Starfish Family Services Inc
Strengthening families to create brighter futures for children.
Starfish Family Services Inc at a glance
In short: Starfish Family Services Inc gave $6.4M across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $3.2M), mostly in Michigan. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $6,414,625
- -18.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $3,207,313
- -18.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $3,207,313
- Total assets
- $18,595,083
- -9.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Michigan (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Starfish Family Services Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Focus Hope ($4.3M). Together the top 2 received $6.4M.
Grant Size Distribution
10 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 6 grants of 10 (60%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Starfish Family Services Inc gives
- Giving fell 28% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $6.4M (2025) to $11.7M (2020). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $6.4M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Focus Hope Detroit, MI | Head Start and Early Head Start Programs | $4,292,993 |
| Development Centers Inc Detroit, MI | Head Start and Early Head Start Programs | $2,121,632 |
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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 | $18,595,083 | $45,664,363 | $47,529,162 | $6,414,625 | 2 | $230,024 |
| 2024 | $20,446,698 | $47,148,740 | $50,521,872 | $7,875,979 | 2 | $250,436 |
| 2023 | $23,697,286 | $47,655,243 | $48,724,660 | $9,376,875 | 2 | $250,033 |
| 2022 | $15,933,160 | $46,429,457 | $45,124,999 | $8,932,953 | 2 | $268,832 |
| 2021 | $16,410,220 | $47,436,990 | $43,469,752 | $9,550,940 | 2 | $200,303 |
| 2020 | $16,619,417 | $42,370,473 | $43,870,609 | $11,698,691 | 4 | $183,157 |
| 2019 | $14,032,883 | $44,618,473 | $44,115,531 | $10,785,822 | 4 | $209,250 |
About Starfish Family Services Inc
Based on IRS filings
Starfish Family Services Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Inkster, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $18.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $6.4M. Net investment income was $230K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Starfish Family Services Inc is led by Roxanne Brinkerhoff, Chief Executive Officer since 2024 (on filings since 2023); 11 of 27 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Roxanne Brinkerhoff
Chief Executive Officer
CEO → Chief Executive Officer, 2024
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$235K (2024) → $250K (2025)
Marijata Daniel-Echols
Chair
Secretary → Vice Chair, 2023
Vice Chair → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christina Grim
Senior Director of Youth Adult & Wellness Services
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$116K (2025)
Heba Bey
Senior Director of Human Resources
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$146K (2025)
Jen Jonika
Senior Director of Infant & Early Childhood Services
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$130K (2025)
John Brunk
Senior Director of Information of Technology
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$115K (2025)
Bryan Kieler
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Emily Haigh Ford
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Errol Hau
Director
Secretary → Treasurer, 2021
Treasurer → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Janet G. Witkowski
Director
Director → Vice Chairwoman, 2021
Vice Chairwoman → Director, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jean Overman
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Petroff
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christie Donn
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ronald Sollish
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ann Raftery
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Carla Burney-Jones
Director
Vice Chairwoman → Chair, 2023
Chair → Director, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Wendy Dunson
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Karen Roback
Chief Strategy Officer
Vice President of Early Ch → Vice President of Strategy & Innovation, 2021
Vice President of Strategy & Innovation → Chief Strategy Officer, 2022
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$114K (2019) → $177K (2025)
Marisa Nicely
Chief Operating Officer
Vice President of Behavioral Health Services → Chief Program Officer, 2022
Chief Program Officer → Chief Operating Officer, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$124K (2019) → $190K (2025)
Steven Holda
Chief Financial Officer
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$94K (2019) → $238K (2025)
Ara Hachigian
Chief of Staff
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$37K (2024) → $163K (2025)
Leslie Gayle Lynch
Chief Philanthropy Officer
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$164K (2025)
Philip Archer
Psychiatrist
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$335K (2025)
George Netschke
Vice Chair
Director → Treasurer, 2022
Treasurer → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Scott Brown
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Judith McNeeley
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Avec O'Brien
Chief Financial Officer
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (25)
- Former: Janet C. Lawson (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Philip Wm Fisher (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Jocelyn Jody Waits (2021–2024) — Chief Development Officer
- Former: Adeeb Harb (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: David Williams (2019–2023) — Chief Administrative Officer
- Former: Lashorage Shaffer (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Lee Meadows (2019–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Sabrina Smith-Campbell (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: W. Howard Morris (2019–2023) — Immediate Past Chair
- Former: Ann Kalass Left (2023) — CEO
- Former: Ann Kalass (2019–2022) — CEO
- Former: Washea Jackson (2022) — Vice President of Early Childhood
- Former: Ebony Ransome (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Jennifer Granger (2021) — Director
- Former: Carla Burney Jones (2019–2020) — Treasurer
- Former: Catherine Davy (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: David M. Knezek (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Heather Rindels (2019–2020) — Chief Development Officer
- Former: Cynthia Bonk-Foley (2019) — Executive Director of Ehs
- Former: Dennis Pheney (2019) — Emeritus
- Former: Judith Orhan (2019) — Emeritus
- Former: Maureen Flanagan (2019) — Director
- Former: Rebecca Boylan (2019) — Emeritus
- Former: Stephen F. Secrest (2019) — Emeritus
- Former: William Mitchell (2019) — Emeritus
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 $335K, to Philip Archer (Psychiatrist). 11 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Starfish Family Services Inc
How much does Starfish Family Services Inc give each year?
Starfish Family Services Inc gave $6.4M across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $7.9M across 2 grants.
How large is Starfish Family Services Inc?
Starfish Family Services Inc reported $18.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $45.7M.
What is Starfish Family Services Inc?
Starfish Family Services Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Inkster, MI. It holds $18.6M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Starfish Family Services Inc operate?
Starfish Family Services Inc has awarded grants in Michigan.
What is Starfish Family Services Inc's EIN?
Starfish Family Services Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-2230416. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 17, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS January 24, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS January 19, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS January 16, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 14, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 15, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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