Take the Next Step FY2021 filing

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Monroe, WA501(c)(3)Since 2005Human ServicesEIN 20-3291700Revenue $783K in FY2021

On file with the IRSttns.org202 S Sams St, 98272-2234 · Monroe, WATax-exempt since Oct 2005Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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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.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$62K 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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FY2021 · 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
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$62K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.1 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
$8K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$783K
-16% vs prior year
Spent
$781K
To programs
93%
Net assets
$279K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$783K
FY2021▼ -16%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$929K
FY2021$783K
FY2022$889K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$852K
Expenses
$781K
FY2021+0.2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$779K
FY2021$781K
FY2022$822K
FY2023$981K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$850K
Net assets
$279K
FY2021▲ +0.8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$276K
FY2021$279K
FY2022$345K
FY2023$436K
FY2024$550K
FY2025$551K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · 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

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $726K Management & general 5% · $39K Fundraising 2% · $16K

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; $62K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$42,178Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$20,176Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • 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 · $703K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Community Resource Center

participants / clients receive immediate assistance to meet their daily needs emergency food, gas and bus cards to help with transportation to medical and job appointments, cold weather gear, and shelter items like tents and sleeping bags.

$576Kprogram expense
02

Kidz Club and Student Leaders After School Programs

we followed the mandated the closure of schools and suspended our programs in March. Our staff checked in with families every week to make certain they were safe and well, and to help with remote school-related issues like how to sign up for discounted internet service and then, how to connect school-provided Chromebooks to Zoom school.

$72Kprogram expense
03

Homeless Community Outreach

Community Dinners and Cold Weather Shelter: when COVID forced the closure of our Resource Center and suspension of Community Dinners, we loaded up our van with food, hygiene supplies, clothing and supplies and drove throughout our community to ensure our homeless neighbors were safe and well.

$55Kprogram 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
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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 FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$783K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$775K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$10K
Investment incomeLn 3$91
Money outPt IX
$781K
Ln 25
Programscol B$726K
Managementcol C$39K
Fundraisingcol D$16K
Owns and owesPt X
$279K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$265K
Total assetsLn 16$287K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$775K
Government grantsLn 1e$219K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$296K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$10K
Investment incomeLn 3$91
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$783K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$162K
SavingsLn 2$102K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$265K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$22K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$287K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
Net assetsLn 32$279K
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$274K$265K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$20K$22K
Total assetsLn 16$334K$287K
LiabilitiesLn 26$58K$8K
Net assetsLn 32$276K$279K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
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$62K$57K$2K$3K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$185K$168K$7K$9K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$22K$20K$849$1K
Management feesLn 11a$90$5$85
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$21K$1K$20K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$974$94$207
Office expensesLn 13$21K$15K$4K$939
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$8K$8K$305$125
TravelLn 17$2K$2K$46$8
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$5K$334$636
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$448K$448K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$781K$726K$39K$16K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $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 Viewing $783K$781K$2K$279K 990 PDF
FY2020 $929K$779K$150K$276K 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $783,067 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $923,983$774,814
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $4,921$9,607
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $150$91
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $61−$1,445
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $929,115$783,067
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,225$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $254,421$269,142
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $523,691$511,672
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $779,337$780,814
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $149,778$2,253
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $783,067 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$219,401
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$555,413
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$296,283
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$774,814
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $9,607$9,607
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $91$91
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$1,445−$1,445
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $9,607 · Excluded from tax −$1,354$783,067
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $780,814 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
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 $56,778 · Management $2,408 · Fundraising $3,168$62,354
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $168,268 · Management $7,136 · Fundraising $9,390$184,794
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $20,027 · Management $849 · Fundraising $1,118$21,994
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $5 · Management $85$90
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,095 · Management $19,510$20,605
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $974 · Management $94 · Fundraising $207$1,275
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $15,360 · Management $4,342 · Fundraising $939$20,641
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $7,819 · Management $305 · Fundraising $125$8,249
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,274 · Management $46 · Fundraising $8$2,328
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $3,958$3,958
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,230 · Management $334 · Fundraising $636$6,200
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $448,326$448,326
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $726,156 · Management $39,067 · Fundraising $15,591$780,814
Part X · Balance sheet $287,036 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $171,578$162,309
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $102,237$102,328
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $40,172$528
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $20,472$21,871
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $334,459$287,036
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $8,685$8,308
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $49,300$1
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $57,985$8,309
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $272,531$278,727
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $276,474$278,727
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $334,459$287,036
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $278,727 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$783,067
XI-2 Total expenses$780,814
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,253
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$276,474
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$102,030
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$102,030
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$278,727

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