Space Technology & Research Foundation Inc

S T A R Foundation Inc

Little Falls, NJ
Tax-exempt since Feb. 1964
EIN: 13-6161266

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Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a 501(c)(3) Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Science and Technology Research Institutes, Services / Engineering (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Revenue

$58.5k (2024)

Expenses

$85k (2024)

Total Assets

$1M (2024)

Total Liabilities

$10k (2024)

Years with missing data

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2012 to 2024

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2024

Revenue

$58,498

Expenses

$85,017

Net Income

-$26,519

Net Assets

$990,131

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$693	1.2%
Dividends	$46,437	79.4%
Sales of Assets	-$5,736
Other Income	$17,104	29.2%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$77,414	91.1%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$1,000,131
Total Liabilities	$10,000
Net Assets	$990,131

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Michael Smolowe (Director)	$0	$0
Jill Smolowe (Director)	$0	$0
Jonathan Smolowe (Director)	$0	$0

990-PF

Filed on May 15, 2025

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2023

Revenue

$471,818

Expenses

$63,056

Net Income

$408,762

Net Assets

$1,016,650

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$693	0.1%
Dividends	$63,514	13.5%
Sales of Assets	$375,214	79.5%
Other Income	$32,397	6.9%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$59,767	94.8%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$1,016,900
Total Liabilities	$250
Net Assets	$1,016,650

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Michael Smolowe (Director)	$0	$0
Jill Smolowe (Director)	$0	$0
Jonathan Smolowe (Director)	$0	$0

990-PF

Filed on May 15, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Revenue

$107,184

Expenses

$63,399

Net Income

$43,785

Net Assets

$607,888

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$125	0.1%
Dividends	$68,587	64.0%
Sales of Assets	$0
Other Income	$38,472	35.9%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$59,744	94.2%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$610,388
Total Liabilities	$2,500
Net Assets	$607,888

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Alan Smolowe (Director)	$0	$0
Jill Smolowe (Director)	$0	$0
Jonathan Smolowe (Director)	$0	$0

990-PF

Filed on May 15, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Revenue

$100,020

Expenses

$64,061

Net Income

$35,959

Net Assets

$564,103

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$36	0.0%
Dividends	$66,276	66.3%
Sales of Assets	$0
Other Income	$33,708	33.7%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$57,595	89.9%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$566,353
Total Liabilities	$2,250
Net Assets	$564,103

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Alan Smolowe (Director)	$0	$0
Jill Smolowe (Director)	$0	$0
Jonathan Smolowe (Director)	$0	$0

990-PF

Filed on May 16, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Revenue

$85,205

Expenses

$52,898

Net Income

$32,307

Net Assets

$528,144

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$305	0.4%
Dividends	$65,833	77.3%
Sales of Assets	$0
Other Income	$19,067	22.4%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$52,257	98.8%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$530,644
Total Liabilities	$2,500
Net Assets	$528,144

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Alan Smolowe (Director)	$0	$0
Jill Smolowe (Director)	$0	$0
Jonathan Smolowe (Director)	$0	$0

990-PF

Filed on May 14, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Revenue

$2,561

Expenses

$62,753

Net Income

-$60,192

Net Assets

$495,837

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$868	33.9%
Dividends	$17,302	> 100%
Sales of Assets	$0
Other Income	$8,558	> 100%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$58,352	93.0%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$509,785
Total Liabilities	$13,948
Net Assets	$495,837

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Alan Smolowe (Director)	$0	$0
Jill Smolowe (Director)	$0	$0
Jonathan Smolowe (Director)	$0	$0

990-PF

Filed on Nov. 16, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Revenue

$82,368

Expenses

$56,485

Net Income

$25,883

Net Assets

$556,029

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$1,236	1.5%
Dividends	$52,209	63.4%
Sales of Assets	$7,691	9.3%
Other Income	$21,232	25.8%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$51,770	91.7%
Compensation of Officers*	$3,000	5.3%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$556,029
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$556,029

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Richard Smolowe (President)	$3,000	$0
Alan Smolowe (Director)	$0	$0
Jill Smolowe (Director)	$0	$0
Jonathan Smolowe (Director)	$0	$0

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990-PF

Filed on Nov. 14, 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending March
2016

Revenue

-$37,475

Expenses

$97,623

Net Income

-$135,098

Net Assets

$359,920

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$693
Dividends	$21,247
Sales of Assets	$0
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$89,010	91.2%
Compensation of Officers*	$12,000	12.3%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$366,114
Total Liabilities	$6,194
Net Assets	$359,920

990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending March
2015

Revenue

$29,202

Expenses

$102,448

Net Income

-$73,246

Net Assets

$495,018

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$879	3.0%
Dividends	$25,562	87.5%
Sales of Assets	$2,761	9.5%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$93,688	91.4%
Compensation of Officers*	$12,000	11.7%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$496,117
Total Liabilities	$1,099
Net Assets	$495,018

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Fiscal Year Ending March
2014

Revenue

$41,153

Expenses

$101,726

Net Income

-$60,573

Net Assets

$568,264

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$1,269	3.1%
Interest Revenue	$1,020	2.5%
Dividends	$31,462	76.5%
Sales of Assets	$7,402	18.0%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$92,590	91.0%
Compensation of Officers*	$12,000	11.8%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$579,319
Total Liabilities	$11,055
Net Assets	$568,264

990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending March
2013

Revenue

$19,540

Expenses

$91,071

Net Income

-$71,531

Net Assets

$628,837

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$531	2.7%
Dividends	$28,574	> 100%
Sales of Assets	$0
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$80,153	88.0%
Compensation of Officers*	$12,000	13.2%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$630,510
Total Liabilities	$1,673
Net Assets	$628,837

990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending March
2012

Revenue

$126,341

Expenses

$82,891

Net Income

$43,450

Net Assets

$700,368

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$125	0.1%
Interest Revenue	$377	0.3%
Dividends	$32,558	25.8%
Sales of Assets	$93,281	73.8%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$72,009	86.9%
Compensation of Officers*	$11,082	13.4%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$700,368
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$700,368

990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending March
2011

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending March
2010

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending March
2009

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

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PDF (2 of 2)

Fiscal Year Ending March
2008

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

PDF

PDF (2 of 2)

Fiscal Year Ending March
2007

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

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PDF (2 of 2)

Fiscal Year Ending March
2006

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending March
2005

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

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Space Technology & Research Foundation Inc

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue $58.5k (2024)

Expenses $85k (2024)

Total Assets $1M (2024)

Total Liabilities $10k (2024)

Tax Filings by Year

Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2024

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Compensation

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990-PF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2023

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990-PF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2022

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990-PF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2021

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990-PF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2020

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990-PF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2019

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990-PF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2018

Extracted Financial Data

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990-PF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2017

No Extracted Financial Data

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2016

No Extracted Financial Data

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990-PF

Fiscal Year Ending March 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending March 2015

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Fiscal Year Ending March 2014

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990-PF

Fiscal Year Ending March 2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending March 2012

Revenue

$58.5k (2024)

Expenses

$85k (2024)

Total Assets

$1M (2024)

Total Liabilities

$10k (2024)

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