Oasis Productions

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Chicago, IL501(c)(3)ReligionEIN 14-1881915Revenue $943K in FY2025

On file with the IRSsteppingstonesnetwork.org1200 W 35th St 218, 60609-1305 · Chicago, ILTax-exempt since Dec 2004Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To help people find whole life health (spirit, soul and body), so that they can step into the life they were created to live, including addressing sexual exploitation via education, prevention, and restorative care for survivors.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 25 volunteers and 5 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $6K a year · 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$54K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 55% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $26K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$39K
16% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 16% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 2 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$943K
+27% vs prior year
Spent
$902K
To programs
88%
Net assets
$209K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$943K
FY2025▲ +27%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$268K
FY2021$295K
FY2022$257K
FY2024$745K
FY2025$943K
Expenses
$902K
FY2025▲ +26%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$312K
FY2021$282K
FY2022$324K
FY2024$717K
FY2025$902K
Net assets
$209K
FY2025▲ +24%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$83K
FY2021$96K
FY2022$29K
FY2024$168K
FY2025$209K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · 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 Dec 2004.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $793K Management & general 8% · $72K Fundraising 4% · $36K

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

3 people listed on the 990; $54K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President and CEO
$53,832Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Suzanne Baker Brown’s $54K as President and CEO is at the 55th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2132 $100K–1M religion 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2022FY2021FY2020
Suzanne Baker Brown$53,832$41,857$62,847$52,755—
Virginia Girmscheid————$12,984

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

Empowering individuals for holistic well-being and freedom from exploitation through education and support.

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3 programs · $793K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Stepping Stones Network Moms Kids

A network of trained professionals and compassionate individuals partners with adults and nurtures children impacted by commercial sexual exploitation as they take steps to interrupt the cycle of trauma, develop life skills and build a safe circle of support.

$790Kprogram expense
02

Oasis Productions Education Media

Programming develops leaders and creates and delivers content to help people find whole life health body, soul, and spirit, so they can step into the life they were created to live. While focusing on building the Moms Kids Program to accommodate our newer funding sources and housing model, program expenses have been limited to essentials…

$3Kprogram expense
03

Stepping Stones Network Prevention Outreach

Our team educates the public and advocates for at-risk individuals through our Prevention Outreach Program. In 2025, we received 19 calls to our Info Line, 7 from partner agencies seeking to refer individuals, and 12 directly from individuals in need of services.

$218program expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$26K
Grants paid · 4 grants · $718K · 2021–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$380,330
Unitemized GrantFY2023$218,020
Unitemized GrantFY2022$100,352
Unitemized GrantFY2021$19,485

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$943K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$913K
Other incomeLn 4–11$23K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Money outPt IX
$902K
Ln 25
Programscol B$793K
Managementcol C$72K
Fundraisingcol D$36K
Owns and owesPt X
$209K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$172K
Total assetsLn 16$248K
LiabilitiesLn 26$39K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$913K
Government grantsLn 1e$732K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$13K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Other incomeLn 4–11$23K
Total revenueLn 12$943K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$157K
SavingsLn 2$15K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$172K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7K
Other assetsLn 15$14K
Total assetsLn 16$248K
LiabilitiesLn 26$39K
Net assetsLn 32$209K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$90K$172K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K$7K
Total assetsLn 16$248K$248K
LiabilitiesLn 26$81K$39K
Net assetsLn 32$168K$209K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$380K$380K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$99K$68K$13K$18K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$243K$231K$12K$321
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$37K$34K$2K$953
Payroll taxesLn 10$27K$24K$2K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$18K$47$18K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$17K$6K$9K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$282$878$1
Office expensesLn 13$5K$3K$1K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$14K$9K$653$5K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$21K$9K$6K$5K
TravelLn 17$11K$9K$2K$50
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$420$271$149
InterestLn 20$329$329
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$2K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$15K$13K$1K$909
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$4K$638
Total functional expensesLn 25$902K$793K$72K$36K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $943K$902K$41K$209K 990 PDF
FY2024 $745K$717K$28K$168K 990 PDF
FY2023 Not on file
FY2022 $257K$324K−$67K$29K 990 PDF
FY2021 $295K$282K$13K$96K 990 PDF
FY2020 $268K$312K−$44K$83K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $942,581 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $742,690$913,269
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4$5,879
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,378$23,433
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $745,072$942,581
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $336,278$380,330
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $265,303$406,097
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $115,867$115,196
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $717,448$901,623
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $27,624$40,958
Part VI · Governance 2 of 3 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members2
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 $942,581 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$732,465
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$180,804
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$12,634
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$913,269
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $5,879$5,879
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $23,433$23,433
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $23,433 · Excluded from tax $5,879$942,581
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $901,623 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $380,330$380,330
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $67,948 · Management $12,844 · Fundraising $17,960$98,752
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $230,630 · Management $12,372 · Fundraising $321$243,323
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $33,939 · Management $1,977 · Fundraising $953$36,869
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $23,632 · Management $1,997 · Fundraising $1,524$27,153
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $47 · Management $17,750$17,797
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $6,250 · Management $9,243 · Fundraising $1,994$17,487
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $282 · Management $878 · Fundraising $1$1,161
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,649 · Management $1,094 · Fundraising $1,459$5,202
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $8,669 · Management $653 · Fundraising $4,827$14,149
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $8,713 · Management $6,464 · Fundraising $5,426$20,603
IX-17 TravelPrograms $9,462 · Management $1,673 · Fundraising $50$11,185
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $271 · Management $149$420
IX-20 InterestManagement $329$329
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,573$2,573
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,519 · Management $3,573$5,092
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $12,806 · Management $1,192 · Fundraising $909$14,907
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,653 · Fundraising $638$4,291
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $793,373 · Management $72,188 · Fundraising $36,062$901,623
Part X · Balance sheet $247,728 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $88,379$156,919
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,800$15,008
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $128,664$54,337
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,328$7,098
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $28,199$14,366
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $248,370$247,728
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $34,459$27,342
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $26,070$11,587
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $80,529$38,929
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $167,841$204,792
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$4,007
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $167,841$208,799
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $248,370$247,728
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $208,799 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$942,581
XI-2 Total expenses$901,623
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$40,958
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$167,841
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$208,799

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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