THE STARFISH FOUNDATION INC
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2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $86K · expenses $56K · assets $185K
- EIN
- 39-1847399
- Address
- 2437 N BOOTH ST, MILWAUKEE, WI 53212-2930
- Website
- WWW.STARFISHFOUND.ORG
- NTEE code
- A99 Arts, Culture, and Humanities N.E.C. (Arts, Culture and Humanities) published (IRS Business Master File, as A99Z)
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- November 1998 (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
- Richard Benoit (its 2019 Form 990-N)
- Form 990-N e-postcards
- 1 filed, 2019 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
PROVIDE RETREATS FOR EMOTIONAL HEALING OF TRAUMA SURVIVORS.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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
None of the 19 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
19 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.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Becky Yunk | SECRETARY | 2024-2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Laura Nitschke | AT LARGE | 2024-2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Mark Spindler | TREASURER | 2022-2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Rob Frost | PRESIDENT | 2022-2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Sheady Kyle | AT LARGE | 2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Mary Muse | AT LARGE | 2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Rosie Wolbrink | AT LARGE | 2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Rheanna Smith | VICE PRESIDENT | 2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Mary Harvey (former) | AT LARGE | 2022-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Nancy Guerrero (former) | AT LARGE | 2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Lisa Johnson (former) | SECRETARY | 2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Ramesh Upadhyaya (former) | VICE PRESIDENT | 2023-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Dawn Stroebel (former) | AT LARGE | 2021-2023 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Alexandra Greco (former) | AT LARGE | 2023 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Toni Rivera (former) | AT LARGE | 2022-2023 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Michelle Hawley (former) | PRESIDENT | 2021-2023 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Dianne Young (former) | PRESIDENT | 2021-2022 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Michelle Frost (former) | SECRETARY | 2021-2022 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Richard Benoit (former) | TREASURER | 2021 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2025 · 8 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHEADY KYLE | AT LARGE | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| LAURA NITSCHKE | AT LARGE | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| MARY MUSE | AT LARGE | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| ROSIE WOLBRINK | AT LARGE | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| BECKY YUNK | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| RHEANNA SMITH | VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| MARK SPINDLER | TREASURER | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| ROB FROST | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2024 · 8 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BECKY YUNK | AT LARGE | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| LAURA NITSCHKE | AT LARGE | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| MARY HARVEY | AT LARGE | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| NANCY GUERRERO | AT LARGE | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| LISA JOHNSON | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| RAMESH UPADHYAYA | VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| MARK SPINDLER | TREASURER | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| ROB FROST | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 8 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAWN STROEBEL | AT LARGE | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| ALEXANDRA GRECO | AT LARGE | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| MARY HARVEY | AT LARGE | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| TONI RIVERA | AT LARGE | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| MICHELLE HAWLEY | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| RAMESH UPADHYAYA | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| MARK SPINDLER | TREASURER | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| ROB FROST | VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2022 · 8 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAWN STROEBEL | AT LARGE | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| MARY HARVEY | AT LARGE | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| ROB FROST | AT LARGE | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| TONI RIVERA | AT LARGE | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| MICHELLE HAWLEY | VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| DIANNE YOUNG | PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| MARK SPINDLER | TREASURER | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| MICHELLE FROST | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2021 · 5 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHELLE FROST | AT LARGE | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| MICHELLE HAWLEY | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| DIANNE YOUNG | VICE PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| DAWN STROEBEL | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| RICHARD BENOIT | TREASURER | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
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.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $86,332 | $56,022 | $185,359 | $125,174 | $83,314 | - | - | - | - |
| 2024 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $49,332 | $40,644 | $109,864 | $94,864 | $46,799 | - | - | - | - |
| 2023 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $38,895 | $49,168 | $86,176 | $86,176 | $36,913 | - | - | - | - |
| 2022 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $55,423 | $33,832 | $96,449 | $96,449 | $53,593 | - | - | - | - |
| 2021 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $52,430 | $34,784 | $74,858 | $74,858 | $51,434 | - | - | - | - |
Funders of this organization
3 grantors reported grants to this organization, $106,519 in all, tax years 2020 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
| Grantor | Total given | Grants | Latest year's amount | Latest year | Years given | Type | Match | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FORGOOD INC | $44,019 | 4 | $8,458 | 2024 | 2021-2024 | DAF sponsor | Exact | show |
| BOB WOODRUFF FAMILY FOUNDATION INC | $42,500 | 2 | $20,000 | 2022 | 2021-2022 | Public charity | Exact | show |
| THE CHARLES E KUBLY FOUNDATION INC | $20,000 | 2 | $15,000 | 2024 | 2020, 2024 | Public charity | Exact | show |
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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.
2025 · Form 990EZ · $56,022 spent · pay $0 · grants $13,359 · events $186
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $31,508 | 56.2% | |
| Grants and similar amounts paid | $13,359 | 23.8% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $10,555 | 18.8% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $600 | 1.1% | |
| Fundraising events Event | direct expenses; gross income - | $186 | reported apart |
| Total | $56,022 | 100% |
2024 · Form 990EZ · $40,644 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $10
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $24,004 | 59.1% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $10,655 | 26.2% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $5,985 | 14.7% | |
| Fundraising events Event | direct expenses; gross income - | $10 | reported apart |
| Total | $40,644 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990EZ · $49,168 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $33,068 | 67.3% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $10,500 | 21.4% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $5,600 | 11.4% | |
| Total | $49,168 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990EZ · $33,832 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $17
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $21,482 | 63.5% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $12,250 | 36.2% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $100 | 0.3% | |
| Fundraising events Event | direct expenses; gross income - | $17 | reported apart |
| Total | $33,832 | 100% |
2021 · Form 990EZ · $34,784 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $13
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $21,872 | 62.9% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $10,200 | 29.3% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $2,000 | 5.7% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $712 | 2.0% | |
| Fundraising events Event | direct expenses; gross income - | $13 | reported apart |
| Total | $34,784 | 100% |
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