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Star Sports Theatre Arts & Recreation

Culver City, CA · EIN 95-4430228 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Star Sports Theatre Arts & Recreation reported $49.5 million in revenue and $44.2 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $82.05 went to program services, $17.95 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: 114.5% of the total. Government grants made up 7.6%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $442,606 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). 5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 97% 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 $44M

For context, the median across 5,499 covered education charities: $85.56 programs, $13.59 management, $0.85 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 $50M

Other revenue was negative: −$12M. The bar shows the positive sources only.

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

FY2025 filing. Median across 5,499 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
82.0%84.4%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
18.0%13.4%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.0%0.8%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.00$0.04
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
9.8%19.1%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
7.6%1.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
114.5%69.9%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$442,606$331,578
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
1.00%1.28%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
58
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
3.713.3
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
Not reported100.0%

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 expense
$36M expenses · 100.0% of program spending

Organization provides before and after school daycare and enrichment programs for children. Approximately 25% of the students receive scholarships based on financial need

— expenses

Organization operates an environmental, science and wildlife rescue center, which provides education for children in the daycare and enrichment programs as well as to the general public

— expenses

Organization operates a middle school and a high school for the gifted and talented

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$442,606$0$0$442,606
DIRECTOR
Director/trustee, 40.00 hrs/week
$196,503$0$0$196,503
DIRECTOR
Director/trustee, 40.00 hrs/week
$186,000$0$0$186,000
CONTROLLER
Former, 40.00 hrs/week
$171,365$0$0$171,365
IT DIRECTOR
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$141,992$0$0$141,992

5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Star Sports Theatre Arts & Recreation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.1M (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$20M$40M$60M$80MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$50M$44M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$50M$44M82.0%$14M$442,606
FY2024 ⓘ$39M$34M87.8%$8.4M$235,000
FY2023 ⓘ$30M$28M97.4%$3.1M$208,360
FY2022 ⓘ$27M$23M96.5%$1.7M$136,240
FY2021 ⓘ$12M$15M85.4%−$2.8M$183,715
FY2020 ⓘ$25M$26M79.8%$878K$300,000

Governance answers, as filed

FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means
  • 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 15aNo
  • 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

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Star Sports Theatre Arts & Recreation's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Star Sports Theatre Arts & Recreation, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Star Sports Theatre Arts & Recreation's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Star Sports Theatre Arts & Recreation reported that 82.0% of its $44.2 million in expenses went to program services, 18.0% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Star Sports Theatre Arts & Recreation pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Star Sports Theatre Arts & Recreation reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $442,606, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Star Sports Theatre Arts & Recreation get its money?

Of $49.5 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 9.8% came from contributions and grants (including 7.6% from government grants) and 114.5% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Star Sports Theatre Arts & Recreation a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 95-4430228 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))), 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 202620429349301917 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202500379349301975 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202420579349301652 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202301289349303005 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202220489349301552 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202101489349300535 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 95-4430228: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.