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Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by TAKE THE NEXT STEP.

Totals

Total revenue
$851,837
Total expenses
$849,893
Contributions and grants received
$832,611
Grants paid
$165,370
Program service revenue
$10,516
Investment income
$8,710
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$584,235
Total liabilities, end of year
$32,753
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$551,482
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$755,614
Management and general expenses
$65,144
Fundraising expenses
$29,135
Program service expenses (Part III)
$755,614

Program services were 88.9% 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

    $86,118

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $245,539

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $500,954

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $130,224

  • 2a · Program service revenue: COMMUNITY RESOURCE CEN

    total $10,516 · related or exempt $10,516

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $8,710 · excluded $8,710

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $13,145

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

    $86,118

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $13,145

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $165,370 · program services $165,370

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $103,278 · program services $96,243 · management and general $2,569 · fundraising $4,466

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $286,548 · program services $267,030 · management and general $7,126 · fundraising $12,392

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $21,877 · program services $20,387 · management and general $544 · fundraising $946

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $36,107 · program services $33,648 · management and general $898 · fundraising $1,561

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $43,200 · management and general $43,200

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,374 · program services $1,236 · management and general $69 · fundraising $69

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $2,070 · program services $750 · management and general $260 · fundraising $1,060

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $13,817 · program services $11,214 · management and general $639 · fundraising $1,964

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $12,510 · program services $11,724 · management and general $433 · fundraising $353

  • 17 · Travel

    total $3,519 · program services $731 · management and general $2,520 · fundraising $268

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $6,202 · management and general $6,202

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $11,516 · program services $10,477 · management and general $569 · fundraising $470

  • 24a · Other expenses: IN-KIND FOOD AND SUPPLI

    total $119,109 · program services $119,109

  • 24b · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $17,714 · program services $17,285 · management and general $67 · fundraising $362

  • 24c · Other expenses: OTHER

    total $5,682 · program services $410 · management and general $48 · fundraising $5,224

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $397,364 · end of year $259,580

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $128,529 · end of year $308,238

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $47,929 · end of year $16,229

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $1,332

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

    $44,241

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

    $44,241

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $6,202 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $188

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $31,818 · end of year $32,753

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $402,527 · end of year $432,291

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $147,011 · end of year $119,191

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

TAKE THE NEXT STEP (TTNS) IS A GRASS-ROOTS, FAITH-BASED, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO EMPOWER OUR SKY VALLEY NEIGHBORS WITH ADVOCACY, HELP, AND HOPE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TAKE THE NEXT STEP (TTNS) IS A GRASSROOTS, FAITH-BASED NONPROFIT DEDICATED TO EMPOWERING OUR SKY VALLEY NEIGHBORS THROUGH ADVOCACY, HELP, AND HOPE. AS A SNOHOMISH COUNTY CERTIFIED FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER, WE PROVIDE HOLISTIC SUPPORT THROUGH A COMPREHENSIVE SUITE OF PROGRAMS, INCLUDING THE RESOURCE CENTER, UNHOUSED OUTREACH, KIDZ CLUB AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM, COMMUNITY DINNER, AND THE GROWING TOGETHER TEEN MOMS GROUP. TOGETHER, THESE INITIATIVES CREATE A VITAL SAFETY NET AND A PATHWAY TO STABILITY FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

  • FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER: PARTICIPANTS/CLIENTS WORK WITH RESOURCE NAVIGATORS WHO WALK ALONGSIDE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES TO CONNECT THEM TO RESOURCES, ASSISTANCE AND A LARGGER NETWORK OF PROVIDERS BASED ON THEIR SPECIFIC SITUATION AND NEEDS. THE NAVIGATORS CAN PROVIDE MORE BASIC AND IMMEDIATE SUPPORT WITH HYGIENE ITEMS, SHELF STABLE FOOD, COATS, AND OTHER SUPPLIES. BUT THEY ALSO SIT WITH FAMILIES TRYING TO NAVIGATE HOUSING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH, LEGAL SUPPORT, TRANSPORTATION, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND OTHER RESOURCES AS THE NEEDS ARISE.

    Expenses $475,912 · Grants $165,370 · Revenue $10,516

  • KIDZ CLUB AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM: KIDZ CLUB AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM FOCUSES ON STUDENTS FROM THE LOCAL TITLE I ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN OUR TUESDAY/THURSDAY PROGRAM, WITH 30-50 STUDENTS REGISTERED ANNUALLY. STUDENTS ARE GROUPED WITH SAME GRADE STUDENTS AND LED BY CONSISTENT VOLUNTEERS (ADULT AND MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL) TO SUPPORT THEIR ACADEMIC GROWTH AS WELL AS THEIR SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING. WE IMPLEMENT THE PROTECTIVE FACTORS INTO OUR PROGRAM MODEL AND LOVE SEEING THE CHILDREN REACH FOR MORE LEARNING AND GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES.

    Expenses $162,204

  • UNHOUSED OUTREACH IS A MOBILE PROGRAM THAT GOES OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY THREE TIMES A WEEK. WE LOAD UP OUR VAN WITH FOOD, HYGIENE SUPPLIES, CLOTHING AND SUPPLIES TO ENSURE OUR UNHOUSED NEIGHBORS ARE SAFE AND WELL. VOLUNTEERS PREPARE AND FILL BIG GROCERY BAGS OF HEALTHY, NO-COOK FOOD AND OTHER SUPPLIES. OUR PROGRAM DIRECTOR HAS MOBILE VISITS AND IS ABLE TO SUPPORT MANY DIVERSE NEEDS SUCH AS TRANSPORTATION, PHONE ASSISTANCE, SHELTER, MENTAL HEALTH, SUSBTANCE USE SUPPORT AND SO MUCH MORE.

    Expenses $63,535

  • COMMUNITY DINNER RUNS WEEKLY ON WEDNESDAY EVENINGS SEVING HOT MEALS MADE/PURCHASED AND SERVED ENTIRELY BY VOLUNTEERS - LOCAL BUSINESSES, AGENCIES, CHURCHES, SCHOOL GROUPS, FRIEND GROUPS, ETC. WE SERVE AN AVERAGE OF 120 MEALS EACH WEEKGROWING TOGETHER TEEN MOMS GROUP: YOUNG MOTHERS ARE CONNECTED TO LOCAL MENTORS TO WALK ALONGSIDE THEM IN THEIR NEW JOURNEY OF MOTHERHOOD, WHILE ALSO STILL NAVIGATING ADOLESCENCE THEMSELVES. OUR PROGRAM PROVIDES A MIX OF EDUCATION AND FUN OUTINGS TO BUILD A STRONG CONNECTION AMONG THE MOTHERS, AS WELL AS PROVIDE ACCESS TO INFOMATION AND OPPORTUNITIES THEY OTHERWISE MAY NOT HAVE.

    Expenses $53,963

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Melanie Lockhart

    INTERIM BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Paul Ryan

    BOARD SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Junelle Lewis

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Patrick Vaughn

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rachel Gough

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Marci Scott-Weis

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Alex Palomares

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Carlos Elles

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sarah Lunstrum

    CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $51,528
    From this org
    $51,528
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    26

  • Sarah Morgan

    CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $51,750
    From this org
    $51,750
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    32

  • Laron Olson

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
8 July 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.2
Source object
202641909349300719

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