North Star exists so that students are anchored in the hope of the gospel; equipped by the Classical method, prepared to lead and live wisely.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 volunteers and 16 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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FY2025 · 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
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
2 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $16K a year · 3% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
70%
of spending
Fine: 70% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $57K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$18K
23% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 23% 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
$685K
+31% vs prior year
Spent
$711K
To programs
70%
Net assets
$61K
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$685K
FY2025▲ +31%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$86K
FY2023$280K
FY2024$524K
FY2025$685K
Expenses
$711K
FY2025▲ +50%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$255K
FY2024$475K
FY2025$711K
Net assets
$61K
FY2025▼ -30%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$5K
FY2023$29K
FY2024$87K
FY2025$61K

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 Jun 2022.

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

Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $501K Management & general 24% · $173K Fundraising 5% · $37K

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

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Secretary & Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President & Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President & Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer & Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Julie Dockery’s $11K as Co-Founder is at the 9th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M 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.

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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

Anchors students in hope, equipping them with classical methods to lead wisely.

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1 program · $501K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

North star exists to provide an accessible, affordable, robust and high-quality christian k-12 school in lake county, illinois.

$501Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$57K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$685K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$421K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$264K
Money outPt IX
$711K
Ln 25
Programscol B$501K
Managementcol C$173K
Fundraisingcol D$37K
Owns and owesPt X
$61K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$73K
Total assetsLn 16$79K
LiabilitiesLn 26$18K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$264K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$2K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$421K
Total revenueLn 12$685K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$73K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$73K
Total assetsLn 16$79K
LiabilitiesLn 26$18K
Net assetsLn 32$61K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 516
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
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$99K$73K
Total assetsLn 16$99K$79K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K$18K
Net assetsLn 32$87K$61K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$505K$371K$116K$18K
Payroll taxesLn 10$41K$31K$9K$1K
Legal feesLn 11b$8K$0$8K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$14K$0$14K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$0$4K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$8K$2K$7K$0
Information technologyLn 14$6K$5K$2K$0
TravelLn 17$669$0$669$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$295$0$295$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$60K$47K$12K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$62K$46K$333$16K
Total functional expensesLn 25$711K$501K$173K$37K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $685K$711K−$26K$61K 990 PDF
FY2024 $524K$475K$49K$87K 990 PDF
FY2023 $280K$255K$25K$29K 990 PDF
FY2022 $86K$5K 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $684,547 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $261,045$263,878
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $262,477$420,669
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $523,522$684,547
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $359,223$545,791
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $115,629$165,146
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $474,852$710,937
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $48,670−$26,390
Part VI · Governance 4 of 6 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $684,547 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$2,144
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$261,734
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$263,878
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$420,669
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $420,669 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$684,547
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $710,937 across 11 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $370,660 · Management $116,302 · Fundraising $17,590$504,552
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $30,787 · Management $9,080 · Fundraising $1,372$41,239
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $7,731 · Fundraising $0$7,731
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $14,497 · Fundraising $0$14,497
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $4,458 · Fundraising $1,026$5,484
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,956 · Management $6,536 · Fundraising $0$8,492
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,563 · Management $1,521 · Fundraising $0$6,084
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $669 · Fundraising $0$669
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $295 · Fundraising $0$295
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $46,806 · Management $11,924 · Fundraising $1,299$60,029
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $45,959 · Management $333 · Fundraising $15,573$61,865
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $500,731 · Management $173,346 · Fundraising $36,860$710,937
Part X · Balance sheet $78,702 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $98,750$73,275
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $25$5,427
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $98,775$78,702
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $8,087$8,187
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $3,336$9,553
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $11,423$17,740
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $78,159$45,456
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $9,193$15,506
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $87,352$60,962
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $98,775$78,702
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $60,962 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$684,547
XI-2 Total expenses$710,937
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$26,390
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$87,352
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$60,962

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

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