Steps to Hope INC: FY2023 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 56-1484890)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021	$1.1M
FY2022	$2.1M
FY2023	$2.9M
FY2024	$3.3M
FY2025	$3.3M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021	$930K
FY2022	$1.4M
FY2023	$1.9M
FY2024	$2.1M
FY2025	$2.3M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021	$3.1M
FY2022	$3.6M
FY2023	$4.7M
FY2024	$6.0M
FY2025	$7.1M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 1986.

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

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

86%

13%

Program services 86% · $1.7M Management & general 13% · $250K Fundraising 1% · $22K

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

13 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII

Piper Close

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Marion Connor

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mary Duran

Secretary

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Chuck Elder

Treasurer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cindy Gramling

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Chip Boyle JR

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sandra McCormack

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sally McPherson

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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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 shelter, education, and advocacy to end domestic and sexual abuse.

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2 programs · $1.7M · in their own filed words · FY2022

01

The organization operates a second chance thrift store and thrift barn to provide low cost clothing & household items to their clients and also to low income families in the community.

$993Kprogram expense

02

During the fiscal year, we provided 3,800 services to 213 victims of domestic violence or sexual assault and their families. These services included safe shelter, information, advocacy, referral, transportation, therapeutic counseling, court accompaniment and limited financial assistance.

$670Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record

Grants received · FY2025

Polk County Community Foundation INCFY2025$63K

Gateway Wellness FoundationFY2025$9K

Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$72K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$2.9M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.6M

Other incomeLn 4–11$256K

Investment incomeLn 3$51K

Money outPt IX

$1.9M

Ln 25

Programscol B$1.7M

Managementcol C$250K

Fundraisingcol D$22K

Owns and owesPt X

$4.7M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.9M

Total assetsLn 16$5.1M

LiabilitiesLn 26$446K

PeoplePt VI, VII

13

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a12

IndependentVI 1b12

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.6M

Government grantsLn 1e$547K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$1.7M

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$30K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$2K

Investment incomeLn 3$51K

Other incomeLn 4–11$256K

Gains on assetsLn 7−$9K

Total revenueLn 12$2.9M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$1.9M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.9M

Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$195K

Inventories for sale or useLn 8$193K

Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$34K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.3M

InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.2M

Other assetsLn 15$358K

Total assetsLn 16$5.1M

LiabilitiesLn 26$446K

Net assetsLn 32$4.7M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 549

VolunteersI 677

Fiscal year endsHeaderJune

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14Yes

3More from this return

Abroad and in kindSch F, M

Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$1.7M

4Year over year

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

Line	Start FY23	End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$1.0M	$1.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$1.1M	$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$1.3M	$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16	$3.7M	$5.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$76K	$446K
Net assetsLn 32	$3.6M	$4.7M

5Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$1.1M	$875K	$180K	$14K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$141K	$123K	$17K	$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$88K	$72K	$15K	$1K
Legal feesLn 11b	$10K	$6K	$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$10K		$10K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$44K	$44K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$8K	$8K
Office expensesLn 13	$21K	$19K	$3K
OccupancyLn 16	$160K	$157K	$3K
TravelLn 17	$8K	$8K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$88K	$82K	$6K
InsuranceLn 23	$41K	$39K	$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$220K	$204K	$10K	$6K
All other expensesLn 24e	$24K	$24K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$1.9M	$1.7M	$250K	$22K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS May 6, 2026	$3.3M	$2.3M	$1.0M	$7.1M	990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 9, 2025	$3.3M	$2.1M	$1.1M	$6.0M	990 PDF
FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 2, 2024	$2.9M	$1.9M	$998K	$4.7M	990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Feb 9, 2023	$2.1M	$1.4M	$692K	$3.6M	990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Jan 28, 2022	$1.1M	$930K	$174K	$3.1M	990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

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

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Part I · Summary $2,932,207 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,983,187$2,623,289

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,710$1,985

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $29,945$51,063

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $120,953$255,870

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,135,795$2,932,207

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $968,194$1,298,739

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $475,719$635,415

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,443,913$1,934,154

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $691,882$998,053

Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12

VI-1b Independent voting members12

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 $2,932,207 across 11 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $145,040 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1c Fundraising events$30,000

VIII-1e Government grants$547,336

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,045,953

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,703,945

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,623,289

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,985$1,985

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $60,039$60,039

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$8,976−$8,976

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $74,947$74,947

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $35,883$35,883

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $28,892 · Excluded from tax $280,026$2,932,207

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,934,154 across 14 lines filed

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $875,381 · Management $179,983 · Fundraising $13,781$1,069,145

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $122,797 · Management $17,353 · Fundraising $1,009$141,159

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $72,408 · Management $14,887 · Fundraising $1,140$88,435

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $6,334 · Management $3,166$9,500

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $10,250$10,250

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $44,033$44,033

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $8,300$8,300

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $18,790 · Management $2,708$21,498

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $156,964 · Management $3,447$160,411

IX-17 TravelPrograms $8,195$8,195

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $81,963 · Management $5,785$87,748

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $39,143 · Management $2,134$41,277

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $204,274 · Management $10,215 · Fundraising $5,796$220,285

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $23,918$23,918

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,662,500 · Management $249,928 · Fundraising $21,726$1,934,154

Part X · Balance sheet $5,129,503 assets, 15 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,002,710$1,879,064

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $17,888$195,458

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $169,677$193,361

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $32,681$34,332

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,253,910$1,267,298

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,073,563$1,202,169

X-15 Other assets$357,821

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,657,411$5,129,503

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $55,647$87,501

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $20,129$358,528

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $75,776$446,029

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,501,094$4,596,316

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $80,541$87,158

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,581,635$4,683,474

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,657,411$5,129,503

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,683,474 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$2,932,207

XI-2 Total expenses$1,934,154

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$998,053

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,581,635

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$103,786

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,683,474

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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Steps to Hope INC FY2023 filing

Before you give

Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for Steps to Hope INC

Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV