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Stars Nashville
Stars Nashville reported $15.5 million in revenue and $14.0 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $92.21 went to program services, $5.18 to management and general costs and $2.61 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 68.5% of the total. Government grants made up 19.2%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $254,831 (CEO). 4 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 272% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $14MFor context, the median across 864 covered mental health & crisis intervention charities: $86.13 programs, $13.87 management, $0.00 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $16M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$9.14 $1.4M
- Government grants$19.04 $3.0M
- Program service revenue$67.97 $11M
- Investment income$3.85 $602K
Other revenue was negative: −$118K. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 92.2% | 85.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 5.2% | 13.7% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 2.6% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.08 | $0.00 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 28.4% | 26.4% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 19.2% | 14.5% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 68.5% | 69.3% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $254,831 | $324,111 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.82% | 1.28% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 4 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 8.9 | 6.2 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 41 of 41 | 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
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseOur school-based prevention, intervention, and mental health counseling services reached over 90,000 young people. We provide a wide range of services to include school-wide assemblies, classroom presentations, crisis support, small group and individual counseling sessions, as well as mental health therapy. Our school-based services support students dealing with various challenges like trauma, violence, ptsd, substance abuse, depression, grief, loss, & bullying. Mental health counseling services are accredited by the commission for the accreditation of rehabilitation facilities (carf)
Stars restorative practice assistants provide services at 39 metro nashville public schools providing over 15,000 restorative interventions. Services provided include the coordination of the re-entry of students from discipline and expulsion to increase access to wraparound supports and connection to school staff. Stars also provides interventions in restorative centers for students, staff and parents experiencing and/or causing harm to resolve the harm and restore relationships and work to reduce racially disproportionate discipline. Restorative practices classrooms are created to support…
Yoda - our intensive adolescent outpatient treatment services are licensed by the tennessee department of mental health services and accredited by the commission for the accreditation of rehabilitation facilities (carf). The program is offered monday, tuesday, wednesday and friday from 3:30 p.m. To 6:30 p.m. August through may. Summer hours are 11:00 a.m. To 2:00 p.m. June through july. Our philosophy of treatment is based on the understanding that addiction is a chronic and progressive disease, affecting the individual across multiple domains; social, mental, physical and spiritual.…
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO Officer, 50.00 hrs/week | $245,494 | $0 | $9,337 | $254,831 |
| CFO Officer, 50.00 hrs/week | $150,946 | $0 | $12,813 | $163,759 |
| COO Officer, 45.00 hrs/week | $109,430 | $0 | $3,157 | $112,587 |
| FORMER CDO Former, 40.00 hrs/week | $107,381 | $0 | $0 | $107,381 |
4 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Stars Nashville (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $794K (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
FY2025 · 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–1b41 · 41 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 11aNo
- 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 5330
- Volunteers Part I, line 6325
Private foundation grants it received
10 private foundations reported grants to Stars Nashville totaling $226K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Stars Nashville's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Stars Nashville, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Stars Nashville's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Stars Nashville reported that 92.2% of its $14.0 million in expenses went to program services, 5.2% to management and general and 2.6% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Stars Nashville pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Stars Nashville reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $254,831, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Stars Nashville get its money?
Of $15.5 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 28.4% came from contributions and grants (including 19.2% from government grants) and 68.5% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Stars Nashville a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 62-1285699 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
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202620609349300062 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202530509349301328 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202410679349301756 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202310549349301616 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202220609349301702 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202130269349301653 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 62-1285699: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.