Public Charity

BRIGHT STAR COMMUNITY OUTREACH CORP

BRIGHT STAR COMMUNITY OUTREACH CORP, of CHICAGO, IL, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $5.7M in revenue, $6.1M in expenses, $2.1M in total assets. 79 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $11.8M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 262007088 CHICAGO, IL Youth Development Programs NTEE: O50 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$5.7M
Total Expenses$6.1M
Total Assets$2.1M
Grant Records79
Funding Total$11.8M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

OUR MISSION IS TO EMPOWER RESIDENTS TO SHARE IN THE RESPONSIBILITY OFBUILDING COMMUNITY THROUGH POOLING RESOURCES AND FORMING PARTNERSHIPS.WE WILL ACCOMPLISH OUR MISSION BY DEVELOPING INNOVATIVE PERFORMANCEBASED PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS TO ADDRESS ISSUES OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT,ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATION, CHILDREN/YOUTH AND FAMILY.

Where $100 goes at Bright Star Community Outreach Corp

How Bright Star Community Outreach Corp divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 6 years.

$74 Programs the work itself
$24 Management running the organization
$2 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $74 for programs

$24
Behavioral health:the behavioral health department is comprised of a trauma helpline, community ambassadors and advocates, caring and resilient environment rooms (care), and the family advocacy center.The helpline is…
33% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 1,500 residents; 42,000 individuals; 15 clients
$20
Workforce development:along with workforce development initiatives, the workforce development department includes the Chicago public schools' (cps) safe passage program, the corridor ambassador program and other related activities
28% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 25 residents; 2,500 youth
$14
Education
19% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 300 individuals; 40 teachers

Plus 2 more programs. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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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.

Officers & Directors

BOARD MEMBER Adam Robbins
BOARD MEMBER Alicia Bunton
BOARD MEMBER Ann Hall
BOARD MEMBER Brian Abrahams
BOARD MEMBER Carli Feinstein
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Christopher Harris Sr

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$8,059,210 57 grants
Health & Medicine
$2,767,500 9 grants
Research & Policy
$311,809 1 grant
Youth Development
$300,000 1 grant
Economic Development
$101,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $5.7M $6.1M $2.1M
2024 $5.6M $6.4M $2.3M
2023 $5.8M $5.4M $2.8M
2022 $3.6M $3.9M $1.4M
2021 $3.1M $4.1M $1.9M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $3.1M to $5.7M (+85%), with total assets most recently reported at $2.1M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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