Starling Missouri

Not tax-deductible

Jefferson Cty, MO501(c)(6)EIN 43-1552850

To improve the lives of missourians with disabilities by driving public policy and strengthening member organizations through advocacy, education and collaboration.

71¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 15 volunteers and 1 employee.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · 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)(6)
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
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $19K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
71%
of spending
Fine: 71% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$148K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$1.1M
+25% vs prior year
Spent
$986K
To programs
71%
Net assets
$486K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2025▲ +25%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$478K
FY2021$581K
FY2022$557K
FY2023$618K
FY2024$859K
FY2025$1.1M
Expenses
$986K
FY2025▲ +18%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$427K
FY2021$504K
FY2022$548K
FY2023$751K
FY2024$832K
FY2025$986K
Net assets
$486K
FY2025▲ +21%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$422K
FY2021$499K
FY2022$508K
FY2023$375K
FY2024$401K
FY2025$486K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 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 1991.

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

Where the money goes

71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 71% · $699K Management & general 29% · $284K Fundraising 0% · $4K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

16 people listed on the 990; $148K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$148,237Pt VII · Sec A
Past Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Erika Leonard$148,237$142,411$23,333

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

Advocates for policy changes and strengthens member groups to improve lives for Missourians with disabilities.

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1 program service account for $699K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Organization advocates with state legislature and elected officials on behalf of members, to promote the interests of missouri residents with disabilities.

$699Kprogram expense

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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Money outPt IX
$986K
Ln 25
Programscol B$699K
Managementcol C$284K
Fundraisingcol D$4K
Owns and owesPt X
$486K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$486K
Total assetsLn 16$486K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$300
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$222K
SavingsLn 2$265K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$486K
Total assetsLn 16$486K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$486K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 615
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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$401K$486K
Total assetsLn 16$401K$486K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$401K$486K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$148K$74K$74K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$114K$57K$57K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$23K$11K$11K
Payroll taxesLn 10$20K$10K$10K
Management feesLn 11a$60K$60K
Legal feesLn 11b$813$813
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$70K$66K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$13K$12K$655
Information technologyLn 14$31K$31K
OccupancyLn 16$12K$12K
TravelLn 17$6K$6K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$353K$353K
InsuranceLn 23$960$960
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$131K$121K$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$986K$699K$284K$4K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.1M$986K$85K$486K 990 PDF
FY2024 $859K$832K$26K$401K 990 PDF
FY2023 $618K$751K−$134K$375K 990 PDF
FY2022 $557K$548K$9K$508K 990 PDF
FY2021 $581K$504K$77K$499K 990 PDF
FY2020 $478K$427K$52K$422K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,071,497 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$300
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$300
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,061,268$1,061,268
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $8,445$8,445
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,484$1,484
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,071,197$1,071,497
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $986,406 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $74,119 · Management $74,118$148,237
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $57,206 · Management $57,207$114,413
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $11,411 · Management $11,411$22,822
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,115 · Management $10,116$20,231
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $60,000$60,000
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $813$813
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,719$3,719
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $66,226 · Fundraising $3,855$70,081
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $12,473 · Management $655$13,128
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $30,822$30,822
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $12,000$12,000
IX-17 TravelManagement $5,622$5,622
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $352,985$352,985
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $960$960
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $120,700 · Management $9,873$130,573
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $699,009 · Management $283,542 · Fundraising $3,855$986,406
Part X · Balance sheet $486,057 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $144,849$221,525
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $256,117$264,532
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $400,966$486,057
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $400,966$486,057
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $400,966$486,057
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $400,966$486,057
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $486,057 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,071,497
XI-2 Total expenses$986,406
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$85,091
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$400,966
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$486,057

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

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