Starbright Foundation Inc.

What Starbright Foundation Inc. does

Starbright Foundation Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization (EIN #27-3033649) founded in 2010 and headquartered in Gilbert, Arizona, that rescues children and young adults from human sex trafficking, modern-day slavery, and other dangerous and abusive environments. It operates exclusively in the Arizona Valley and is led by co-founders Lori Regnier (President) and Larry Regnier (Director/Security), supported by a small volunteer board (Nicole Hamming, Sofia Tobar, Michelle Scully) and seven total employees. Its central physical asset is the Starbright House of Hope, a residential facility that functions as a sanctuary and the operational hub for counseling, foster/kinship support, equine therapy, self-defense classes, life-skills training, and holiday outreach programs such as Light Up A Child's Holiday.

The organization's service portfolio spans direct victim services (advocacy, counseling, shelter), outreach and reunification support (in partnership with Dream Center/Thrive and Unbroken), prevention education for schools, churches, and first responders, and curated public awareness resources (dangerous apps lists, dangerous video games list, internet safety guides, trafficking glossary, awareness movie list). It maintains an ecosystem of more than ten operational partnerships — VT4, Missing in America, AZ Missing Kids Task Force, Wings of Life, Mid West Food Bank, ASA Now, Christ Greenfield Lutheran Church, Promise Arizona, Great Nonprofits, and local law enforcement — that supply referrals, equine therapy, food assistance, foster-family events, and advocacy reach. Founder Lori Regnier's media appearances on PBS Arizona Horizon and The Dr. Oz Show (with Lisa Ling) provide earned-media visibility.

The organization has no technology platform or proprietary software; all services are delivered through direct human outreach, in-person programming, and a content-marketing website. It does not sell products or charge beneficiaries, and revenue is generated entirely through charitable contributions processed via PayPal and Authorize.net. No corporate sponsors, institutional donors, or grant pipelines are publicly disclosed, and no parent company, subsidiaries, or institutional funding rounds exist. Geographic operations are explicitly restricted to the Arizona Valley, and the organization reports no API, SDK, AI/ML capabilities, or app products.

Name

Starbright Foundation Inc.

Legal name

Starbright Foundation Inc.

Website

https://starbrightfoundation.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Starbright Foundation Inc. is a Gilbert, Arizona-based 501(c)(3) non-profit that rescues children from human sex trafficking and abuse, operating the House of Hope shelter and delivering counseling, advocacy, and prevention education to victims, foster families, and community organizations in the Arizona Valley.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Non-Profit Child Welfare & Anti-Trafficking Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Community Housing Services (62422), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242), Human Rights Organizations (813311)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth Mentoring & Positive Youth Development Nonprofits (BPAGADAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Domestic Violence & Abuse Support Services (BPAGAEAD), Housing Assistance & Homeless Services (BPAGAEAB), Mental Health & Crisis Support Services (BPAGACAD)

Keywords

• Child welfare services
• Anti-trafficking support
• Residential shelter services
• Equine therapy programs
• Non-profit advocacy services

Headquarters

HQ city

Gilbert

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Starbright Foundation Inc. operates the Starbright House of Hope, a residential shelter that rescues and houses child victims of human sex trafficking and dangerous environments, and provides a continuum of supportive services including advocacy, counseling, education, equine therapy, life-skill classes, self-defense training, and foster/kinship support groups. The organization is funded primarily through charitable donations and delivers its services at no cost to the children and families it serves.

Product overview

Starbright Foundation Inc. is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that operates as a service-based organization rather than a technology product company. The organization offers a portfolio of interconnected services focused on rescuing children and young adults from human sex trafficking, modern day slavery, and dangerous/abusive environments. The core offering is the Starbright House of Hope, a residential facility that serves as a hub for all outreach. Supporting services include advocacy, counseling, education/training programs, foster/kinship support groups, outreach services (furnishing homes with essential items), self-defense classes, equine therapy, life skills classes, gardening, and arts/athletic programs. Educational resources include lists of dangerous apps, video games, internet safety guides, trafficking awareness movies, and terminology glossaries. The organization partners with community organizations including Dream Center/Thrive, Unbroken, Wings of Life (equine therapy), Mid West Food Bank, ASA Now, Christ Greenfield Lutheran Church, and various schools and churches. Monthly events and holiday programs like Light Up A Child's Holiday complement direct services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Starbright House of Hope Residential Shelter A residential shelter that houses and protects child victims of human sex trafficking and other dangerous environments; provides 24/7 safe housing under the supervision of foundation staff and security personnel.
• Advocacy Services Advocacy support provided to child victims of trafficking and their families, helping them navigate legal, social-service, and recovery systems.
• Counseling Services Counseling support delivered to children who have been trafficked or exposed to dangerous environments, addressing trauma and emotional recovery.
• Education and Training Programs Educational and training programs, including community presentations on internet safety, the "12 Most Dangerous Apps" and "Most Dangerous Video Games" awareness sessions, designed to inform parents, schools, and community groups.
• Foster and Kinship Support Groups Support groups for foster and kinship caregivers caring for at-risk or trafficked children, providing peer support and resources.
• Outreach Services Community outreach services that identify and engage at-risk children and families in Arizona and connect them with foundation programs.
• Self-Defense Classes Self-defense training classes for children served by the foundation to help protect them from future exploitation and violence.
• Equine Therapy Program Therapeutic horseback riding sessions used as a form of trauma therapy for child survivors in the House of Hope.
• Life Skill Classes Life-skill training classes that teach rescued and at-risk children practical skills for independent and stable living.
• Gardening Program Horticultural/gardening activities offered to shelter residents as a therapeutic and skills-building program.
• Extra Programs (Arts, Dance, Drama, Music, Sports) Enrichment activities including arts, dance, drama, music, and sports offered to children at the House of Hope to support normalcy and recovery.
• Light Up A Child's Holiday Program Annual Christmas outreach program that provides gifts, holiday experiences, and support to children served by the foundation.
• Missing Kids Services Awareness and case-support services related to missing and exploited children, including dissemination of information and community education.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• PBS (Arizona Horizon)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 18 January 2018Starbright Foundation was featured on PBS Arizona Horizon discussing local efforts and charity work at the Phoenix Open tournament. The segment covered their rescue mission for children from human sex trafficking.
• VT4coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018VT4 has joined forces with Starbright Foundation to fight against child sex trafficking. This partnership was featured in a video collaboration.
• Missing in AmericacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partnership with Missing in America for a comprehensive range of services to families of missing children in Arizona. Starbright is honored to be part of this three-nonprofit collaboration.
• AZ Missing Kids Task ForcecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partnership providing comprehensive services to families of missing children in Arizona through joint resources and expertise.
• Great NonprofitsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerStarbright Foundation has a profile on Great Nonprofits, a platform for discovering and supporting top-rated charities. Their logo appears on their website.
• Wings of LifeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStarbright partners with Wings of Life to provide equine therapy to children who have suffered trauma. The therapy helps children learn trust, nurturing, love, bonding, and how to move past fears.
• Dream Center/Thrive ProgramcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to support reunification of foster children with their families by providing head start items including new beds, household furnishings, clothing, kitchen items, car seats, and food.
• UnbrokencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to support reunification of foster children with their families through provision of essential items and support services.
• ASA NowminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerASA Now partners with Starbright for monthly events for foster children and kinship families.
• Christ Greenfield Lutheran ChurchminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChrist Greenfield Lutheran Church partners with Starbright for monthly events for foster children and kinship families.
• Mid West Food BankminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partnership with Mid West Food Bank to provide food products to crisis families in the Arizona Valley.
• Promise ArizonaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal efforts urging Congress to renew DACA included Starbright Foundation volunteers. Tony Navarrete, deputy director for Promise Arizona, appeared on PBS discussing these joint efforts.

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Polaris Project: Operates the U.S. National Human Trafficking Hotline and runs anti-trafficking programs nationally. Comparable to Starbright in mission around human trafficking rescue and advocacy, but operates at a much broader scale with policy, data, and technology capabilities Starbright lacks.
• Thorn: Technology-focused nonprofit that builds tools to combat child sexual exploitation and trafficking. Comparable mission but distinguished by a technology-platform approach to identifying victims — a capability Starbright does not have.
• National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC): The national U.S. nonprofit dedicated to finding missing children and preventing child exploitation. Highly comparable to Starbright's missing-children and child-exploitation mission, but operates at a national scale with a much larger staff and federal funding base.

Direct peers

• Courtney's House: Direct service nonprofit serving child sex trafficking survivors in the U.S. with shelter, counseling, and outreach. Comparable in size and service model to Starbright, with a similar focus on individualized survivor care.
• Operation Underground Railroad: Rescues children from sex trafficking and exploitation and works with law enforcement globally. Comparable mission to Starbright's anti-trafficking rescue work, with a more operations-heavy model and broader geographic reach.
• A21: Operates shelters, restoration programs, and trafficking-prevention education. A close mission peer to Starbright, with a similar service mix (rescue, restoration, education) but operating internationally with a larger footprint.
• Dream Center: Faith-based nonprofit providing shelter, food, and outreach for vulnerable populations including trafficking survivors. Directly comparable to Starbright's faith-based, shelter-centered approach and a current Starbright partner.
• Shared Hope International: Focused on sex trafficking prevention and restoration, with survivor services, shelters, and training programs. Directly comparable to Starbright in providing residential restoration services for trafficking survivors combined with training/advocacy programs.
• Childhelp: Provides child abuse prevention, intervention, and treatment programs including residential facilities. Directly comparable to Starbright's child abuse and victim services model, but operates at a national scale with multiple group homes.

Emerging players

• Not For Sale: Works to end human trafficking and modern slavery through survivor support, social enterprises, and supply chain programs. Shares Starbright's anti-trafficking mission but with a more enterprise-oriented fundraising model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/mystarbright
• Facebookfacebook.com/TheStarbrightFoundation
• Instagraminstagram.com/starbright_foundation_llc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/starbright-foundation-inc-

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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