- Revenue 2024
- $7,162,696
- Expenses 2024
- $5,266,361
Program services were 74.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
As filed
- Subsection
- 03
- NTEE code
- P80
- Classification
- 1000
- Street
- 114 JOHN STREET
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 · 2024
Mission
FOOTSTEPS, INC. SUPPORTS AND AFFIRMS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHO HAVE LEFT, OR ARE CONTEMPLATING LEAVING, INSULAR ULTRA-ORTHODOX JEWISH COMMUNITIES IN THEIR QUEST TO LEAD SELF-DETERMINED LIVES.
Activities or mission (Part I)
SUPPORT THOSE WHO HAVE LEFT, OR ARE CONTEMPLATING LEAVING, INSULAR ULTRA-ORTHODOX JEWISH COMMUNITIES
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ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT SUPPORTS MEMBERS' ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY THROUGH EDUCATION, CAREER AND FINANCIAL COUNSELING PROGRAMS, WORKSHOPS AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH TRUSTED ORGANIZATIONS. EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS, CRISIS SUPPORTS, TUTORING AND MENTORING ARE ALSO OFFERED.
Expenses $1,498,187 · Grants $640,060
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IDENTITY DEVELOPMENT SUPPORTS MEMBERS THROUGH PEER SUPPORT GROUPS, ONE-TO-ONE SUPPORTIVE COUNSELING, ACCULTURATION WORKSHOPS, AND REFERRALS TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.
Expenses $726,456
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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT BUILDS THE STRENGTH OF OUR NETWORK TO ENSURE THAT MEMBERS HAVE FRIENDS AND ALLIES ALONG THEIR JOURNEY. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: SOCIAL EVENTS, COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, AND AWARENESS RAISING.
Expenses $632,069 · Grants $31,976
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FAMILY SUPPORTS ARE GEARED TOWARDS PARENTS FIGHTING FOR THE RIGHT TO A RELATIONSHIP WITH THEIR CHILDREN AS THEY LEAVE ULTRA-ORTHODOXY. PROGRAM ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: CASE MANAGEMENT, PEER SUPPORT DROP-IN GROUPS AND WORKSHOPS, AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH LAWYERS AND LEGAL GROUPS TO PROVIDE LEGAL CONSULTATION AND REPRESENTATION. OUR FIELD AND MOVEMENT BUILDING PROGRAM SEEKS TO EDUCATE AND MOBILIZE THE PUBLIC AROUND REFORM EFFORTS AND ISSUES OF CONCERN TO THOSE LEAVING ULTRA-ORTHODOXY.
Expenses $1,060,472
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Officers and directors · 2024
As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.
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Mark Lipton PhDMARK LIPTON PHD
SECRETARY UNTIL 10/24; BOARD CO-CHAIR AS OF 11/24
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Carrie ShapiroCARRIE SHAPIRO
TREASURER (TO 3/25)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Yoseph HorowitzYOSEPH HOROWITZ
SECRETARY AS OF 11/24
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Julie PersilyJULIE PERSILY
TREASURER AS OF 3/25
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Nick BunzlNICK BUNZL
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Jonathan HorowitzJONATHAN HOROWITZ
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Ben LinderBEN LINDER
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Zalman NewfieldZALMAN NEWFIELD
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Phin ReiszPHIN REISZ
TRUSTEE (TO 3/25)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Ari RosenbergARI ROSENBERG
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Nitza RubinNITZA RUBIN
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Merle Woldenberg GoncharMERLE WOLDENBERG GONCHAR
TRUSTEE (TO 3/25)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Mindi YegerMINDI YEGER
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Ann KirschnerANN KIRSCHNER
BOARD CO-CHAIR (TO 10/24)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Jamie HooperJAMIE HOOPER
BOARD CO-CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Lani SantoLANI SANTO
CEO
- Total calculated
- $200,882
- From this org
- $194,754
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $6,128
- Hours/week
- 1
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $194,754
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $6,060
- Nontaxable benefits
- $68
- Filer's total
- $200,882
-
Jessica MarkowitzJESSICA MARKOWITZ
SR. DIR. OF FINANCE, DATA, AND ADMIN.
- Total calculated
- $163,129
- From this org
- $144,304
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $18,825
- Hours/week
- 1
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $144,304
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $4,633
- Nontaxable benefits
- $14,192
- Filer's total
- $163,129
-
Hoda El MahdyHODA EL MAHDY
SENIOR DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS
- Total calculated
- $161,014
- From this org
- $142,426
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $18,588
- Hours/week
- 1
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $142,426
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $4,396
- Nontaxable benefits
- $14,192
- Filer's total
- $161,014
-
Jessica BloomJESSICA BLOOM
SENIOR DIRECTOR OF PEOPLE & CULTURE
- Total calculated
- $147,758
- From this org
- $143,362
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $4,396
- 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. 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
-
2024
- Revenue
- $7,162,696
- Expenses
- $5,266,361
- Contributions
- $7,109,387
- Grants paid
- $672,036
-
2023
- Revenue
- $3,673,168
- Expenses
- $4,986,871
- Contributions
- $3,586,631
- Grants paid
- $669,688
-
2022
- Revenue
- $5,981,766
- Expenses
- $4,901,654
- Contributions
- $6,094,039
- Grants paid
- $739,810
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
- $2,523,411
- Expenses
- $4,114,128
- Assets (EOY)
- $3,060,356
-
2020 · 990
- Revenue
- $5,133,563
- Expenses
- $3,632,167
- Assets (EOY)
- $4,865,728
-
2019 · 990
- Revenue
- $3,276,179
- Expenses
- $3,410,758
- Assets (EOY)
- $3,090,903
-
2018 · 990
- Revenue
- $2,464,211
- Expenses
- $2,830,598
- Assets (EOY)
- $3,176,179
-
2017 · 990
- Revenue
- $4,394,649
- Expenses
- $2,253,692
- Assets (EOY)
- $3,497,858
-
2016 · 990
- Revenue
- $2,280,497
- Expenses
- $1,676,294
- Assets (EOY)
- $1,381,348
-
2015 · 990
- Revenue
- $1,213,807
- Expenses
- $1,418,898
- Assets (EOY)
- $795,323
-
2014 · 990
- Revenue
- $1,741,412
- Expenses
- $1,157,358
- Assets (EOY)
- $962,345
-
2011 · 990
- Revenue
- not reported
- Expenses
- $425,186
- Assets (EOY)
- $395,160
-
2010 · 990
- Revenue
- not reported
- Expenses
- $341,127
- Assets (EOY)
- $272,599
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. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.
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
-
$335,468
2024 IN FURTHERANCE OF GRANTEE'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE
-
2023 For grant recipient's exempt purposes
-
$268,460
2023 IN FURTHERANCE OF GRANTEE'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE
-
2024 CARING
-
2024 For grant recipient's exempt purposes
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2023 FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
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2022 FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
-
2022 For grant recipient's exempt purposes
-
$130,638
2022 IN FURTHERANCE OF GRANTEE'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE
-
2023 CARING
The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.
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 13 October 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 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.