Civic Intelligence

Project Starfish Corporation

EIN 81-4509949 • 501(c)3 • Naperville, IL

Profile

Project Starfish Corporation's purpose is to provide short term budgeting and financial assistance (recurring grants) to individuals and families while they are working on a plan to become debt-free or to cover unexpected expenses.

1500 Wexford PlNaperville, IL 60564
Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

60th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

62nd percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Net Margin

74th percentile

20%

Higher net margin than 74% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

81st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Asset Growth

88th percentile

65%

Faster asset growth than 88% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Revenue Growth

80th percentile

38%

Faster revenue growth than 80% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets60th percentile

Assets

Up

$19,600

Up $7,687 (+65%) from 2023

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2023

Net Assets

Up

$19,600

Up $7,687 (+65%) from 2023

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue62nd percentileNet Margin74th percentile

Revenue

Up

$39,240

Up $10,725 (+38%) from 2023

Expenses

Down

$31,400

Down $10,500 (-25%) from 2023

Net Income

Up

$7,840

Up $21,225 (+159%) from 2023

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth88th percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$60K$40K$20K$0Assets 2016: $0Liabilities 2016: $0Net Assets 2016: $02016Assets 2017: $40,800Liabilities 2017: $0Net Assets 2017: $40,8002017Assets 2018: $40,450Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $40,4502018Assets 2019: $28,900Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $28,9002019Assets 2020: $25,070Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $25,0702020Assets 2021: $26,997Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $26,9972021Assets 2022: $25,298Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $25,2982022Assets 2023: $11,913Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $11,9132023Assets 2024: $19,600Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $19,6002024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$19,600
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$19,600
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth80th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$60K$40K$20K$0-$20KRevenue 2016: $0Expenses 2016: $0Net Income 2016: $02016Revenue 2017: $44,000Expenses 2017: $3,200Net Income 2017: $40,8002017Revenue 2018: $30,450Expenses 2018: $30,800Net Income 2018: -$3502018Revenue 2019: $24,450Expenses 2019: $36,000Net Income 2019: -$11,5502019Revenue 2020: $31,570Expenses 2020: $35,400Net Income 2020: -$3,8302020Revenue 2021: $25,107Expenses 2021: $23,180Net Income 2021: $1,9272021Revenue 2022: $32,101Expenses 2022: $33,800Net Income 2022: -$1,6992022Revenue 2023: $28,515Expenses 2023: $41,900Net Income 2023: -$13,3852023Revenue 2024: $39,240Expenses 2024: $31,400Net Income 2024: $7,8402024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$39,240
Expenses$31,400
Net Income$7,840
Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$19,600
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$19,600
Revenue
$39,240
Expenses
$31,400
Net income
$7,840
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$19.6$0.00$19.6$39.2$31.4$7.84
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$11.9$0.00$11.9$28.5$41.9$13.4
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$25.3$0.00$25.3$32.1$33.8$1.70
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$27.0$0.00$27.0$25.1$23.2$1.93
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$25.1$0.00$25.1$31.6$35.4$3.83
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$28.9$0.00$28.9$24.5$36.0$11.6
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$40.5$0.00$40.5$30.5$30.8$0.35
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$40.8$0.00$40.8$44.0$3.20$40.8
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
Feb 22, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.0
Gross Receipts
$39,240
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Project Starfish Corporation's purpose is to provide short term budgeting and financial assistance (recurring grants) to individuals and families while they are working on a plan to become debt-free or to cover unexpected expenses.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Grant request applications were accepted two times during the year. Board met and voted to provide grants to 4 new families during the year.$31,400$0
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay81st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Lawrence WaskomPresident-$0--
Jill ScholleDirector-$0--
Christopher WaskomDirector-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Project Starfish Corporation
EIN
81-4509949
Phone
2038580200
Address
1500 Wexford Pl, Naperville, IL 60564

Signing Officer

Name
Lawrence Waskom
Title
President
Phone
2038580200
Signed
2025-02-22
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20

“Administrative error in calculating 2023 net.”

Raw XML Appendix142 raw XML fields

This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.

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