White Horse Stepstone: FY2023 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 92-3445513)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023	$145K
FY2024	$955K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2023	$127K
FY2024	$1.2M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023	$17K
FY2024	−$213K

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 2023.

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

Where the money goes

65 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

65%

16%

18%

Program services 65% · $83K Management & general 16% · $20K Fundraising 18% · $24K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

8 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Doug Orr

President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Gareth Higgins

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Amy Kim Kyremes-Parks

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ramsey Hinkle

Vice President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Thomas Brown

Treasurer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Justice Rodgers

Secretary

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cecily Hines

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ann White

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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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 2Yes
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

White Horse Stepstone is an arts and culture nonprofit based in Black Mtn, NC.

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1 program · $83K · in their own filed words · FY2023

01

Holding musical performances and events with a focus on education and awareness of the culture, history, and development of various genres of music and musical performances.

$83Kprogram expense

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 · FY2025

Random Acts INCFY2025$48K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$48K

Grants paid · 6 grants · $125K · 2024–2024

Hammer and HeartNC · FY2024$37,188

Black Mountain Counseling Center INCNC · FY2024$25,593

Bounty & SoulNC · FY2024$22,188

Swannanoa Valley Historical & Preservation Association INCNC · FY2024$21,932

Black Mountain Home for Children Youth & Families INCNC · FY2024$10,000

Swannanoa Valley Montessori School INCNC · FY2024$8,112

By the numbers

Org confirmed 0 of 8 linesconfirmednot yet

The FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$145K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$145K

Money outPt IX

$127K

Ln 25

Programscol B$83K

Managementcol C$20K

Fundraisingcol D$24K

Owns and owesPt X

$17K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$38K

Total assetsLn 16$780K

LiabilitiesLn 26$763K

PeoplePt VI, VII

8

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a8

IndependentVI 1b0

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$145K

Total revenueLn 12$145K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$38K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$38K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$699K

Other assetsLn 15$43K

Total assetsLn 16$780K

LiabilitiesLn 26$763K

Net assetsLn 32$17K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 614

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

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

Line	Start FY23	End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2		$38K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c		$699K
Total assetsLn 16	$0	$780K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$0	$763K
Net assetsLn 32	$0	$17K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$2K	$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$3K		$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$5K		$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$10K	$10K
Office expensesLn 13	$1K	$1K	$238
OccupancyLn 16	$4K	$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$6K	$6K
InsuranceLn 23	$5K	$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$25K	$22K	$1K	$2K
All other expensesLn 24e	$67K	$34K	$11K	$22K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$127K	$83K	$20K	$24K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest	$955K	$1.2M	−$230K	−$213K	990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing	$145K	$127K	$17K	$17K	990 PDF

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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)

Part I · Summary $144,630 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grants$144,630

I-9 Program service revenue$0

I-10 Investment income$0

I-11 Other revenue$0

I-12 Total revenue$144,630

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$1,800

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefits$0

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expenses$125,525

I-18 Total expenses$127,325

I-19 Revenue less expenses$17,305

Part VI · Governance 0 of 8 board members independent, 4 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8

VI-1b Independent voting members0

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $144,630 across 5 lines filed

VIII-1b Membership dues$68,300

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$76,330

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$144,630

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0

VIII-12 Total revenue$144,630

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $127,325 across 10 lines filed

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,800$1,800

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,925$2,925

IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $5,000$5,000

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $9,562$9,562

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,142 · Management $238$1,380

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $4,373$4,373

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $5,871$5,871

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,032$5,032

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $22,038 · Management $1,120 · Fundraising $1,680$24,838

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $33,545 · Management $11,132 · Fundraising $21,867$66,544

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $83,363 · Management $20,415 · Fundraising $23,547$127,325

Part X · Balance sheet $779,844 assets, 10 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$38,093

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$698,610

X-15 Other assets$43,141

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$779,844

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$12,539

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$762,539

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictions−$38,695

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$56,000

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$17,305

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$779,844

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $17,305 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$144,630

XI-2 Total expenses$127,325

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$17,305

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$17,305

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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White Horse Stepstone FY2023 filing

Before you give

Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for White Horse Stepstone

Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV