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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by NEXT STEP DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROJECT.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,215,269
Total expenses
$1,797,203
Contributions and grants received
$2,148,448
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$61,582
Investment income
$5,239
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$2,434,169
Total liabilities, end of year
$738,813
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,695,356
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,574,257
Management and general expenses
$203,854
Fundraising expenses
$19,092
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,574,257

Program services were 87.6% 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)

    $1,421,403

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $727,045

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TRANSITIONAL HOUSE RENT

    total $61,582 · related or exempt $61,582

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $5,239 · excluded $5,239

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $175,367 · program services $116,362 · management and general $56,489 · fundraising $2,516

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $801,803 · program services $801,803

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $15,791 · program services $14,833 · management and general $934 · fundraising $24

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $229,670 · program services $215,340 · management and general $13,968 · fundraising $362

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $80,408 · program services $75,528 · management and general $4,757 · fundraising $123

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $132,931 · program services $35,768 · management and general $84,563 · fundraising $12,600

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $9,801 · program services $5,763 · management and general $1,242 · fundraising $2,796

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $14,397 · program services $5,876 · management and general $8,470 · fundraising $51

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $26,524 · program services $23,884 · management and general $2,640

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $34,166 · program services $34,166

  • 17 · Travel

    total $42,138 · program services $42,007 · management and general $53 · fundraising $78

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $6,076 · program services $5,986 · management and general $90

  • 20 · Interest

    total $3,228 · program services $3,104 · management and general $124

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $52,638 · program services $52,638

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $21,818 · management and general $21,818

  • 24a · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE

    total $64,786 · program services $63,654 · management and general $1,132

  • 24b · Other expenses: CLIENT ASSISTANCE

    total $50,205 · program services $50,205

  • 24c · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $17,055 · program services $16,576 · management and general $479

  • 24d · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $9,321 · program services $4,419 · management and general $4,703 · fundraising $199

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $9,080 · program services $6,345 · management and general $2,392 · fundraising $343

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $322,911 · end of year $168,044

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $11,918 · end of year $550,302

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $172,402 · end of year $316,931

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $1,633

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

    $1,968,841

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

    $603,282

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,418,397 · end of year $1,365,559

  • 15 · Other assets

    end of year $33,333

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $101,405 · end of year $124,755

  • 18 · Grants payable

    end of year $46,460

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $548,566 · end of year $534,265

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    end of year $33,333

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,216,180 · end of year $1,358,567

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $61,110 · end of year $336,789

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE NEXT STEP DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROJECT SUPPORTS AND EMPOWERS PEOPLE AFFECTED BY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, WHILE STRIVING TO PREVENT AND END THE CYCLE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE THROUGH EDUCATION AND SOCIAL CHANGE.

  • HELPLINE: THE NEXT STEP OPERATES A FREE, CONFIDENTIAL 24-HOUR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HELPLINE THAT PROVIDES CRISIS INTERVENTION, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, SAFETY PLANNING, INFORMATION, REFERRALS, AND CONNECTIONS TO SHELTER, LEGAL ADVOCACY, AND OTHER SERVICES. THE HELPLINE SERVES VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC ABUSE, AS WELL AS CONCERNED FAMILY MEMBERS, FRIENDS, PROFESSIONALS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS, ENSURING TRAINED ADVOCATES ARE AVAILABLE AT ALL TIMES TO RESPOND WITH COMPASSIONATE, TRAUMA-INFORMED SUPPORT. LEGAL SERVICES: THE NEXT STEPS LEGAL SERVICES PROGRAM PROVIDES TRAUMA- INFORMED CIVIL LEGAL ADVOCACY AND REPRESENTATION FOR SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, STALKING, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN HANCOCK AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES. SERVICES INCLUDE LEGAL CONSULTATION, COURT ADVOCACY, PROTECTION ORDER REPRESENTATION, FAMILY LAW ASSISTANCE, SAFETY PLANNING, AND REFERRALS, HELPING SURVIVORS NAVIGATE THE LEGAL SYSTEM, INCREASE THEIR SAFETY, AND ACHIEVE GREATER STABILITY REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. SHELTER: THE NEXT STEP PROVIDES EMERGENCY SHELTER AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN FLEEING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, OFFERING A SAFE, CONFIDENTIAL PLACE TO STAY WHILE SURVIVORS STABILIZE AND PLAN FOR LONG-TERM SAFETY. SHELTER RESIDENTS RECEIVE ADVOCACY, SAFETY PLANNING, HOUSING AND RESOURCE NAVIGATION, TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE, AND CONNECTIONS TO LEGAL, MEDICAL, COUNSELING, AND COMMUNITY SERVICES IN AN ACCESSIBLE, TRAUMA- INFORMED ENVIRONMENT THAT WELCOMES SURVIVORS OF ALL BACKGROUNDS.

    Expenses $1,574,257 · Revenue $61,582

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Kelly Brown

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $109,155
    From this org
    $93,649
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,506
    Hours/week
    40

  • Tracey Dwyer

    DEPUTY EXECU

    Total calculated
    $97,162
    From this org
    $81,718
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,444
    Hours/week
    40

  • Christie Anastasia

    VICE-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Max Dietshe

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Darlene Donahue

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mindy Gerrish

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jill Hamilton

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Helen Hess

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jennifer Hughs

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Linda Wales

    VICE-CHAIR

    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
2024
Filed
16 July 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202621989349300412

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