Starfish Disaster Recovery Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 990522797
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2024–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2024
- Location
- St Augustine, FL, USA
- Rating
- 92
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Human Service Organizations
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $15,406
- Expenses
- $15,406
- Assets
- $7,343
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
7 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- Sher Alloway (Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founde)
People named in this filing
- Sher Alloway (Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founde)
- Camilo Andrade (Director of Recovery Operations & C)
- Jennifer Jagneaux (Chief Operations Officer & Co-Found)
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
Mission: Starfish Disaster Recovery Team is driven by a singular mission: to provide effective and compassionate disaster recovery solutions. We believe in the power of individual actions to create meaningful change. Our team is dedicated to restoring hope and rebuilding communities affected by natural disasters one step at a time. In 2024 150+ properties assisted 1.5 million in services provided to Madsion County families 9300 volunteer hours.
What it reported doing in 2024
1. Disaster Case Management Description: Starfish Disaster Recovery provided disaster case management services to individuals and families impacted by Hurricane Idalia in Madison County Florida. Our caseworkers helped clients assess needs access recovery resources apply for assistance and coordinate services with partner organizations. This included support for housing cleanup and essential services. In addition we provided a full-time caseworker to serve directly with the Madison County Strong Long-Term Recovery Group to support coordinated recovery efforts. ......................................................................................... ................... 2. Field Response and Recovery Services Description: Our field crews performed on-the-ground recovery work including muck-outs chainsaw operations debris removal and temporary repairs such as siding skirting and tarping. These services focused on stabilizing homes and properties while families worked through the recovery process..............................................................................................................................................................3. Volunteer Coordination and Community Outreach Description: Starfish coordinated volunteers and conducted community outreach to support disaster-affected households. This included wellness checks referrals and event-based support to help residents access needed services and stay informed throughout the recovery process. ........................................................................................................................................................................Because families often received services across multiple program areas we served over 150 unique households in total through a combination of case management field support and outreach efforts.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.
The verdict
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filed totals do not add up and expenses are high relative to revenue.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 100
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 36
- Growth: NotEnoughData
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
- Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 0%; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.48; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: Limited
- Revenue growth: Limited
- Asset growth: Limited
Details
- Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $21K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
- Consistency: 6 of 7 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
- Schedules: 4 filed schedules
- 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.
- Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Part III program expenses within total did not reconcile in the filed values.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 45/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 29/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.