Rising Star Academy of NJ A NJ Nonprofit Corporation
Donations deductibleRevenue
$1.9m
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$1.5m
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$1.6m
$21k liabilities
Net assets
$1.6m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
7
5.4 years on average
Staff
0
employees, year to 31 December 2025
Chair observed
≥4 yrs
Saeed Abbassi
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Rising Star Academy of NJ A NJ Nonprofit Corporation's network
7 people1 organisationi7 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (7). Violet dotted lines (1) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
7 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 7 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saeed Abbassi Chair | Chairman | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Anwar Alkhatib | School Develop | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Emad Musbeh | Marketing& Pub | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Hala Shehadeh | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Rafat Ewais | Vice President | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Soha Abdeljabe | Company secretary | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Talat Harb | Treasurer | 2021 | 5 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Hala Shehadeh | Director | since 2023 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hala Shehadeh | Director | 40 | $50k | ||
| Hala Shehadeh | Director | 40 | $50k | ||
| Saeed Abbassi | Chairman | 5 | $0 | ||
| Rafat Ewais | Vice President | 5 | $0 | ||
| Talat Harb | Treasurer | 5 | $0 | ||
| Anwar Alkhatib | School Develop | 5 | $0 | ||
| Emad Musbeh | Marketing& Pub | 5 | $0 | ||
| Soha Abdeljabe | Secretary | 5 | $0 | ||
| Saeed Abbassi | Chairman | 5 | $0 | ||
| Rafat Ewais | Vice President | 5 | $0 | ||
| Talat Harb | Treasurer | 5 | $0 | ||
| Anwar Alkhatib | School Develop | 5 | $0 | ||
| Emad Musbeh | Marketing& Pub | 5 | $0 | ||
| Soha Abdeljabe | Secretary | 5 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Rising Star Academy of NJ A NJ Nonprofit Corporation
- EIN
- 852170889
- Address
- 4613 Cottage Pl, Union City, NJ, 07087-2774
- State
- New Jersey
- Mission
- Rising star academy is a college preparatory pk-12 school system serving the community in hudson county. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- B25 Education
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Education
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Principal officer
- Rafat Ewais (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 July 2021
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 5, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥5years on the filingsSaeed Abbassi
≥5years on the filingsAnwar Alkhatib
≥5years on the filingsEmad Musbeh
≥5years on the filingsHala Shehadeh
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $1.6m
- Total liabilities
- $21k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $1.6m
- Contributions and grants received
- $517k
- Program service revenue
- $1.4m
- Employees
- 0
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2m | $1.5m | $476k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.