Take the Next Step (ttns) is a grass-roots, faith-based, nonprofit organization whose mission is to empower our sky valley neighbors with advocacy, help, and hope.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 468 volunteers and 13 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $71K 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
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$103K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $173K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$33K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$852K
-27% vs prior year
Spent
$850K
To programs
89%
Net assets
$551K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$852K
FY2025▼ -27%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$929K
FY2021$783K
FY2022$889K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$852K
Expenses
$850K
FY2025▼ -20%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$779K
FY2021$781K
FY2022$822K
FY2023$981K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$850K
Net assets
$551K
FY2025+0.4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$276K
FY2021$279K
FY2022$345K
FY2023$436K
FY2024$550K
FY2025$551K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · 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 Oct 2005.

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

Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $756K Management & general 8% · $65K Fundraising 3% · $29K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $103K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Co-Executive Director
$51,750Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Executive Director
$51,528Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sarah Morgan’s $52K as Co-Executive Director is at the 40th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2167 $100K–1M human services 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Sarah Morgan$51,750$61,675$58,816$38,975$20,176
Sarah Lunstrum$51,528$50,403$57,654——
Sarah E Lunstrum———$47,054$42,178

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Offers friendship, help, and hope to neighbors through community programs and support groups.

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3 programs · $702K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Family Resource Center

PARTICIPANTS/CLIENTS work with resource navigators who walk alongside individuals and families to connect them to resources, assistance and a largger network of providers based on their specific situation and needs.

$476Kprogram expense
02

Kidz Club After School Program

Kidz club after school program focuses on students from the local title I elementary school in our TUESDAY/THURSDAY program, with 30-50 students registered annually. Students are grouped with same grade students and led by consistent volunteers (adult and MIDDLE/HIGH school) to support their academic growth as well as their social and…

$162Kprogram expense
03

Unhoused outreach is a mobile program that goes out into the community three times a week. We load up our van with food, hygiene supplies, clothing and supplies to ensure our unhoused neighbors are safe and well. Volunteers prepare and fill big grocery bags of healthy, no-cook food and other supplies.

$64Kprogram expense

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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
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Grants paid · 3 grants · $24K · 2023–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$1,900
Unitemized GrantFY2024$600
Unitemized GrantFY2023$21,650

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$852K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$833K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$11K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Money outPt IX
$850K
Ln 25
Programscol B$756K
Managementcol C$65K
Fundraisingcol D$29K
Owns and owesPt X
$551K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$568K
Total assetsLn 16$584K
LiabilitiesLn 26$33K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$833K
Government grantsLn 1e$246K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$130K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$86K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$11K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Total revenueLn 12$852K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$260K
SavingsLn 2$308K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$568K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$188
Total assetsLn 16$584K
LiabilitiesLn 26$33K
Net assetsLn 32$551K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 513
VolunteersI 6468
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$526K$568K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K$0
Total assetsLn 16$581K$584K
LiabilitiesLn 26$32K$33K
Net assetsLn 32$550K$551K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$165K$165K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$103K$96K$3K$4K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$287K$267K$7K$12K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$22K$20K$544$946
Payroll taxesLn 10$36K$34K$898$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$43K$43K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1K$1K$69$69
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$750$260$1K
Office expensesLn 13$14K$11K$639$2K
OccupancyLn 16$13K$12K$433$353
TravelLn 17$4K$731$3K$268
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$6K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$12K$10K$569$470
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$143K$137K$115$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$850K$756K$65K$29K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $852K$850K$2K$551K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.2M$1.1M$114K$550K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.1M$981K$91K$436K 990 PDF
FY2022 $889K$822K$66K$345K 990 PDF
FY2021 $783K$781K$2K$279K 990 PDF
FY2020 $929K$779K$150K$276K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $851,837 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,161,034$832,611
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $10,149$10,516
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $513$8,710
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,171,696$851,837
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $362,265$165,370
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $450,349$447,810
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $245,520$236,713
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,058,134$849,893
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $113,562$1,944
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $851,837 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$86,118
VIII-1e Government grants$245,539
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$500,954
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$130,224
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$832,611
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $10,516$10,516
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $8,710$8,710
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $10,516 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $8,710$851,837
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $849,893 across 14 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $165,370$165,370
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $96,243 · Management $2,569 · Fundraising $4,466$103,278
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $267,030 · Management $7,126 · Fundraising $12,392$286,548
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $20,387 · Management $544 · Fundraising $946$21,877
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $33,648 · Management $898 · Fundraising $1,561$36,107
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $43,200$43,200
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,236 · Management $69 · Fundraising $69$1,374
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $750 · Management $260 · Fundraising $1,060$2,070
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $11,214 · Management $639 · Fundraising $1,964$13,817
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $11,724 · Management $433 · Fundraising $353$12,510
IX-17 TravelPrograms $731 · Management $2,520 · Fundraising $268$3,519
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $6,202$6,202
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $10,477 · Management $569 · Fundraising $470$11,516
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $136,804 · Management $115 · Fundraising $5,586$142,505
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $755,614 · Management $65,144 · Fundraising $29,135$849,893
Part X · Balance sheet $584,235 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $397,364$259,580
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $128,529$308,238
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $47,929$16,229
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $6,202$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$188
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $581,356$584,235
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $31,818$32,753
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $31,818$32,753
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $402,527$432,291
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $147,011$119,191
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $549,538$551,482
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $581,356$584,235
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $551,482 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$851,837
XI-2 Total expenses$849,893
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,944
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$549,538
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$551,482

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