Guiding Stars an Anthony C Richardson - Lee Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
465172949
IRS 990 coverage
2025–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-EZ 2023, Form 990-N 2022
Location
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Phone
2676224717
Rating
60
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Youth Development N.E.C.

Reported finances

Revenue
$338,855
Expenses
$87,590
Assets
$289,212
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Kimberly Reese (President)
  • Jakia Alston (President)

People named in this filing

  • Jasmine Hurt (Operations Manager)
  • Kimberly Reese (President)
  • Jakia Alston (President)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Guiding Stars is organized and operated exclusively for charitable and educational purposes under Section 501c3 of the Internal Revenue Code. The organizations primary exempt purpose is to support and empower youth particularly those involved in or at risk of involvement in the juvenile justice system through comprehensive programming focused on workforce development social and emotional learning and positive youth development.

What it reported doing in 2025

Guiding Stars partnered with the Philadelphia Youth Advocacy Program PYAP to offer comprehensive support services to youth involved in or at risk of entering the juvenile justice system. The services provided included mentorship case management support social-emotional learning and life skills development. The goal was to reduce recidivism rates and encourage positive behavioral outcomes. Through this collaboration more than 100 youth received consistent guidance structured programming and access to resources promoting stability personal growth and successful community reintegration. In another initiative Guiding Stars collaborated with the Philadelphia Youth Network PYN WorkReady Program to facilitate workforce development opportunities for youth. The program aimed at supporting summer employment across Philadelphia offered job readiness training career exposure and subsidized work experiences to enhance essential workplace skills. Over 100 youth were actively engaged acquiring hands-on work experience financial literacy and professional skills crucial for long-term employment success. Furthermore Guiding Stars implemented structured social and emotional learning SEL programs to bolster youth development outcomes. These services focused on enhancing emotional intelligence conflict resolution abilities decision-making skills and self-awareness. The integration of these programs across all service areas ensured a comprehensive approach to supporting youth. Participants in these programs serving over 100 youth collectively experienced improved interpersonal skills heightened confidence and enhanced capabilities to navigate personal and professional environments.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 16
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Accountability: 82
  • Sustainability: 83
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 8.9%; rating input score 9
  • Program expense ratio: 34.4%; rating input score 34
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 4 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 57
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 74.2%; rating input score 96; 96th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.3; rating input score 71; 71st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: 35.7% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 42.5% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 8.9% of revenue deployed · 34.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 4 of 4 board members independent · 4 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $30K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 12 of 12 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 9/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 34/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 7 not reported.