The Step Up Foundation

Tax-deductible

Virginia Beach, VA501(c)(3)Since 2021Mental HealthEIN 86-3220226

To raise awareness and provide funding for programs to treat military specific injuries such as tbi and blast wave injury with the goal to end veteran suicide

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 23 volunteers and 2 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

Before you give

FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
Is it a real charity?
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Are gifts tax-deductible?
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Is it filing on time?
FY2025
latest Form 990
IRS e-file · Filing history
Is it financially stable?
3 of 4
years in the black
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
How much reaches the programs?
92%
of spending
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
What are leaders paid?
$44K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Pt VII · Sec A
Do they have reserves?
25 mo
of spending, in cash
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Who is supporting them already?
1
named funder · $5K
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Do they carry debt?
$3K
liabilities
Pt X · Ln 26
Who oversees it?
4
independent of 4 voting board members
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$209K
-67% vs prior year
Spent
$284K
To programs
92%
Net assets
$591K
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$209K
FY2025▼ -67%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$295K
FY2023$338K
FY2024$627K
FY2025$209K
Expenses
$284K
FY2025▲ +5%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$194K
FY2023$133K
FY2024$270K
FY2025$284K
Net assets
$591K
FY2025▼ -11%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$104K
FY2023$309K
FY2024$666K
FY2025$591K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

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?
Yes — filed FY2025
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CThe Step Up Foundation
EINHdr · item D86-3220226
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFDec 2021
Year of formationHdr · item L2021
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CVirginia Beach, VA
NTEE classificationIRS BMFMental Health (F99)

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.92 Management & general $0.04 Fundraising $0.04
Program services92%$260K
Management & general4%$13K
Fundraising4%$11K
Total functional expensesLn 25$284K

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Program efficiency
92%
of spending reaches programs▲ +24% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
25.1mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -15% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-36%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -163% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Total assets
$594K
FY2025▼ -11%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2022$105K
FY2023$309K
FY2024$668K
FY2025$594K
Total liabilities
$3K
FY2025▲ +85%
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2022$1K
FY2023$0
FY2024$2K
FY2025$3K
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$75K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$594K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B92%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 34
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 44

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$594K
Total assetsLn 16$594K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$3K
Total net assetsLn 32$591K
Months of cash on handcomputed25.1

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$206K · 99%
Investment income$5K · 2%
Contributions & grants99%$206K
Investment income2%$5K
Total revenueLn 12$209K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $594K · Operating expenses/yr $284K
25.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $260K · Total expenses $284K
92%
Management & General
Management & general $13K · Total expenses $284K
4%
Fundraising
Fundraising $11K · Total expenses $284K
4%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $28K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $387K
$0.07 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $206K · Total revenue $209K
99%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $209K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $209K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $5K · Total revenue $209K
+2%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $284K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $209K · Prior year $627K
-67%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $591K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $209K · Expenses $284K
-36%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $594K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $591K · Total assets $594K
99%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $594K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Sara R Wilkinson · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $22K · Total expenses $284K
8%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $47K · Total expenses $284K
17%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 92%——
Overhead ratio 4%——
Fundraising cost ratio 5%——
Revenue growth -67%——

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

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$22,000Pt VII · Sec A
$22,000Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sara R Wilkinson’s $22K as President is at the 12th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2094 $100K–1M mental health 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Sara Rebecca Wilkinson—$42,857$25,000
Sara R Wilkinson$22,000——
Meghan Rodman$22,000$22,000—

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
  • 4Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 4Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

Funds programs treating military injuries like TBI to end veteran suicide.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $260K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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To change the narrative concerning the number of veteran suicides by dramatically expanding awareness regarding the effects of blast wave injury, traumatic brain injuries, and post traumatic stress.

$260Kprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K
Grants paid · 2 grants · $185K · 2022–2022
Sound OffTX · FY2022$150,216
Navy Seal Foundation INCVA · FY2022$35,204

Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest Viewing $209K$284K-67% 990 PDF
FY2024 $627K$270K+85% 990 PDF
FY2023 $338K$133K+15% 990 PDF
FY2022 $295K$194K 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

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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