLn 16$83K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$83K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 522
VolunteersI 6216
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$153K$83K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$154$20
Total assetsLn 16$154K$83K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$154K$83K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$247K$247K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$163$163
Payroll taxesLn 10$28K$28K
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$16K$16K
Information technologyLn 14$1K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$134$134
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$167K$167K
All other expensesLn 24e$8K$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$476K$450K$26K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $406K$476K−$70K$83K 990 PDF
FY2024 $441K$491K−$50K$154K 990 PDF
FY2023 $543K$470K$73K$203K 990 PDF
FY2022 $413K$502K−$89K$130K 990 PDF
FY2021 $330K$396K−$67K$152K 990 PDF
FY2020 $286K$333K−$48K$219K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $405,801 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $153,350$140,244
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $281,318$262,273
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $6,784$3,284
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $441,452$405,801
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $251,366$275,091
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $239,788$201,027
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $491,154$476,118
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$49,702−$70,317
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $405,801 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $2,844 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$130,244
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$10,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$140,244
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $262,273$262,273
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $440$440
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $265,557 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$405,801
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $476,118 across 10 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $247,397$247,397
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $163$163
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $27,531$27,531
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,300$7,300
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $15,675$15,675
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $1,271$1,271
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $134$134
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,649$1,649
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $166,668$166,668
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $8,330$8,330
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $450,089 · Management $26,029 · Fundraising $0$476,118
Part X · Balance sheet $83,303 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $153,466$83,283
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $154$20
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $153,620$83,303
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $153,620$83,303
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $153,620$83,303
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $153,620$83,303
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $83,303 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$405,801
XI-2 Total expenses$476,118
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$70,317
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$153,620
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$83,303

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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