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Step Up Savannah INC

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Savannah, GA501(c)(3)Social Science EIN 30-0526014Revenue $788K in FY2024

On file with the IRSstepupsavannah.org428 Bull St Ste 208, 31401-4962 · Savannah, GATax-exempt since Jul 2009Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Step Up Savannah, INC. Engages all sectors of the community to improve the economic mobility and financial stability of families in Savannah, chatham county, georgia.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
71¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 60 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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $86K a year · 11% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
71%
of spending
Fine: 71% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$118K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 57% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 14.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $26K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$213K
21% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 21% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
27
of 27 voting members
Looks good: 27 of 27 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$788K
+2% vs prior year
Spent
$754K
To programs
71%
Net assets
$811K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$788K
FY2024▲ +2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$757K
FY2021$707K
FY2022$875K
FY2023$774K
FY2024$788K
Expenses
$754K
FY2024▲ +2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$676K
FY2021$604K
FY2022$695K
FY2023$740K
FY2024$754K
Net assets
$811K
FY2024▲ +4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$460K
FY2021$562K
FY2022$743K
FY2023$776K
FY2024$811K

From the FY2024 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 2009.

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

Where the money goes

71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 71% · $535K Management & general 24% · $182K Fundraising 5% · $37K

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

29 people listed on the 990; $118K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Derrick Parker
Executive Di
$69,390Pt VII · Sec A
Alicia Johnson
Executive Di
$48,663Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Falen Cox
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Linda Cramer
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Terry Enoch
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jeff Hadley
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Derrick Parker’s $69K as Executive Di is at the 43rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 157 $100K–1M social science 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Alicia Johnson$48,663$103,273$96,410$91,865$76,154
Derrick Parker$69,390————

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

Improves economic mobility and financial stability for Savannah families through community engagement.

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3 programs · $514K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Step up supports strategies that help families build wealth: bank on savannah: a program adopted by the banking taskforce to help people without a bank account access free and low-cost checking and savings accounts.

$235Kprogram expense
02

Step up supports workforce readiness and vocational training programs through these initiatives: chatham apprentice program-cap helps unemployed and under-employed chatham county residents find or create career paths that offer family-sustaining wages and opportunities for advancement.

$185Kprogram expense
03

Step up provides resources to build capacity in other community groups and non-profits to combat poverity. Neighborhood leadership academy (nla): nla is a 12-WEEK program offered by step up every year, typically in september, held at savannah state university.

$93Kprogram 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 · FY2025
National Association for Fixed AnnuitiesFY2025$26K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$26K
Grants paid · 2 grants · $50K · 2020–2022
United Way of the Coastal Empire INCGA · FY2022$10,557
Unitemized GrantFY2020$38,998

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$788K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$765K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$12K
Other incomeLn 4–11$10K
Money outPt IX
$754K
Ln 25
Programscol B$535K
Managementcol C$182K
Fundraisingcol D$37K
Owns and owesPt X
$811K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$884K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$213K
PeoplePt VI, VII
29
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a27
IndependentVI 1b27
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$765K
Government grantsLn 1e$422K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$12K
Investment incomeLn 3$718
Other incomeLn 4–11$10K
Total revenueLn 12$788K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$643K
SavingsLn 2$241K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$884K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$213K
Net assetsLn 32$811K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 513
VolunteersI 660
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$723K$884K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$11K$9K
Total assetsLn 16$902K$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$126K$213K
Net assetsLn 32$776K$811K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$2K$2K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$131K$95K$30K$6K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$186K$130K$46K$10K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$34K$24K$7K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$23K$17K$5K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$37K$37K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$172K$149K$18K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$2K$725$4K
Office expensesLn 13$10K$3K$7K$290
Information technologyLn 14$20K$16K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$30K$20K$7K$2K
TravelLn 17$10K$8K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$827$3K
InterestLn 20$658$658
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$1K$368$151
InsuranceLn 23$9K$6K$2K$585
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$76K$59K$12K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$754K$535K$182K$37K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $788K$754K$34K$811K 990 PDF
FY2023 $774K$740K$34K$776K 990 PDF
FY2022 $875K$695K$180K$743K 990 PDF
FY2021 $707K$604K$103K$562K 990 PDF
FY2020 $757K$676K$81K$460K 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $788,131 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $729,509$765,034
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $35,500$12,500
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $8,369$718
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $247$9,879
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $773,625$788,131
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $2,875$2,100
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $421,488$374,852
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $315,446$376,989
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $739,809$753,941
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $33,816$34,190
Part VI · Governance 27 of 27 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body27
VI-1b Independent voting members27
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 $788,131 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$56,365
VIII-1e Government grants$422,223
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$286,446
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$765,034
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $12,500$12,500
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $718$718
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $9,879$9,879
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $22,379 · Excluded from tax $718$788,131
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $753,941 across 18 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $2,100$2,100
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $95,183 · Management $29,619 · Fundraising $6,157$130,959
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $130,084 · Management $46,311 · Fundraising $9,939$186,334
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $24,389 · Management $7,093 · Fundraising $2,640$34,122
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $16,919 · Management $5,384 · Fundraising $1,134$23,437
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $36,900$36,900
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $149,250 · Management $17,734 · Fundraising $5,250$172,234
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,911 · Management $725 · Fundraising $4,132$6,768
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,919 · Management $7,111 · Fundraising $290$10,320
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $16,278 · Management $3,824$20,102
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $20,306 · Management $6,877 · Fundraising $2,409$29,592
IX-17 TravelPrograms $7,988 · Management $1,536$9,524
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $827 · Management $2,706$3,533
IX-20 InterestManagement $658$658
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,269 · Management $368 · Fundraising $151$1,788
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,068 · Management $1,921 · Fundraising $585$8,574
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $59,203 · Management $11,632 · Fundraising $4,673$75,508
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $1,488$1,488
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $534,694 · Management $181,887 · Fundraising $37,360$753,941
Part X · Balance sheet $1,023,465 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $482,638$643,124
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $240,050$240,723
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $147,855$124,912
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $20,627$5,622
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $10,871$9,084
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $902,041$1,023,465
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $112,166$198,455
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $13,500$14,445
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $125,666$212,900
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $776,375$810,565
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $776,375$810,565
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $902,041$1,023,465
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $810,565 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$788,131
XI-2 Total expenses$753,941
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$34,190
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$776,375
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$810,565

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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