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Steps 4 Life Community Services EIN 45-3054331

Steps 4 Life Community Services

EIN  45-3054331 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Redlands, CA
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Helps people with substance abuse, re-entry, or housing needs build skills and find jobs for a better life.
Leadership
Cynthia McGuigan · President · $66K
Money in and out
$312K revenue, $356K expenses
Bottom line
90% program efficiency

Helps people with substance abuse, re-entry, or housing needs build skills and find jobs for a better life. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $312K in revenue, $356K in expenses, and $-42K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$312K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$356K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$-42K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$44K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.90 Management & general $0.10
Program efficiency
90%
of spending reaches programs0% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
0.2mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -82% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-14%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +1% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$312K
FY2024▲ +4%
Expenses
$356K
FY2024▲ +4%
Total assets
$10K
FY2024▼ -71%
Total liabilities
$52K
FY2024▲ +56%
Total revenue
$312K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$356K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$-42K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$44K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$10K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B90%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $320K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

We have provided a positive living environment, life skills and employment assistance to improve the quality of life for men and women in need of substance abuse recovery, re-entry and transitional housing services. We operate 5 locations with 39 available beds.

$320Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CSteps 4 Life Community Services
EINHdr · item D45-3054331
Principal addressHdr · item CRedlands, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jsteps4lifetoday.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHousing (L40)
Ruling yearIRS BMFApr 2014

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a7
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b6
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
$65,680Pt VII · Sec A
Wayne McPherson
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Eula Charles
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cynthia McGuigan’s $66K as President is at the 56th percentile of top reported officer pay among 848 $100K–1M housing 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
Cynthia McGuigan$65,680$64,728$66,198$70,862$59,500
Wayne McPherson——$4,650$5,200$2,750

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
Program service revenue$242K · 78%
Contributions & grants$70K · 22%
Program service revenue78%$242K
Contributions & grants22%$70K
— government grantsLn 1e$8K
Total revenueLn 12$312K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.90 Management & general $0.10
Program services90%$320K
Management & general10%$36K
Total functional expensesLn 25$356K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$7K
Total assetsLn 16$10K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$52K
Total net assetsLn 32$-42K
Months of cash on handcomputed0.2

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $7K · Operating expenses/yr $356K
0.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $320K · Total expenses $356K
90%
Management & General
Management & general $36K · Total expenses $356K
10%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $356K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $58K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $70K · Total revenue $312K
22%
Government reliance
Government grants $8K · Total revenue $312K
2%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $242K · Total revenue $312K
78%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $312K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $242K · Total expenses $356K
68%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $312K · Prior year $301K
+4%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $325K · FY2023 $312K
-1%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $-42K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $312K · Expenses $356K
-14%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $10K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $-42K · Total assets $10K
-416%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $10K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Cynthia McGuigan · Reported title President · Highest reported compensation $66K · Total expenses $356K
18%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $124K · Total expenses $356K
35%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 90%——
Overhead ratio 10%——
Fundraising cost ratio 0%——
Revenue growth 4%——
Investment management fee ratio 0%——
Legal fee ratio 0%——
Accounting fee ratio 2%——
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 · FY2024
Charities Aid Foundation AmericaFY2024$23K
American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$14K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$37K

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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
FY2024 (Latest)$312K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$301K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$381K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$340K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$325K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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