START PROGRAM INC

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2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $97K · expenses $105K · assets $28K

EIN
47-1606513
Address
3461 FLORIDA AVE, MIAMI, FL 33133-5066
Website
www.thestartprogram.net
NTEE code
O50
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
December 2014 (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, 509(a)(2)
Principal officer
Phyllis Bellinger (its 2017 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2017 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

Striving to Attain Remarkable Teens (START) Is a Non-Profit After-School Program that provides community-driven, experienced-based learning opportunities to middle/high school students up to 19 years old with a connection to Miami, Florida's West Coconut Grove Community who have financial and domestic hardships to develop character and academic skills necessary for lifelong success.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

4 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
Phyllis Bellinger Executive Director2019-2025 $0$11,900 1
Dudley Thomas Treasurer2019-2025 $0$5,836 1
Kimberly Smith (former) READING TEACHER2019 $5,450$5,450 1
Nowkeya Grant (former) READING TEACHER AIDE2019 $2,760$2,760 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
Jerry Junious President2019-2025 5 $0 reported 1
William Bellinger Vice President2019-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Toni Junious Secretary2019-2025 2 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Phyllis Bellinger Executive Director8 $0-$0 $01
Jerry Junious President5 $0-$0 $01
William Bellinger Vice President2 $0-$0 $01
Toni Junious Secretary2 $0-$0 $01
Dudley Thomas Treasurer2 $0-$0 $01
2024 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Phyllis Bellinger Executive Director8 $0-$0 $01
Jerry Junious President5 $0-$0 $01
William Bellinger Vice President2 $0-$0 $01
Toni Junious Secretary2 $0-$0 $01
Dudley Thomas Treasurer8 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 5 people listed · 2 paid, $11K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Phyllis Bellinger Executive Director40 $5,900-$0 $5,9001
Dudley Thomas Treasurer2 $4,650-$0 $4,6501
Jerry Junious President5 $0-$0 $01
William Bellinger Vice President2 $0-$0 $01
Toni Junious Secretary2 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Phyllis Bellinger Executive Director40 $0-$0 $01
Jerry Junious President5 $0-$0 $01
William Bellinger Vice President2 $0-$0 $01
Toni Junious Secretary2 $0-$0 $01
Dudley Thomas Treasurer2 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 5 people listed · 2 paid, $4K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Phyllis Bellinger Executive Director20 $3,000-$0 $3,0001
Dudley Thomas Treasurer20 $1,186-$0 $1,1861
Jerry Junious President5 $0-$0 $01
William Bellinger Vice President2 $0-$0 $01
Toni Junious Secretary2 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 7 people listed · 3 paid, $11K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KIMBERLY SMITH READING TEACHER4 $5,450-- $5,4501
PHYLLIS BELLINGER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR20 $3,000-- $3,0001
NOWKEYA GRANT READING TEACHER AIDE4 $2,760-- $2,7601
JERRY JUNIOUS BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRES2 $0-- $01
WILLIAM BELLINGER BOARD OF DIRECTORS VP2 $0-- $01
TONI JUNIOUS BOARD OF DIRECTOR SEC2 $0-- $01
DUDLEY THOMAS VP AND TREASURER20 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Federal grants and contracts

Awards from USAspending.gov to a recipient with this organization's name and zip code. Obligations by federal fiscal year (October to September); each award links to its page on usaspending.gov.

Fiscal yearGrants and other assistanceContractsAwards
2023$0$01
2020$2,000$02
Largest awards · 1 shown
YearAgencyKindProgramDescriptionObligated
2020Small Business AdministrationGrant or other assistanceECONOMIC INJURY DISASTER LOAN EMERGENCY ADVANCE 59.072ECONOMIC INJURY DISASTER GRANT$2,000

State business registration

The same business name in the same state, from the state’s official registry data.

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
2025 · Form 990EZ period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$97,469$104,989 $28,495$28,495 $95,718$0 ---
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$142,902$120,682 $36,015$36,015 $141,250$0 ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$92,728$112,595 $13,795$13,795 $87,499$5,229 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$69,137$104,505 $33,662$33,662 $69,137$0 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$150,655$99,317 $69,030$69,030 $150,655$0 ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$78,096$67,544 $10,508$13,565 $46,450$31,646 ---

Funders of this organization

4 grantors reported grants to this organization, $131,790 in all, tax years 2016 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

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2016-2017, 2019, 2021-2022, 2024 6$104,000 2024$20,000
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THE MIAMI FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2017, 2020 2$15,290 2020$10,290
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THE CORAL GABLES COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2020 1$7,500 2020$7,500
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RITCHEY FAMILY FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “START PROGRAM INC” 2023 1$5,000 2023$5,000
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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 · $104,989 spent · pay $0 · grants $307 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $47,447 45.2%
Fees to independent contractors $28,160 26.8%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $28,149 26.8%
Printing, publications, postage $926 0.9%
Grants and similar amounts paid $307 0.3%
Total$104,989100%

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2024 · Form 990EZ · $120,682 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $47,561 39.4%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $44,902 37.2%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $27,714 23.0%
Printing, publications, postage $505 0.4%
Total$120,682100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $112,595 spent · pay $0 · grants $1,339 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $41,254 36.6%
Fees to independent contractors $35,428 31.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $32,900 29.2%
Printing, publications, postage $1,674 1.5%
Grants and similar amounts paid $1,339 1.2%
Total$112,595100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $104,505 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $44,681 42.8%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $38,053 36.4%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $21,771 20.8%
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Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $39,619 39.9%
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2019 · Form 990EZ · $67,544 spent · pay $0 · grants $257 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $35,138 52.0%
Fees to independent contractors $16,935 25.1%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $15,111 22.4%
Grants and similar amounts paid $257 0.4%
Printing, publications, postage $103 0.2%
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