NextStep Orlando helps individuals with spinal cord injuries achieve their greatest recovery potential through intense exercise-based activities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 48 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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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $127K a year · 21% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $58K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3K
0.4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$591K
-48% vs prior year
Spent
$675K
To programs
81%
Net assets
$776K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$591K
FY2024▼ -48%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$432K
FY2021$409K
FY2022$523K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$591K
Expenses
$675K
FY2024▲ +14%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$348K
FY2021$405K
FY2022$433K
FY2023$593K
FY2024$675K
Net assets
$776K
FY2024▼ -10%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$219K
FY2021$228K
FY2022$317K
FY2023$860K
FY2024$776K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2009.

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

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $548K Management & general 16% · $106K Fundraising 3% · $20K

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

9 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Liza Riedel’s $67K as Executive Director is at the 51st percentile of top reported officer pay among 902 $100K–1M diseases & disorders 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

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Liza Riedel$67,000—$50,416
L Riedel—$62,231—

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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Empowers individuals with spinal cord injuries through intense exercise for maximum recovery.

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1 program · $548K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Over more than 15 years, nextstep orlando has transformed the landscape of paralysis recovery in central florida by introducing activity-based therapies to help over 470 individuals, logging more than 50,000 hours, to further their recovery efforts.

$548Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$58K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$591K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$295K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$170K
Other incomeLn 4–11$122K
Money outPt IX
$675K
Ln 25
Programscol B$548K
Managementcol C$106K
Fundraisingcol D$20K
Owns and owesPt X
$776K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$192K
Total assetsLn 16$779K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$170K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$4K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$295K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Other incomeLn 4–11$122K
Total revenueLn 12$591K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$192K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$192K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$550K
Other assetsLn 15$16K
Total assetsLn 16$779K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$776K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 513
VolunteersI 648
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$353K$192K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$494K$550K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M$779K
LiabilitiesLn 26$538K$3K
Net assetsLn 32$860K$776K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$2K$2K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$375$375
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$70K$30K$29K$12K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$273K$236K$37K$219
Other employee benefitsLn 9$10K$3K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$27K$21K$5K$879
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$2K$289$2K
Office expensesLn 13$11K$4K$6K$448
Information technologyLn 14$3K$20$3K
OccupancyLn 16$63K$52K$11K
TravelLn 17$3K$861$2K$142
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$278$52$226
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$145K$145K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$53K$42K$7K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$3K$69$474
Total functional expensesLn 25$675K$548K$106K$20K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $591K$675K−$84K$776K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.1M$593K$543K$860K 990 PDF
FY2022 $523K$433K$90K$317K 990 PDF
FY2021 $409K$405K$3K$228K 990 PDF
FY2020 $432K$348K$84K$219K 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $590,673 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $757,673$169,631
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $272,353$294,524
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$10,477$4,676
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $116,460$121,842
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,136,009$590,673
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,043$2,094
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $357,440$379,898
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $234,516$292,795
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $592,999$674,787
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $543,010−$84,114
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $590,673 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$169,631
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$3,944
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$169,631
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $294,524$294,524
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $4,676$4,676
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $121,842$121,842
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $294,524 · Excluded from tax $126,518$590,673
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $674,787 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,719$1,719
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $375$375
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $29,596 · Management $28,789 · Fundraising $12,115$70,500
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $235,664 · Management $36,728 · Fundraising $219$272,611
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,909 · Management $7,187$10,096
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $20,780 · Management $5,032 · Fundraising $879$26,691
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,231 · Management $289 · Fundraising $2,449$4,969
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,426 · Management $5,754 · Fundraising $448$10,628
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $20 · Management $2,773$2,793
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $52,028 · Management $10,650$62,678
IX-17 TravelPrograms $861 · Management $1,557 · Fundraising $142$2,560
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $52 · Management $226$278
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $145,388$145,388
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,500$7,500
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $41,720 · Management $7,354 · Fundraising $3,564$52,638
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,820 · Management $69 · Fundraising $474$3,363
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $548,089 · Management $106,408 · Fundraising $20,290$674,787
Part X · Balance sheet $779,226 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $353,067$191,518
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $548,175$22,130
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $493,784$549,907
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,096$15,671
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,398,122$779,226
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $536,864$3,293
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,212$1
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $538,076$3,294
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $831,962$739,680
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $28,084$36,252
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $860,046$775,932
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,398,122$779,226
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $775,932 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$590,673
XI-2 Total expenses$674,787
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$84,114
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$860,046
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$775,932

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