Stars Autism Schools Foundation Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

Stars foundation is a nonprofit organization whose purpose is to generate financial support for private schools that provide education to low income families and tailored instruction to children with autism. Stars foundation network of schools s.t.a.r.s. Autism school, stars global preparatory, and stars global preparatory vpk are playing an important role in helping the lives of children and families in our communities. As a designated 501c3 organization, our support is largely due to generous donors who contribute to our cause who support our work. Stars needs your help to continue helping children and families who struggle so much to cover vital educational and therapeutic services for their little ones. S.t.a.r.s. Autism school is an organization with a commitment to provide a tailored learning experience for children with autism. The primary mission of s.t.a.r.s. Is to provide individualized, evidence-based educational and therapeutic services for children with autism. Through strong collaborative relationships with students, parents, educators and therapists, we help our children reach for the stars and achieve their potential. Your generous support helps equip our classrooms with assistive instructional equipment and material to enrich the learning environment for our students. It also helps us continue co-curricular programming in the areas of art, music, and physical education. The mission of stars global prep is to provide students with the academic, social and emotional foundations and skills necessary to become high achieving, socially competent stewards of their communities. Our challenging academic curriculum encompasses a unique enriched character education and service learning model through real-life learning experiences that will enable all students to achieve academic success and civic leadership. The school will promote philanthropy education, teaching all students about civil, society, nonprofit, sector and the importance of giving time, talent and treasure for the common good. The philanthropic education will equip all students by encouraging charitable behavior and empower them to take voluntary citizen actions for the common good in their classrooms, communities and lives. The school will promote strong communication skills, a global perspective, and an appreciation for diversity in order to prepare students for college, career and civic readiness in the 21st century.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
• Program expense ratio: 89.8%; rating input score 90
• 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: 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: 3 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 38
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Fail
  • Document-retention policy: Fail
  • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Missing
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -11.3%; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.17; rating input score 48; 48th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 1.38; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 3.6%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 8.4% per year; rating input score 100; 57th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 5.3% per year; rating input score 100; 45th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 28.5% per year; rating input score 100; 90th percentile among comparable filings