Stepping Stones INC

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Martinsville, VA501(c)(3)EIN 54-1496712Revenue $476K in FY2025

On file with the IRS600 Northside Dr, 24112-1910 · Martinsville, VATax-exempt since Jan 1990Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To enrich the lives of the intellectually disabled age 18 and over by providing daytime services to individuals so they can remain at home with families.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers and 11 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $68K a year · 17% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 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
$78K
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
23 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 22.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$407
0.05% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$476K
-4% vs prior year
Spent
$392K
To programs
76%
Net assets
$880K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$476K
FY2025▼ -4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$321K
FY2021$255K
FY2022$335K
FY2023$498K
FY2024$493K
FY2025$476K
Expenses
$392K
FY2025▲ +12%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$316K
FY2021$270K
FY2022$304K
FY2023$334K
FY2024$350K
FY2025$392K
Net assets
$880K
FY2025▲ +11%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$474K
FY2021$458K
FY2022$489K
FY2023$652K
FY2024$796K
FY2025$880K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 1990.

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% · $300K Management & general 24% · $92K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $78K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$58,360Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$20,013Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Pam Pritchett$58,360$55,960$53,560$53,560$61,351$54,060
Kim Nester$20,013—————

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

Provides daytime services to enrich the lives of intellectually disabled adults, helping them stay with families.

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1 program · $300K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The Organization teaches the intellectually disabled daily living skills such as oral hygiene, washing and drying hands, toileting, budgeting, computer games, sweeping, cleaning tables, and gathering trash.

$300Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$476K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$459K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$14K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$392K
Ln 25
Programscol B$300K
Managementcol C$92K
Owns and owesPt X
$880K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$737K
Total assetsLn 16$880K
LiabilitiesLn 26$407
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$14K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$459K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$387
Total revenueLn 12$476K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$88K
SavingsLn 2$649K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$737K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$136K
Total assetsLn 16$880K
LiabilitiesLn 26$407
Net assetsLn 32$880K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 511
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$692K$737K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$103K$136K
Total assetsLn 16$799K$880K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$407
Net assetsLn 32$796K$880K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$78K$18K$61K$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$159K$159K$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$5K$4K$1K$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$27K$20K$7K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$17K$13K$4K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$0$4K$0
Office expensesLn 13$11K$3K$8K$0
Information technologyLn 14$4K$4K$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$22K$20K$2K$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$10K$9K$986$0
InsuranceLn 23$20K$18K$3K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$32K$32K$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$2K$738$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$392K$300K$92K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $476K$392K$84K$880K 990 PDF
FY2024 $493K$350K$143K$796K 990 PDF
FY2023 $498K$334K$163K$652K 990 PDF
FY2022 $335K$304K$31K$489K 990 PDF
FY2021 $255K$270K−$16K$458K 990 PDF
FY2020 $321K$316K$5K$474K 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 $475,618 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $12,960$14,133
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $471,343$458,818
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,337$2,280
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $5,633$387
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $493,273$475,618
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $267,851$285,655
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $81,933$106,167
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $349,784$391,822
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $143,489$83,796
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $475,618 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$4,833
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$9,300
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$14,133
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$458,818
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,280$2,280
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $387 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$387
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $459,205 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,280$475,618
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $391,822 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $17,508 · Management $60,865 · Fundraising $0$78,373
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $158,754 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$158,754
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $3,688 · Management $1,273 · Fundraising $0$4,961
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $19,788 · Management $6,830 · Fundraising $0$26,618
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,600 · Management $4,349 · Fundraising $0$16,949
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $4,500 · Fundraising $0$4,500
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,791 · Management $7,889 · Fundraising $0$10,680
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,574 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$3,574
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $19,934 · Management $2,215 · Fundraising $0$22,149
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $8,875 · Management $986 · Fundraising $0$9,861
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $17,817 · Management $2,590 · Fundraising $0$20,407
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $31,872 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$31,872
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,386 · Management $738 · Fundraising $0$3,124
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $299,587 · Management $92,235 · Fundraising $0$391,822
Part X · Balance sheet $879,977 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $305,589$88,010
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $386,666$648,545
X-4 Accounts receivable$2,873
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,879$4,305
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $103,102$136,244
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $799,236$879,977
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,462$407
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,462$407
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $795,774$879,570
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $795,774$879,570
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $799,236$879,977
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $879,570 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$475,618
XI-2 Total expenses$391,822
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$83,796
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$795,774
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$879,570

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