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Project Starburst

Project starburst is a small human service agency that provides emergency food, household items, infant needs and other services to low-income families in mecosta & osceola counties.

Community Development Big Rapids, MI EIN: 381988807 (IRS) Sign up to see website
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73
Integrity Assessment
Strong transparency
73/100 · methodology

About

​Project Starburst is a nonprofit organization dedicated to fighting hunger and poverty in our community. As a food pantry in Big Rapids, MI, we provide emergency food assistance to residents of Mecosta and Osceola counties. Join us in making a difference through food assistance, resources, and support services.

Mission

Project starburst is a small human service agency that provides emergency food, household items, infant needs and other services to low-income families in mecosta & osceola counties.

Founder story
Not yet on file. The organization can add how and why it was founded by claiming this profile. Registered with the IRS since May 1978.

Focus & reach

Category
Causes
Hunger Poverty

Verification & registration

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IRS
Exempt Organizations · EIN 381988807
Tax-deductible (Pub 78)
501(c)(c3)
Federal tax-exempt subsection
Since 1978

Verified certifications

Confirmed against the issuing authority - not self-reported.

IRS Tax-Deductible since 1978

Integrity assessment

A 0-100 measure of public-data transparency - registration, financial disclosure, governance, contact details, and recency. It does not measure programme impact.

Registration 16/20
('Government registration ID on record', 8)
('Sourced from official registry', 4)
('Cross-referenced (2+ sources)', 4)
('Profile not yet claimed by organization', 0)
Financial Transparency 24/30
('No financial documents found on website', 0)
('Financial filing on record', 8)
('Revenue figure disclosed', 6)
('Spending figure disclosed', 6)
('Detailed financial breakdown disclosed', 4)
Governance 16/20
('At least 1 officer disclosed', 5)
('3+ officers disclosed', 3)
('Officer titles disclosed', 2)
('Executive compensation not disclosed', 0)
('Mission / description on file', 3)
('Founding date on file', 3)
Contact Availability 7/10
('Website', 3)
('No email on file', 0)
('Phone', 2)
('Physical address', 2)
Data Recency 10/20
('Updated within 2 years', 10)
('Newer data needed for full score', 0)
Red flags 0
Transparency checklist
Official registration on file
Financial disclosure published
Website on record
Contact details available
Leadership disclosed
Mission or description published

GiveRadar Analysis

Original analysis from GiveRadar's dataset of comparable organizations

Based on the records currently verified by GiveRadar, Project Starburst has a complete profile, cross-referenced across 3 independent sources including the IRS.

  • Established in 1971, it predates 84% of the community development charities in the United States GiveRadar has a founding year for. View this cohort
  • GiveRadar has verified more about this organization than about 77% of the 56,086 community development charities in the United States it tracks, because GiveRadar has verified its financial disclosures and its registration. Most of those have little verified data on record yet. View this cohort
  • It has more complete governance disclosure than nearly all comparable organizations, because GiveRadar has verified leadership, executive compensation, a mission statement and a founding date. See national comparisons
GiveRadar has verified
  • government registration
  • financial records (5 filed years)
  • disclosed leadership
  • a website
  • third-party accreditation
Not yet verified by GiveRadar
  • a contact email
  • a donation page
  • an owner-submitted profile claim

Analysis based on GiveRadar's benchmark dataset of 2026-08-24. It describes what GiveRadar has verified, not a judgment of the organization itself.

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Financials

From irs 990 (fy2024) · FY2024
Annual revenue
$100K-$1M
Reporting year
2024
To programmes
81%
Revenue, FY2020-FY2024
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Where money goes
Program81%

Leadership & board

Disclosed in official filings
BO
Bob K•••
BOARD CHAIR
BR
Brenda W•••••••
SECRETARY
DE
Dee V••••••
BOARD MEMBER
DI
Diane L•••
EXECUTIVE DI

How it stacks up against peers

· vs. 6 similar community development in United States
Program spending This charity: 81%
Peer average: 91%
Integrity Assessment This charity: 73
Peer average: 90

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Annual revenue
$100K-$1M
81% to programs
Source: IRS 990 (FY2024) why this matters
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Filing history

5 years on file from IRS 990 (FY2024): revenue, expenses, program spending, assets, and liabilities by fiscal year.

Years on record: FY2024, FY2023, FY2022, FY2021, FY2020.
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Taxes

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Staff & volunteers

From filings and published profiles

Employees
2

Leadership

From FY2024 filing

DI
Diane L•••
Executive Director

Officers & trustees (9)

Source: Public filings

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Latest news

From global news sources

6 articles found

From news sources and the organization. Shown for transparency; news never affects the integrity score.

Daniel Myrick & Eduardo Sánchez • THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT - STARBURST Magazine

www.starburstmagazine.com ·

CRN superyacht STARBURST IV joins Mediterranean charter fleet following off-market deal - YACHT CHARTER

www.yachtcharterfleet.com ·

Movie Review: THE DINOSAUR PROJECT - STARBURST Magazine

www.starburstmagazine.com ·

Project Starburst in Big Rapids receives its monthly food delivery Friday - Big Rapids Pioneer

www.bigrapidsnews.com ·

Elizabeth Debicki and Robert Pattinson Board Secret Nolan Project - STARBURST Magazine

www.starburstmagazine.com ·

Neill Blomkamp Reveals Concept Art for Secret ALIEN Project - STARBURST Magazine

www.starburstmagazine.com ·

Activity timeline

Filings and press mentions, merged

Form filed
$0.2M revenue
FY2024
IRS 990
Daniel Myrick & Eduardo Sánchez • THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT - STARBURST Magazine
Nov 2024
www.starburstmagazine.com
CRN superyacht STARBURST IV joins Mediterranean charter fleet following off-market deal - YACHT CHARTER
Jun 2024
www.yachtcharterfleet.com
Form filed
$0.2M revenue
FY2023
IRS 990
Movie Review: THE DINOSAUR PROJECT - STARBURST Magazine
Sep 2023
www.starburstmagazine.com
Project Starburst in Big Rapids receives its monthly food delivery Friday - Big Rapids Pioneer
May 2023
www.bigrapidsnews.com
Form filed
$0.1M revenue
FY2022
IRS 990
Form filed
$0.2M revenue
FY2021
IRS 990
Form filed
$0.2M revenue
FY2020
IRS 990
Elizabeth Debicki and Robert Pattinson Board Secret Nolan Project - STARBURST Magazine
Mar 2019
www.starburstmagazine.com
Neill Blomkamp Reveals Concept Art for Secret ALIEN Project - STARBURST Magazine
Jan 2015
www.starburstmagazine.com

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Cause areas in United States

How many charities work in each area, with this charity's area highlighted.

Human Services 322,683
Education 195,586
Arts & Culture 133,130
Advocacy & Civil Rights 128,026
Religion 114,636
Health 98,863
Community Development this charity 56,086
Youth Development 53,450
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Education 159,016
Religion 103,741
Arts & Culture 101,203
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Health 65,250
Youth Development 47,775
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Sources and verification

Registration and legal identity
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) - Tax Exempt Organization Search
Financial filings
IRS Form 990 filings - Fiscal year 2024 most recent on file.
Officers and trustees
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) - Tax Exempt Organization Search - 28 disclosed in the public registry.
News and media coverage
GDELT Project + Google News

Data freshness

Last updated
Aug 3, 2026
Registry checked
Aug 3, 2026
Profile completeness
85%

What we know and don't know

Exactly which public data we hold on this charity. Our score reflects transparency, not impact.

On record · 9
  • Financial data · FY2024 on record
  • Named leadership · 28 officers on file
  • Government registration · Registered with an official registry
  • Mission statement · Published
  • Official website · On record
  • Headquarters address · On file
  • Direct contact · Email or phone published
  • Tax-deductibility · Verified
  • Founding date · 1971
Not available · 2
  • Executive pay
    Top-officer pay not disclosed
  • Programs & activities
    No named programs listed by the charity

Methodology

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Quick facts about Project Starburst

What is Project Starburst?
Project Starburst is a community development publicly-supported charity (509(a)(2)) based in Big Rapids, United States. ​Project Starburst is a nonprofit organization dedicated to fighting hunger and poverty in our community. As a food pantry in Big Rapids, MI, we provide emergency food assistance to residents of Mecosta and Osceola counties. Join us in making a difference through food assistance, resources, and support services.
When was Project Starburst founded?
Project Starburst was founded in 1971.
Who leads Project Starburst?
Diane Long serves as Executive Director.
Where is Project Starburst located?
Headquartered in Big Rapids, MI, United States.
What is Project Starburst's annual budget?
Annual revenue for fiscal year 2024 is approximately $100K-$1M. 81% of expenses go to program services.
Is Project Starburst trustworthy?
Project Starburst has a GiveRadar Integrity Assessment of 73 out of 100 (Strong transparency). The score reflects public-data transparency: registration, financial disclosure, governance, contact details, and how recently data was refreshed. It does not measure program impact.
What is Project Starburst's registration number?
IRS EIN: 381988807.
What is Project Starburst's website?
https://projectstarburst.org/