Steppingstone INC FY2023 filing

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Chemical addiction rehabilitation

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$671K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $972K a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$671K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $4K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.3M
19% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 19% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$14.4M
+29% vs prior year
Spent
$12.5M
To programs
81%
Net assets
$5.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$14.4M
FY2023▲ +29%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$10.4M
FY2021$12.1M
FY2022$11.2M
FY2023$14.4M
FY2024$15.0M
FY2025$16.9M
Expenses
$12.5M
FY2023▲ +14%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$9.7M
FY2021$10.5M
FY2022$11.0M
FY2023$12.5M
FY2024$14.1M
FY2025$16.3M
Net assets
$5.6M
FY2023▲ +22%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.8M
FY2021$4.4M
FY2022$4.6M
FY2023$5.6M
FY2024$5.7M
FY2025$6.6M

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 1972.

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Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $10.1M Management & general 16% · $2.0M Fundraising 3% · $393K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

14 people listed on the 990; $671K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Exeutive Director/Clerk
$217,779Pt VII · Sec A
Clinical Dir Residential
$127,658Pt VII · Sec A
Clinical Dir Outpatient
$113,021Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Development
$111,207Pt VII · Sec A
Dir of Homeless Srv
$101,246Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kathleen Schedler-Clark’s $226K as Exeutive Director/Clerk is at the 37th percentile of top reported officer pay among 746 $10–100M mental health nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kathleen Schedler-Clark$225,507$240,324$217,779$198,447$183,465$174,023
Lindaline Yumasi$188,985$234,314————
Melissa Kachapis$134,142$191,106$127,658———
Susan Bennett$143,914$162,354$111,207$120,303$116,010$108,344
Debra Decosta—$147,379————
Jennifer Reilly$118,206—————
Katherine Tyler——$113,021———
Donald Bobola———$101,281——

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides treatment and support for individuals struggling with chemical addiction.

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3 programs · $8.7M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Housing for Homeless

The housing for homeless division provides supportive services to disabled homeless and chronic homeless individuals and families. The division operates in several scattered sites in order to provide various different services to those in need of finding permanent and temporary housing opportunities.

$3.7Mprogram expense
02

Residential Treatment

The residential treatment division provides consumers possessing substance use disorders with treatment in a comfortable, sober, home-like environment. Consumers participate in the program from three to twelve months as they work on developing recovery skills and support systems.

$2.9Mprogram expense
03

Peer Recovery Support

The peer recovery support division provides a safe and confidential place for individuals to learn from peers with lived experience, share their challenges and become empowered.

$2.1Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$4K

Federal money

Single Audit · Federal Audit Clearinghouse · money spent from federal programs
Year ending Jun 2025 · $4.5M federal money spent
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National SignificanceDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.243 · Direct$1.9M
Continuum of Care ProgramDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.267 · Through City of Fall River Community Development Agency and 1 more$1.3M
Emergency Solutions Grant ProgramDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.231 · Through City of Fall River Community Development Agency and 1 more$838K
Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Other Substances Use ProgramDepartment of Justice · ALN 16.838 · Direct and through Massachusetts Department of Public Health$316K
Block Grants for Prevention and Treatment of Substance AbuseDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.959 · Through Massachusetts Department of Public Health$118K

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Jun 2024 · $4.4M federal money spent
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National SignificanceDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.243 · Direct$2.2M
Continuum of Care ProgramDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.267 · Through City of Fall River Community Development Agency and 1 more$898K
Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Other Substances Use ProgramDepartment of Justice · ALN 16.838 · Direct and through Massachusetts Department of Public Health$503K
Emergency Solutions Grant ProgramDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.231 · Through City of Fall River Community Development Agency and 1 more$498K
Block Grants for Prevention and Treatment of Substance AbuseDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.959 · Through Massachusetts Department of Public Health$337K

The auditor reported 1 finding: a weakness in money controls.

Year ending Jun 2023 · $4.2M federal money spent
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services_projects of Regional and National SignificanceDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.243 · Direct$2.2M
Continuum of Care ProgramDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.267 · Through City of Fall River Department of Housing and Urban Development and 1 more$1.1M
Emergency Solutions Grant ProgramDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.231 · Through City of Fall River Community Development Agency and 1 more$366K
Block Grants for Prevention and Treatment of Substance AbuseDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.959 · Through Commonwealth of Mass Department of Public Health$282K
Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Site-Based ProgramDepartment of Justice · ALN 16.838 · Direct$282K

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Jun 2022 · $3.8M federal money spent
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services_projects of Regional and National SignificanceDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.243 · Direct$2.0M
Continuum of Care ProgramDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.267 · Through City of Fall River Community Development Agency and 1 more$1.0M
Emergency Solutions Grant ProgramDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.231 · Through City of Fall River Community Development Agency and 1 more$576K
Block Grants for Prevention and Treatment of Substance AbuseDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.959 · Through Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Public Health$139K
Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Site-Based ProgramDepartment of Justice · ALN 16.838 · Direct$18K

The auditor reported no findings.

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$14.4M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7.9M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.4M
Other incomeLn 4–11$120K
Money outPt IX
$12.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$10.1M
Managementcol C$2.0M
Fundraisingcol D$393K
Owns and owesPt X
$5.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.4M
Total assetsLn 16$6.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$6.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$16K
Other incomeLn 4–11$120K
Total revenueLn 12$14.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1K
SavingsLn 2$4.4M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$203K
Other assetsLn 15$229K
Total assetsLn 16$6.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.3M
Net assetsLn 32$5.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5217
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.2M$4.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$107K$203K
Total assetsLn 16$5.3M$6.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$759K$1.3M
Net assetsLn 32$4.6M$5.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$732K$671K$61K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$7.4M$6.6M$552K$265K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$56K$56K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$332K$176K$140K$17K
Payroll taxesLn 10$742K$601K$111K$30K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$449K$346K$92K$11K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$9K$8K$913
Office expensesLn 13$146K$136K$10K
OccupancyLn 16$846K$525K$321K
TravelLn 17$105K$92K$13K
InterestLn 20$70K$62K$8K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$293K$249K$44K
InsuranceLn 23$187K$157K$30K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.0M$988K$17K
All other expensesLn 24e$149K$119K$20K$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$12.5M$10.1M$2.0M$393K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Jan 14, 2026 $16.9M$16.3M$639K$6.6M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Nov 12, 2024 $15.0M$14.1M$896K$5.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS Jan 26, 2024 $14.4M$12.5M$1.9M$5.6M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 11, 2023 $11.2M$11.0M$195K$4.6M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Apr 26, 2022 $12.1M$10.5M$1.6M$4.4M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Feb 4, 2021 $10.4M$9.7M$689K$2.8M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $14,398,048 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $5,461,234$6,377,547
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $5,699,585$7,885,286
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,606$15,532
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$119,683
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $11,162,425$14,398,048
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $7,680,210$9,283,994
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,287,073$3,259,860
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $10,967,283$12,543,854
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $195,142$1,854,194
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $14,398,048 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$38,262
VIII-1e Government grants$6,247,898
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$91,387
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$6,377,547
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $7,885,286$7,885,286
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $15,532$15,532
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $119,683$119,683
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $7,885,286 · Excluded from tax $135,215$14,398,048
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $12,543,854 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $670,911 · Fundraising $60,983$731,894
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $6,604,694 · Management $552,181 · Fundraising $265,175$7,422,050
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $56,016$56,016
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $176,204 · Management $139,633 · Fundraising $16,623$332,460
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $600,675 · Management $111,236 · Fundraising $29,663$741,574
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $346,463 · Management $91,779 · Fundraising $10,544$448,786
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $8,220 · Management $913$9,133
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $135,855 · Management $10,226$146,081
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $524,510 · Management $321,474$845,984
IX-17 TravelPrograms $92,483 · Management $12,611$105,094
IX-20 InterestPrograms $62,201 · Management $7,688$69,889
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $248,928 · Management $43,928$292,856
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $157,291 · Management $29,960$187,251
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $988,367 · Management $17,263$1,005,630
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $119,026 · Management $20,382 · Fundraising $9,748$149,156
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $10,120,933 · Management $2,030,185 · Fundraising $392,736$12,543,854
Part X · Balance sheet $6,828,641 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,445$1,445
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,160,047$4,414,453
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $22,225$22,225
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,137,436$1,888,219
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $12,284$21,567
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $68,162$49,518
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $107,370$202,637
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $812,197$228,577
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,321,166$6,828,641
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $634,915$1,042,248
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $124,513$4,500
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$228,389
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $759,428$1,275,137
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,305,619$5,405,657
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $256,119$147,847
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,561,738$5,553,504
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,321,166$6,828,641
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,553,504 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$14,398,048
XI-2 Total expenses$12,543,854
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,854,194
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,561,738
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$862,428
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,553,504

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