One Step Forward INC FY2020 filing

East Liverpool, OH · Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Human Services

✓ Tax-deductible
Revenue
$128K
Spent
$148K
To programs
98%
Net assets
$874K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$128K
FY2020
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$128K
FY2021$121K
FY2022$123K
FY2023$120K
FY2024$160K
FY2025$204K
Expenses
$148K
FY2020
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$148K
FY2021$136K
FY2022$142K
FY2023$143K
FY2024$153K
FY2025$182K
Net assets
$874K
FY2020
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$874K
FY2021$859K
FY2022$840K
FY2023$817K
FY2024$823K
FY2025$845K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending October 2020) · see the original

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Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Filed FY2025 (typical filing lag)
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item COne Step Forward INC
EINHdr · item D34-1722841
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 1995
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CEast Liverpool, OH
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P73Z)

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.98 Management & general $0.02
Program services98%$145K
Management & general2%$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$148K

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Program efficiency
98%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
0.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-16%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Total assets
$895K
FY2020
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2020$895K
FY2021$874K
FY2022$860K
FY2023$832K
FY2024$838K
FY2025$864K
Total liabilities
$21K
FY2020
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2020$21K
FY2021$14K
FY2022$20K
FY2023$15K
FY2024$14K
FY2025$19K
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$20K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$895K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B98%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$5K
Total assetsLn 16$895K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$21K
Total net assetsLn 32$874K
Months of cash on handcomputed0.4

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$119K · 93%
Contributions & grants$9K · 7%
Program service revenue93%$119K
Contributions & grants7%$9K
Investment income$6
— government grantsLn 1e$9K
Total revenueLn 12$128K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $5K · Operating expenses/yr $148K
0.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $145K · Total expenses $148K
98%
Management & General
Management & general $4K · Total expenses $148K
2%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $148K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $0 · Solicited contributions $0
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $9K · Total revenue $128K
7%
Government reliance
Government grants $9K · Total revenue $128K
7%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $119K · Total revenue $128K
93%
Investment reliance
Investment income $6 · Total revenue $128K
<0.01%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $119K · Total expenses $148K
80%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $128K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $874K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $128K · Expenses $148K
-16%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $895K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $874K · Total assets $895K
98%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $895K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Jacob Lawton · Reported title MANAGER · Highest reported compensation $14K · Total expenses $148K
9%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) — · Total expenses $148K
—
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 98%——
Overhead ratio 2%——
Fundraising cost ratio 0%——
Accounting fee ratio 2%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
$14,000Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jacob Lawton’s $16K as Manager is at the 8th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jacob Lawton$16,250$15,000$15,333$15,000$15,000$14,000

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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 6Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 6Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

Offers affordable housing for people with developmental disabilities.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $145K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2019.
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To provide low cost housing to individuals with developmental disabilities

$145Kprogram expense

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Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest $204K$182K+28% 990 PDF
FY2024 $160K$153K+33% 990 PDF
FY2023 $120K$143K-3% 990 PDF
FY2022 $123K$142K+1% 990 PDF
FY2021 $121K$136K-5% 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $128K$148K 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

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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