Morning Star Development: FY2020 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 54-2086318)

Lars Peterson’s $122K as President is at the 42nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1168 $1–10M international 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Lars Peterson	$121,972	$111,623	$120,536	$102,079	$79,061	$58,790
Susan Faridi	—	—	—	—	$44,430	$42,375
Leonie Kent	—	—	—	—	—	$40,000
Daniel Batchelder	$6,165	$9,305	$6,510	$8,766	$16,182	$5,000

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

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

Programs and updates

Empowering Afghans to rebuild their country through community and economic development.

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1 program · $1.1M · in their own filed words · FY2020

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Provided leadership development classes, English classes, and business skills classes across different parts of Afghanistan. Provided drug addiction recovery programs, medical and dental services, medical training and birth life skills to many Afghans. Provided relief aid to many Afghans in need during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Grants

Schedule I · received and paid

Grants received · FY2024

Natl Christian Charitable Fdn INCFY2024$588K

Stewardship Foundation C D A B & W T Weyerhaeuser TteesFY2024$67K

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$22K

Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$15K

Kingdom Servants INCFY2024$10K

The Independent Charitable Gift FundFY2024$10K

Calvary FoundationFY2024$8K

Total grants receivedfrom 7 funders$720K

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Grants paid · 3 grants · $105K · 2022–2024

The NavigatorsCO · FY2024$7,560

The NavigatorsCO · FY2023$46,913

The NavigatorsCO · FY2022$50,236

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$1.5M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$111K

Investment incomeLn 3$194

Money outPt IX

$1.3M

Ln 25

Programscol B$1.1M

Managementcol C$113K

Fundraisingcol D$84K

Owns and owesPt X

$765K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$734K

Total assetsLn 16$1.0M

LiabilitiesLn 26$248K

PeoplePt VI, VII

6

listed · VII A

PaidVII A4

Voting boardVI 1a4

IndependentVI 1b3

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M

Government grantsLn 1e$51K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$176K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$111K

Investment incomeLn 3$194

Gains on assetsLn 7−$62K

Total revenueLn 12$1.5M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$543K

SavingsLn 2$191K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$734K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$280K

Total assetsLn 16$1.0M

LiabilitiesLn 26$248K

Net assetsLn 32$765K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 516

VolunteersI 610

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

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

Line	Start FY20	End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$528K	$734K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$361K	$280K
Total assetsLn 16	$890K	$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$330K	$248K
Net assetsLn 32	$560K	$765K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$148K	$86K	$27K	$35K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$503K	$443K	$44K	$16K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$54K	$45K	$6K	$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$22K	$6K	$17K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$16K	$6K	$8K	$1K
Office expensesLn 13	$35K	$21K	$3K	$12K
OccupancyLn 16	$91K	$87K		$5K
TravelLn 17	$16K	$12K	$19	$4K
InterestLn 20	$7K	$4K	$1K	$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$19K	$17K	$960	$960
InsuranceLn 23	$5K	$3K	$682	$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$390K	$388K	$1K	$978
All other expensesLn 24e	$27K	$20K	$4K	$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$1.3M	$1.1M	$113K	$84K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$2.2M	$2.4M	−$149K	$1.4M	990 PDF
FY2024	$2.2M	$2.5M	−$308K	$1.5M	990 PDF
FY2023	$1.9M	$2.0M	−$63K	$1.9M	990 PDF
FY2022	$2.0M	$1.9M	$117K	$1.9M	990 PDF
FY2021	$2.5M	$1.5M	$1.0M	$1.8M	990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing	$1.5M	$1.3M	$205K	$765K	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 M · Noncash O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $1,538,774 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,184,262$1,481,336

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $126,667$110,509

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,576−$61,452

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $12,039$8,381

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,326,544$1,538,774

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $731,603$705,283

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $565,624$628,487

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,297,227$1,333,770

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $29,317$205,004

Part VI · Governance 3 of 4 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4

VI-1b Independent voting members3

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

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,538,774 across 11 lines filed

VIII-1e Government grants$51,417

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,429,919

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$175,777

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,481,336

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $110,509$110,509

VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $194$194

VIII-6 Net rental income or lossUnrelated business $6,120$6,120

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets−$61,646

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $2,261$2,261

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $112,964 · Unrelated business $6,120$1,538,774

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,333,770 across 13 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $86,351 · Management $27,311 · Fundraising $34,754$148,416

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $442,839 · Management $43,707 · Fundraising $16,451$502,997

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $44,712 · Management $5,926 · Fundraising $3,232$53,870

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $5,625 · Management $16,875$22,500

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $6,070 · Management $8,311 · Fundraising $1,462$15,843

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $20,621 · Management $3,230 · Fundraising $11,538$35,389

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $86,671 · Fundraising $4,562$91,233

IX-17 TravelPrograms $11,699 · Management $19 · Fundraising $3,900$15,618

IX-20 InterestPrograms $4,345 · Management $1,086 · Fundraising $1,811$7,242

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $17,288 · Management $960 · Fundraising $960$19,208

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,728 · Management $682 · Fundraising $1,137$4,547

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $387,600 · Management $1,386 · Fundraising $978$389,964

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $19,777 · Management $3,779 · Fundraising $3,387$26,943

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,136,326 · Management $113,272 · Fundraising $84,172$1,333,770

Part X · Balance sheet $1,013,442 assets, 12 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $337,173$542,553

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $190,992$191,066

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $972$22

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $360,907$279,801

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $890,201$1,013,442

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $11,000$18,555

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $140,000$80,000

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $330,218$248,455

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $269,627$266,083

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $290,356$498,904

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $559,983$764,987

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $890,201$1,013,442

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $764,987 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$1,538,774

XI-2 Total expenses$1,333,770

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$205,004

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$559,983

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$764,987

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

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