Bright Star Kids Foundation
Bright Star Kids Foundation is a private foundation, based in Irvine, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $5K in total assets.
Bright Star Kids Foundation at a glance
- Total assets
- $5,381
- -5.9% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $340
- +6.3% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Bright Star Kids Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Bright Star Kids Foundation gives
- In 2023 it paid out 32% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $96.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Samaritans Purse Boone, NC | Charitable Donation | $96 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,381 | — | $340 | — | — | — | $265 |
| 2024 | $5,721 | — | $320 | — | — | — | $298 |
| 2023 | $6,041 | $295 | $391 | $96 | 1 | $96 | $298 |
| 2022 | $6,137 | $20 | $501 | — | — | — | $314 |
| 2021 | $6,618 | — | $30 | — | — | — | $327 |
| 2020 | $6,648 | $4,750 | $5,568 | — | — | — | — |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Bright Star Kids Foundation reported a distributable amount of $265 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Bright Star Kids Foundation is led by Xiaohong Gao, President on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Xiaohong Gao
President
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Bright Star Kids Foundation
How large is Bright Star Kids Foundation?
Bright Star Kids Foundation reported $5K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Bright Star Kids Foundation operate?
Bright Star Kids Foundation has awarded grants in North Carolina.
How much is Bright Star Kids Foundation required to give away each year?
Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, Bright Star Kids Foundation reported a distributable amount of $265 on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
What is Bright Star Kids Foundation's EIN?
Bright Star Kids Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-4021658. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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