Stepping Stones to Learning

Tax-deductible

Gig Harbor, WA501(c)(3)EducationEIN 91-1975830

Christian preschool education (stepping stones to learning) and christian learning center/daycare (little steps learning center)

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$4K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $98K a year · 14% 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
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$4K
to officers and key staff · 0.8% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 99% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $18
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$388
0.04% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$645K
+0.8% vs prior year
Spent
$521K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$880K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$645K
FY2025▲ +0.8%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$844K
FY2022$816K
FY2023$614K
FY2024$640K
FY2025$645K
Expenses
$521K
FY2025▼ -7%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$834K
FY2022$638K
FY2023$519K
FY2024$560K
FY2025$521K
Net assets
$880K
FY2025▲ +17%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$580K
FY2022$758K
FY2023$673K
FY2024$753K
FY2025$880K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending July 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2002.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $521K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990; $4K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$1,400Pt VII · Sec A
$1,100Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$975Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$431Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sabrina Chivington’s $1K as Secretary is at the 1st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Sabrina Chivington$1,400$963$650
Rachel Harter—$600$1,200
Courtney Vint—$1,080$1,200
Jon Cooper——$1,200
Christian Harkson$1,100——
Taylor Hadley$975——
Heather Adams—$850$650
Stephanie Higgins$431——

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

Provides Christian preschool education and childcare services for young children.

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1 program service account for $521K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Preschool christian educationserved approximately 120 students ranging from 3 to 5 years of age. Offered 11 classrooms with programs for the ages listed above, providing both am & PM classes.

$521Kprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$18

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$645K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$545K
Other incomeLn 4–11$75K
Investment incomeLn 3$15K
Money outPt IX
$521K
Ln 25
Programscol B$521K
Owns and owesPt X
$880K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$578K
Total assetsLn 16$881K
LiabilitiesLn 26$388
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$10K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$545K
Investment incomeLn 3$15K
Other incomeLn 4–11$75K
Total revenueLn 12$645K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$578K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$578K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$273K
Other assetsLn 15$30K
Total assetsLn 16$881K
LiabilitiesLn 26$388
Net assetsLn 32$880K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 556
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJuly
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$473K$578K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$280K$273K
Total assetsLn 16$754K$881K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K$388
Net assetsLn 32$753K$880K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$60K$60K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$315K$315K
Payroll taxesLn 10$36K$36K
Accounting feesLn 11c$15K$15K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$414$414
Office expensesLn 13$6K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$46K$46K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$8K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$33K$33K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$521K$521K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $645K$521K$125K$880K 990 PDF
FY2024 $640K$560K$80K$753K 990 PDF
FY2023 $614K$519K$95K$673K 990 PDF
FY2022 $816K$638K$178K$758K 990 PDF
FY2021 $844K$834K$11K$580K 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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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $645,301 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$10,270
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$10,270
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $544,621$544,621
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $15,279$15,279
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $75,131$75,131
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $544,621 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $90,410$645,301
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $520,600 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $60,318$60,318
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $315,117$315,117
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $35,927$35,927
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $14,913$14,913
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $414$414
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,601$5,601
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $46,093$46,093
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $7,638$7,638
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $32,815$32,815
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,764$1,764
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $520,600 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$520,600
Part X · Balance sheet $880,566 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $473,143$577,984
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $280,462$272,824
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $333$29,758
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $753,938$880,566
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,170$388
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,170$388
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $752,768$880,178
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $753,938$880,566
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $880,178 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$645,301
XI-2 Total expenses$520,600
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$124,701
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$752,768
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$2,709
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$880,178

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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