SOUL FLARES INC

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $421K · expenses $464K · assets $315K

Also known as
STARLING COLLABORATIVE
EIN
20-5780404
Address
PO BOX 4298, BURLINGTON, VT 05406-4298
Website
HTTPS://WWW.STARLINGCOLLABORATIVE.ORG
NTEE code
P20 Human Service Organizations (Human Services) published (IRS Business Master File)
FURP topic
science: research education (from its 990 text; the topic index)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
February 2007 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
Principal officer
ANNIE O'SHAUGHNESSY (its 2021 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2021 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

SOUL FLARES INC PARTNERS WITH SCHOOLS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO BUILD COMMUNITIES WHERE EVERYONE CAN THRIVE. USING A HOLISTIC, RELATIONSHIP- BASED, RESTORATIVE APPROACH, SOUL FLARES INC PROVIDES A BROAD ARRAY OF FACILITATION, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, SUPPORT, AND RESOURCES TO FOSTER DESIRED TRANSFORMATION COLLABORATIVELY. WE MODEL THE CHANGES COMMUNITIES SEEK IN HOW WE WORK AS A TEAM WITH THOSE WE SERVE. WE CENTER THE WISDOM, DIVERSITY, AND EXPERIENCE OF ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERS, EDUCATORS, STUDENTS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS SO THAT ALL VOICES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO A SHARED VISION.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

2 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Annie O'Shaughnessy CO-DIRECTOR2022-2024 $99,001$174,074 1
Lisa Bedinger CO-DIRECTOR2022-2024 $78,380$153,453 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

3 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Kerri Berkowitz CHAIR/TREASU2022-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Gale Burford SECRETARY2022-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Kathleen Kesson DIRECTOR2023-2024 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 5 people listed · 2 paid, $177K · 5 employees · 3 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ANNIE O'SHAUGHNESSY CO-DIRECTOR25 $63,488$0$35,513 $99,0011
LISA BEDINGER CO-DIRECTOR25 $59,659$0$18,721 $78,3801
KERRI BERKOWITZ CHAIR/TREASU0 $0$0$0 $01
GALE BURFORD SECRETARY0 $0$0$0 $01
KATHLEEN KESSON DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 5 people listed · 2 paid, $75K · 5 employees · 3 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LISA BEDINGER CO-DIRECTOR25 $37,897$0$0 $37,8971
ANNIE O'SHAUGHNESSY CO-DIRECTOR25 $34,765$0$2,411 $37,1761
KERRI BERKOWITZ CHAIR/TREASU0 $0$0$0 $01
GALE BURFORD SECRETARY0 $0$0$0 $01
KATHLEEN KESSON DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 4 people listed · 2 paid, $75K · 5 employees · 3 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ANNIE O'SHAUGHNESSY CO-DIRECTOR25 $37,897$0$0 $37,8971
LISA BEDINGER CO-DIRECTOR25 $34,765$0$2,411 $37,1761
KERRI BERKOWITZ CHAIR/TREASU0 $0$0$0 $01
GALE BURFORD SECRETARY0 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2025-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$420,697$464,444 $315,485$286,966 $35,298$375,944 $170,18553
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$292,873$217,757 $241,954$236,611 $0$292,873 $74,42353
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$459,543$340,657 $178,175$161,495 $62,000$397,523 $75,07353

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $159,000 in all, tax years 2022 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTotal givenGrantsLatest year's amountLatest yearYears givenTypeMatchGrants
IMPACTASSETS INC $159,0003 $35,0002024 2022-2024 DAF sponsor Exact
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $464,444 spent · pay $383,943 · grants $0 · events $6,379
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $170,185$93,937$73,821$2,427 36.6%
Other salaries and wages $139,573$87,687$51,886- 30.1%
Other employee benefits $51,327$32,246$19,081- 11.1%
Fees: other services $40,465$19,512$20,953- 8.7%
Payroll taxes $20,095$11,908$8,053$134 4.3%
Office expenses $11,339$6,719$4,544$76 2.4%
Travel $10,615$10,615-- 2.3%
Occupancy $5,522$3,272$2,213$37 1.2%
Information technology $5,485$3,250$2,198$37 1.2%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $3,432$3,432-- 0.7%
Insurance $3,091$773$2,318- 0.7%
Pension plan contributions $2,763$1,736$1,027- 0.6%
Advertising and promotion $552$552-- 0.1%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $2,967$2,947reported apart
Total$464,444100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $217,757 spent · pay $171,988 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $74,423$43,539$30,884- 34.2%
Other salaries and wages $72,163$45,252$26,911- 33.1%
Fees: other services $30,551$23,170$7,381- 14.0%
Other employee benefits $14,372$7,668$6,704- 6.6%
Payroll taxes $11,030$7,071$3,959- 5.1%
Office expenses $4,916$1,048$3,868- 2.3%
Travel $4,580$4,580-- 2.1%
Information technology $3,748$1,874$1,874- 1.7%
Occupancy $1,404$900$504- 0.6%
Insurance $570-$570- 0.3%
Total$217,757100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $340,657 spent · pay $159,761 · grants $0 · events $6,614
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $144,605$76,134$68,471- 42.4%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $75,073$28,513$46,560- 22.0%
Other salaries and wages $60,285$22,438$37,847- 17.7%
Other employee benefits $13,927$5,175$8,752- 4.1%
Travel $10,767$10,767-- 3.2%
Payroll taxes $10,476$3,918$6,558- 3.1%
Occupancy $6,832$2,555$4,277- 2.0%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $6,614$6,614-- 1.9%
Information technology $4,256$2,128$2,128- 1.2%
Office expenses $3,876$2,306$1,570- 1.1%
Insurance $3,858-$3,858- 1.1%
Advertising and promotion $88$88-- 0.0%
Total$340,657100%

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