Starfall Education Foundation FY2020 filing

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Boulder, CO501(c)(3)Since 2014EducationEIN 46-4463460Revenue $7.5M in FY2020

On file with the IRSstarfall.com4900 Nautilus CT N Ste 100, 80301-3252 · Boulder, COTax-exempt since Dec 2014Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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To provide free and low-cost innovative academic educational resources whereby...see schedule o .....children have fun learning through exploration, gain self-confidence, and develop an understanding and compassion for diversity.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$272K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $260K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$272K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$522K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$7.5M
Spent
$7.2M
To programs
94%
Net assets
$22.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$7.5M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$7.5M
FY2021$6.8M
FY2022$7.8M
FY2023$7.0M
FY2024$7.1M
FY2025$6.9M
Expenses
$7.2M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$7.2M
FY2021$6.6M
FY2022$6.8M
FY2023$7.3M
FY2024$6.9M
FY2025$6.9M
Net assets
$22.8M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$22.8M
FY2021$24.1M
FY2022$22.5M
FY2023$23.2M
FY2024$24.9M
FY2025$26.4M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 2014.

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Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $6.7M Management & general 6% · $458K

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; $272K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$153,781Pt VII · Sec A
$118,458Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman, CEO, Founder
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Roger Wilson’s $192K as President is at the 80th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M education 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
Roger Wilson$192,148$185,255$175,441$166,136$158,435$153,781
Gina Morgan$147,327$142,156$135,019$128,117$124,100$118,458
Helen Parker$145,969$140,659$132,953$124,350$114,436—
Mark Misiano$144,394—————
Steven Schultz$138,592$131,917————
Mark Misiano as of 0624—$136,048————
Deanna Berget—$135,333$129,667———
Arthur Morgan$123,469$119,213$113,758$107,490$104,840—

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Offers free, fun educational resources to help children learn, build confidence, and understand diversity.

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1 program · $6.7M · in their own filed words · FY2019
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$6.7Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 12 grants · $1.7M · 2019–2024
RewildTX · FY2024$160,000
Natura International INCDC · FY2024$25,000
RewildTX · FY2023$110,000
Mile High United Way INCCO · FY2023$50,000
Natura International INCDC · FY2023$30,000
RewildTX · FY2022$83,775
Mile High United Way INCCO · FY2022$50,000
Natura International INCDC · FY2022$25,000
RewildTX · FY2021$93,925
Natura International INCDC · FY2021$25,000
Mile High United Way INCCO · FY2019$1,000,000

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$7.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.9M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.3M
Other incomeLn 4–11$188K
Money outPt IX
$7.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$6.7M
Managementcol C$458K
Owns and owesPt X
$22.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$750K
Total assetsLn 16$23.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$522K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.9M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$154K
Other incomeLn 4–11$188K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$276
Total revenueLn 12$7.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$168K
SavingsLn 2$582K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$750K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$12.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$57K
Other assetsLn 15$78K
Total assetsLn 16$23.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$522K
Net assetsLn 32$22.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 531
VolunteersI 65
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$625K$750K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$9.9M$12.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$45K$57K
Total assetsLn 16$22.8M$23.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$514K$522K
Net assetsLn 32$22.3M$22.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$1.0M$1.0M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$190K$57K$133K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.0M$1.9M$3K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$118K$118K$173
Other employee benefitsLn 9$305K$305K$185
Payroll taxesLn 10$191K$175K$16K
Legal feesLn 11b$9K$9K
Accounting feesLn 11c$94K$94K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$367K$298K$69K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$7K
Information technologyLn 14$193K$180K$13K
OccupancyLn 16$167K$154K$13K
TravelLn 17$43K$14K$29K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$6K$6K
InterestLn 20$6$6
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2.2M$2.2M$5K
InsuranceLn 23$44K$44K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$250K$240K$10K
All other expensesLn 24e$34K$23K$11K
Total functional expensesLn 25$7.2M$6.7M$458K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $6.9M$6.9M$90K$26.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $7.1M$6.9M$242K$24.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $7.0M$7.3M−$314K$23.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $7.8M$6.8M$973K$22.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $6.8M$6.6M$209K$24.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $7.5M$7.2M$361K$22.8M 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
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $7,522,820 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,767,877$4,920,498
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,310,963$2,260,249
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $162,785$154,246
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $224,519$187,827
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $6,466,144$7,522,820
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$1,000,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,996,631$2,755,471
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,400,389$3,406,579
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $6,397,020$7,162,050
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $69,124$360,770
Part VI · Governance 4 of 6 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $7,522,820 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $187,827 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$4,920,498
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,920,498
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,260,249$2,260,249
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $154,522$154,522
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$276−$276
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,448,076 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $154,246$7,522,820
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $7,162,050 across 19 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,000,000$1,000,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $56,944 · Management $132,870$189,814
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,947,768 · Management $3,292$1,951,060
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $117,698 · Management $173$117,871
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $305,277 · Management $185$305,462
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $175,289 · Management $15,975$191,264
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $9,320$9,320
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $93,674$93,674
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $297,806 · Management $69,300$367,106
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $6,985$6,985
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $179,832 · Management $12,780$192,612
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $154,134 · Management $13,333$167,467
IX-17 TravelPrograms $14,369 · Management $28,675$43,044
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $5,933$5,933
IX-20 InterestManagement $6$6
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,186,889 · Management $5,163$2,192,052
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $44,448$44,448
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $239,692 · Management $10,187$249,879
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $22,772 · Management $11,281$34,053
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $6,704,403 · Management $457,647 · Fundraising $0$7,162,050
Part X · Balance sheet $23,360,929 assets, 21 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $491,229$167,938
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $134,016$581,693
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$72,493
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $90,929$122,701
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $834,000$790,837
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $73,567$27,551
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $44,558$57,238
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $9,908,804$12,455,947
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $11,181,595$9,006,819
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $76,765$77,712
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $22,835,463$23,360,929
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $441,164$466,905
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $72,573$55,276
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $513,737$522,181
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $22,321,726$22,766,255
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$72,493
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $22,321,726$22,838,748
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $22,835,463$23,360,929
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $22,838,748 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$7,522,820
XI-2 Total expenses$7,162,050
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$360,770
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$22,321,726
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$83,759
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$72,493
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$22,838,748

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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