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The Onestar National Service Commission
The Onestar National Service Commission reported $31.3 million in revenue and $31.3 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $100.00 went to program services, $0.00 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 100.0% of the total. Government grants made up 100.0%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $265,369 (PRESIDENT/CE). Revenue rose 54% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $31MFor context, the median across 479 covered community improvement & capacity building charities: $90.45 programs, $9.31 management, $0.24 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $31MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 100.0% | 89.1% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 9.2% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 100.0% | 80.1% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 100.0% | 14.9% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 11.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $265,369 | $291,103 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.85% | 1.49% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | Not reported | 5 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 0.0 | 9.2 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 19 of 19 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseAmericorps: pass-through grants to texas non-profit organizations to bring people from various backgrounds together at the local level to solve problems and to strengthen communities
Americorps program administration: grants from americorps and the texas workforce commission to administer and operate americorps pass-through grants and perform other services that further volunteerism and community service in the state of texas
Vista grant: to implement a statewide volunteers in service to america project to recruit and place capacity-building americorps vista members at eligible nonprofits across the state that seek to fight poverty across multiple focus areas, including disaster services, education, economic opportunity, healthy futures, non-profit capacity-building, and veterans and military families
Highest reported compensation
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT/CE Officer, 2.00 hrs/week | $0 | $206,126 | $59,243 | $265,369 |
| DIR OF NATIO Highest compensated employee, 2.00 hrs/week | $0 | $106,734 | $40,709 | $147,443 |
| DIR OF STATE Highest compensated employee, 2.00 hrs/week | $0 | $111,357 | $23,340 | $134,697 |
| CONTROLLER Officer, 2.00 hrs/week | $0 | $76,400 | $40,373 | $116,773 |
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2024 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b19 · 19 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 50
- Volunteers Part I, line 619
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Questions people ask
How much of The Onestar National Service Commission's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, The Onestar National Service Commission reported that 100.0% of its $31.3 million in expenses went to program services, 0.0% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does The Onestar National Service Commission pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation The Onestar National Service Commission reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $265,369, for the role of PRESIDENT/CE (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does The Onestar National Service Commission get its money?
Of $31.3 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 100.0% came from contributions and grants (including 100.0% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is The Onestar National Service Commission a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 20-0445492 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202543129349300509 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202423139349303352 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202343129349304499 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202223199349300247 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202113129349302621 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202003179349309220 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 20-0445492: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.