Right Step INC FY2022 filing

Tax-deductible

Milwaukee, WI501(c)(3)EducationEIN 43-2108807Revenue $580K in FY2022

On file with the IRSPo Box 241337, 53224-9031 · Milwaukee, WITax-exempt since Jun 2007Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To help "at risk" youth find the Right path by developing their mind, body, and spirit by redirecting behaviors, attitudes, and beliefs through the use of motivation towards positive outcomes of graduating high school.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
69¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$112K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2022 · 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $34K a year · 6% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 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
$112K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$248K
59% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 59% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 2 voting members
Looks good: 2 of 2 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$580K
-3% vs prior year
Spent
$536K
To programs
69%
Net assets
$175K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$580K
FY2022▼ -3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$597K
FY2022$580K
FY2023$802K
FY2024$471K
FY2025$522K
Expenses
$536K
FY2022▼ -8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$583K
FY2022$536K
FY2023$648K
FY2024$539K
FY2025$500K
Net assets
$175K
FY2022▲ +34%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$131K
FY2022$175K
FY2023$330K
FY2024$262K
FY2025$285K

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending June 2022) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2007.

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% · $369K Management & general 31% · $166K

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

3 people listed on the 990; $112K 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
Director Non Voting
$112,324Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rebecca Fitch’s $107K as Director is at the 86th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Rebecca Fitch$106,569$101,407$94,742$112,324$107,608
Frank Lucatero————$96,115

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

Guides at-risk youth toward positive futures by developing mind, body, and spirit.

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1 program · $369K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Operate a milwaukee parental choice program school providing educational programs to students in 5TH - 12TH grade. The school serves an average of 40 students daily during the academic school year.

$369Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$580K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$488K
Other incomeLn 4–11$87K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5K
Money outPt IX
$536K
Ln 25
Programscol B$369K
Managementcol C$166K
Owns and owesPt X
$175K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$115K
Total assetsLn 16$424K
LiabilitiesLn 26$248K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a2
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$488K
Other incomeLn 4–11$87K
Total revenueLn 12$580K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$115K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$115K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$281K
Total assetsLn 16$424K
LiabilitiesLn 26$248K
Net assetsLn 32$175K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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$181K$115K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$297K$281K
Total assetsLn 16$523K$424K
LiabilitiesLn 26$392K$248K
Net assetsLn 32$131K$175K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$112K$25K$87K$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$119K$119K$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$39K$39K$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$25K$25K$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$61K$49K$12K$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$16K$13K$3K$0
InsuranceLn 23$67K$53K$13K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$77K$28K$49K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$19K$18K$1K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$536K$369K$166K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $522K$500K$23K$285K 990 PDF
FY2024 $471K$539K−$68K$262K 990 PDF
FY2023 $802K$648K$155K$330K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $580K$536K$44K$175K 990 PDF
FY2021 $597K$583K$14K$131K 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
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $580,097 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $35,000$5,000
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $474,610$488,390
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $87,661$86,707
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $597,271$580,097
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $297,969$295,704
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $285,019$239,961
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $582,988$535,665
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $14,283$44,432
Part VI · Governance 2 of 2 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body2
VI-1b Independent voting members2
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 $580,097 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$5,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,000
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$488,390
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $86,707 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$86,707
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $575,097 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$580,097
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $535,665 across 9 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $24,962 · Management $87,272 · Fundraising $0$112,234
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $118,961 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$118,961
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $39,329 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$39,329
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $25,180 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$25,180
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $48,907 · Management $12,149 · Fundraising $0$61,056
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $12,810 · Management $3,183 · Fundraising $0$15,993
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $53,483 · Management $13,287 · Fundraising $0$66,770
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $27,845 · Management $49,130 · Fundraising $0$76,975
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $17,943 · Management $1,224 · Fundraising $0$19,167
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $369,420 · Management $166,245 · Fundraising $0$535,665
Part X · Balance sheet $423,510 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $180,974$114,595
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $40,032$17,684
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,635$9,986
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $297,237$281,245
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $522,878$423,510
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $391,825$88,930
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $391,825$248,025
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $131,053$175,485
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $131,053$175,485
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $522,878$423,510
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $175,485 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$580,097
XI-2 Total expenses$535,665
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$44,432
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$131,053
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$175,485

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

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