Totals
- Total revenue
- $35,571,813
- Total expenses
- $35,541,326
- Contributions and grants received
- $0
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $35,541,326
- Investment income
- $30,487
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,375,754
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $3,315,009
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $60,745
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $0
- Management and general expenses
- $35,541,326
- Fundraising expenses
- $0
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- not reported
Program services were 0.0% 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.
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2a · Program service revenue: SERVICE FEE REVENUE
total $35,541,326 · related or exempt $35,541,326
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3 · Investment income
total $30,487 · excluded $30,487
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $4,960,087 · management and general $4,960,087
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $16,466,013 · management and general $16,466,013
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $690,997 · management and general $690,997
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $1,782,836 · management and general $1,782,836
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $1,515,711 · management and general $1,515,711
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11b · Fees: legal
total $134,658 · management and general $134,658
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $333,229 · management and general $333,229
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $770,060 · management and general $770,060
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13 · Office expenses
total $150,910 · management and general $150,910
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16 · Occupancy
total $513,862 · management and general $513,862
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17 · Travel
total $474,915 · management and general $474,915
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $288,930 · management and general $288,930
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23 · Insurance
total $399,837 · management and general $399,837
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24a · Other expenses: CONTRACT SERVICES
total $3,872,255 · management and general $3,872,255
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24b · Other expenses: SOFTWARE LICENSES FEE,
total $2,429,391 · management and general $2,429,391
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24c · Other expenses: REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE
total $404,731 · management and general $404,731
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24d · Other expenses: OTHER COST
total $298,463 · management and general $298,463
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24e · All other expenses
total $54,441 · management and general $54,441
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year -$12,875 · end of year $1,455,739
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $8,476 · end of year $18,814
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $589,846 · end of year $778,984
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$767,382
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$315,012
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $321,251 · end of year $452,370
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $2,008,281 · end of year $669,847
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $1,667,209 · end of year $1,153,677
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $1,217,512 · end of year $2,161,332
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $30,258 · end of year $60,745
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
STEP UP FOR STUDENTS, INC. EMPOWERS FAMILIES TO PURSUE AND ENGAGE IN THE MOST APPROPRIATE LEARNING OPTIONS FOR THEIR CHILDREN, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON FAMILIES WHO LACK THE INFORMATION AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO ACCESS THESE OPTIONS. BY PURSUING THIS MISSION, WE HELP PUBLIC EDUCATION FULFILL THE PROMISE OF EQUAL OPPORTUNITY.
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STEP UP FOR STUDENTS, INC. (SUFS) IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION INCORPORATED ON DECEMBER 3, 2021. SUFS SERVES AS A SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION AND PROVIDES SERVICES TO SUFS-FL AND SUFS-WV.
Revenue $35,541,326
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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John F KirtleyJOHN F KIRTLEY
BOARD CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2 + 38 related
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Paul ShermanPAUL SHERMAN
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2 + 2 related
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Denisha Allen MerriweatherDENISHA ALLEN MERRIWEATHER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2 + 2 related
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Michael ConlinMICHAEL CONLIN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2 + 2 related
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Karen HobbsKAREN HOBBS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2 + 2 related
-
Terry JoveTERRY JOVE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2 + 2 related
-
Linh LamLINH LAM
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2 + 2 related
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Alfred Al LawsonALFRED AL LAWSON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2 + 2 related
-
Richard OutramRICHARD OUTRAM
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2 + 2 related
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Curtis StokesCURTIS STOKES
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2 + 2 related
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Doug TuthillDOUG TUTHILL
CHIEF VISION OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $387,747
- From this org
- $17,389
- From related orgs
- $330,395
- Other
- $39,963
- Hours/week
- 2 + 38 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $17,389 + $330,395 related
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $888 + $16,881 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $1,110 + $21,084 related
- Filer's total
- $19,387 + $368,360 related
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Joe PfountzJOE PFOUNTZ
TREASURER & CFO
- Total calculated
- $314,141
- From this org
- $13,751
- From related orgs
- $261,273
- Other
- $39,117
- Hours/week
- 2 + 38 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $13,751 + $261,273 related
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $820 + $15,577 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $1,136 + $21,584 related
- Filer's total
- $15,707 + $298,434 related
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Lesley SearcyLESLEY SEARCY
SECRETARY, CGO
- Total calculated
- $291,075
- From this org
- $13,811
- From related orgs
- $262,403
- Other
- $14,861
- Hours/week
- 2 + 38 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $13,811 + $262,403 related
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $739 + $14,040 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $4 + $78 related
- Filer's total
- $14,554 + $276,521 related
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Janie GordonJANIE GORDON
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $38,031
- From this org
- $1,839
- From related orgs
- $34,941
- Other
- $1,251
- Hours/week
- 2 + 38 related
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Jill LaroseJILL LAROSE
CHIEF CULTURE OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $241,148
- From this org
- $10,941
- From related orgs
- $207,877
- Other
- $22,330
- Hours/week
- 2 + 38 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $10,941 + $207,877 related
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $534 + $10,145 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $583 + $11,068 related
- Filer's total
- $12,058 + $229,090 related
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Frank E SikernitskyFRANK E SIKERNITSKY
CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $245,347
- From this org
- $10,716
- From related orgs
- $203,609
- Other
- $31,022
- Hours/week
- 2 + 38 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $10,716 + $203,609 related
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $469 + $8,906 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $1,082 + $20,565 related
- Filer's total
- $12,267 + $233,080 related
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Jimmy S AnglinJIMMY S ANGLIN
CHIEF INFORMATION SECURITY OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $50,968
- From this org
- $2,179
- From related orgs
- $41,396
- Other
- $7,393
- Hours/week
- 2 + 38 related
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Ruth RoseRUTH ROSE
CHIEF CST. EXP. OFFICER (THRU 09/24)
- Total calculated
- $389,226
- From this org
- $17,765
- From related orgs
- $337,544
- Other
- $33,917
- Hours/week
- 2 + 38 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $17,765 + $162,544 related
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0 + $175,000 related
- Deferred
- $519 + $9,854 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $1,177 + $22,367 related
- Filer's total
- $19,461 + $369,765 related
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Alexander J ManganALEXANDER J MANGAN
CHIEF PRODUCT OFFICER (THRU 12/24)
- Total calculated
- $305,374
- From this org
- $12,867
- From related orgs
- $244,476
- Other
- $48,031
- Hours/week
- 2 + 38 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $12,867 + $244,476 related
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $678 + $12,880 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $1,724 + $32,749 related
- Filer's total
- $15,269 + $290,105 related
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Samantha EspinosaSAMANTHA ESPINOSA
CHIEF HR OFFICER (THRU 06/25)
- Total calculated
- $278,270
- From this org
- $11,597
- From related orgs
- $220,350
- Other
- $46,323
- Hours/week
- 2 + 38 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $11,597 + $220,350 related
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $610 + $11,592 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $1,706 + $32,415 related
- Filer's total
- $13,913 + $264,357 related
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Julee SandersonJULEE SANDERSON
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $31,006
- From this org
- $1,526
- From related orgs
- $29,001
- Other
- $479
- Hours/week
- 2 + 38 related
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Gretchen SchoenhaarGRETCHEN SCHOENHAAR
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $374,096
- From this org
- $17,498
- From related orgs
- $332,454
- Other
- $24,144
- Hours/week
- 2 + 38 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $17,498 + $332,454 related
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $865 + $16,442 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $342 + $6,495 related
- Filer's total
- $18,705 + $355,391 related
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Kristopher KiltonKRISTOPHER KILTON
ARCHITECT, SOLUTION
- Total calculated
- $213,216
- From this org
- $8,715
- From related orgs
- $165,591
- Other
- $38,910
- Hours/week
- 2 + 38 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $8,715 + $165,591 related
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $521 + $9,895 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $1,425 + $27,069 related
- Filer's total
- $10,661 + $202,555 related
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Charles A WadeCHARLES A WADE
SR DIR, ENTERP. STANDARDS/SYST. ARCHITECT
- Total calculated
- $241,535
- From this org
- $9,963
- From related orgs
- $189,298
- Other
- $42,274
- Hours/week
- 2 + 38 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $9,963 + $189,298 related
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $608 + $11,544 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $1,506 + $28,616 related
- Filer's total
- $12,077 + $229,458 related
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Sean K ChartierSEAN K CHARTIER
ARCHITECT, DATA
- Total calculated
- $227,180
- From this org
- $10,098
- From related orgs
- $191,859
- Other
- $25,223
- Hours/week
- 2 + 38 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $10,098 + $191,859 related
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $605 + $11,496 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $656 + $12,466 related
- Filer's total
- $11,359 + $215,821 related
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David FinchDAVID FINCH
ARCHITECT, CLOUD
- Total calculated
- $209,729
- From this org
- $8,981
- From related orgs
- $170,632
- Other
- $30,116
- Hours/week
- 2 + 38 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $8,981 + $170,632 related
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $471 + $8,951 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $1,035 + $19,659 related
- Filer's total
- $10,487 + $199,242 related
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Craig GonsalvesCRAIG GONSALVES
VP OF IT SOLUTIONS
- Total calculated
- $219,920
- From this org
- $8,676
- From related orgs
- $164,847
- Other
- $46,397
- Hours/week
- 2 + 38 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $8,676 + $164,847 related
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $531 + $10,088 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $1,789 + $33,989 related
- Filer's total
- $10,996 + $208,924 related
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Shafayet ImamSHAFAYET IMAM
CIO (THRU 05/24)
- Total calculated
- $144,564
- From this org
- $6,130
- From related orgs
- $116,469
- Other
- $21,965
- Hours/week
- 2 + 38 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $6,130 + $111,469 related
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0 + $5,000 related
- Deferred
- $326 + $6,190 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $772 + $14,677 related
- Filer's total
- $7,228 + $137,336 related
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
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
Answered no
- 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
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- PART I, LINE 3
- ALL COMPENSATION AMOUNTS ARE PAID BY STEP UP FOR STUDENTS - FLORIDA INC. ("SUFS-FL") UNDER A COMMON PAYMASTER ARRANGEMENT. SUFS-FL USES THE FOLLOWING TO ESTABLISH THE COMPENSATION OF THE CEO/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT, FORM 990 OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, COMPENSATION STUDY OR SURVEY, AND APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OR COMPENSATION COMMITTEE.
- PART I, LINE 4A
- SEVERENCE PAYMENTS WERE MADE TO THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS: ANDREA THOERMER - $112,350 DANA ANDERSEN - $16,404 MARISSA FARLEY - $17,559 SHELLEY WALSH - $15,600 TODD FINNERTY - $15,193 SHAFAYET IMAM - $5,000 ASHA DESHPANDE - $20,578 JACLYN CONTE - $5,029 RUTH ROSE - $175,000
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.
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STEP UP FOR STUDENTS-FLORIDA INC
501(C)(3) · PROVIDE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO RELATED ORGANIZATIONS · FL
Directly controlled by STEP UP FOR STUDENTS - FLORIDA INC
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STEP UP FOR STUDENTS-WEST VIRGINIA INC
501(C)(3) · PROVIDE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO RELATED ORGANIZATIONS · FL
Directly controlled by STEP UP FOR STUDENTS INC
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 7 May 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.5
- Source object
- 202611329349303066
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