Starr Commonwealth EIN 38-1359593

Starr Commonwealth

EIN  38-1359593 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Albion, MI Founded 1913
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Verified accurate 8/15/26 · see original filing: IRS
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Provides community-based services, trauma intervention, and residential treatment to help children and families flourish.
Leadership
Elizabeth Carey · President and Chief Executive Officer · $331K
Money in and out
$8.5M revenue, $10.8M expenses
Bottom line
53% program efficiency

Provides community-based services, trauma intervention, and residential treatment to help children and families flourish. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $8.5M in revenue, $10.8M in expenses, and $90.2M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$8.5M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$10.8M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$90.2M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$2.3M
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.53 Management & general $0.41 Fundraising $0.06
Program efficiency
53%
of spending reaches programs▼ -4% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
87.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -1% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-27%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -371% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$8.5M
FY2025▼ -27%
Expenses
$10.8M
FY2025▲ +4%
Total assets
$91.5M
FY2025▲ +2%
Total liabilities
$1.4M
FY2025▼ -32%
Total revenue
$8.5M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$10.8M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$90.2M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$2.3M
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$91.5M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B53%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 38
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 48
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $5.7M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Professional learningduring the 2024-2025 fiscal year, 3,053 unique professionals engaged with starr's professional learning programming, services, or resources. 2,049 professionals in the U.S. And globally received training on the topics of trauma, resilience, positive youth development, mindfulness, and indigenous wisdom.

$2.4Mprogram expense
02

Community-basedduring the 2024-2025 fiscal year, 402 unique clients were served through direct service programs: 259 clients in our starr behavioral health services outpatient and holistic services program, 107 youth in our student resilience & empowerment center, and 35 clients in our F.O.C.U.S.

$2.2Mprogram expense
03

School-based starr programming also includes the student resilience & empowerment center (srec). Srec is a county-wide, school-based behavioral health program that provides middle school students with access to social, emotional, and mental health supports that can lead to improved health and well-being.

$1.1Mprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CStarr Commonwealth
EINHdr · item D38-1359593
Principal addressHdr · item CAlbion, MI
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.starr.org
Year of formationHdr · item L1913
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMI
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P300)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJan 1953

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a8
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b8
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President and Chief Executive Officer
$330,687Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Clinical Officer - Part Year
$204,381Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Offic
$195,043Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$155,305Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Legal Counsel and Compliance Officer
$131,868Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President of Operations and Impact
$112,540Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President of Advancement
$102,498Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Elizabeth Carey’s $331K as President and Chief Executive Officer is at the 98th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3863 $1–10M human services 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.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Elizabeth Carey$330,687$370,603$353,391$323,234
Mrs Elizabeth Carey$306,514$337,784
Derek Allen$195,043$227,541$212,242$161,445$164,477$138,072
Cae Soma$204,381$196,862$160,690$162,411$162,317$140,754
Paula Dolson$155,305$131,065$125,474$124,685$126,689$106,075
John Thompson II$132,087$140,619
Gary Crist$138,488
Robert Vansumeren$131,868

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Other revenue$3.2M · 38%
Investment income$2.7M · 32%
Contributions & grants$1.3M · 16%
Program service revenue$1.2M · 14%
Other revenue38%$3.2M
Investment income32%$2.7M
Contributions & grants16%$1.3M
Program service revenue14%$1.2M
— government grantsLn 1e$577K
Total revenueLn 12$8.5M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.53 Management & general $0.41 Fundraising $0.06
Program services53%$5.7M
Management & general41%$4.5M
Fundraising6%$623K
Total functional expensesLn 25$10.8M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$4.3M
Total assetsLn 16$91.5M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$1.4M
Total net assetsLn 32$90.2M
Months of cash on handcomputed4.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $78.6M · Operating expenses/yr $10.8M
87.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $5.7M · Total expenses $10.8M
53%
Management & General
Management & general $4.5M · Total expenses $10.8M
41%
Fundraising
Fundraising $623K · Total expenses $10.8M
6%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $597K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $1.9M
$0.31 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $1.3M · Total revenue $8.5M
16%
Government reliance
Government grants $577K · Total revenue $8.5M
7%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $1.2M · Total revenue $8.5M
14%
Investment reliance
Investment income $2.7M · Total revenue $8.5M
+32%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $1.2M · Total expenses $10.8M
11%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $8.5M · Prior year $11.6M
-27%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $19.2M · FY2024 $8.5M
-15%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $90.2M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $8.5M · Expenses $10.8M
-27%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $91.5M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $90.2M · Total assets $91.5M
98%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $74.3M · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $91.5M
81%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Elizabeth Carey · Reported title PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER · Highest reported compensation $331K · Total expenses $10.8M
3%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $5.9M · Total expenses $10.8M
55%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 53%
Overhead ratio 41%
Fundraising cost ratio 47%
Revenue growth -27%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 1%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$20K
Grants paid · 20 grants · $155K · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$26,399
Unitemized GrantFY2024$5,228
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,706
Unitemized GrantFY2024$436
Unitemized GrantFY2023$19,239
Unitemized GrantFY2023$570
Unitemized GrantFY2023$246
Unitemized GrantFY2023$130
Unitemized GrantFY2022$13,109
Unitemized GrantFY2022$1,651
Unitemized GrantFY2022$71
Unitemized GrantFY2021$13,668
Unitemized GrantFY2021$97
Unitemized GrantFY2021$48
Unitemized GrantFY2020$19,257
Unitemized GrantFY2020$2,154
Unitemized GrantFY2020$973
Unitemized GrantFY2019$43,990
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$8.5M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$11.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$9.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$14.8M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$18.7M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$19.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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