First Step Foundation: FY2021 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 46-3268143)

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Questions the 990 asks

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Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Helps people with neurological disorders regain movement through specialized recovery programs.

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1 program · $64K · in their own filed words · FY2021

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$64Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid

Grants received · FY2024

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$10K

American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$6K

Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$16K

Grants paid · 6 grants · $287K · 2020–2024

Unitemized GrantFY2024$84,465

Unitemized GrantFY2023$63,849

Congregation Zichron Refoel INCNJ · FY2023$10,000

Unitemized GrantFY2022$24,457

Unitemized GrantFY2021$48,263

Unitemized GrantFY2020$56,194

By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$90K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$95K

Investment incomeLn 3$6

Money outPt IX

$87K

Ln 25

Programscol B$64K

Managementcol C$12K

Fundraisingcol D$11K

Owns and owesPt X

$142K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$141K

Total assetsLn 16$142K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

PeoplePt VI, VII

12

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a12

IndependentVI 1b9

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$95K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$51K

Investment incomeLn 3$6

Total revenueLn 12$90K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$141K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$141K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K

Total assetsLn 16$142K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

Net assetsLn 32$142K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY21	End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$139K	$141K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$4K	$1K
Total assetsLn 16	$142K	$142K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$3K	$0
Net assetsLn 32	$139K	$142K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$48K	$48K
Management feesLn 11a	$25K	$12K	$6K	$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$2K		$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$2K	$173	$86	$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$54	$27		$27
Office expensesLn 13	$3K	$52	$2K	$359
Information technologyLn 14	$795			$795
OccupancyLn 16	$200		$200
TravelLn 17	$2K			$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$22		$22
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$2K	$2K
InsuranceLn 23	$1K	$701	$701
Total functional expensesLn 25	$87K	$64K	$12K	$11K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest	$92K	$113K	−$21K	$168K	990 PDF
FY2023	$138K	$98K	$40K	$189K	990 PDF
FY2022	$62K	$55K	$7K	$149K	990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing	$90K	$87K	$3K	$142K	990 PDF
FY2020	$135K	$96K	$38K	$139K	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $90,460 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $131,881$95,401

I-9 Program service revenue$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $67$6

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,681−$4,947

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $134,629$90,460

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $56,194$48,263

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $7,855$0

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $32,103$38,736

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $96,152$86,999

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $38,477$3,461

Part VI · Governance 9 of 12 board members independent, 4 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12

VI-1b Independent voting members9

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $90,460 across 6 lines filed

VIII-1c Fundraising events$50,994

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$44,407

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$95,401

VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $6$6

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events−$4,947

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $6$90,460

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $86,999 across 12 lines filed

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $48,263$48,263

IX-11a Management feesPrograms $12,500 · Management $6,250 · Fundraising $6,250$25,000

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,500$2,500

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $173 · Management $86 · Fundraising $1,586$1,845

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $27 · Fundraising $27$54

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $52 · Management $2,441 · Fundraising $359$2,852

IX-14 Information technologyFundraising $795$795

IX-16 OccupancyManagement $200$200

IX-17 TravelFundraising $1,634$1,634

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $22$22

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,432$2,432

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $701 · Management $701$1,402

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $64,148 · Management $12,200 · Fundraising $10,651$86,999

Part X · Balance sheet $142,251 assets, 7 lines filed

Asset lines not itemized here account for $100; see the IRS return.

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $138,564$140,935

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,648$1,216

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $142,252$142,251

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,462$0

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $126,166$142,251

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $138,790$142,251

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $142,252$142,251

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $142,251 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$90,460

XI-2 Total expenses$86,999

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$3,461

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$138,790

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$142,251

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