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← SMALL STEPS NURTURING CENTER

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by SMALL STEPS NURTURING CENTER.

Totals

Total revenue
$6,779,988
Total expenses
$4,417,093
Contributions and grants received
$6,611,420
Grants paid
$16,034
Program service revenue
$3,959
Investment income
$184,636
Other revenue
-$20,027
Total assets, end of year
$13,447,056
Total liabilities, end of year
$621,658
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$12,825,398
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,605,077
Management and general expenses
$365,191
Fundraising expenses
$446,825
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,605,077

Program services were 81.6% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $1,752,345

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $880,400

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,978,675

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $29,616

  • 2a · Program service revenue: YMCA/summer tuition

    total $3,959 · related or exempt $3,959

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $184,636 · excluded $184,636

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $401,359

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $1,752,345

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $421,386

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$20,027 · excluded -$20,027

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $16,034 · program services $16,034

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $183,353 · program services $55,006 · management and general $55,006 · fundraising $73,341

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,304,490 · program services $2,011,060 · management and general $64,927 · fundraising $228,503

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $18,239 · program services $11,402 · management and general $744 · fundraising $6,093

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $341,186 · program services $323,418 · management and general $5,636 · fundraising $12,132

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $223,716 · program services $186,590 · management and general $10,525 · fundraising $26,601

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $82,986 · management and general $82,986

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $242,193 · program services $149,348 · management and general $89,635 · fundraising $3,210

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $2,494 · fundraising $2,494

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $79,759 · program services $44,199 · management and general $22,671 · fundraising $12,889

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $37,999 · program services $10,635 · management and general $2,101 · fundraising $25,263

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $156,459 · program services $146,489 · management and general $3,135 · fundraising $6,835

  • 17 · Travel

    total $23,853 · program services $11,108 · management and general $5,750 · fundraising $6,995

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $13,313 · program services $12,823 · management and general $61 · fundraising $429

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $152,744 · program services $143,881 · management and general $2,532 · fundraising $6,331

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $96,643 · program services $88,636 · management and general $2,279 · fundraising $5,728

  • 24a · Other expenses: Program activities

    total $230,049 · program services $230,049

  • 24b · Other expenses: Equipment maint/repair

    total $61,866 · program services $51,817 · management and general $7,596 · fundraising $2,453

  • 24c · Other expenses: Janitorial services

    total $35,054 · program services $30,814 · management and general $1,323 · fundraising $2,917

  • 24d · Other expenses: Event expenses

    total $24,611 · fundraising $24,611

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $90,052 · program services $81,768 · management and general $8,284

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $4,904,046 · end of year $1,824,056

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,992

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,404,825 · end of year $1,769,783

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $2,725 · end of year $11,827

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $35,636 · end of year $32,377

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $4,435,671

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $1,861,178

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $2,411,607 · end of year $2,574,493

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $2,125,504 · end of year $7,234,520

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $90,363 · end of year $230,510

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $241,750 · end of year $296,505

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $23,677 · end of year $26,043

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $68,600

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $7,136,099 · end of year $8,065,028

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,394,446 · end of year $4,760,370

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

Small Steps' mission is to provide an exemplary early childhood program to instill and foster the social, emotional, physical, intellectual, and spiritual growth of economically at-risk children and their families.

Activities or mission (Part I)

To provide an exemplary early childhood program to Houston's economically at-risk children and their families at no charge which includes high-quality education, nutritious meals, transport to and from school, supplies, and social/emotional therapy.

  • The nurturing environment of Small Steps provides students with a strong academic program and attention to the needs of the whole child. During the 2022-2023 school year, Small Steps provided the following at no charge to 185 economically at-risk and inner-city children: highly qualified and committed teachers who inspire learning; small classes that allow relationships to be nurtured; academic environments that are enriching and encourage children's imaginations; an innovative social-emotional curriculum that fosters self-esteem and respect; meals that meet daily nutritional needs; staff-driven vans that provide dependable transportation to and from school; and an environment where each person is treated as a unique creation and deserving of God's grace.

    Expenses $3,605,077 · Grants $16,034 · Revenue $3,959

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Emily Sheeren

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Laura Mullervy

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Brooks Despot

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Greg Highberger

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Tom Bastian

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Chris Bradshaw

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Cameron Robert Brown

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Karen David-Green

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Greg Davis

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ryan Devlin

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael Fertitta

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jeremy Goebel

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Britt Jung

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dawn Krieg

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Susan Light

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Charlotte MacVane

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Annette Mullins

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • W David de Roode

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • R Linda Alonzo Saenz

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Julie P Samson

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Stephanie Sauer

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bobby Stillwell Jr

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Carolyn Tanner

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nazareth Tekeste

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Patrick Trask

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ana M Schick

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $159,791
    From this org
    $150,151
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,640
    Hours/week
    50 + 0.5 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $117,001
    Bonus
    $33,150
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,640
    Filer's total
    $159,791

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

Part I, Line 7
The Executive Director's performance-based bonus was approved by the Board of Directors.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
15 May 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202411369349307531

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