Stepstone responds to the critical needs of the survivors of domestic violence by providing supportive services and transitional housing to nurture lives of stability and hope. Our staff and volunteers are motivated by the god-given dignity of each person. Stepstone is a collaborative ministry of the sisters of st. Joseph and the adorers of the blood of christ.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2024 · 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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $34K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $274K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 0.4 months of spending in cash, plus $274K in investments.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
12
named funders · $218K
Looks good: 12 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$112K
14% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 14% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$844K
-23% vs prior year
Spent
$996K
To programs
73%
Net assets
$671K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$844K
FY2024▼ -23%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$899K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$900K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$844K
FY2025$1.4M
Expenses
$996K
FY2024▼ -15%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$996K
FY2025$1.1M
Net assets
$671K
FY2024▼ -17%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$856K
FY2021$920K
FY2022$731K
FY2023$808K
FY2024$671K
FY2025$936K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 1996.

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Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $731K Management & general 18% · $174K Fundraising 9% · $90K

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

17 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
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Director
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Katherine Lambertz’s $75K as Executive Director is at the 15th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2037 $1–10M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Katherine Lambertz$75,237$85,714$61,544

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides housing and support services to help domestic violence survivors build stable, hopeful lives.

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1 program · $731K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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See schedule ostepstone has been transforming the lives of victims of domestic abuse in wichita since 1995. Stepstone provides transitional housing for up to two years, support services such as budget counseling, life skills training, guidance on personal boundaries and healthy relationships, educational and career goal-setting and…

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Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $33K · 2020–2020

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$844K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$810K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$21K
Investment incomeLn 3$12K
Money outPt IX
$996K
Ln 25
Programscol B$731K
Managementcol C$174K
Fundraisingcol D$90K
Owns and owesPt X
$671K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$30K
Total assetsLn 16$783K
LiabilitiesLn 26$112K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$810K
Government grantsLn 1e$547K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$21K
Investment incomeLn 3$12K
Other incomeLn 4–11$709
Gains on assetsLn 7−$1K
Total revenueLn 12$844K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$30K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$30K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$274K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$154K
Other assetsLn 15$175K
Total assetsLn 16$783K
LiabilitiesLn 26$112K
Net assetsLn 32$671K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 521
VolunteersI 631
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$55K$30K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$315K$274K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$138K$154K
Total assetsLn 16$865K$783K
LiabilitiesLn 26$57K$112K
Net assetsLn 32$808K$671K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$46K$10K$36K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$519K$425K$33K$61K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$105K$85K$10K$11K
Payroll taxesLn 10$49K$34K$10K$5K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$10K
Investment management feesLn 11f$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$12K$12K$436
TravelLn 17$7K$7K$151
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$33K$12K$20K
InsuranceLn 23$17K$8K$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$162K$136K$16K$11K
All other expensesLn 24e$32K$15K$15K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$996K$731K$174K$90K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.4M$1.1M$268K$936K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $844K$996K−$152K$671K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.1M$1.2M−$84K$808K 990 PDF
FY2022 $900K$1.0M−$138K$731K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.1M$1.0M$27K$920K 990 PDF
FY2020 $899K$1.0M−$123K$856K 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 $843,581 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,056,072$810,454
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $13,337$20,751
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $20,509$11,667
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $798$709
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,090,716$843,581
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $893,641$719,361
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $281,307$276,638
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,174,948$995,999
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$84,232−$152,418
Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members16
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 $843,581 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$546,512
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$263,942
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$810,454
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $20,751$20,751
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $12,727$12,727
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$1,060−$1,060
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $709$709
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $21,460 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $11,667$843,581
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $995,999 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $9,978 · Management $36,447$46,425
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $425,206 · Management $32,594 · Fundraising $60,890$518,690
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $84,600 · Management $9,876 · Fundraising $10,990$105,466
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $33,732 · Management $10,267 · Fundraising $4,781$48,780
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,514$1,514
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $10,127$10,127
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $1,533$1,533
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $11,546 · Fundraising $436$11,982
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,775 · Management $151$6,926
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $12,300 · Management $20,484$32,784
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,633 · Management $9,220$16,853
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $135,987 · Management $15,639 · Fundraising $10,822$162,448
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $15,250 · Management $15,053 · Fundraising $2,168$32,471
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $731,461 · Management $174,451 · Fundraising $90,087$995,999
Part X · Balance sheet $783,411 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $55,311$29,722
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $197,987$142,800
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $8,606$8,545
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $138,047$153,766
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $314,792$273,578
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $150,000$175,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $864,743$783,411
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $56,723$111,784
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $500$507
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $57,223$112,291
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $445,752$417,234
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $361,768$253,886
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $807,520$671,120
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $864,743$783,411
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $671,120 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$843,581
XI-2 Total expenses$995,999
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$152,418
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$807,520
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$26,269
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities−$35,251
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$25,000
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$671,120

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