Star View Children and Family Services Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
STARVIEW CHILDREN & FAMILY SERVICES PROVIDES SOCIAL AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN CALIFORNIA. THE SERVICES PROVIDED WILL EMBODY A COMMITMENT TO HIGH CLINICAL STANDARDS AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS TO ASSIST CLIENTS TO ACHIEVE THEIR MAXIMUM POTENTIAL QUALITY OF LIFE.
- Income
- $19.0 million
- Spending
- $18.4 million
- Spent on programs
- 91%
- Reserves
- 2.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 78%
- Employees
- 210
- Volunteers
- 4
- Highest pay
- $186,572, nursing director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 71 out of 100. Higher than 61% of charities in its peer group (human services, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 2.2 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 20% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 3% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 6% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1591% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 35% of charities in its peer group (human services, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 257 of 7 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (6)
- $9.3 million spent. Community Treatment Facility: Star View Community Treatment Facility (CTF) provides a secure, enriched and integrated treatment program for adolescents ages 11 through 17 who have profoundly disabling emotional and behavioral problems that reflect developmental trauma and create very serious safety issues for themselves and/or others. Star View's CTF services about 55 unduplicated youth each year with an average total treatment of 263 days over their time in treatment. The majority of youth experience significantly reduced high-risk behaviors such as assaults, self-harm and sexual misconduct, improved functioning measured across eight domains, and improved life skills measured in nineteen areas. While a majority arrive from higher or similar levels of care, most are able to step down to lower level group homes, foster placements, or family.
- $26,440 spent. Specialty Services: Star View Children and Family Services offers an array of specialty mental health services that focus intensively on specific servie populations. Intensive Supervision Appearance Program (ISAP). This program's staff work with children and families that are detained from ICE that need services, while going through process to be documented. Often trauma experience, either from home country/process entering the US from home country.
- $2.2 million spent. Family Preservation: The Family Preservation Program (FPP)'s emphasis is on children and strengthening their relationship with their families. It is a short-term, strength-based, and community-centered program that aims to ensure children are adequately protected and free from abuse, exploitation, and neglect. Beyond that, FPP hopes to bring permanency to children through means of reunification, adoption, or guardianship, at a time that is most safe and comfortable for them. We create a secure, nurturing environment with services that specifically enhance and promote the physical, emotional, mental, cultural, social, and educational development of the child. Services We Provide: Individual, family, and group counseling, Parenting training, Substitute adult role modeling, Child-focused activities, Therapeutic day treatment, In-home outreach visits, In-home emergency caretaker, Self-help family support groups, Teaching and demonstrating homemaking services, Resource and referrals & Transportation. Wrap Starlight: The County's Wraparound program (the program) is funded through both the Short-Doyle/Medi-Cal (SD/MC) program, as well as through Wraparound funds received from the State and administered by the County's Social Services Agency (SSA). The CONTRACTOR shall implement the program in accordance with all laws and regulations governing Medi-Cal and Medicaid programs imposed by federal, state, and local statutes, regulations, including but not limited to California Code of Regulations (CCR) Titles 9 and 22. Service Intent and Goals: To treat and ameliorate the mental health symptoms and maladaptive behavior of clients, and their families in the least restrictive and least intrusive manner. To provide outpatient mental health services within the context of the client's family, culture, language, and community, according to developmental age-appropriate needs. To deliver outpatient mental health services in the clinic, home, school, and community, as appropriate to the treatment needs and service goals of the client and family. To promote coordination and collaboration in care planning efforts with other child-serving agencies and institutions involved in delivering services to the client and family to ensure comprehensive and consistent care. To direct service objectives towards achieving the client, family, and system desired results as identified in the Mental Health Service Plan. To provide comprehensive culturally relevant outpatient mental health services to treat clients, families, and/or groups experiencing acute and/or ongoing psychological distress affecting their relationships and ability to function in their environments; and to provide culturally proficient services. Unduplicated clients served during the year 83 with FY Goal 140. Wraparound Services 83 with FY Goal 145.
- $2.6 million spent. Capital Star Crisis Residential Program
- $2.5 million spent. Service Center
- Capital Star Crisis Residential Program: Provide a 24-hour, 7-day a week Crisis Residential Program (CRP) with a primary focus on providing short-term alternatives to acute-care for individuals aged 18-29 experiencing a mental health crisis for up to 30 days in a structured, home-like setting. Interventions are concentrated on crisis stabilization and symptom reduction while building interpersonal and independent living skills in order to support successful transition to community support systems. Star View's CRP services about 148 unduplicated youth each year with an average total treatment of 28 days over their time in treatment.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since April 1996.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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