Stepping Stone Missions

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Saint Louis, MO501(c)(3)ReligionEIN 26-3792915Revenue $84K in FY2025

On file with the IRS7929 Ivanhoe St, 63123-3510 · Saint Louis, MOTax-exempt since Dec 2009Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Charitable and Religious Purposes

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
69¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers and 1 employee.
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
1 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $674 a year · under 1% of revenue · last 3 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
69%
of spending
Fine: 69% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$13K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 63% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
1
named funder · $126
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$20K
56% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 56% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$84K
-30% vs prior year
Spent
$108K
To programs
69%
Net assets
$15K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$84K
FY2025▼ -30%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$127K
FY2021$158K
FY2022$292K
FY2023$145K
FY2024$121K
FY2025$84K
Expenses
$108K
FY2025▼ -29%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$260K
FY2023$151K
FY2024Not on file
FY2025$108K
Net assets
$15K
FY2025▼ -60%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$26K
FY2021$4K
FY2022$36K
FY2023$30K
FY2024$39K
FY2025$15K

From the FY2025 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 Dec 2009.

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

Where the money goes

69 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 69% · $74K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

4 people listed on the 990; $13K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$12,994Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cindy Getchman’s $13K as President is at the 37th percentile of top reported officer pay among 344 <$100K 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2021FY2020
Cindy Getchman$12,994$10,991$6,984

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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Programs and updates

Provides aid and support for charitable and religious causes.

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1 program · $151K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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SSM partners with other missionaries, churches & org. around the world to help communities, neighorhoods & ind. in crisis or need by supporting physical, mental & spiritual needs.

$151Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$126

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$84K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$84K
Other incomeLn 4–11$605
Money outPt IX
$108K
Ln 25
Programscol B$74K
Owns and owesPt X
$15K
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$35K
LiabilitiesLn 26$20K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$84K
Other incomeLn 4–11$605
Total revenueLn 12$84K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Total assetsLn 16$35K
LiabilitiesLn 26$20K
Net assetsLn 32$15K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $84K$108K−$24K$15K 990 PDF
FY2024 $121K$39K 990 PDF
FY2023 $145K$151K−$6K$30K 990 PDF
FY2022 $292K$260K$31K$36K 990 PDF
FY2021 $158K$4K 990 PDF
FY2020 $127K$26K 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

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

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