Stanislaus Equity Partners INC

Tax-deductible

Modesto, CA501(c)(3)Since 2015Community DevelopmentEIN 47-3797356Revenue $2.7M in FY2025

On file with the IRSstanep.org1935 G Street Suite B, 95354-1320 · Modesto, CATax-exempt since Jun 2015Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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The organization works to connect neighbors, resources and opportunities. As a community development corporation, step works to empower Stanislaus residents with access to asset building opportunities through housing, small business services and affordable lending.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$291K 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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FY2025 · 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 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.7M a year · 49% of revenue · last 4 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 4 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$291K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 54% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $175K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$270K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.7M
+14% vs prior year
Spent
$1.7M
To programs
76%
Net assets
$7.3M
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$2.7M
FY2025▲ +14%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$5.3M
FY2023$3.5M
FY2024$2.4M
FY2025$2.7M
Expenses
$1.7M
FY2025▼ -25%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$2.2M
FY2025$1.7M
Net assets
$7.3M
FY2025▲ +16%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$4.2M
FY2023$5.7M
FY2024$6.3M
FY2025$7.3M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · 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 2015.

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

Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $1.3M Management & general 24% · $398K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $291K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President/Ce
$168,759Pt VII · Sec A
$122,318Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jessica Filbrun’s $169K as President/Ce is at the 54th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2832 $1–10M community development 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

NameFY2025FY2024
Jessica Filbrun$168,759$127,657
Doris Daniel Brima$122,318$111,525

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Connects neighbors, resources, and opportunities to empower residents through housing, business services, and lending.

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3 programs · $1.3M · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

As a community development corporation, step works to empower stanislaus residents with access to asset building opportunities through housing, small busienss services and affordable lending through various programs that it offers.

$1.3Mprogram expense
02

The proposed micro home manufacturing and construction training program is multifaceted economic and workforce development initiative designed to simultaneously address workforce skill gaps, regional housing shortages, and economic disparities across stanislaus, merced, and san joaquin counties.

Pt IX · col B
03

Build and fund the affordable housing trust fund to purchase, covenant and hold land for the development of affordable housing projects.

Pt IX · col B

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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$175K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $64K · 2022–2022
Unitemized GrantFY2022$64,500

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Other incomeLn 4–11$580K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$361K
Money outPt IX
$1.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.3M
Managementcol C$398K
Owns and owesPt X
$7.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$7.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$270K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$793K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$361K
Investment incomeLn 3$115K
Other incomeLn 4–11$580K
Total revenueLn 12$2.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.3M
Other assetsLn 15$3.9M
Total assetsLn 16$7.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$270K
Net assetsLn 32$7.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.4M$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.3M$2.3M
Total assetsLn 16$7.5M$7.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M$270K
Net assetsLn 32$6.3M$7.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$291K$291K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$196K$72K$124K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$12K$12K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$75K$63K$12K
Payroll taxesLn 10$39K$29K$10K
Accounting feesLn 11c$38K$790$38K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$14K$152$13K
Office expensesLn 13$14K$681$13K
OccupancyLn 16$43K$43K
TravelLn 17$5K$2K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$63K$63K
InsuranceLn 23$44K$8K$35K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$750K$683K$66K
All other expensesLn 24e$83K$55K$28K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.7M$1.3M$398K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $2.7M$1.7M$1.0M$7.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.4M$2.2M$134K$6.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.5M$2.0M$1.5M$5.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $5.3M$1.2M$4.1M$4.2M 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,691,585 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,826,823$1,635,595
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $342,803$361,328
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $177,870$114,755
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $11,945$579,907
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,359,441$2,691,585
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $841,044$613,664
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,384,772$1,053,367
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,225,816$1,667,031
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $133,625$1,024,554
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,691,585 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$792,523
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$843,072
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,635,595
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $361,328$361,328
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $114,755$114,755
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $579,907$579,907
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $941,235 · Excluded from tax $114,755$2,691,585
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,667,031 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $291,077$291,077
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $72,486 · Management $123,978$196,464
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsManagement $12,468$12,468
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $62,895 · Management $11,864$74,759
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $29,076 · Management $9,820$38,896
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $790 · Management $37,695$38,485
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $152 · Management $13,486$13,638
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $681 · Management $13,211$13,892
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $42,801$42,801
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,002 · Management $2,840$4,842
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $63,485$63,485
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,242 · Management $35,295$43,537
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $683,186 · Management $66,450$749,636
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $55,182 · Management $27,869$83,051
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,269,254 · Management $397,777 · Fundraising $0$1,667,031
Part X · Balance sheet $7,558,201 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $4,425,305$1,180,014
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $47,714$170,928
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $98$31,718
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,320,991$2,260,101
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $3,136$3,051
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $737,153$3,912,389
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $7,534,397$7,558,201
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $90,039$186,798
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $120,941$82,713
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,232,518$269,511
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $6,040,917$7,173,022
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $260,962$115,668
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $6,301,879$7,288,690
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $7,534,397$7,558,201
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $7,288,690 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,691,585
XI-2 Total expenses$1,667,031
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,024,554
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$6,301,879
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$37,743
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$7,288,690

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