First Star Inc
First Star Inc
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About this organization
Mission
First Star improves the lives of foster youth by partnering with child welfare agencies, universities, and school districts to ensure foster youth have the academic, life skills, and adult supports needed to successfully transition to higher education and adulthood. We pursue our mission through innovative college-preparatory programs, providing technical assistance to stakeholders, and advocating for policy change.
About
Foster youth academies: First Star partners with universities throughout the country to make a long-term investment in foster youth and change the course of their lives, from abuse and neglect to academic achievement and self-sufficiency. Each foster youth academy is a four-year program for high school foster youth that shows them they belong on a college campus, and helps them get there. Youth live on an elite college campus each summer throughout high school, and return 1-2 days each month during the school year. The university becomes a second home that inspires and enables them. Each academy keeps youth on track for academic success, equips them with life skills needed for adulthood, trains them to advocate for themselves and others, and ensures that all youth exit foster care with lifelong adult supporters.
Interesting data from their 2019 990 filing
The filing outlines the non-profit's goal as “To improve the lives of foster youth by partnering with child welfare agencies, universities and school districts to ensure foster youth have the skills needed to successfully transition to higher education and adulthood.”.
When explaining its purpose, the activities were outlined as: “To improve the lives of foster children and children at risk of abuse and neglect”.
- As per legal reporting requirements, the state of operation for the non-profit is DC.
- The non-profit's address for 2019 is listed as 2049 CENTURY PARK EAST NO 4320, LOS ANGELES, CA, 90067 in the filing.
- As per the non-profit's form, they have 5 employees as of 2019.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $264,479.
- The organization has 10 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 2000.
- The organization pays $370,213 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $53,803 in fundraising expenses.