Nonprofit · EIN 84-1114455
FAMILY STAR INC
Tax-exempt · DENVER, CO 80211
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 30, 2025 | 990 | $7,352,064 | $6,687,992 | $664,072 | $4,487,024 | $508,797 | $3,978,227 |
| November 30, 2024 | 990 | $7,096,137 | $7,617,643 | -$521,506 | $4,016,423 | $702,268 | $3,314,155 |
| November 30, 2023 | 990 | $7,110,353 | $7,647,720 | -$537,367 | $4,616,967 | $781,306 | $3,835,661 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended November 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $6,119,121
- of which government grants
- $5,273,138
- Program service revenue
- $1,205,325
- Investment income
- $0
- Net rental income
- $18,000
- Other revenue
- $27,618
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $769,229
- Other salaries and wages
- $3,450,273
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $5,192,386
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $58,563
- Occupancy
- $7,889
- Travel
- $10,177
- Depreciation
- $206,193
- Program services (functional)
- $5,582,829
- Management and general (functional)
- $944,068
- Fundraising (functional)
- $161,095
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $4,016,423
- Total assets, end of year
- $4,487,024
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $508,797
- Net assets, end of year
- $3,978,227
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $2,613,981
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $3,739,163
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $239,064
- Gross receipts
- $7,352,064
- Employees
- 104
- Volunteers
- 69
- Year formed
- 1988
- State of legal domicile
- CO
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended November 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lindsay McNicholas | Executive Director Officer | 40 | $151,160 | $24,201 |
| Julia McConnaughey | Sr Director of Community Partnership Highest-paid employee | 40 | $150,216 | $20,530 |
| Laura Parker | Sr Director of HR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $146,115 | $14,424 |
| Danzena de Guzman | Finance Director Highest-paid employee | 40 | $106,297 | $23,110 |
| Erin Jones | School Director Highest-paid employee | 40 | $116,175 | $11,646 |
| Jeff Jones | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Jennifer Anderson-Ehrlich | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Shauna Hoekstra | Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Claire Mueller | Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Erin Miller | Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Honey Niehaus | Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Vienna Reese | Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Michelle Shepston | Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Delbert Young | Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Erin Smith | Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended November 30, 2024: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JULIA MCCONNAUGHEY | SR DIR PARTN Highest-paid employee | 40 | $151,889 | $141 |
| LINDSAY MCNICHOLAS | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $138,326 | $2,958 |
| LAURA PARKER | SENIOR DIREC Highest-paid employee | 40 | $132,022 | $1,246 |
| ERIN JONES | SCHOOL DIREC Highest-paid employee | 40 | $116,795 | $1,225 |
| DANZENA DE GUZMAN | FINANCE DIRE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $105,163 | $4,327 |
| JAMES WASON | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF JONES | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KELLIE BURKICK | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER ANDERSON-EHRLICH | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHRYNE GROVE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HON AL HARRELL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHAUNA HOEKSTRA | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIN ASHLEY MILLER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HONEY NIEHAUS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VIENNA REESE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEVON DAVIS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ADRIANE KOCH | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE SHEPSTON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DELBERT YOUNG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended November 30, 2023: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| TAMARA COOPER | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $185,651 |
| LINDSAY MCNICHOLAS | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $0 |
| JAMES WASON | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JEFF JONES | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| KELLIE BURKICK | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DEVON DAVIS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JENNIFER ANDERSON-EHRLICH | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATHRYNE GROVE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HON AL HARRELL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHAUNA HOEKSTRA | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERIN ASHLEY MILLER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CLAIRE MUELLER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HONEY NIEHAUS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| VIENNA REESE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2246 FEDERAL BLVD, DENVER, CO 80211-4642
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Lindsay McNicholas, 2246 Federal Blvd, Denver, CO 80211
- Signed the 990
- Lindsay McNicholas, Executive Director
- Phone
- (303) 477-7827
- Website
- www.familystar.net
- Return prepared by
- Hoelting & Company Inc
Mission
To discover the child in inclusive Montessori environmets and inspire a movement for educating the human potential.
Program accomplishments
- Home to one of the rare center-based Early Head Start programs in the United States that is firmly grounded in the Montessori method. Family Star effectively unites the best practices of Montessori education with robust comprehensive services typically integrated into Head Start programs. The preschool capacity allows Family Star to serve 228 children at a time, 160 in center-based classrooms in Northeast and Northwest Denver and an additional 68 in the home-based program. Over 73% of the students and families live at or near the poverty level, and 15% of students have an identified disability or special need. Family Star levels the educational and societal playing field by giving these students and families the resources and education they need to be competitive with their peers.Expenses $5,582,829 · revenue $1,232,943
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in November, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | November 30, 2025 | April 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | November 30, 2024 | April 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2022 | November 30, 2023 | April 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 84-1114455
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1989
- Accounting year ends
- November
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B200)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $4,487,024
- Income (IRS master file)
- $7,352,064
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | November 2025 | $7,352,064 | $6,687,992 | $4,487,024 | XML |
| 990 | November 2024 | $7,096,137 | $7,617,643 | $4,016,423 | XML |
| 990 | November 2023 | $7,110,353 | $7,647,720 | $4,616,967 | XML |
| 990 | November 2022 | $6,917,288 | $7,879,459 | $5,435,474 | IRS |
| 990 | November 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | November 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | November 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | November 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 84-1114455).
Questions about FAMILY STAR INC
- What is the EIN of FAMILY STAR INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of FAMILY STAR INC is 84-1114455.
- Is FAMILY STAR INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1989.
- Are donations to FAMILY STAR INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does FAMILY STAR INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of FAMILY STAR INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending November 30, 2026) is due April 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did FAMILY STAR INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended November 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of FAMILY STAR INC?
- The 990 for the year ended November 30, 2025 names Lindsay McNicholas.
- Who are the officers and directors of FAMILY STAR INC?
- The 990 for the year ended November 30, 2025 lists 15 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $151,160 (Lindsay McNicholas, Executive Director).
- How much revenue does FAMILY STAR INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended November 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $7,352,064, expenses of $6,687,992 and total assets of $4,487,024 at year end.
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