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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by SOLUTIONS THAT EMPOWER PEOPLE INC.

This return was superseded by a later amendment. matched by us It is kept because history is preserved rather than replaced.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the latest return for 2023 , filed 28 July 2025. matched by us Only the Part I totals and the names listed in Part VII are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Total revenue
$5,717,788 changed to $5,667,391
Total expenses
$5,615,402 changed to $5,634,383
Contributions and grants received
$5,494,030 changed to $5,622,485
Program service revenue
$136,653 changed to $8,198
Other revenue
$81,754 changed to $31,357
Total assets, end of year
$3,262,046 changed to $3,306,276
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,177,810 changed to $1,291,418
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,084,236 changed to $2,014,858
Program services expenses
$5,161,987 changed to $4,918,721
Management and general expenses
$453,415 changed to $715,662
Program service expenses (Part III)
$5,161,987 changed to $4,918,721

Totals

Total revenue
$5,717,788
Total expenses
$5,615,402
Contributions and grants received
$5,494,030
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$136,653
Investment income
$5,351
Other revenue
$81,754
Total assets, end of year
$3,262,046
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,177,810
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,084,236
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$5,161,987
Management and general expenses
$453,415
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$5,161,987

Program services were 91.9% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $5,465,813

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $28,217

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM REVENUE

    total $136,653 · related or exempt $136,653

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $851 · excluded $851

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    other assets $4,500

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    other assets $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets $4,500

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $4,500 · related or exempt $4,500

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $81,754 · related or exempt $81,754

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $81,754

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,297,812 · program services $2,186,022 · management and general $111,790

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $384,934 · program services $365,523 · management and general $19,411

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $4,596 · program services $4,596

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $12,038 · program services $10,736 · management and general $1,302

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $272,311 · program services $272,311

  • 17 · Travel

    total $133,225 · program services $131,863 · management and general $1,362

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $1,809 · program services $1,736 · management and general $73

  • 20 · Interest

    total $37,971 · management and general $37,971

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $103,746 · program services $9,219 · management and general $94,527

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $43,747 · program services $41,915 · management and general $1,832

  • 24a · Other expenses: CONSULTANTS AND CONTRAC

    total $826,941 · program services $743,161 · management and general $83,780

  • 24b · Other expenses: ALLOCATED INDIRECT

    total $735,300 · program services $699,707 · management and general $35,593

  • 24c · Other expenses: PROGRAM SERVICES EXPENS

    total $362,466 · program services $362,466

  • 24d · Other expenses: FOOD AND KITCHEN

    total $166,995 · program services $104,901 · management and general $62,094

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $231,511 · program services $227,831 · management and general $3,680

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $737,595 · end of year $566,243

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $600,163

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $387,183 · end of year $370,064

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $41,682

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    end of year $31,697

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

    $3,567,225

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

    $1,873,346

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,882,927 · end of year $1,693,879

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $152,661

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $13,893 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $333,537 · end of year $320,726

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $885,785 · end of year $857,084

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $13,893 · end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,916,054 · end of year $1,962,545

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $66,672 · end of year $121,691

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

SOLUTIONS THAT EMPOWER PEOPLE, INC (STEP) IS A NON-PROFIT CORPORATION ORGANIZED TO PLAN AND COORDINATE PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO COMBAT PROBLEMS OF PROVERTY AND SEEK THE ELIMINATION OR REDUCTION OF CONDITIONS OF POVERTY AS THEY AFFECT THE INHABITANTS OF THE COMMUNITIES OF THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: FRANKLIN, PATRICK HENRY, BEDFORD, AND PITTSYLVANIA AS WELL AS THE CITITES OF MARTINSVILLE AND DANVILLE. IN ADDITION, STEP PROVIDES HOUSING ASSISTANCE AND FUEL ASSISTANCE TO ADULTS IN NEED THROUGHOUT THE SERVICE AREA.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SEE SCHEDULE O

  • HEAD START: TO PROMOTE SCHOOL READINESS BY ENHACING THE SOCIAL AND COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT OF LOW-INCOME CHILDREN, INCLUDING CHILDREN OF FEDERAL RECOGNIZED RESERVATION AND CHILDREN OF MIGRATORY FARM WORKERS, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH, EDUCATIONAL, NUTRITIONAL, AND SOCIAL AND OTHER SERVICES; AND TO INVOLVE PARENTS IN THEIR CHILDREN'S LEARNING AND TO HELP PARENTS MAKE PROGRESS TOWARDS EDUCATIONAL, LITERACY AND EMPLOYMENT GOALS. HEAD START ALSO EMPHASIZES THE SIGNIFICANT INVOLVEMENT OF PARENTS IN THE ADMINSTRATION OF THEIR LOCAL HEAD START PROGRAMS.

    Expenses $4,191,894 · Revenue $4,191,894

  • HOUSING: PROVIDING SECTION 8 HOUSING ASSISTANCE AS WELL AS HEATING AND COOLING ENERGY ASSISTANCE TO LOW-INCOME FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS.

    Expenses $438,376 · Revenue $438,376

  • SENIOR SERVICES: PROVIDING SERVICES, SUCH AS MEALS ON WHEELS, TRANSPORTATION, AND OTHER SERVICES TO SENIORS WITHIN THE COMMUNITIES SERVED.

    Expenses $446,663 · Revenue $446,663

  • ALL OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS - OTHER PROGRAMS INCLUDE: YOUTH SERVICES, HOMELESS PREVENTION, ETC

    Expenses $85,054

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Angela Phillips

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Douglas Perry

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • W Cooper Brown

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Betty Kingery

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Michael Ferguson

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Ben Mullins

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Ami Decaprio

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Michael Smith

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Hannah Woods

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Patti O'Neal

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Rita Murphy

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Sherri Perez

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Heather Kesterson

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Renee McAdams

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

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
2023
Filed
15 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202531359349314338

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