Cedar Stars Academy
Cedar Stars Academy does not post its fees. Its FY2024 IRS return puts what families paid at about $2,065–$3,835 per player, an average across every program.
Carlstadt, NJ · MLS NEXT (unconfirmed) · National League (unconfirmed)
Site read Oct 24, 2026 · Club website
Tryouts: May–June
What this club fields
No price posted yet · read from the club site| U-8 | U-9 | U-10 | U-11 | U-12 | U-13 | U-14 | U-15 | U-16 | U-17 | U-18 | U-19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Girls | Fields U-8 to U-19; no price posted. Report one | |||||||||||
| Not stated | Fields U-8 to U-19; no price posted. Report one | |||||||||||
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Paying less, by the club's own sources
- Offers financial aid — Need-based aid, scholarships on the club's site the page
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Cedar Stars Academy has not published its fees
We last read the club's website on October 24, 2026 and found no prices on it. Many clubs list fees only inside a registration portal that needs an account. We check again regularly. What we do know comes from the club's public IRS filings, below.
$2,065 – $3,835per player, FY2024
What Cedar Stars Academy Usa Corp collected in program fees and dues in FY2024, divided by an estimated roster of about 1,200 players. An average across every age group and program — not a fee schedule. The club has not posted its prices; this is the closest public number.
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Quick answers
- Does Cedar Stars Academy publish its fees?
- Not on its site as of Oct 24, 2026; its own FY2024 IRS return puts what families paid at about $2,065–$3,835 per player, an average across every program. Paid them this season? Report the number and we will show it.
- When are Cedar Stars Academy tryouts?
- By the calendar, its MLS NEXT teams try out in May–June (Most clubs, most states), a window confirmed by two or more clubs' posted dates or parents' answers.
- Does Cedar Stars Academy offer financial aid?
- Its own sources say so: need-based aid, scholarships on the club's site.
- Where does Cedar Stars Academy's money go?
- Of what this club spends, about 78% to tournaments, travel and equipment, 10% to fields and facilities, 8% to everything else. From the club's own return, FY2024.
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Coaching
Families' answers
A program's answers can show here after a weekly release, once at least five families on it, from five networks and two ages, have answered.
Not yet showing for 2026–27
- U-15 to U-19 · Boys · MLS NEXT
The three things we wanted to know
Where does the money go?
Of what this club spends, about 78% to tournaments, travel and equipment, 10% to fields and facilities, 8% to everything else.
Read from the club's own filing, which lists what it spent by kind. The full split, year by year, is further down the page.
Is the club on solid ground?
The club spent more than it took in 4 years running, and its reserves went below zero.
Clubs in this position often raise fees or add charges during the season to close the gap. Worth asking before you sign.
Do players move on?
Founded 2011. 2 youth national team call-ups, 2026 (U.S. rosters).
Where strong players gather, not what a club will do for yours.
Financial transparency
Based on public IRS tax filings for Cedar Stars Academy Usa CorpVerified
Total Revenue
$3.2M
+18% YoY
From Families
$3.2M
Program fees + membership dues
Expenses
$3.7M
FY 2024
Est. Roster
~1200
840–1560 players
990-derived per-player cost · FY 2024
Calculated by dividing 2024 program service revenue plus membership dues by estimated roster size. This is an approximation.
Limited data
No posted fees to compare against the filing.
Where the money goes
What Cedar Stars Academy reported spending, and what it kept, on its FY 2024 return. Pay is shown as a share, never by name.
Of every $100 the club spent
- Coaching and staff$0 · $18K
- Fields and facilities$10 · $358K
- Tournaments, travel and equipment$78 · $2.9M
- Administration$3 · $130K
- Everything else$8 · $301K
Coaching and staff is salaries, officer pay, benefits and contracted coaches (Part IX lines 5–11). The club's own “other expense” lines are read by their description.
Year by year
| Year | From families | Surplus |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $2.2M | −$370 |
| 2020 | $1.6M | +$205K |
| 2021 | $2.0M | −$27K |
| 2022 | $2.5M | −$402K |
| 2023 | $2.7M | −$21K |
| 2024 | $3.2M | −$523K |
*Revenue from families divided by today's estimated roster (~1200), so the column moves with the club's revenue, not its size. Reserves are net assets in months of that year's spending.
Revenue from families rose 47% from FY 2019 to FY 2024.
The club spent more than it took in 4 years running, and its reserves went below zero. Clubs in this position often raise fees or add charges during the season to close the gap. The return is linked below.
Every figure is a line on the club's own Form 990.Open the return
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