Starvista FY2020 filing

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San Carlos, CA501(c)(3)Since 1989Human ServicesEIN 94-3094966Revenue $15.7M in FY2020

On file with the IRSstar-vista.org610 Elm St Ste 212, 94070-3070 · San Carlos, CATax-exempt since Oct 1993Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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StarVista's mission is to deliver high impact services through counseling (Cont' Schedule O)

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$431K 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
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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $312K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$431K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
17
named funders · $435K
Looks good: 17 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4.4M
62% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 62% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$15.7M
Spent
$15.9M
To programs
95%
Net assets
$2.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$15.7M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$15.7M
FY2021$15.2M
FY2022$17.1M
FY2023$16.3M
FY2024$17.4M
Expenses
$15.9M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$15.9M
FY2021$16.2M
FY2022$16.4M
FY2023$16.7M
FY2024$18.1M
Net assets
$2.7M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.7M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$1.3M

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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 1993.

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Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $15.0M Management & general 0% · $3K Fundraising 5% · $824K

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

22 people listed on the 990; $431K 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
$171,737Pt VII · Sec A
$145,627Pt VII · Sec A
Clinical Director
$113,637Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary (start 5/20)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Assist. Secretary (start 5/20)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary (end 5/20)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sara Larios Mitchell’s $261K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 66th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3122 $10–100M human services 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Sara Larios Mitchell$261,226$237,642$219,929—$171,737
Lea Berhane$209,768$178,567$145,306$126,428—
Sara Larios-Mitchell———$204,666—
Dianette Washer——$195,889$179,781$145,627
Shareen E Leland$188,768————
Bjorn Remo$183,431$148,754———
Adrienne Denise Carr Barnes$163,662$146,985$135,188——
Daryl Tilghman—$151,709$114,168——

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 counseling services to positively impact lives.

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3 programs · $13.2M · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Early Childhood, Family and Youth Services

Provides education and crisis intervention for schools, 24-hour suicide crisis hotline, online teen support and chatroom, alcohol and drug helpline, and parent support helpline. Home visiting and case management for families with young children referred to Child Protective Services but screened as low-risk.

$5.4Mprogram expense
02

Wellness and Recovery Services

Programs provide court mandated and voluntary substance abuse and mental health counseling for youth and adults convicted or referred for domestic violence, drug possession, driving under the influence, or struggling with substance abuse issues.

$4.6Mprogram expense
03

Youth Empowerment Services

Provides services including respite from hunger and homelessness with transitional housing, emergency overnight, shared housing with host families, crisis care, mental health couseling, independent living skills training, family counseling and family reunification, if appropriate, and case management services for runaway, homeless…

$3.2Mprogram 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
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Grants paid · 12 grants · $1.6M · 2019–2023
Unitemized GrantFY2023$256,927
Peninsula Family ServiceCA · FY2023$40,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$286,392
Peninsula Family ServiceCA · FY2022$40,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$178,952
Peninsula Family ServiceCA · FY2021$40,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$145,700
Unitemized GrantFY2019$211,042
Unitemized GrantFY2019$127,034

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$15.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$14.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.0M
Other incomeLn 4–11$54K
Money outPt IX
$15.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$15.0M
Managementcol C$3K
Fundraisingcol D$824K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.3M
Total assetsLn 16$7.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
22
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$14.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$12.9M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$77K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.0M
Other incomeLn 4–11$54K
Total revenueLn 12$15.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$3.3M
SavingsLn 2$7K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.5M
Other assetsLn 15$50K
Total assetsLn 16$7.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.4M
Net assetsLn 32$2.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5278
VolunteersI 691
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$476K$3.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1K$1K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.4M$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$4.5M$7.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.6M$4.4M
Net assetsLn 32$2.9M$2.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$972K$972K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$441K$365K$56K$21K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$10.0M$8.3M$1.3M$481K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.2M$978K$140K$45K
Payroll taxesLn 10$825K$681K$104K$40K
Legal feesLn 11b$38K$11K$27K
Accounting feesLn 11c$54K$54K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$285K$163K$57K$64K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$9K$3K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$200K$126K$45K$29K
Information technologyLn 14$266K$174K$89K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$1.2M$1.0M$170K$10K
TravelLn 17$60K$59K$1K$113
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$9K$8K$915$31
InterestLn 20$60K$58K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$89K$89K
InsuranceLn 23$82K$82K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$114K$88K$23K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$15.9M$15.0M$3K$824K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $17.4M$18.1M−$668K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $16.3M$16.7M−$435K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $17.1M$16.4M$695K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $15.2M$16.2M−$995K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $15.7M$15.9M−$158K$2.7M 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 $15,705,252 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $13,784,395$14,649,665
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,164,179$1,001,741
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $147,596$53,846
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $15,096,170$15,705,252
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $907,836$972,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $11,758,560$12,432,502
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,426,007$2,458,555
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $15,092,403$15,863,057
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $3,767−$157,805
Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members16
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 $15,705,252 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$77,387
VIII-1e Government grants$12,853,667
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,718,611
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$14,649,665
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,001,741$1,001,741
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $53,846$53,846
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,001,741 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $53,846$15,705,252
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $15,863,057 across 18 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $972,000$972,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $364,975 · Management $55,607 · Fundraising $20,742$441,324
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $8,255,951 · Management $1,266,587 · Fundraising $481,103$10,003,641
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $978,118 · Management $139,834 · Fundraising $44,655$1,162,607
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $680,840 · Management $104,455 · Fundraising $39,635$824,930
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $11,186 · Management $26,973$38,159
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $54,325$54,325
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $163,480 · Management $57,058 · Fundraising $64,394$284,932
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,343 · Fundraising $6,048$9,391
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $125,602 · Management $44,862 · Fundraising $29,458$199,922
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $174,434 · Management $89,435 · Fundraising $1,850$265,719
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,012,222 · Management $169,858 · Fundraising $9,696$1,191,776
IX-17 TravelPrograms $58,748 · Management $1,428 · Fundraising $113$60,289
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $7,779 · Management $915 · Fundraising $31$8,725
IX-20 InterestManagement $57,678 · Fundraising $2,648$60,326
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $89,346$89,346
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $81,587$81,587
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $88,225 · Management $22,703 · Fundraising $3,130$114,058
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $15,036,237 · Management $3,101 · Fundraising $823,719$15,863,057
Part X · Balance sheet $7,141,157 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $475,498$3,273,200
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $818$6,611
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,477,498$2,240,375
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $99,455$117,805
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,351,473$1,452,659
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $1,000$1,000
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $48,174$49,507
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,453,916$7,141,157
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,448,540$1,803,586
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$2,490,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,586,540$4,431,586
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,659,986$2,502,181
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $207,390$207,390
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,867,376$2,709,571
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,453,916$7,141,157
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,709,571 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$15,705,252
XI-2 Total expenses$15,863,057
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$157,805
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,867,376
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,709,571

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

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