A parenting organization which coaches underserved parents and their infants with trained instructors who model ways of interacting with babies.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 40 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $76K a year · 35% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$37K
to officers and key staff · 23% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 23% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
48 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 47.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $25K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
0.4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$310K
+65% vs prior year
Spent
$164K
To programs
73%
Net assets
$652K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$310K
FY2024▲ +65%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$202K
FY2021$199K
FY2022$185K
FY2023$188K
FY2024$310K
Expenses
$164K
FY2024▲ +16%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$139K
FY2021$132K
FY2022$126K
FY2023$141K
FY2024$164K
Net assets
$652K
FY2024▲ +29%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$334K
FY2021$402K
FY2022$460K
FY2023$506K
FY2024$652K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2017.

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

Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $120K Management & general 18% · $29K Fundraising 9% · $15K

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

15 people listed on the 990; $37K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$36,456Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$825Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lisa Field’s $36K as Executive Director is at the 24th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Lisa Field$36,456$34,578$32,241$24,770
Guy Desanctis$825———

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

Coaches underserved parents and infants with instructors modeling interaction techniques.

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1 program · $120K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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5 Steps to Five experienced significant growth,increased community engagement, and strong program development in 2024. The team focused especially on staff training, data collection, and strategic partnerships to furthur expand our programs. As a result, we saw notable increases in attendance and participation.

$120Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$25K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$310K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$285K
Investment incomeLn 3$31K
Money outPt IX
$164K
Ln 25
Programscol B$120K
Managementcol C$29K
Fundraisingcol D$15K
Owns and owesPt X
$652K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$653K
Total assetsLn 16$655K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$285K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$1K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$47K
Investment incomeLn 3$31K
Total revenueLn 12$310K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$7K
SavingsLn 2$645K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$653K
Total assetsLn 16$655K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$652K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 640
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$482K$653K
Total assetsLn 16$509K$655K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$506K$652K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$36K$26K$7K$4K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$68K$57K$5K$6K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2K$2K$255$190
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$8K$1K$859
Legal feesLn 11b$262$262$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$0$2K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$16K$6K$9K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$496$496$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$3K$1K$2K$550
OccupancyLn 16$7K$6K$537$406
TravelLn 17$1K$1K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$2K$726$1K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$13K$11K$0$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$1K$457$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$164K$120K$29K$15K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $310K$164K$146K$652K 990 PDF
FY2023 $188K$141K$47K$506K 990 PDF
FY2022 $185K$126K$58K$460K 990 PDF
FY2021 $199K$132K$67K$402K 990 PDF
FY2020 $202K$139K$63K$334K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $309,811 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $168,799$284,601
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $19,320$31,485
I-11 Other revenue−$6,275
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $188,119$309,811
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $104,370$116,499
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $37,108$47,633
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $141,478$164,132
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $46,641$145,679
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $309,811 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$46,832
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$237,769
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,303
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$284,601
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $31,485$31,485
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$6,275−$6,275
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $25,210$309,811
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $164,132 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $25,586 · Management $7,233 · Fundraising $3,637$36,456
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $57,322 · Management $5,245 · Fundraising $5,671$68,238
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,696 · Management $255 · Fundraising $190$2,141
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,653 · Management $1,152 · Fundraising $859$9,664
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $262 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$262
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $1,700 · Fundraising $0$1,700
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $6,334 · Management $9,443 · Fundraising $0$15,777
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $496 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$496
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,041 · Management $1,700 · Fundraising $550$3,291
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $6,065 · Management $537 · Fundraising $406$7,008
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,347 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,347
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $726 · Management $1,013 · Fundraising $0$1,739
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $10,783 · Management $0 · Fundraising $2,137$12,920
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,041 · Management $457 · Fundraising $1,595$3,093
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $120,352 · Management $28,735 · Fundraising $15,045$164,132
Part X · Balance sheet $654,527 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $10,610$7,278
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $471,756$645,449
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $26,550$1,800
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $508,916$654,527
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,470$2,402
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,470$2,402
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $506,446$652,125
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $506,446$652,125
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $508,916$654,527
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $652,125 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$309,811
XI-2 Total expenses$164,132
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$145,679
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$506,446
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$652,125

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