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STEP UP FOR STUDENTS-FEDERAL INC

EIN 87-4413159 JACKSONVILLE, FL

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Revenue 2023
$2,057,462
Expenses 2023
$1,615,584

Program services were 60.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
B82
Classification
1200
Street
PO BOX 54429

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

STEP UP FOR STUDENTS-WEST VIRGINIA, INC. EMPOWERS FAMILIES TO PURSUE AND ENGAGE IN THE MOST APPROPRIATE LEARNING OPTIONS FOR THEIR CHILDREN, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON FAMILIES WHO LACK THE INFORMATION AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO ACCESS THESE OPTIONS. BY PURSUING THIS MISSION, WE HELP PUBLIC EDUCATION FULFILL THE PROMISE OF EQUAL OPPORTUNITY.

  • THE HOPE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM IS AN EDUCATIONAL SAVINGS ACCOUNT (ESA) PROGRAM IN THE STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA, WHICH OFFERS QUALIFYING K-12 STUDENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD AN INDIVIDUALIZED LEARNING EXPERIENCE. THIS PROGRAM LAUNCHED IN MARCH 2022. FOR THE 2023-2024 SCHOOL YEAR, 6,355 STUDENTS RECEIVED SCHOLARSHIPS UP TO A MAXIMUM OF $8,787. STEP UP FOR STUDENTS-WEST VIRGINIA, INC. IS COMPENSATED FOR ITS WORK BY RECEIVING REIMBURSEMENT FOR IMPLEMENTATION COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE HOPE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM AS WELL AS A SERVICE FEE FROM THE STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA'S STATE TREASURER'S OFFICE TO PROVIDE THESE SERIVCES.

    Expenses $974,742 · Revenue $2,023,330

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

Officers and directors · 2023

As listed in Part VII of the 2023 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • John F Kirtley

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 38 related
  • Doug Tuthill

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $387,537
    From this org
    $17,365
    From related orgs
    $329,928
    Other
    $40,244
    Hours/week
    2 + 38 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $17,365 + $329,928 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $914 + $17,365 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,098 + $20,867 related
    Filer's total
    $19,377 + $368,160 related
  • Joe Pfountz

    TREASURER, CFO

    Total calculated
    $303,464
    From this org
    $13,200
    From related orgs
    $250,808
    Other
    $39,456
    Hours/week
    2 + 38 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $13,200 + $250,808 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $861 + $16,367 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,111 + $21,117 related
    Filer's total
    $15,172 + $288,292 related
  • Lesley Searcy

    SECRETARY, CEAO

    Total calculated
    $282,070
    From this org
    $13,443
    From related orgs
    $255,416
    Other
    $13,211
    Hours/week
    2 + 38 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $13,443 + $255,416 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $661 + $12,550 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $14,104 + $267,966 related
  • Shafayet Imam

    CIO (THRU 05/24)

    Total calculated
    $306,326
    From this org
    $12,990
    From related orgs
    $246,811
    Other
    $46,525
    Hours/week
    2 + 38 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $12,990 + $246,811 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $685 + $13,023 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,641 + $31,176 related
    Filer's total
    $15,316 + $291,010 related
  • Jill Larose

    CHIEF CULTURE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $236,046
    From this org
    $10,770
    From related orgs
    $204,631
    Other
    $20,645
    Hours/week
    2 + 38 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $10,770 + $204,631 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $485 + $9,207 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $548 + $10,405 related
    Filer's total
    $11,803 + $224,243 related
  • Alexander J Mangan

    CHIEF PRODUCT OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $173,781
    From this org
    $7,380
    From related orgs
    $140,225
    Other
    $26,176
    Hours/week
    2 + 38 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $7,380 + $140,225 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $361 + $6,851 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $948 + $18,016 related
    Filer's total
    $8,689 + $165,092 related
  • Ruth Rose

    CHIEF CUST. EXP. OFFICER(THRU 09/24)

    Total calculated
    $127,823
    From this org
    $5,739
    From related orgs
    $109,046
    Other
    $13,038
    Hours/week
    2 + 38 related
  • Samantha Espinosa

    CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $156,745
    From this org
    $6,868
    From related orgs
    $130,487
    Other
    $19,390
    Hours/week
    2 + 38 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $6,868 + $130,487 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $324 + $6,166 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $645 + $12,255 related
    Filer's total
    $7,837 + $148,908 related
  • Asha Deshpande

    SR DIR ENT DATA OP STG(THRU 08/24)

    Total calculated
    $225,360
    From this org
    $10,682
    From related orgs
    $202,957
    Other
    $11,721
    Hours/week
    2 + 38 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $10,682 + $202,957 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $586 + $11,135 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $11,268 + $214,092 related
  • Susan Dugan

    VP OF FINANCE (THRU 12/23)

    Total calculated
    $201,448
    From this org
    $9,558
    From related orgs
    $181,602
    Other
    $10,288
    Hours/week
    2 + 38 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $9,558 + $181,602 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $514 + $9,774 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $10,072 + $191,376 related
  • Craig Gonsalves

    VP OF IT SOLUTIONS

    Total calculated
    $216,555
    From this org
    $8,684
    From related orgs
    $165,000
    Other
    $42,871
    Hours/week
    2 + 38 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $8,684 + $165,000 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $503 + $9,551 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,641 + $31,176 related
    Filer's total
    $10,828 + $205,727 related
  • Jillian Metz

    VP OF EXTERNAL RELATIONS

    Total calculated
    $195,750
    From this org
    $8,354
    From related orgs
    $158,719
    Other
    $28,677
    Hours/week
    2 + 38 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $8,354 + $158,719 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $467 + $8,869 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $967 + $18,374 related
    Filer's total
    $9,788 + $185,962 related
  • Sean K Chartier

    ARCHITECT, DATA

    Total calculated
    $191,386
    From this org
    $8,646
    From related orgs
    $164,267
    Other
    $18,473
    Hours/week
    2 + 38 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $8,646 + $164,267 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $496 + $9,417 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $428 + $8,132 related
    Filer's total
    $9,570 + $181,816 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. 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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2023
    Revenue
    $2,057,462
    Expenses
    $1,615,584
    Contributions
    $0
    Grants paid
    $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,206,892
    Expenses
    $545,746
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,135,874

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

No itemized grant names this organization as a recipient. Only grants over $5,000 are itemized, and only by filers of the full Form 990.

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Declared on its 2023 return

Declared as related by

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 11 November 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 9 November 2026 and read 9 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2023, the newest we have parsed for this organization.