Starfish Connection Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
262410124
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2016–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Stamford, CT, USA
Phone
2032499241
Rating
75
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Education N.E.C.

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$78,869
Expenses
$140,917
Assets
$199,018
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

11 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • David R Martin (President/Treasure)
  • Lorely Peche (Executive Director)

People named in this filing

  • Regan Allan (Director)
  • David R Martin (President/Treasure)
  • Janet Schneider (Secretary)

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

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Mentoring and enrichment of low income children. Children were supported by mentors and provided with after school and summer enrichment activities including : Field trips, music , art , theater and dance lessons, sport team participation, summer camp, college prep and other activities.

What it reported doing in 2024

Children and teens were supported by mentors and provided with after school and summer enrichment activities including: Field trips, Music, Art, Theater and Dance lessons, Sport team participation, Summer Camp , College Prep and Other Activities. Cost include supplies needed for scholl and activities and computers for the kids.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 88% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of total spending goes to programs and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 80
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 29
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 96.1%; rating input score 96
  • Program expense ratio: 53.5%; rating input score 53

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -78.7%; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.41; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 32.2%; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -4.5% per year; rating input score 0; 36th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -6% per year; rating input score 0; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 3.9% per year; rating input score 100; 54th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 96.1% of revenue deployed · 53.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $75K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 11 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2016 to 2024
  • 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: Program expense ratio scored 53/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 9/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 56/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 5/100.