Five Star Senior Center INC

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To promote, improve, and protect the quality of life for older and disabled adults in the city of st. Louis, by providing transportation, nutritional services, and in-person activities, so they may live independently with dignity and respect.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 43-1091237) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 37 volunteers and 15 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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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $32K a year · 4% of revenue · last 4 filings
A surplus in 1 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
91% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$55K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
3.0 mo
of spending, in cash
3.0 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $6K
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Liabilities are 0% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
10 of 10 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$693K
-16% vs prior year
Spent
$774K
To programs
91%
Net assets
$564K
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$693K
FY2024▼ -16%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$820K
FY2022$572K
FY2023$822K
FY2024$693K
Expenses
$774K
FY2024▼ -8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$532K
FY2022$637K
FY2023$838K
FY2024$774K
Net assets
$564K
FY2024▼ -11%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$547K
FY2022$643K
FY2023$634K
FY2024$564K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 1979.

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

Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $704K Management & general 8% · $58K Fundraising 2% · $12K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $55K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$55,000Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Michael Howard———$66,492
Matthew L Elmore—$65,000$62,500—
Carla Evans$55,000———

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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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

Provides transportation, meals, and activities to help older and disabled adults live independently with dignity.

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1 program · $704K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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To promote, improve, and protect the quality of life for older and disabled adults in the city of ST. Louis, by providing transportation, nutritional services, and in-person activities, so they may live independently with dignity and respect.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2023. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 43-1091237) · Dispute this line
$704Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$6K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$693K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$499K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$194K
Investment incomeLn 3$69
Money outPt IX
$774K
Ln 25
Programscol B$704K
Managementcol C$58K
Fundraisingcol D$12K
Owns and owesPt X
$564K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$191K
Total assetsLn 16$564K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$499K
Government grantsLn 1e$428K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$194K
Investment incomeLn 3$69
Total revenueLn 12$693K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$114K
SavingsLn 2$77K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$191K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$373K
Total assetsLn 16$564K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$564K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 515
VolunteersI 637
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$239K$191K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$360K$373K
Total assetsLn 16$634K$564K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$634K$564K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$55K$33K$11K$11K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$373K$339K$34K
Payroll taxesLn 10$31K$27K$3K$841
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$664$664
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$64K$64K
Information technologyLn 14$12K$12K
OccupancyLn 16$42K$42K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$28K$28K
InsuranceLn 23$56K$56K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$101K$101K
Total functional expensesLn 25$774K$704K$58K$12K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 14, 2025 $693K$774K−$81K$564K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 14, 2024 $822K$838K−$16K$634K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Oct 27, 2022 $572K$637K−$65K$643K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 12, 2021 $820K$532K$288K$547K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $693,073 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $734,136$499,086
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $87,273$193,918
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $583$69
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $821,992$693,073
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 $478,553$458,936
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $359,318$314,893
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $837,871$773,829
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$15,879−$80,756
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $693,073 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$428,051
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$71,035
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$499,086
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $193,918$193,918
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $69$69
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $193,918 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $69$693,073
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $773,829 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $33,000 · Management $11,000 · Fundraising $11,000$55,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $339,308 · Management $33,738$373,046
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $26,626 · Management $3,423 · Fundraising $841$30,890
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,809$5,809
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $664$664
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,543$1,543
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $64,148$64,148
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $11,551$11,551
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $41,997$41,997
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $4,443$4,443
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $27,909$27,909
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $55,667$55,667
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $101,162$101,162
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $703,575 · Management $58,413 · Fundraising $11,841$773,829
Part X · Balance sheet $563,862 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $143,574$114,012
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $95,597$77,339
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $35,514$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $359,535$372,511
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $634,220$563,862
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-29 Capital stock or trust principalStart of year $0$0
X-30 Paid-in or capital surplusStart of year $0$0
X-31 Retained earnings or endowmentStart of year $634,220$563,862
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $634,220$563,862
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $634,220$563,862
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $563,862 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$693,073
XI-2 Total expenses$773,829
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$80,756
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$634,220
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$10,398
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$563,862

Form 990 e-file FY2024 from the IRS (about our sources) · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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