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Bright Star Education Group

  • Los Angeles, CA
  • Tax-exempt since Aug. 2014
  • EIN: 46-3566533

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a 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: Educational Institutions and Related Activities / Elementary, Secondary Education, K - 12 (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$3.05M (2023)

Expenses
$6.01M (2023)

Total Assets
$72.7M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$62.5M (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2014 to 2023

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 June
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,050,794
Expenses
$6,005,495
Net Income
-$2,954,701
Net Assets
$10,159,470
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $2,885,644
94.6%
Investment Income $165,150
5.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $72,669,383
Total Liabilities $62,509,913
Net Assets $10,159,470
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Christie Rice (Board Chair) $0 $0 $0
Dean Indot (Member) $0 $0 $0
Scott Layfield (Member) $0 $0 $0
James Min (Member) $0 $0 $0
Michael Solomon (Member) $0 $0 $0
Hrag Hamalian (Chief Executive Officer) $0 $311,806 $9,190
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990
Filed on May 14, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,700,945
Expenses
$4,763,355
Net Income
-$1,062,410
Net Assets
$13,114,171
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $3,687,254
99.6%
Investment Income $13,691
0.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $48,594,863
Total Liabilities $35,480,692
Net Assets $13,114,171
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Christie Rice (Board Chair) $0 $0 $0
Dean Indot (Member) $0 $0 $0
Scott Layfield (Member) $0 $0 $0
James Min (Member) $0 $0 $0
Michael Solomon (Member) $0 $0 $0
Hrag Hamalian (Chief Executive Officer) $0 $236,271 $54,650
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990
Filed on June 1, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,030,526
Expenses
$4,178,347
Net Income
-$1,147,821
Net Assets
$12,523,708
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $3,021,322
99.7%
Investment Income $9,204
0.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $41,717,301
Total Liabilities $29,193,593
Net Assets $12,523,708
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Christie Rice (Board Chair) $0 $0 $0
Dean Indot (Member) $0 $0 $0
Scott Layfield (Member) $0 $0 $0
James Min (Member) $0 $0 $0
Michael Solomon (Member) $0 $0 $0
Hrag Hamalian (Chief Executive Officer) $0 $218,000 $44,200
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990
Filed on May 5, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,134,673
Expenses
$4,383,290
Net Income
-$1,248,617
Net Assets
$13,671,529
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $3,009,897
96.0%
Investment Income $73,435
2.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $51,341
1.6%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $43,145,964
Total Liabilities $29,474,435
Net Assets $13,671,529
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Hrag Hamalian (Chief Executive Officer) $0 $240,878 $44,910
Christie Rice (Board Chair) $0 $0 $0
Dean Indot (Member) $0 $0 $0
Scott Layfield (Member) $0 $0 $0
James Min (Member) $0 $0 $0
Michael Solomon (Member) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 12, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$772,142
Expenses
$2,883,288
Net Income
-$2,111,146
Net Assets
$9,268,906
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,969
0.6%
Program Services $732,223
94.8%
Investment Income $34,950
4.5%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $36,143,015
Total Liabilities $26,874,109
Net Assets $9,268,906
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Andrew Mull (President) $0 $0 $0
James Min (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Marc Mitchell (Member) $0 $0 $0
Scott Layfield (Member) $0 $0 $0
Larry Klein (Member) $0 $0 $0
Michael Solomon (Member) $0 $0 $0
Dean Indot (Member) $0 $0 $0
Hrag Hamalian (Chief Executive Officer) $0 $212,537 $37,160
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990
Filed on July 8, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$8,256,472
Expenses
$5,101,315
Net Income
$3,155,157
Net Assets
$9,648,137
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,965,095
60.1%
Program Services $3,110,847
37.7%
Investment Income $3,492
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $177,038
2.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $149,222
2.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,691,482
33.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $36,459,196
Total Liabilities $26,811,059
Net Assets $9,648,137
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
China Habte (Controller) $122,945 $0 $5,238
Veronica Yu (Vp Operations) $120,725 $0 $9,258
Jaime Hernandez (Director Of Information Tech) $118,250 $0 $4,405
James Min (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Marguerite Rangel (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Dean Indot (Member) $0 $0 $0
Andrew Murr (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Michael Soloman (Member) $0 $0 $0
Marc Mitchell (Member) $0 $0 $0
Larry Klein (Member) $0 $0 $0
Scott Layfield (Member) $0 $0 $0
Hrag Hamalian (Executive Director) $0 $184,671 $31,910
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990
Filed on May 14, 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,587,961
Expenses
$3,797,833
Net Income
-$209,872
Net Assets
$6,492,980
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $916,500
25.5%
Program Services $2,666,128
74.3%
Investment Income $5,333
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,592,478
41.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $7,483,704
Total Liabilities $990,724
Net Assets $6,492,980
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Tyler Baier (Cbo) $134,370 $0 $10,045
China Habte (Controller) $116,005 $0 $3,023
Jaime Hernandez (Director Of Information Technology) $113,689 $0 $4,239
Veronica Yu (Vp Operations) $110,040 $0 $7,030
James Min (Member) $0 $0 $0
Marguerite Rangel (Member) $0 $0 $0
Andrew Murr (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Michael Soloman (Member) $0 $0 $0
Marc Mitchell (Member) $0 $0 $0
Larry Klein (Member) $0 $0 $0
Scott Layfield (Member) $0 $0 $0
Hrag Hamalian (Head Of School) $0 $173,670 $25,976
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990
Filed on May 15, 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,930,384
Expenses
$2,742,121
Net Income
$188,263
Net Assets
$6,702,852
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $166,500
5.7%
Program Services $2,739,979
93.5%
Investment Income $23,888
0.8%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $17
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $14,933
0.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,446,164
52.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $6,780,319
Total Liabilities $77,467
Net Assets $6,702,852
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Tyler Baier (Cso) $124,833 $0 $4,141
Zebib Habte (Controller) $114,808 $0 $5,942
Ari Engelberg (Executive Di) $102,083 $0 $2,450
Steve Selcer (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
James Min (Member) $0 $0 $0
John Miller (Member) $0 $0 $0
Gee S Kim (Member) $0 $0 $0
Michael D Kaplan (Member) $0 $0 $0
Marguerite Rangel (Member) $0 $0 $0
Hon Jeffery Johnson (Member) $0 $0 $0
Bill Greene (Member) $0 $0 $0
William A Ryan (Member) $0 $0 $0
Andrew Murr (Member) $0 $0 $0
Michael Soloman (Member) $0 $0 $0
Marc Mitchell (Member) $0 $0 $0
Larry Klein (Member) $0 $0 $0
Hrag Hamalian (Head Of Scho) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 15, 2017

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,519,009
Expenses
$3,725,217
Net Income
-$1,206,208
Net Assets
$6,514,589
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $2,309,179
91.7%
Investment Income $167,461
6.6%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $42,369
1.7%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $179,453
4.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,308,104
35.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $6,579,084
Total Liabilities $64,495
Net Assets $6,514,589
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Ari Engelberg (Executive Di) $167,500 $0 $4,453
Zebib Habte (Controller) $111,085 $0 $8,936
Tyler Baier (Cso) $107,633 $0 $10,654
Steve Selcer (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
James Min (Member) $0 $0 $0
John Miller (Member) $0 $0 $0
Gee S Kim (Member) $0 $0 $0
Michael D Kaplan (Member) $0 $0 $0
Marguerite Rangel (Member) $0 $0 $0
Hon Jeffery Johnson (Member) $0 $0 $0
Bill Greene (Member) $0 $0 $0
William A Ryan (Member) $0 $0 $0
Andrew Murr (Member) $0 $0 $0
Michael Soloman (Member) $0 $0 $0
Marc Mitchell (Member) $0 $0 $0
Larry Klein (Member) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 10, 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,247,065
Expenses
$1,266,261
Net Income
-$19,196
Net Assets
$7,720,797
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $1,180,780
94.7%
Investment Income $46,985
3.8%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $19,300
1.5%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $81,594
6.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $546,100
43.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $7,937,507
Total Liabilities $216,710
Net Assets $7,720,797
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Ari Engelberg (Executive Di) $80,375 $88,292 $1,594
Zebib Habte (Controller) $58,217 $52,787 $4,651
Tyler Baier (Cso) $51,487 $51,041 $3,535
Steve Selcer (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
James Min (Member) $0 $0 $0
John Miller (Member) $0 $0 $0
Gee S Kim (Member) $0 $0 $0
Michael D Kaplan (Member) $0 $0 $0
Marguerite Rangel (Member) $0 $0 $0
Hon Jeffery Johnson (Member) $0 $0 $0
Bill Greene (Member) $0 $0 $0
William A Ryan (Member) $0 $0 $0
Andrew Murr (Member) $0 $0 $0
Michael Soloman (Member) $0 $0 $0
Marc Mitchell (Member) $0 $0 $0
Larry Klein (Member) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on April 29, 2015

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