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← FIRST STEP HOUSE

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by FIRST STEP HOUSE.

Totals

Total revenue
$24,265,129
Total expenses
$21,341,774
Contributions and grants received
$1,899,329
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$21,817,509
Investment income
$414,564
Other revenue
$133,727
Total assets, end of year
$35,746,212
Total liabilities, end of year
$12,991,544
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$22,754,668
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$18,335,126
Management and general expenses
$2,514,285
Fundraising expenses
$492,363
Program service expenses (Part III)
$18,335,126

Program services were 85.9% 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

    $64,403

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,834,926

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $844,840

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TREATMENT & HOUSING

    total $21,596,635 · related or exempt $21,596,635

  • 2b · Program service revenue: HOUSING DEVELOPMENT

    total $220,874 · related or exempt $220,874

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $414,564 · excluded $414,564

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $138,021

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $138,021

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $138,021 · excluded $138,021

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $15,000

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

    $64,403

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $19,294

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$4,294 · excluded -$4,294

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $529,109 · program services $450,272 · management and general $65,079 · fundraising $13,758

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $13,352,114 · program services $11,365,863 · management and general $1,638,999 · fundraising $347,252

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $172,507 · program services $146,849 · management and general $21,172 · fundraising $4,486

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,835,072 · program services $1,562,082 · management and general $225,265 · fundraising $47,725

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $939,847 · program services $800,028 · management and general $115,376 · fundraising $24,443

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $10,506 · program services $8,941 · management and general $1,292 · fundraising $273

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $63,220 · program services $53,800 · management and general $7,776 · fundraising $1,644

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $187,516 · program services $159,576 · management and general $23,065 · fundraising $4,875

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $17,241 · program services $14,672 · management and general $2,121 · fundraising $448

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $236,960 · program services $201,653 · management and general $29,146 · fundraising $6,161

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $228,062 · program services $194,080 · management and general $28,052 · fundraising $5,930

  • 17 · Travel

    total $15,792 · program services $13,439 · management and general $1,942 · fundraising $411

  • 20 · Interest

    total $138,805 · program services $118,123 · management and general $17,073 · fundraising $3,609

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $554,344 · program services $471,747 · management and general $68,184 · fundraising $14,413

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $284,143 · program services $241,805 · management and general $34,950 · fundraising $7,388

  • 24a · Other expenses: FOOD AND KITCHEN SUPPLI

    total $661,731 · program services $628,644 · management and general $33,087

  • 24b · Other expenses: CLIENT EXPENSES

    total $599,209 · program services $599,209

  • 24c · Other expenses: FACILITIES AND MAINTENA

    total $498,587 · program services $424,298 · management and general $61,326 · fundraising $12,963

  • 24d · Other expenses: UTILITIES

    total $248,039 · program services $211,081 · management and general $30,509 · fundraising $6,449

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $768,970 · program services $668,964 · management and general $109,871 · fundraising -$9,865

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $6,482,880 · end of year $9,126,341

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $2,576,378 · end of year $2,574,787

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $14,782 · end of year $1,400

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $170,525 · end of year $190,763

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

    $18,626,290

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

    $4,308,904

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $13,091,781 · end of year $14,317,386

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $1,346,670 · end of year $1,532,605

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $4,617,036 · end of year $8,002,930

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $2,104,575 · end of year $2,211,752

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $1,030,000 · end of year $4,238,925

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $5,351,545 · end of year $5,118,152

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $151,805 · end of year $1,422,715

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $16,666,931 · end of year $19,885,878

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,995,196 · end of year $2,868,790

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

OUR MISSION IS TO HELP PEOPLE BUILD LIVES OF MEANING, PURPOSE AND RECOVERY.

  • FIRST STEP HOUSE HELPS PEOPLE IN THE SALT LAKE VALLEY GET BACK ON THEIR FEET AFTER ADDICTION AND HOMELESSNESS. WE PROVIDE TREATMENT, DEEPLY AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AND INTEGRATED SERVICES SUCH AS HEALTHCARE AND EMPLOYMENT TO ABOUT 1,700 PEOPLE EACH YEAR.

    Expenses $18,335,126 · Revenue $21,596,635

  • HOUSING DEVELOPEMENT

    Revenue $220,874

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Jacob Smith

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Annette Fleckenstein

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kyle Jensen

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Pam Gold

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brandy Farmer

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Charles Talcott

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Shawn McMillen

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $286,845
    From this org
    $248,422
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $38,423
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $229,447
    Bonus
    $18,975
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $12,103
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,052
    Filer's total
    $287,577
  • Austin Davis

    ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $222,254
    From this org
    $182,041
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $40,213
    Hours/week
    36

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $167,645
    Bonus
    $14,396
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,694
    Nontaxable benefits
    $31,933
    Filer's total
    $222,668
  • Jazz Hamilton

    OTHER EMPLOYEE

    Total calculated
    $163,588
    From this org
    $124,056
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $39,532
    Hours/week
    36

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $113,659
    Bonus
    $10,397
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,983
    Nontaxable benefits
    $33,963
    Filer's total
    $164,002
  • Mary T Calhoon

    DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $167,925
    From this org
    $126,325
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $41,600
    Hours/week
    36

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $116,014
    Bonus
    $10,311
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,094
    Nontaxable benefits
    $35,920
    Filer's total
    $168,339
  • Holly Duddy

    MEDICAL DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $152,853
    From this org
    $139,407
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,446
    Hours/week
    36

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $129,988
    Bonus
    $9,419
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,742
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,067
    Filer's total
    $153,216
  • Jared Ferguson

    DIRECTOR OF MENTAL HEALTH

    Total calculated
    $185,872
    From this org
    $134,475
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $51,397
    Hours/week
    36

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $123,394
    Bonus
    $11,081
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,601
    Nontaxable benefits
    $45,210
    Filer's total
    $186,286
  • Heidi Spence

    DIRECTOR OF FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $134,913
    From this org
    $128,965
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,948
    Hours/week
    36

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 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 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 BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS THE PERFORMANCES OF THE EXECUTIVE STAFF AND OTHER STAFF TO DETERMINE IF ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION IN THE FORM OF BONUSES WILL BE PAID. DURING THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR BONUSES WERE AWARDED BASED ON REVIEW OF EACH INDIVIDUAL'S PERFORMANCE AND SERVICES TO THE ORGANIZATION

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.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • FSH 5TH EAST DEVELOPMENT LLC

    REHAB CENTER · UT · income $0 · assets $0

    Directly controlled by FIRST STEP HOUSE

  • 426 APARTMENTS DEVELOPER LLC

    REHAB CENTER · UT · income $0 · assets $0

    Directly controlled by FIRST STEP HOUSE

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

  • FSH 5TH EAST MANAGING MEMBER LLC

    C · AFFORDABLE HOUSING · UT · 100% owned · share of assets $836,556

  • 426 APARTMENTS GP LLC

    C · AFFORDABLE HOUSING · UT · 100% owned

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
15 May 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202601359349311775

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