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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by NEXT STEP OF WEST MICHIGAN.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,769,577
Total expenses
$2,639,408
Contributions and grants received
$883,519
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$101,570
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$1,784,488
Total assets, end of year
$1,784,532
Total liabilities, end of year
$340,450
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,444,082
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,032,344
Management and general expenses
$607,064
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,032,344

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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $883,519

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $24,270

  • 2a · Program service revenue: RENTAL INCOME

    total $101,570 · related or exempt $101,570

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $4,000,898

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $2,222,347

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $1,778,551 · related or exempt $1,778,551

  • 11a · Other revenue: E-COMMERCE SALES

    total $4,062 · related or exempt $4,062

  • 11b · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $1,875 · related or exempt $1,875

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $5,937

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $137,468 · program services $105,850 · management and general $31,618

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,225,966 · program services $943,994 · management and general $281,972

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $202,610 · program services $156,010 · management and general $46,600

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $96,887 · program services $74,603 · management and general $22,284

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $1,079 · program services $831 · management and general $248

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $24,639 · program services $18,972 · management and general $5,667

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $40,514 · program services $31,196 · management and general $9,318

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $3,660 · program services $2,818 · management and general $842

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $38,685 · program services $29,787 · management and general $8,898

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $158,628 · program services $122,144 · management and general $36,484

  • 17 · Travel

    total $39,674 · program services $30,549 · management and general $9,125

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $5,785 · program services $4,454 · management and general $1,331

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $67,100 · program services $51,667 · management and general $15,433

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $44,390 · program services $34,180 · management and general $10,210

  • 24a · Other expenses: CONTRIBUTION EXPENSE

    total $525,453 · program services $404,599 · management and general $120,854

  • 24b · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $15,592 · program services $12,006 · management and general $3,586

  • 24c · Other expenses: MEALS AND ENTERTAINMENT

    total $9,247 · program services $7,120 · management and general $2,127

  • 24d · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $2,019 · program services $1,555 · management and general $464

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $12 · program services $9 · management and general $3

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $475,037 · end of year $418,192

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $41,192 · end of year $150,000

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,263,965 · end of year $445,812

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $153,057 · end of year $163,240

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $12,685 · end of year $20,729

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

    $679,681

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

    $270,036

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $120,488 · end of year $409,645

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $146,667 · end of year $133,333

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $43,581

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $636,623 · end of year $333,950

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $262,555

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $6,500

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,302,721 · end of year $1,193,437

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $11,192 · end of year $250,645

Mission and programs · 2024

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 2025, NEXT STEP PROVIDED FULL OR TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO FIND JOBS ELSEWHERE, PROVIDING ITS EMPLOYEES WITH THE DIGNITY AND STABILITY THAT EMPLOYMENT 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 $2,032,344 · Revenue $1,886,058

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • JESHUA LAUKA

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • GORDON OOSTING

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $134,348
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $119,414
    Other
    $14,934
    Hours/week
    2 + 45 related

  • CHRISTOPHER PALUSKY

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $38,134
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $36,017
    Other
    $2,117
    Hours/week
    2 + 45 related

  • ROBERT WORTHINGTON

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • DENNIS VANKAMPEN

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $16,806
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $13,758
    Other
    $3,048
    Hours/week
    2 + 45 related

  • DAVID BULT

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $141,498
    From this org
    $111,277
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,221
    Hours/week
    50

  • ADRIENNE GOODSTAL

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $110,674
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $93,364
    Other
    $17,310
    Hours/week
    2 + 45 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.

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 · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by MEL TROTTER MINISTRIES

  • MTM SUPPORT CORPORATION

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

    Directly controlled by MEL TROTTER MINISTRIES

  • MTM HOUSING LLC

    501(C)(3) · SUPPORT MEL TROTTER MINISTRIES · MI · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by MEL TROTTER MINISTRIES

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
3 March 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202600639349300145

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