Starlight Children's Foundation
Starlight Children's Foundation reported $19.8 million in revenue and $17.3 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $80.93 went to program services, $3.77 to management and general costs and $15.30 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 97.1% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $379,270 (CEO). 5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 63% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $17MFor context, the median across 2,433 covered unclassified charities: $88.27 programs, $11.68 management, $0.05 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 $20MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 80.9% | 86.7% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 3.8% | 11.5% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 15.3% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.14 | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 97.1% | 29.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 3.8% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 58.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $379,270 | $301,601 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 2.19% | 1.38% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 5 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 14.4 | 6.8 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 14 of 14 | 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 expenseStarlight programs: starlight aims to deliver happiness to hospitalized children and their families. Carefully crafted to address the unique needs of pediatric patients, starlight's vital programs including starlight nintendo gaming, starlight virtual reality, starlight hospital gowns, and starlight toy deliveries provide comfort, distraction, and a sense of normalcy to kids coping with hospitalization. The impact of these programs reaches even further to the families and caregivers, creating a supportive community that nurtures kids when they need it most
Prescription for play: starlight is proud to collaborate with the lego group and the weitzman institutes' "prescription for play program" to recognize the critical role of play in early childhood development. Participating in this program, starlight helps integrate play into the entire healthcare journey to support child development and positive patient engagement. The weitzman institute (the innovation and research arm of the moses/weitzman health system, a 501(c)(3)) provides funding to starlight to facilitate the distribution of prescription for play lego kits to pediatric offices across…
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $352,296 | $0 | $26,974 | $379,270 |
| CFO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $192,140 | $0 | $21,145 | $213,285 |
| VP OF MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $179,600 | $0 | $15,620 | $195,220 |
| SR. DIRECTOR INDIVIDUAL GIVING Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $122,430 | $0 | $14,099 | $136,529 |
| SR. DIRECTOR MISSION, DELIVERY Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $107,776 | $0 | $14,244 | $122,020 |
5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Starlight Children's Foundation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $620K (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–1b14 · 14 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 2Yes
- 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 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 535
- Volunteers Part I, line 6387
Largest outside contractors
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| STANDARD TEXTILE Manufacture hospital gowns | $1,563,471 |
| AIT WORLDWIDE Third party warehouse and shipping | $1,061,272 |
| PIGEON ROAD Video production services | $128,036 |
| THE LEDE COMPANY LLC Marketing agency | $116,790 |
| ACSALESERATOR Corporate partnership development | $105,000 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 5 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
19 private foundations reported grants to Starlight Children's Foundation totaling $142K 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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Questions people ask
How much of Starlight Children's Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Starlight Children's Foundation reported that 80.9% of its $17.3 million in expenses went to program services, 3.8% to management and general and 15.3% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Starlight Children's Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Starlight Children's Foundation reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $379,270, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Starlight Children's Foundation get its money?
Of $19.8 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 97.1% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Starlight Children's Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 95-3802159 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 202523109349304652 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202443169349306474 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202303129349300230 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202241739349301519 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202102109349300300 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202012889349301246 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 95-3802159: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.