Seventh Step Foundation INC

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Services to adult ex offenders including housing, food and other basic needs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$84K 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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $41K a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 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
$84K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$122K
12% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 12% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$708K
-10% vs prior year
Spent
$606K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$931K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$708K
FY2025▼ -10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$419K
FY2022$500K
FY2023$552K
FY2024$785K
FY2025$708K
Expenses
$606K
FY2025▲ +2%
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$447K
FY2022$532K
FY2023$573K
FY2024$597K
FY2025$606K
Net assets
$931K
FY2025▲ +12%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$695K
FY2022$662K
FY2023$641K
FY2024$829K
FY2025$931K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · 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 1976.

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% · $606K

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

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Who runs it and what they're paid

8 people listed on the 990; $84K 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
Executive Direc
$84,250Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President & CEO
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jared Martin’s $84K as Executive Direc is at the 64th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1404 $100K–1M crime & legal 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Jared Martin$84,250$85,300$85,200$85,200$85,200

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 housing, food, and other basic needs for adults who have been incarcerated.

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1 program · $606K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Services to adult ex offenders including housing, food and other basic needs

$606Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$708K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$694K
Other incomeLn 4–11$14K
Money outPt IX
$606K
Ln 25
Programscol B$606K
Owns and owesPt X
$931K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$539K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$122K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$694K
Other incomeLn 4–11$14K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$708K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$539K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$539K
Accounts receivableLn 4$55K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$456K
Intangible assetsLn 14$3K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$122K
Net assetsLn 32$931K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$543K$539K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$477K$456K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$260K$122K
Net assetsLn 32$829K$931K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$84K$84K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$291K$291K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$24K$24K
Payroll taxesLn 10$34K$34K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$12K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$30K$30K
TravelLn 17$5K$5K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$9K$9K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$24K$24K
InsuranceLn 23$10K$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$57K$57K
All other expensesLn 24e$27K$27K
Total functional expensesLn 25$606K$606K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 3, 2025 $708K$606K$102K$931K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Nov 12, 2024 $785K$597K$188K$829K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Mar 13, 2024 $552K$573K−$21K$641K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 2, 2022 $500K$532K−$33K$662K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Sep 8, 2021 $419K$447K−$29K$695K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $708,286 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $784,786$693,979
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$14,307
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $784,786$708,286
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $417,698$432,845
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $179,080$173,474
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $596,778$606,319
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $188,008$101,967
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $708,286 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$0
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $693,979$693,979
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $14,307$14,307
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $708,286$708,286
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $606,319 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $84,250$84,250
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $290,774$290,774
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $23,748$23,748
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $34,073$34,073
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $12,000$12,000
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $29,780$29,780
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,808$4,808
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $8,986$8,986
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $23,528$23,528
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $9,686$9,686
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $57,301$57,301
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $27,385$27,385
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $606,319 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$606,319
Part X · Balance sheet $1,052,780 assets, 22 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $542,537$539,028
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $69,242$54,759
X-5 Loans to officers and key people$0
X-6 Loans to other insiders$0
X-7 Notes and loans receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $476,534$456,290
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $604$2,703
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,088,917$1,052,780
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,676$1,286
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $255,233$120,519
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $259,909$121,805
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $829,008$930,975
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $829,008$930,975
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,088,917$1,052,780
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $930,975 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$708,286
XI-2 Total expenses$606,319
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$101,967
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$829,008
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$930,975

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