Star Center INC

Tax-deductible

Jackson, TN501(c)(3)Since 1987EmploymentEIN 62-1354152Revenue $4.7M in FY2024

On file with the IRSstar-center.org1119 Old Humboldt Rd, 38305-1752 · Jackson, TNTax-exempt since Nov 1988Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Training, education and support services for children & adults with disabilities, their families and professionals in health education and rehabilitation.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 150 volunteers and 147 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
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $361K a year · 8% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$122K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 56% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $36K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$322K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
25
of 25 voting members
Looks good: 25 of 25 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.7M
+4% vs prior year
Spent
$4.3M
To programs
87%
Net assets
$5.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$4.7M
FY2024▲ +4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4.3M
FY2021$5.4M
FY2022$3.7M
FY2023$5.0M
FY2024$4.5M
FY2024$4.7M
Expenses
$4.3M
FY2024▲ +3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$4.5M
FY2021$4.3M
FY2022$4.1M
FY2023$4.0M
FY2024$4.2M
FY2024$4.3M
Net assets
$5.1M
FY2024▲ +6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.6M
FY2021$3.9M
FY2022$3.5M
FY2023$4.4M
FY2024$4.8M
FY2024$5.1M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 1988.

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

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $3.8M Management & general 7% · $313K Fundraising 6% · $242K

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

23 people listed on the 990; $122K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$121,917Pt 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
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member/Sec Treas
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jennifer Graves’s $122K as President is at the 44th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1245 $1–10M employment 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jennifer Graves$121,917$99,583$51,688———
Dave Bratcher———$107,241$113,241$109,925

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides training, education, and support for people with disabilities, their families, and professionals.

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3 programs · $3.6M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Personal assistance services for children & adults with disabilities and their families and professionals in health education and rehabilitation.

$1.8Mprogram expense
02

Assistive technology services to children and adults with disabilities

$1.3Mprogram expense
03

Job placement services to adults with disabilities

$461Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.7M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.3M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$279K
Money outPt IX
$4.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.8M
Managementcol C$313K
Fundraisingcol D$242K
Owns and owesPt X
$5.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.7M
Total assetsLn 16$5.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$322K
PeoplePt VI, VII
23
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a25
IndependentVI 1b25
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.9M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.6M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$22K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$126K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$279K
Other incomeLn 4–11$243K
Gains on assetsLn 7$139K
Total revenueLn 12$4.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$264K
SavingsLn 2$2.5M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$775K
Total assetsLn 16$5.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$322K
Net assetsLn 32$5.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5147
VolunteersI 6150
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.5M$2.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.3M$1.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$804K$775K
Total assetsLn 16$5.0M$5.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$249K$322K
Net assetsLn 32$4.8M$5.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$124K$124K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.1M$2.7M$317K$119K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$14K$10K$4K$339
Other employee benefitsLn 9$236K$189K$40K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$243K$201K$33K$9K
Legal feesLn 11b$353$353
Accounting feesLn 11c$28K$28K
Investment management feesLn 11f$10K$10K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$9K$4K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$475$7K
Office expensesLn 13$59K$17K$35K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$147K$44K$77K$26K
TravelLn 17$136K$127K$8K$123
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$12K$8K$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$54K$54K
InsuranceLn 23$42K$42K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$114K$49K$25K$39K
All other expensesLn 24e$8K$476K−$490K$22K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.3M$3.8M$313K$242K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $4.5M$4.2M$286K$4.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $5.0M$4.0M$933K$4.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.7M$4.1M−$338K$3.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $5.4M$4.3M$1.1M$3.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 $4.3M$4.5M−$201K$2.6M 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $4,686,840 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,756,779$1,868,149
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,374,031$2,296,412
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $104,063$279,483
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $259,445$242,796
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,494,318$4,686,840
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 $3,582,807$3,718,221
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $8,720$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $616,919$625,054
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,208,446$4,343,275
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $285,872$343,565
Part VI · Governance 25 of 25 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body25
VI-1b Independent voting members25
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $4,686,840 across 12 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $10,746 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$13,686
VIII-1c Fundraising events$125,900
VIII-1e Government grants$1,562,826
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$165,737
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$22,019
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,868,149
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,285,666$2,285,666
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $140,362$140,362
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $139,121$139,121
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $212,119$212,119
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $4,853 · Unrelated business $25,824$30,677
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,301,265 · Unrelated business $25,824 · Excluded from tax $491,602$4,686,840
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,343,275 across 18 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $123,958$123,958
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,665,704 · Management $316,882 · Fundraising $118,646$3,101,232
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $9,756 · Management $3,563 · Fundraising $339$13,658
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $189,408 · Management $39,843 · Fundraising $7,103$236,354
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $201,243 · Management $33,246 · Fundraising $8,530$243,019
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $353$353
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $27,640$27,640
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $10,072$10,072
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $4,481 · Fundraising $4,050$8,531
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $475 · Fundraising $6,988$7,463
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $16,853 · Management $34,809 · Fundraising $7,316$58,978
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $44,173 · Management $76,506 · Fundraising $26,216$146,895
IX-17 TravelPrograms $127,187 · Management $8,406 · Fundraising $123$135,716
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $8,344 · Management $1,653 · Fundraising $1,575$11,572
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $54,424$54,424
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $41,993$41,993
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $48,936 · Management $25,439 · Fundraising $39,262$113,637
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $476,035 · Management −$490,338 · Fundraising $22,083$7,780
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,787,639 · Management $313,405 · Fundraising $242,231$4,343,275
Part X · Balance sheet $5,377,093 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $276,368$263,867
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,270,745$2,454,532
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $232,101$287,191
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $168,174$259,473
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $750$1,095
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $804,362$774,961
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,260,779$1,335,974
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,013,279$5,377,093
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $238,387$319,896
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $10,657$2,566
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $249,044$322,462
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,764,235$5,054,631
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,764,235$5,054,631
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,013,279$5,377,093
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,054,631 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,686,840
XI-2 Total expenses$4,343,275
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$343,565
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,764,235
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$53,169
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,054,631

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

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