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SHINING STAR CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
SHINING STAR CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS INC (EIN 46-4189584)
Tax period
2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30
Filed
2026-05-11
IRS object ID
202601319349304675
Schema version
2024v5.5
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-05-11T15:17:57-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN390747409PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1REILLY PENNER & BENTON LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11233 NORTH MAYFAIR RD SUITE 302AddressLine1Txt
CityMILWAUKEECityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP532263255ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN464189584EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SHINING STAR CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlSHINBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4143769230PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1W177 N9856 RIVERCREST DR 261AddressLine1Txt
CityGERMANTOWNCityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP53022ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJOHN MATTEKPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone4143769230PhoneNum
Signature2026-05-08SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJASON WRASSEPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01455199PTIN
Phone4142717800PhoneNum
Preparation2026-05-06PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerJOHN MATTEKPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1W177 N9856 RIVERCREST DR 261AddressLine1Txt
CityGERMANTOWNCityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP53022ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$9,658,753GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressSHININGSTARSCHOOLS.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2013FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateWILegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO IGNITE STUDENTS' LOVE FOR LEARNING AND THEIR SAVIOR, AND LEAD THEM TO SHINE AT SCHOOL, HOME, IN THE WORLD, AND FOR ALL ETERNITY.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Volunteers5TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$20,028PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$67,471CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$8,096,139PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$9,590,692CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$0PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$25CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$3,688PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$565CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$8,119,855PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$9,658,753CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$2,000PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
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CY Other Expenses$7,569,084CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$8,026,742PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$9,689,215CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$93,113PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$30,462CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$1,866,017TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$2,191,012TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$941,809TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$1,297,266TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$924,208NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$893,746NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTO IGNITE STUDENTS' LOVE FOR LEARNING AND THEIR SAVIOR, AND LEAD THEM TO SHINE AT SCHOOL, HOME, IN THE WORLD, AND FOR ALL ETERNITY.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$9,029,223ExpenseAmt
Revenue$9,591,257RevenueAmt
DescSHINING STAR SCHOOLS ARE SMALL, COMMUNITY SCHOOLS PROVIDING EDUCATION FOR GRADES K4 THROUGH 8.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$9,029,223TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingYes (1)SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee51EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
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Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body0Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
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Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1JOHN MATTEKBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone4143769230PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1W177 N9856 RIVERCREST DR 261AddressLine1Txt
CityGERMANTOWNCityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP53022ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (7 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerIndAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
REV JAMES BUSKE
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRANDON WIGLEY
CHAIRMAN20.00Yes (X)$24,000$0$0Yes (X)
HANNAH HENSEL
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$2,000$145,794$20,56840.00
MARK NEUMANN
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN MATTEK
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR20.00$88,920$93,643$19,196Yes (X)20.00
CHUQEE FLETCHER
SENIOR PRINCIPAL40.00$108,900$0$0Yes (X)
JAMIE GASPARDO
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS20.00$87,423$24,971$020.00Yes (X)
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Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (4 entries)

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BRITESTAR CHRISTIAN VIRTUAL EDUCATION AN
W177 N9856 RIVERCRE3ST DR STE 218GERMANTOWNWI53022PROFESSIONAL VIRTUAL EDUCATION SERVICES`$4,707,930
HOLY REDEEMER CHURCH OF CHRIST
3500 W MOTHER DANIELS WAYMILWAUKEEWI53209OUTSIDE TEACHING SERVICES$556,401
MILWAUKEE CENTER FOR INDEPENDENCE
2020 W WELLS STREETMILWAUKEEWI53233FOOD SERVICE$270,525
SPINNAKER MEDIA GROUP
N53 16353 WHITETAIL RUNMENOMONEE FALLSWI53051ADVERTISING$227,262
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K4CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$43,615GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$23,856AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$21,372NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$67,471TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

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TUITION611110$9,217,403$9,217,403
FOOD REVENUE611110$349,190$349,190
PROGRAM FEES611110$24,099$24,099
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$9,590,692TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

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Exclusion$25ExclusionAmt

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DescMISCELLANEOUS INCOMEDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$565TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$565RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$565OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$9,658,753TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$9,591,257RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
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Exclusion$25ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$170,108TotalAmt
Program Services$56,240ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$113,868ManagementAndGeneralAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,760,587TotalAmt
Program Services$1,480,504ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$280,083ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$45,794TotalAmt
Program Services$45,794ProgramServicesAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$143,642TotalAmt
Program Services$115,376ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$28,266ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$403TotalAmt
Management And General$403ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$77,449TotalAmt
Program Services$65,832ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,617ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,751,173TotalAmt
Program Services$5,735,329ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,844ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$232,026TotalAmt
Program Services$232,026ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$73,242TotalAmt
Program Services$48,778ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$24,464ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$193,636TotalAmt
Program Services$164,591ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$29,045ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$362,643TotalAmt
Program Services$302,994ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$59,649ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,201TotalAmt
Management And General$8,201ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$32,412TotalAmt
Program Services$27,550ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,862ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$76,697TotalAmt
Management And General$76,697ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
FOOD$362,661$362,661
BUSING$234,882$234,882
EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS$76,970$76,970
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS$39,007$33,156$5,851

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$47,682TotalAmt
Program Services$46,540ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,142ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,689,215TotalAmt
Program Services$9,029,223ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$659,992ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$350,462BOYAmt
EOY$831,883EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$32,707BOYAmt
EOY$20,741EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,154BOYAmt
EOY$16,452EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$950,229LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$215,996LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$739,045BOYAmt
EOY$734,233EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$730,649BOYAmt
EOY$587,703EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,866,017BOYAmt
EOY$2,191,012EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$147,949BOYAmt
EOY$196,095EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$456,000EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$793,860BOYAmt
EOY$645,171EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$941,809BOYAmt
EOY$1,297,266EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$924,208BOYAmt
EOY$893,746EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$924,208BOYAmt
EOY$893,746EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,866,017BOYAmt
EOY$2,191,012EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$30,462ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SchoolYes (X)SchoolInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$206,064OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$206,064BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$404,575OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$38,899DepreciationAmt
Book Value$365,676BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$277,419OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$114,926DepreciationAmt
Book Value$162,493BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$39,195OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$39,195DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$22,976OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$22,976DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$734,233TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
OPERATING LEASE RIGHT OF USE ASSET$587,344
SECURITY DEPOSIT$359
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$587,703TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOPERATING LEASE LIABILITYDesc
Amt$645,171Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$645,171TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$10,056,946TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$398,193DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$398,193RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$9,658,753RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$9,658,753TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$10,087,408TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$398,193DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$398,193ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$9,689,215ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$9,689,215TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE SCHOOL IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE U.S. INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE SCHOOL IS NOT CONSIDERED A PRIVATE FOUNDATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. THE SCHOOL DOES NOT CONSIDER ANY OF ITS SUPPORT AND REVENUES TO BE UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME AND, ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN PROVIDED IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE SCHOOL HAS IMPLEMENTED ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES IN ACCORDANCE WITH U.S. GAAP. THIS STANDARD DESCRIBES A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD AND MEASUREMENT ATTRIBUTE FOR FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT OF A TAX POSITION TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN AND ALSO PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON VARIOUS RELATED MATTERS SUCH AS DERECOGNIZING, INTEREST, PENALTIES AND DISCLOSURES REQUIRED. MANAGEMENT OF THE SCHOOL EVALUATES THE UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS TAKEN, IF ANY, AND CONSULTS WITH OUTSIDE COUNSEL AS DEEMED NECESSARY. THE SCHOOL RECOGNIZES INTEREST AND PENALTIES, IF ANY, RELATED TO UNRECOGNIZED TAX LIABILITIES IN INCOME TAX EXPENSE. IN MANAGEMENT'S OPINION, THE SCHOOL HAS NOT TAKEN ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AND, ACCORDINGLY, HAS NOT REPORTED A CORRESPONDING LIABILITY IN THE SCHOOL'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy StmtYes (1)NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmtInd
Policy Stmt In Brochures EtcYes (1)PolicyStmtInBrochuresEtcInd
Plcy Pblczd Via Broadcast MediaYes (1)PlcyPblczdViaBroadcastMediaInd
Maintain Racial Comp RecsYes (1)MaintainRacialCompRecsInd
Maintain Scholarships RecsYes (1)MaintainScholarshipsRecsInd
Maintain Cpy Of Brochures EtcYes (1)MaintainCpyOfBrochuresEtcInd
Maintain Cpy Of All SolYes (1)MaintainCpyOfAllSolInd
Discriminate Race Stdnts Rghts0DiscriminateRaceStdntsRghtsInd
Discriminate Race Admiss Plcy0DiscriminateRaceAdmissPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Emplm Fculty0DiscriminateRaceEmplmFcultyInd
Discriminate Race Schs0DiscriminateRaceSchsInd
Discriminate Race Educ Plcy0DiscriminateRaceEducPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Use Of Fclts0DiscriminateRaceUseOfFcltsInd
Discriminate Race Athlt Prog0DiscriminateRaceAthltProgInd
Discriminate Race Other Acty0DiscriminateRaceOtherActyInd
Government Financial Aid RcvdYes (1)GovernmentFinancialAidRcvdInd
Government Financial Aid Rvkd0GovernmentFinancialAidRvkdInd
Compliance With Rev Proc7550Yes (1)ComplianceWithRevProc7550Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3SHINING STAR CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS, INC. PUBLISHED ITS RACIALLY NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY IN SUMMER 2024 IN THEIR 2024-25 FAMILY HANDBOOK, 2024-25 EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK, AND ON THEIR WEBSITE.
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6THE ORGANIZATION PARTICIPATES IN THE MILWAUKEE PARENTAL CHOICE PROGRAM ADMINISTERED BY THE WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES SUPPORT IN THE FORM OF A TUITION VOUCHER TO LOW INCOME CITY OF MILWAUKEE RESIDENTS THAT ENROLL IN THE SCHOOL.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
JOHN MATTEK
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$87,920$93,643$1,000$0$0$0$0$0$19,196$0$108,116$93,643$0$0
HANNAH HENSEL
BOARD MEMBER$0$145,794$0$0$2,000$0$0$0$0$20,568$2,000$166,362$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 3FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationCOMPENSATION IS REVIEWED BY AN INDEPENDENT COUNCIL FAMILIAR WITH SECTOR NORMS, AND APPROVED BY THE GOVERNING BOARD.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE RETURN IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ALONG WITH THE OFFICE MANAGER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REGULARLY MONITORS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY THROUGH THE YEAR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED BY AN INDEPENDENT COUNCIL FAMILIAR WITH SECTOR NORMS, AND APPROVED BY THE GOVERNING BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HOLDS ANNUAL MEETINGS THAT ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. ALL OUR SCHOOL FAMILIES ARE INVITED TO THESE MEETINGS.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GOUTSOURCED TEACHING FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 5,711,001. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 5,711,001. PAYROLL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 10,302. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 1,818. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 12,120. CONSULTING FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 6,526. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 6,526. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 13,052. CHAPLAINS IN SCHOOLS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 7,500. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 7,500. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 15,000.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2CTHIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEARS.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BRITE STAR CHRISTIAN VIRTUAL EDUCATION AND MICROSCHOOLS INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1W177N9856 RIVERCREST DRIVE SUITE 21AddressLine1Txt
CityGERMANTOWNCityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP53022ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN873322840EIN
Primary ActivitiesVIRTUAL SCHOOLPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateWILegalDomicileStateCd
Direct Controlling NAN/ADirectControllingNACd
Entity TypeSEntityTypeTxt
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth OrgYes (1)RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other OrgYes (1)PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (4 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
BRITE STAR CHRISTIAN VIRTUAL EDUCATION AND MICROSCHOOLS INC
J$15,885COST
BRITE STAR CHRISTIAN VIRTUAL EDUCATION AND MICROSCHOOLS INC
M$4,590,194COST
BRITE STAR CHRISTIAN VIRTUAL EDUCATION AND MICROSCHOOLS INC
Q$255,429COST
BRITE STAR CHRISTIAN VIRTUAL EDUCATION AND MICROSCHOOLS INC
N$0FAIR MARKET VALUE