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FOOTSTEPS INC

EIN 20-0666923 NEW YORK, NY

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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

  • 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

  • IDENTITY DEVELOPMENT SUPPORTS MEMBERS THROUGH PEER SUPPORT GROUPS, ONE-TO-ONE SUPPORTIVE COUNSELING, ACCULTURATION WORKSHOPS, AND REFERRALS TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.

    Expenses $726,456

  • 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

  • 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.

  • Mark Lipton PhD

    SECRETARY UNTIL 10/24; BOARD CO-CHAIR AS OF 11/24

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Carrie Shapiro

    TREASURER (TO 3/25)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Yoseph Horowitz

    SECRETARY AS OF 11/24

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Julie Persily

    TREASURER AS OF 3/25

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Nick Bunzl

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jonathan Horowitz

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Ben Linder

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Zalman Newfield

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Phin Reisz

    TRUSTEE (TO 3/25)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Ari Rosenberg

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Nitza Rubin

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Merle Woldenberg Gonchar

    TRUSTEE (TO 3/25)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Mindi Yeger

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Ann Kirschner

    BOARD CO-CHAIR (TO 10/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jamie Hooper

    BOARD CO-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Lani 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 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 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 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

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.