Grands Stepping Up is a non-profit corporation dedicated to assisting grandparents/kinship guardians who are raising their grandchildren, primarily due to many issues such as the opiate epidemic, incarceration, mental health issues, death or illness of the parents that cause the parents to have the inability to fitness in their traditional parental roles; to assist by the creation of many holistic programs (to include denis' pantry & free store, as the only program that will also be offered to all community residents) that will support the new grand- family financially, psychologically, legally and socially to support the success of the new family unit; to educate governing county agencies and entities , as well as primary care physicians, school districts, etc. Regarding the complexity of the grand/kinship families' needs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
69¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2023 · 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $41K a year · 21% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
69%
of spending
Fine: 69% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $38K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 18 voting members
Concern: none of 18 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$93K
-85% vs prior year
Spent
$93K
To programs
69%
Net assets
$17K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$93K
FY2023▼ -85%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$26K
FY2021$107K
FY2022$642K
FY2023$93K
FY2024$103K
Expenses
$93K
FY2023▲ +27%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$20K
FY2021$71K
FY2022$73K
FY2023$93K
FY2024$509K
Net assets
$17K
FY2023+0.1%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$6K
FY2021$41K
FY2022$17K
FY2023$17K
FY2024$23K

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 2020.

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Where the money goes

69 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 69% · $65K Management & general 30% · $28K Fundraising 1% · $706

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

18 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Board of Director
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Board of Director
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Board of Director
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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Supports grandparents raising children with holistic programs and resources.

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1 program · $65K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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To ensure that GRANDPARENTS/KINSHIP guardians and their children enjoy the various holidays by offering them holiday gift baskets of supplies to celebrate; to assist GRANDPARENTS/KINSHIP guardians with expenses they incur to assist in raising their grandchildren

$65Kprogram expense

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Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$93K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$81K
Other incomeLn 4–11$12K
Investment incomeLn 3$24
Money outPt IX
$93K
Ln 25
Programscol B$65K
Managementcol C$28K
Fundraisingcol D$706
Owns and owesPt X
$17K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$16K
Total assetsLn 16$17K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a18
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$81K
Investment incomeLn 3$24
Other incomeLn 4–11$12K
Total revenueLn 12$93K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$16K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$16K
Total assetsLn 16$17K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$17K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 650
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$17K$16K
Total assetsLn 16$17K$17K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$17K$17K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Legal feesLn 11b$8K$8K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$3K$706
Information technologyLn 14$913$913
OccupancyLn 16$2K$2K
TravelLn 17$1K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$51$51
InsuranceLn 23$985$985
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$70K$57K$13K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$93K$65K$28K$706

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $103K$509K−$406K$23K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $93K$93K$23$17K 990 PDF
FY2022 $642K$73K$569K$17K 990 PDF
FY2021 $107K$71K$36K$41K 990 PDF
FY2020 $26K$20K$6K$6K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $93,488 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $641,985$81,330
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $42$24
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$12,134
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $642,027$93,488
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $73,497$93,465
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $73,497$93,465
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $568,530$23
Part VI · Governance 0 of 18 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body18
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $93,488 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$81,330
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$81,330
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $24$24
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $12,134$12,134
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $12,158$93,488
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $93,465 across 10 lines filed
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $7,890$7,890
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $2,898$2,898
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $3,259 · Fundraising $706$3,965
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $913$913
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $1,871$1,871
IX-17 TravelManagement $1,420$1,420
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $51$51
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $985$985
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $56,923 · Management $13,278$70,201
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $3,271$3,271
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $64,813 · Management $27,946 · Fundraising $706$93,465
Part X · Balance sheet $17,002 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $16,978$16,237
X-4 Accounts receivable$765
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $16,978$17,002
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $16,978$17,002
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $16,978$17,002
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $16,978$17,002
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $17,002 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$93,488
XI-2 Total expenses$93,465
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$23
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$16,978
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$17,002

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