Nistar FY2023 filing

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To provide financial assitance to indigents by direct payments to both individuals as well as charitable organizations that support these goals.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2023 · 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 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $17K a year · 2% of revenue · last 3 filings
A surplus in 1 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
99%
of spending
99% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
0.1 mo
of spending, in cash
0.1 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $1.1M
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
3
of 3 voting members
3 of 3 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$1.5M
+113% vs prior year
Spent
$1.5M
To programs
99%
Net assets
$6K
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$1.5M
FY2023▲ +113%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$102K
FY2022$687K
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.1M
Expenses
$1.5M
FY2023▲ +108%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$713K
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.0M
Net assets
$6K
FY2023▼ -80%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$57K
FY2022$31K
FY2023$6K
FY2024$109K

From the FY2023 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 Aug 2021.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $1.5M Management & general 0% · $1K

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

3 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary &
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer &
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

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3 programs · $1.5M · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Direct support for indigent individuals.

$895Kprogram expense
02

Support funding of organizations whose mission is to help indigent people.

$404Kprogram expense
03

Support jewish education through scholarships.

$184Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$1.1M
Grants paid · 27 grants · $3.1M · 2022–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$805,243
Detroit Chesed ProjectMI · FY2024$70,488
AchoseinuMI · FY2024$29,289
Individual RecipientFY2024$22,240
Individual RecipientFY2024$17,660
Kesher Nafshi INCNY · FY2024$15,200
Individual RecipientFY2024$15,030
Jewish Family Service of MetroFY2024$15,000
Individual RecipientFY2024$11,500
Individual RecipientFY2024$8,000
Individual RecipientFY2024$7,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$895,443
Individual RecipientFY2023$183,884
Association of ChesedFY2023$142,346
Detroit Chesed ProjectMI · FY2023$103,756
Individual RecipientFY2023$29,000
Individual RecipientFY2023$25,000
Individual RecipientFY2023$17,500
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Money outPt IX
$1.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.5M
Managementcol C$1K
Owns and owesPt X
$6K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$6K
Total assetsLn 16$6K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Total revenueLn 12$1.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$6K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$6K
Total assetsLn 16$6K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$6K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$31K$6K
Total assetsLn 16$31K$6K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$31K$6K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$588K$588K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$895K$895K
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$10$10
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.5M$1.5M$1K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 14, 2025 $1.1M$1.0M$103K$109K 990 PDF
FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 11, 2024 $1.5M$1.5M−$25K$6K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 9, 2023 $687K$713K−$27K$31K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 7, 2022 $102K$57K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,460,260 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $686,700$1,460,260
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $686,700$1,460,260
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $712,592$1,483,679
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $615$1,260
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $713,207$1,484,939
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$26,507−$24,679
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,460,260 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,460,260
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,460,260
VIII-12 Total revenue$1,460,260
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,484,939 across 4 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $588,236$588,236
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $895,443$895,443
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,250$1,250
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $10$10
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,483,679 · Management $1,260 · Fundraising $0$1,484,939
Part X · Balance sheet $6,214 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $30,893$6,214
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $30,893$6,214
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-31 Retained earnings or endowmentStart of year $30,893$6,214
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $30,893$6,214
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $30,893$6,214
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $6,214 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,460,260
XI-2 Total expenses$1,484,939
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$24,679
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$30,893
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$6,214

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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