Small Steps for Compassion EIN 81-2115167

Small Steps for Compassion FY2021 filing

EIN  81-2115167 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Franklin, TN Founded 2016
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Rescues children and provides education to transform lives in Tanzania.
Leadership
Corrinne Pickle · Vice-President · $8K
Money in and out
$757K revenue, $674K expenses
Bottom line
95% program efficiency

Rescues children and provides education to transform lives in Tanzania. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $757K in revenue, $674K in expenses, and $159K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$757K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$674K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$159K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $84K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.95 Management & general $0.04 Fundraising $0.01
Program efficiency
95%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
2.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+11%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$757K
FY2021▲ +38%
Expenses
$674K
FY2021▲ +2%
Total assets
$159K
FY2021▲ +110%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2021
Total revenue
$757K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$674K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$159K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$84K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$159K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B95%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 42
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $641K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

Operated our school in the Tanzania community; provided a loving home and education to children in our care.

$641Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CSmall Steps for Compassion
EINHdr · item D81-2115167
Principal addressHdr · item CFranklin, TN
Year of formationHdr · item L2016
State of legal domicileHdr · item MTN
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P50)
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 2016

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a5
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b2
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Vice-President
$7,800Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Compliance and Business Development
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Corrinne Pickle’s $65K as Vice-President is at the 55th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2165 $100K–1M human services 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

NameFY2025FY2021FY2020
Corrinne Pickle$65,000$7,800$7,800

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$752K · 99%
Other revenue$5K · 1%
Contributions & grants99%$752K
Other revenue1%$5K
Investment income$3
Total revenueLn 12$757K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.95 Management & general $0.04 Fundraising $0.01
Program services95%$641K
Management & general4%$29K
Fundraising1%$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$674K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$156K
Total assetsLn 16$159K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$159K
Months of cash on handcomputed2.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $156K · Operating expenses/yr $674K
2.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $641K · Total expenses $674K
95%
Management & General
Management & general $29K · Total expenses $674K
4%
Fundraising
Fundraising $3K · Total expenses $674K
1%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $3K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $650K
$0.00 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $752K · Total revenue $757K
99%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $757K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $757K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $3 · Total revenue $757K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $674K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $757K · Prior year $547K
+38%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $159K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $757K · Expenses $674K
+11%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $159K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $159K · Total assets $159K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $159K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Corrinne Pickle · Reported title Vice-President · Highest reported compensation $8K · Total expenses $674K
1%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $77K · Total expenses $674K
11%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 95%
Overhead ratio 4%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth 38%
Legal fee ratio 0%
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.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 3 grants · $340K · 2022–2023
Unitemized GrantFY2023$3,500
Unitemized GrantFY2022$168,387
Unitemized GrantFY2022$168,387

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$416K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$545K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$507K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$959K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$757K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$547K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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