New Star Family Center

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
731729090
IRS 990 coverage
2019–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2018, Form 990-N 2008
Location
Hawthorne, CA, USA
Phone
4243369470
Rating
89
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Family Services

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,233,608
Expenses
$1,094,051
Assets
$861,443
Liabilities
$386,924

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • WAFA BENNANI (PRESIDENT)
  • ELENA MELONI (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

People named in this filing

  • MANAL HASSAN (SECRETARY)
  • WAFA BENNANI (PRESIDENT)
  • OWAIS QAZI (TREASURER)

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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The new star family center opened its doors in 2006 as a non-profit 501c3 organization to serve victims and survivors of family violence in the south bay, an area comprising of 15 cities and un-incorporated neighborhoods just south of the los angeles airport. Our mission is to reach out to underserved communities and provide access to comprehensive services from one location. Many communities in the south bay experience barriers to services such as economic, logistical and language barriers that leave victims trapped in abusive relationships for years. Our domestic violence program offers an array of services designed to empower victims to become survivors and break the cycle of violence.

What it reported doing in 2024

Having overcome the challenges brought on by covid-19, we set out to grow the program and the funding streams to support the services offered to clients. We applied and were approved for a grant to create a domestic violence response team with the hawthorne pd. This program is significant because our advocate rides along with an officer responding to dv calls at the moment they occur, making this the most ideal time to render crucial assistance to victims. We applied and were approved for a grant to create a prevention program for middle school students in the hawthorne school district. Prevention has only recently been recognized as a crucial program for teens and pre-teens to prevent future occurrences of domestic violence by teaching students healthy relationships. Our fjc program has experienced growth as well by the addition of new partner agencies who work collaboratively with us to serve clients in their areas of expertise. We now have partner agencies in the areas of human trafficking, elder abuse, law enforcement, pro-bono legal assistance and housing advocacy.our ultimate goal is to create a healthy and vibrant community where survivors of domestic violence live hope-centered lives, free from violence and abuse and where young people have the knowledge and skills to build healthy relationships in their lives.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 63% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
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

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 87
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 94
  • Sustainability: 52
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 83%; rating input score 83
  • Program expense ratio: 93.5%; rating input score 94
  • Fundraising efficiency: $73.21 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 83; 83rd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd 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; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 86
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • 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: Fail
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 11.3%; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.79; rating input score 35; 35th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.45; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 27.6% per year; rating input score 100; 89th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 21.6% per year; rating input score 100; 87th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 24.8% per year; rating input score 100; 87th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 83% of revenue deployed · 93.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 6 of 6 board members independent · 6 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $1M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 25 of 25 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2019 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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.

  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Audit committee oversight not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 35/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 17/100.