Metastar
Metastar reported $14.6 million in revenue and $13.7 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $69.76 went to program services, $30.24 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 96.0% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $340,946 (PRESIDENT & CEO). 20 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 16% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $14MFor context, the median across 5,634 covered health care charities: $86.19 programs, $13.81 management, $0.00 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 $15MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 69.8% | 85.6% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 30.2% | 13.7% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | Not reported | $0.00 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 1.3% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 96.0% | 93.7% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $340,946 | $975,831 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 2.48% | 1.34% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 20 | 27 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 8.0 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 12 of 12 | 88.9% |
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 expenseMedicare: under the terms of a contract with the centers for medicare and medicaid services (cms), metastar performs work as a member organization pursuant to the superior health quality alliance unpopulated joint venture for the 12th sow qio activities. There are specific deliverables outlined in the 12th sow that superior health tracks and is evaluated on by cms
Metastar performs medicaid and long term care services under the terms of a contract with the wisconsin department of health services (dhs), metastar performs external quality review activities for wisconsin's long-term care care program and validation of providers' compliance with cms requirements for home and community based services. For medicaid, metastar performed inpatient hospital utilization review and hmo quality assurance review for the title xix medical assistance program
See schedule ometastar has other program service revenue that includes other grants, commercial services performance measurement audits, and some administrative service revenue.the majority of metastar's other grant revenue includes contracts with the state of wi such as;coverdell grant: working to improve the transition of stroke care from ems to the hospital, and advance the quality of acute stroke care. The performance measurement audits include (1) hedis audits on the quality indicators that are used by hmos (2) data validation audits of health plans as required by cms for medicare part…
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 & CEO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $281,441 | $0 | $59,505 | $340,946 |
| CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $257,211 | $0 | $47,293 | $304,504 |
| VP HEALTHCARE TRANSFORMATION Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $178,625 | $0 | $49,053 | $227,678 |
| VP FINANCE/HUMAN RESOURCE Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $175,662 | $0 | $48,586 | $224,248 |
| DIRECTOR OF INFO. TECH Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $179,867 | $0 | $39,491 | $219,358 |
| VP MHLTC Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $175,762 | $0 | $39,285 | $215,047 |
| VP COMMERICAL SERVICES Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $173,254 | $0 | $32,947 | $206,201 |
| CHAIR Director/trustee, officer, 1.00 hrs/week | $4,168 | $0 | $0 | $4,168 |
20 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Metastar (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $663K (Part IX, line 5).
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–1b12 · 12 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 585
- Volunteers Part I, line 64
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Of every $100 Metastar spent in 2024, $69.76 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
Questions people ask
How much of Metastar's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Metastar reported that 69.8% of its $13.7 million in expenses went to program services, 30.2% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Metastar pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Metastar reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $340,946, for the role of PRESIDENT & CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Metastar get its money?
Of $14.6 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 0.0% came from contributions and grants and 96.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Metastar a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 39-1332612 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 202533179349306413 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202433129349302433 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202323179349300922 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202223109349301007 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202113089349301641 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202023039349300522 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 39-1332612: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.