Stardust Fertility Foundation

Legal name: Stardust Jewish Fertility Foundation Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
873843370
IRS 990 coverage
2022–2025
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-T 2025, Form 990-N 2021
Location
Scarsdale, NY, USA
Phone
9146297860
Rating
81
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Reproductive Health Care Facilities and Allied Services
Affiliation
Judaism

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$792,745
Expenses
$484,379
Assets
$1,029,501
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ALYSSA KOLATCH (BOARD MEMBER/CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • JENN LEFFELL (BOARD MEMBER/COO): $50,000 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

To help bring more Jewish babies into the world by easing some of the financial burden of fertility treatments through Stardust grants for Jewish couples and/or individuals in the tri-state area. “We are deeply thankful to Stardust, especially after the emotional toll and challenges of our fertility journey. Your support eases the financial burden, allowing us to focus on healing and moving forward to hope. One day we pray we can pay it forward and help those struggling, too” _— Grant recipient_. We know that every family looks different, and we’re here to support any iteration of a Jewish family, inclusive of straight or LGBTQ+ couples, intended single parents, those pursuing surrogacy, and more. close up of white baby's face Hope.

What it reported doing in 2025

Stardust's goal is to build jewish families by providing financial assistance to individuals or couples struggling to build a family. If you are in need of assisted reproductive technology to build your jewish family, then we are here to support you. Applicants must meet the american society for reproductive medicine's definition of infertility or have other appropriate medical circumstances that require the use of assisted reproductive technologies. A reproductive endocrinologist must certify that treatment is necessary and that the applicant is an appropriate candidate.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 97% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 65% for direct work, and 35% for grants.

The verdict

STRONG - 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 reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 59
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Accountability: 94
  • Sustainability: 75
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 54.4%; rating input score 54
  • Program expense ratio: 86.6%; rating input score 87
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

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: 100%; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 88.9%; rating input score 89; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 38.9%; rating input score 87; 87th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.13; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 10.3%; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 31% per year; rating input score 100; 89th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 18.5% per year; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 35.6% per year; rating input score 100; 92nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 1 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 54.4% of revenue deployed · 86.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 8 of 9 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $419K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $50K · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 27 of 27 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2022 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 54/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 36/100.