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← STEPPINGSTONE SCHOLARS INC

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by STEPPINGSTONE SCHOLARS INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,197,872
Total expenses
$4,453,250
Contributions and grants received
$1,887,278
Grants paid
$100,096
Program service revenue
$1,091,208
Investment income
$219,386
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$0
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$0
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,118,873
Management and general expenses
$996,617
Fundraising expenses
$337,760
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,118,873

Program services were 70.0% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $243,331

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,643,947

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM INCOME

    total $1,091,208 · related or exempt $1,091,208

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $180,018 · excluded $180,018

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $6,671,508

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

    securities $6,632,140

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $39,368

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $39,368 · excluded $39,368

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $100,096 · program services $100,096

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $193,879 · program services $155,103 · management and general $19,388 · fundraising $19,388

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,886,004 · program services $2,041,345 · management and general $613,171 · fundraising $231,488

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $95,929 · program services $68,060 · management and general $22,339 · fundraising $5,530

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $326,695 · program services $233,916 · management and general $72,948 · fundraising $19,831

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $264,667 · program services $189,503 · management and general $59,098 · fundraising $16,066

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $56,640 · management and general $56,640

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $22,047 · management and general $22,047

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $128,553 · program services $79,168 · management and general $36,897 · fundraising $12,488

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $2,627 · fundraising $2,627

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $112,131 · program services $45,869 · management and general $54,575 · fundraising $11,687

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $25,338 · program services $616 · management and general $23,737 · fundraising $985

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $25,094 · program services $14,551 · management and general $5,692 · fundraising $4,851

  • 17 · Travel

    total $16,393 · program services $10,809 · management and general $5,275 · fundraising $309

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $21,657 · program services $17,245 · management and general $2,823 · fundraising $1,589

  • 24a · Other expenses: SCHOLAR AND FAMILY SERV

    total $92,792 · program services $92,792

  • 24b · Other expenses: BOOKS AND CLASSROOM MAT

    total $52,600 · program services $52,600

  • 24c · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $15,589 · program services $9,233 · management and general $1,943 · fundraising $4,413

  • 24d · Other expenses: SCHOLAR TRANSPORTATION

    total $7,967 · program services $7,967

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $6,552 · management and general $44 · fundraising $6,508

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $623,729 · end of year $0

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $522,830 · end of year $0

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $6,341,887 · end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $631,586 · end of year $0

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    end of year $0

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

    $0

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $9,725,482 · end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $49,450 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $238,785

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,070,592 · end of year $0

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $16,585,587 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

STEPPINGSTONE SCHOLARS IS AN EDUCATIONAL SOCIAL MOBILITY ORGANIZATION. FOR LOW INCOME STUDENTS IN THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, THERE ARE OFTEN NO CLEAR PATHWAYS TO COLLEGE OR THE WORKFORCE. SINCE 1999, STEPPINGSTONE HAS BEEN WORKING TO ADDRESS THIS SYSTEMIC PROBLEM BY CREATING NOT JUST ONE PATHWAY, BUT MANY.

  • THROUGH STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS AND HIGH-IMPACT RESOURCING, STEPPINGSTONE OFFERS EDUCATIONALLY UNDERSERVED STUDENTS LONG-TERM, INTENSE ACADEMIC AND ENRICHMENT SUPPORT, WHICH IS UNMATCHED IN PHILADELPHIA. STEPPINGSTONE PRODUCES ENGAGED CITIZENS READY TO ENTER A DYNAMIC WORKFORCE THROUGH ROBUST COLLEGE AND CAREER PREP SUPPORT SERVICES. IN 2022-2023, WE SERVED APPROXIMATELY 2,500 STUDENTS THROUGH OUR ACADEMY, PATHWAYS AND VENTURES PROGRAMMING.

    Expenses $3,118,873 · Grants $100,096 · Revenue $1,091,208

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Anthony Gay

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Chandra Kee

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Deborah Jr Hirtle

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Erinn Corbett-Wright

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Gary A Deutsch

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Grace Limaye

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Greg Anderson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Hon Jane C Greenspan

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Julia A Conover

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Lauren Sullivan

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Margo Lebovitz

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Matthew Hand

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Michael J Ross

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Sean Vereen

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $278,656
    From this org
    $267,938
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,718
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $267,938
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,718
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $278,656
  • Charles Howard

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Reginald Browne

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jackie Bailey Ross Moriniere

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Avery Munnings

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jackie Rantanen

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Christopher Avery

    VICE PRESIDENT OF PROGRAMS

    Total calculated
    $199,338
    From this org
    $191,671
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,667
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $191,671
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,667
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $199,338
  • Paige Legrand

    VICE PRESIDENT OF DEVELOPM

    Total calculated
    $153,079
    From this org
    $153,079
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $153,079
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $153,079
  • Tu-Quyen Nguyen

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $156,359
    From this org
    $150,345
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,014
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $150,345
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,014
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $156,359
  • Chanell Bates

    VICE PRESIDENT OF TALENT

    Total calculated
    $154,186
    From this org
    $148,256
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,930
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $148,256
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,930
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $154,186

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 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

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
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 3
THE BOARD REVIEWS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY ANNUALLY. THERE IS NO COMPENSATION FOR BOARD MEMBERS.

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.

Assets distributed on this return

Schedule N, as filed: what the organization did with its assets when it liquidated or dissolved, or disposed of more than a quarter of them, and who received them. A recipient with an EIN is usually a successor organization; filers also list expenses such as legal fees here.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
14 May 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202401369349310080

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