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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by NEXT STEP OF WEST MICHIGAN.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,893,877
Total expenses
$1,557,093
Contributions and grants received
$556,243
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$15,110
Other revenue
$1,322,524
Total assets, end of year
$2,213,091
Total liabilities, end of year
$899,178
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,313,913
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,198,962
Management and general expenses
$358,131
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,198,962

Program services were 77.0% 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)

    $400,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $156,243

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $61,447

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $61,447

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $61,447 · related or exempt $61,447

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    other assets $15,110

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

    other assets $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets $15,110

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $15,110 · excluded $15,110

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $4,264,750

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $3,018,186

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $1,246,564 · related or exempt $1,246,564

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $9,838 · related or exempt $9,838

  • 11b · Other revenue: E-COMMERCE SALES

    total $4,675 · related or exempt $4,675

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $14,513

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $129,461 · program services $99,685 · management and general $29,776

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $912,032 · program services $702,265 · management and general $209,767

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $114,381 · program services $88,073 · management and general $26,308

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $70,858 · program services $54,561 · management and general $16,297

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $39,931 · program services $30,748 · management and general $9,183

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $41,230 · program services $31,747 · management and general $9,483

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $6,612 · program services $5,091 · management and general $1,521

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $25,283 · program services $19,467 · management and general $5,816

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $71,461 · program services $55,025 · management and general $16,436

  • 17 · Travel

    total $3,484 · program services $2,683 · management and general $801

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $1,869 · program services $1,439 · management and general $430

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $44,958 · program services $34,618 · management and general $10,340

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $38,938 · program services $29,982 · management and general $8,956

  • 24a · Other expenses: VEHICLE EXPENSE

    total $27,251 · program services $20,983 · management and general $6,268

  • 24b · Other expenses: OUTSIDE SERVICES

    total $15,640 · program services $12,043 · management and general $3,597

  • 24c · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $5,316 · program services $4,093 · management and general $1,223

  • 24d · Other expenses: MEALS AND ENTERTAINMENT

    total $4,606 · program services $3,547 · management and general $1,059

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $3,782 · program services $2,912 · management and general $870

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $470,724 · end of year $475,037

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $41,192

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $333,038 · end of year $1,263,965

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $74,624 · end of year $153,057

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    end of year $12,685

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

    $336,757

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

    $216,269

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $115,619 · end of year $120,488

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $160,000 · end of year $146,667

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $59,023 · end of year $636,623

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $117,853 · end of year $262,555

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $627,129 · end of year $1,302,721

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $350,000 · end of year $11,192

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

A FAITH BASED ORGANIZATION EMPLOYING PEOPLE COMING OUT OF PRISON OR REHAB AND PROVIDING THEM WITH A COMMUNITY OF SUPPORT THAT WILL HELP THEM INTEGRATE INTO THE WORKFORCE, REGAIN HOPE AND EMPOWER THEMSELVES TO CREATE A BETTER FUTURE.

  • TO PROVIDE JOBS FOR THOSE STRUGGLING TO FIND EMPLOYMENT, NEXT STEP OFFERS CONSTRUCTION, PROPERTY MAINTENANCE, ASSEMBLY AND PRODUCTION SERVICES WITH COMPETITIVE PRICING AND TIMELY DELIVERY. THE CREWS ARE SUPERVISED BY LICENSED PROFESSIONALS WHO HAVE THE SENSITIVITY AND HEART FOR THE INDIVIDUALS THEY SUPERVISE. IN FISCAL YEAR 2024, NEXT STEP PROVIDED FULL OR TEMPORARY EMPLOYEMENT FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO FIND JOBS ELSEWHERE, PROVIDING ITS EMPLOYESS WITH THE DIGNITY AND STABILITY THAT EMPLOYEMENT OFFERS. NEXT STEP EMPLOYEES START EACH DAY WITH BIBLE STUDY, AND THEY ARE ASSISTED IN FINDING HOUSING AND MENTORED IN LIFE SKILLS FOR A HOPEFUL FUTURE.

    Expenses $1,198,962 · Revenue $1,322,524

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Jeshua Lauka

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Gordon Oosting

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $109,173
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $92,060
    Other
    $17,113
    Hours/week
    2 + 45 related

  • Dennis Vankampen

    FORMER PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $193,443
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $155,243
    Other
    $38,200
    Hours/week
    2 + 45 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $155,243 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $16,000 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $22,200 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $193,443 related

  • Adrienne Goodstal

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $114,097
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $98,636
    Other
    $15,461
    Hours/week
    2 + 45 related

  • David Bult

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $123,702
    From this org
    $99,167
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,535
    Hours/week
    50

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

None.

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

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.

  • MEL TROTTER MINISTRIES

    501(C)(3) · RESCUE AND RESTORATION FOR ANYONE EXPERIENCING HUNGER OR HOMELESSNESS. · MI

    Directly controlled by YES

  • MTM SUPPORT CORPORATION

    501(C)(3) · TO SUPPORT MEL TROTTER MINISTRIES GENERAL OPERATIONS · MI

    Directly controlled by NO

  • MTM HOUSING LLC

    501(C)(3) · MEMBERSHIP INTEREST LLC OF MEL TROTTER MINISTRIES · MI

    Directly controlled by NO

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
20 February 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202500519349301315

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