The Steppingstone Theatre

Saint Paul, MNUnknown exempt organization EIN 36-3557115Revenue $612K in FY2022

On file with the IRSsteppingstonetheatre.org408 Saint Peter Street No 110 · Saint Paul, MN

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Develop the whole child by using educational Theatre programs and full staged productions to build self-esteem, confidence, and a sense of community while celebrating diversity in a supportive, non-competitive atmosphere.

70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 200 volunteers and 52 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2022 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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Latest return
FY2022
latest Form 990
Worth a look: the latest return is for FY2022, 4 tax years back; more than 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
0 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $794K a year · last 3 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
70%
of spending
Fine: 70% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$35K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
1
named funder · $20K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$612K
+148% vs prior year
Spent
$646K
To programs
70%
Net assets
$0
By yearFY2020–FY2022
Revenue
$612K
FY2022▲ +148%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$480K
FY2021−$1.3M
FY2022$612K
Expenses
$646K
FY2022▼ -4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$882K
FY2021$673K
FY2022$646K
Net assets
$0
FY2022▼ -100%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$38K
FY2022$0

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending August 2022) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2022.

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

Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $449K Management & general 19% · $121K Fundraising 12% · $75K

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

2 people listed on the 990; $35K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
Artistic and Executive Director
$34,583Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Mark Ferraro-Hauck—$40,497$40,497
Mark Ferraro$34,583——

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Builds self-esteem and community through diverse, supportive educational theatre programs and productions.

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1 program · $449K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Education, outreach, and residencies, including summer camp.

$449Kprogram 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 · FY2022
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$20K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$612K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$356K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$256K
Money outPt IX
$646K
Ln 25
Programscol B$449K
Managementcol C$121K
Fundraisingcol D$75K
Owns and owesPt X
$0
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
2
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a0
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$356K
Government grantsLn 1e$225K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$256K
Total revenueLn 12$612K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$0
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$0
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 552
VolunteersI 6200
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$42K$0
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4K$0
Total assetsLn 16$379K$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$379K$0
Net assetsLn 32$0$0
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$358K$238K$76K$44K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$19K$15K$3K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$42K$37K$4K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$15K$15K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$42K$42K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$802$4K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$6K$5K$2K
RoyaltiesLn 15$1K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$76K$56K$14K$6K
TravelLn 17$933$933
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$18K$10K$5K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$10K$5K$3K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$40K$33K$7K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$646K$449K$121K$75K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2022 Latest Viewing $612K$646K−$34K$0 990 PDF
FY2021 −$1.3M$673K−$1.9M$38K 990 PDF
FY2020 $480K$882K−$402K$2.0M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $611,761 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $514,809$355,824
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $165,404$255,937
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$1,951,968$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year −$1,271,755$611,761
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $375,557$419,625
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $65,167$15,350
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $297,086$210,548
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $737,810$645,523
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$2,009,565−$33,762
Part VI · Governance 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body0
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $611,761 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$225,054
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$130,770
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$355,824
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $255,937 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$255,937
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $255,937 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$611,761
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $645,523 across 17 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $238,275 · Management $76,105 · Fundraising $43,760$358,140
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $14,742 · Management $2,793 · Fundraising $1,586$19,121
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $36,996 · Management $3,549 · Fundraising $1,819$42,364
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,927$2,927
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $15,350$15,350
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $41,749$41,749
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,671 · Management $1,671$3,342
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $802 · Management $3,967 · Fundraising $2,253$7,022
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,788 · Management $1,617$6,405
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $1,300$1,300
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $56,062 · Management $13,728 · Fundraising $6,228$76,018
IX-17 TravelPrograms $933$933
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,596$3,596
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $9,820 · Management $5,410 · Fundraising $2,410$17,640
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,462 · Management $2,674 · Fundraising $1,886$10,022
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $33,042 · Management $6,552 · Fundraising $0$39,594
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $449,238 · Management $120,993 · Fundraising $75,292$645,523
Part X · Balance sheet $0 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $41,950$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $303,809$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $9,627$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,574$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $3,691$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $17,739$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $379,390$0
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $75,832$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $9,160$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $55,198$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $379,390$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$0
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $379,390$0
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$611,761
XI-2 Total expenses$645,523
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$33,762
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$0
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$33,762
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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