A Stepping Stone Foundation FY2023 filing

Phoenix, AZ · Public charity (501(c)(3))

✓ Tax-deductible Latest data FY2023
Revenue
$655K
▲ +30% vs prior year
Spent
$609K
To programs
61%
Net assets
$1.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$655K
FY2023▲ +30%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$898K
FY2021$528K
FY2022$502K
FY2023$655K
FY2024$682K
FY2025$388K
Expenses
$609K
FY2023▲ +21%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$441K
FY2021$423K
FY2022$505K
FY2023$609K
FY2024$824K
FY2025$473K
Net assets
$1.2M
FY2023▼ -7%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.0M
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Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 2023 (IRS tax year 2022).

Status and standing

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Filed FY2024 (typical filing lag)
Foundation funders?
1 funder — Arizona Community Foundation
$35K in the latest grant year.
Spent on programs?
61% to programs
Form 990 Part IX, latest filing.
Size and trend
$100K–1M
↑ +30% vs prior year
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CA Stepping Stone Foundation
EINHdr · item D74-2567068
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 1990
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CPhoenix, AZ
NTEE classificationIRS BMFNonprofit
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.asteppingstone.org

Where the money goes

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.61 Management & general $0.15 Fundraising $0.25
Program services61%$371K
Management & general15%$89K
Fundraising25%$150K
Total functional expensesLn 25$609K

Financial health

Program efficiency
61%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
25.2mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+7%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Total assets
$1.2M
FY2023▼ -17%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.1M
Total liabilities
$52K
FY2023▼ -75%
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2020$87K
FY2021$94K
FY2022$210K
FY2023$52K
FY2024$218K
FY2025$97K
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$46K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.2M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B61%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 316
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 416

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$690K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$52K
Total net assetsLn 32$1.2M
Months of cash on handcomputed13.6

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$604K · 92%
Investment income$51K · 8%
Contributions & grants92%$604K
Investment income8%$51K
— government grantsLn 1e$146K
Total revenueLn 12$655K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $1.2M · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $609K · Less non-cash grants $40K · Cash operating expenses/yr $569K
25.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $371K · Total expenses $609K
61%
Management & General
Management & general $89K · Total expenses $609K
15%
Fundraising
Fundraising $150K · Total expenses $609K
25%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $83K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $448K
$0.18 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $604K · Total revenue $655K
92%
Government reliance
Government grants $146K · Total revenue $655K
22%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $655K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $51K · Total revenue $655K
+8%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $609K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $655K · Prior year $502K
+30%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $1.2M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $655K · Expenses $609K
+7%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $1.2M
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $1.2M · Total assets $1.2M
96%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $503K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $1.2M
41%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Cynthia Gattorna · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $76K · Total expenses $609K
13%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $159K · Total expenses $609K
26%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 61%——
Overhead ratio 15%——
Fundraising cost ratio 25%——
Revenue growth 30%——
Accounting fee ratio 3%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$76,479Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Gabriela Jimenez$91,503—————
Cynthia Gattorna——$76,479$72,085$72,150$65,000
Gabriel Jimenez—$40,729————

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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a16
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b16
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

Educates children and families to build pathways to success.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $371K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
01

Our flagship program, leaf (literacy elevates arizona families) provided early childhood education and whole family literacy to disadvantged children and their parents, whose absence of english literacy put their children at risk of school failure and reduced life choices.

$371Kprogram expense
02

Actively partnered with local high schools to identify and reconnect with former preschool students in order to provide college scholarships (billie gannaway memorial, william o. Smith memorial, and ivey stepping higher) for former preschool students. We awarded 26 scholarships to students for a total of $44,399.

Pt IX · col B

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Funders

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$35K

Filing history

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest $388K$473K-43% 990 PDF
FY2024 $682K$824K+4% 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $655K$609K+30% 990 PDF
FY2022 $502K$505K-5% 990 PDF
FY2021 $528K$423K-41% 990 PDF
FY2020 $898K$441K 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

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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