Cj Starrs Family Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
815159285
IRS 990-PF coverage
2018–2022
Forms available
Form 990-PF 2022
Location
Fenton, MI, USA
Phone
5176140704
Rating
75
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Scholarships, Student Financial Aid Services, Awards

Reported finances

Revenue
$-16,013
Expenses
$2,989

Source: IRS Form 990-PF. Selected filing: tax year 2022. Amounts in USD.

Overview

Mission

Scholarships, Student Financial Aid Services, Awards

What it reported funding in 2022

The foundation reported 1 grant totaling $736. The stated grant purpose was charitable.

Operating model

Revenue model
No positive adjusted resources. The filing reports no positive adjusted operating resources.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The foundation combined direct charitable work with grants to other organizations or people.
  • Includes asset-sale income: Asset-sale income is shown separately from recurring resources when classifying the revenue model.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes to charitable grants and the filing identifies who received its grants. A relatively small share of spending goes to grants and assets provide a limited cushion relative to annual grants.

Rating breakdown

  • Grant Deployment: 100
  • Cost Efficiency: 25
  • Transparency: 100
  • Compliance: 98
  • Endowment Health: 7

Detailed rating inputs

Grant Deployment

  • Grant deployment ratio: 100%; rating input score 100; 55th percentile among comparable filings

Cost Efficiency

  • Grant expense ratio: 24.6%; rating input score 25; 46th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency

  • Grant recipient disclosure: Yes; rating input score 100

Compliance

  • Part VII-B activity disclosures: 18 of 19 controls in place; rating input score 95
    • Property sale or exchange with a disqualified person: Pass
    • Borrowing from or lending to a disqualified person: Pass
    • Goods, services, or facilities involving a disqualified person: Pass
    • Compensation paid to a disqualified person: Pass
    • Assets transferred to a disqualified person: Pass
    • Payment to a government official: Pass
    • Uncorrected prior self-dealing: Missing
    • Prior-year undistributed income: Pass
    • Excess business holdings: Pass
    • Investments that may jeopardize charitable purposes: Pass
    • Uncorrected prior-year jeopardizing investments: Pass
    • Attempt to influence legislation: Pass
    • Attempt to influence an election: Pass
    • Grants to individuals: Pass
    • Grants to organizations: Pass
    • Spending for a noncharitable purpose: Pass
    • Funds received for a personal-benefit contract: Pass
    • Premiums paid on a personal-benefit contract: Pass
    • Prohibited tax-shelter transaction: Pass
  • Filing consistency checks: 8; rating input score 100

Endowment Health

  • Endowment-health comparison: 0; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Grants: 100% of grant recipient detail disclosed
  • Payout: At least 100% grant deployment rate
  • Trustees: Filed trustees detail
  • Self-dealing: 100% of reviewed questions answered “No”
  • Investments: 7th percentile for endowment coverage
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2018 to 2022
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Cost Efficiency: Grant expense ratio scored 25/100.
  • High — Endowment Health: Endowment-health comparison scored 7/100.