Village of the Stars Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
921177852
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2024–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2023
Location
Columbus, IN, USA
Rating
91
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Philanthropy, Charity, Voluntarism Promotion

Reported finances

Revenue
$120,242
Expenses
$105,364
Assets
$122,484

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

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Clyde Xi (Founder and President)

People named in this filing

  • Clyde Xi (Founder and President)
  • Sean Zeng (Board MemberTreasurer)
  • Angela Yeo (Board Member 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 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

We at Village of the Stars are committed to support and advocate for American families who are facing the multiple challenges in adopting and raising children from abroad in particular those with special needs. We are supporting the adoptive families to alleviate many challenges they are facing including: 1. Overwhelming financial and medical burdens emergency financial need during natural disasters Limited income some will never afford to retire Treatments are very costly medical bills piles up fast getting a good insurance is a luxury Getting little help from the government Cannot afford babysitters and professional care workers2. Mental illness and unmet developmental needs3. Social & cultural prejudice & bias4. Limited education choices5. Isolated having few or no friends losing what they had6. Their own aging and health issues Supported total 67 adoptive families in 2025

What it reported doing in 2025

Emergency fund - adoptive families medical and living support

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 89% 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

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 91
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 54
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 86.6%; rating input score 87
  • Program expense ratio: 97.4%; rating input score 97

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: 12.4%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.16; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 0.1% per year; rating input score 100; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -49.3% per year; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 12.9% per year; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 86.6% of revenue deployed · 97.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 4 filed program accomplishments · $103K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2024 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • 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.

  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.