Morning Star Development
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Morning Star Development at a glance
In short: Morning Star Development reported $59K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $59,488 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- +686.9% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $1,705,223
- -12.9% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $2,235,474
- +2.0% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $17,351
- -51.9% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $2,384,639
- -4.5% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Morning Star Development funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
3 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 3 (67%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $8K (2024) to $59K (2025). In 2025 it reported $59K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Navigators Colorado Springs, CO | Program Expenses | $7,560 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,705,223 | $2,235,474 | $2,384,639 | $59,488 | Total only | $17,351 |
| 2024 | $1,957,974 | $2,190,635 | $2,498,184 | $7,560 | 1 | $36,085 |
| 2023 | $2,157,504 | $1,932,486 | $1,995,779 | $46,913 | 1 | $14,881 |
| 2022 | $2,088,174 | $2,028,180 | $1,911,328 | $50,236 | 1 | $2,016 |
| 2021 | $2,247,959 | $2,521,955 | $1,489,390 | — | — | $-2,100 |
| 2020 | $1,013,442 | $1,538,774 | $1,333,770 | — | — | $-61,452 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Morning Star Development
Based on IRS filings
Morning Star Development is a public charity focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in Colorado Springs, CO. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.7M in total assets. In 2025, it reported $59K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $17K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Morning Star Development is led by Lars Peterson, President on every filing since 2020; 2 of 8 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Lars Peterson
President
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$59K (2020) → $122K (2025)
Scott Ross
Chairman of the Board
Director → Chairman of the Board, 2024
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gail Goolsby
Director
Director → Chairman of the Board, 2022
Chairman of the Board → Director, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Martha King
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ryan Luther
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Daniel Batchelder
President Emeritus
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
$5K (2020) → $6K (2025)
Danika Joshua
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Khalid Ahmadzai
Vice Chairman
Director → Vice Chairman, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (5)
- Former: Joel Witzel (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Drew Beckley (2020–2021) — Chairman of the Board
- Former: Susan Faridi (2020–2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Walt Larimore (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Leonie Kent (2020) — Secretary
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $122K, to Lars Peterson (President). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Morning Star Development
How much does Morning Star Development give each year?
Morning Star Development reported $59K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it gave $8K across 1 grant.
How large is Morning Star Development?
Morning Star Development reported $1.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.2M.
What is Morning Star Development?
Morning Star Development is a public charity focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in Colorado Springs, CO. It holds $1.7M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Morning Star Development operate?
Morning Star Development has awarded grants in Colorado.
What is Morning Star Development's EIN?
Morning Star Development's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 54-2086318. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 30, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 5, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 11, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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