Mission
Transitional housing with supportive services for formerly incarcerated individuals
Public Charity
STARFISH STORIES INC
STARFISH STORIES INC is a Public Charity headquartered in Los Angeles, CA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $1.6M revenue, $1.5M expenses, $954K total assets. 9 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $334K, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 261856754
Los Angeles, CA
Half-Way Houses for Offenders & Ex-Offenders
NTEE: I31
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$1.6M
Total Expenses$1.5M
Total Assets$954K
Grant Records9
Funding Total$334K
Filing Years2020–2025
Where $100 goes at Starfish Stories Inc
How Starfish Stories Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.
$92
Programs
the work itself
$8
Management
running the organization
$0
Fundraising
none reported
No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.
Inside the $92 for programs
$31
The program served 153 individuals transitioning during the year with housing and holistic supportive services, from long-term incarceration from State Prison to the Los Angeles community
$31
The program served 153 individuals transitioning during the year with housing and holistic supportive services, from long-term incarceration from State Prison to the Los Angeles community
$30
The program served 153 individuals transitioning during the year with housing and holistic supportive services, from long-term incarceration from State Prison to the Los Angeles community
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
CRISIS SOLUTIONS
$82,000
INCLUSIVE HOUSING FOR RE-ENTRY
$10,000
INCLUSIVE HOUSING FOR RE-ENTRY
$50,000
INCLUSIVE HOUSING FOR RE-ENTRY
$50,000
INCLUSIVE HOUSING FOR RE-ENTRY
$45,000
Showing up to 5 of 9 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
President
Audrey Holmes
Secretary
Ben Lambert
Director
David Bensoussan
Director
Jimmie Thompson
CFO
Scott Wood
CEO
Sister Teresa Groth
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.6M | $1.5M | $954K |
| 2024 | $1.5M | $1.4M | $912K |
| 2023 | $1.1M | $1.3M | $928K |
| 2022 | $1.1M | $1.1M | $918K |
| 2020 | $818K | $786K | $301K |
Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $818K to $1.6M (+90%), with total assets most recently reported at $954K.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.