Stepping Stones EIN 36-4976012

Stepping Stones

EIN  36-4976012 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Nashua, NH
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Helps homeless youth become happy, self-sufficient adults.
Leadership
Kathy Farland · Executive Director · $51K
Money in and out
$495K revenue, $568K expenses
Bottom line
91% program efficiency

Helps homeless youth become happy, self-sufficient adults. For fiscal year 2023 it reported $495K in revenue, $568K in expenses, and $154K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2023
Total revenue
$495K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$568K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$154K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$72K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.91 Management & general $0.04 Fundraising $0.05
Program efficiency
91%
of spending reaches programs▲ +1% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
1.6mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -80% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-15%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -130% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Revenue
$495K
FY2023▲ +22%
Expenses
$568K
FY2023▲ +170%
Total assets
$166K
FY2023▼ -27%
Total liabilities
$11K
FY2023▲ +834%
Total revenue
$495K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$568K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$154K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$72K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$166K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B91%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $518K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

Stepping Stones helped 126 youth with many goals such as finding jobs, going back to school, attending college, finding apartments, getting driver's licenses, and more with 4000+ visits in 2023.

$325Kprogram expense
02

Step-Up is a 60 bed independent living transitional housing program that opened in May of 2023. Young adults learn skills such as money management, home and self care, safety and soft skills. They do daily chores in both their bedrooms, as well as common areas.

$193Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CStepping Stones
EINHdr · item D36-4976012
Principal addressHdr · item CNashua, NH
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.steppingstonesnh.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNH
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P85)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJul 2021

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a6
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b6
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$51,048Pt VII · Sec A
Vice- President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kathy Farland’s $51K as Executive Director is at the 39th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2165 $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

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021
Kathy Farland$51,048$81,346$6,923

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$479K · 97%
Program service revenue$16K · 3%
Contributions & grants97%$479K
Program service revenue3%$16K
Investment income$26
— government grantsLn 1e$98K
Total revenueLn 12$495K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.91 Management & general $0.04 Fundraising $0.05
Program services91%$518K
Management & general4%$22K
Fundraising5%$28K
Total functional expensesLn 25$568K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$74K
Total assetsLn 16$166K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$11K
Total net assetsLn 32$154K
Months of cash on handcomputed1.6

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $74K · Operating expenses/yr $568K
1.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $518K · Total expenses $568K
91%
Management & General
Management & general $22K · Total expenses $568K
4%
Fundraising
Fundraising $28K · Total expenses $568K
5%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $22K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $302K
$0.07 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $479K · Total revenue $495K
97%
Government reliance
Government grants $98K · Total revenue $495K
20%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $16K · Total revenue $495K
3%
Investment reliance
Investment income $26 · Total revenue $495K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $16K · Total expenses $568K
3%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $495K · Prior year $404K
+22%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $154K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $495K · Expenses $568K
-15%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $166K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $154K · Total assets $166K
93%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $166K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Kathy Farland · Reported title Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $51K · Total expenses $568K
9%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $327K · Total expenses $568K
58%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 91%
Overhead ratio 4%
Fundraising cost ratio 6%
Revenue growth 22%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 0%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

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.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$15K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2023 (Latest)$495K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$404K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$71K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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