- Revenue 2024
- $35,571,813
- Expenses 2024
- $35,541,326
Program services were 0.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
As filed
- Subsection
- 03
- NTEE code
- P20
- Classification
- 1000
- 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).
Other organizations at this address
2 other organizations in the IRS Business Master File list the same street address. matched by us
We match the street line and ZIP code as the IRS gives them, ignoring case and outer spaces and nothing else, so "AVE" and "AVENUE" count as different streets and this list can miss some. A shared address can mean related organizations or a shared office, but it can also be a registered agent, a mail drop or a service provider holding mail for unrelated clients. It is not, by itself, evidence that two organizations are connected.
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STEP UP FOR STUDENTS - FLORIDA INC
EIN 59-3649371
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STEP UP FOR STUDENTS - WEST VIRGINIA INC
EIN 87-4413159
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
STEP UP FOR STUDENTS, 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.
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STEP UP FOR STUDENTS, INC. (SUFS) IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION INCORPORATED ON DECEMBER 3, 2021. SUFS SERVES AS A SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION AND PROVIDES SERVICES TO SUFS-FL AND SUFS-WV.
Revenue $35,541,326
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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John F KirtleyJOHN F KIRTLEY
BOARD CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2 + 38 related
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Paul ShermanPAUL SHERMAN
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2 + 2 related
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Denisha Allen MerriweatherDENISHA ALLEN MERRIWEATHER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2 + 2 related
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Michael ConlinMICHAEL CONLIN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2 + 2 related
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Karen HobbsKAREN HOBBS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2 + 2 related
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Terry JoveTERRY JOVE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2 + 2 related
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Linh LamLINH LAM
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2 + 2 related
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Alfred Al LawsonALFRED AL LAWSON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2 + 2 related
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Richard OutramRICHARD OUTRAM
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2 + 2 related
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Curtis StokesCURTIS STOKES
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2 + 2 related
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Doug TuthillDOUG TUTHILL
CHIEF VISION OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $387,747
- From this org
- $17,389
- From related orgs
- $330,395
- Other
- $39,963
- Hours/week
- 2 + 38 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $17,389 + $330,395 related
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $888 + $16,881 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $1,110 + $21,084 related
- Filer's total
- $19,387 + $368,360 related
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Joe PfountzJOE PFOUNTZ
TREASURER & CFO
- Total calculated
- $314,141
- From this org
- $13,751
- From related orgs
- $261,273
- Other
- $39,117
- Hours/week
- 2 + 38 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $13,751 + $261,273 related
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $820 + $15,577 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $1,136 + $21,584 related
- Filer's total
- $15,707 + $298,434 related
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Lesley SearcyLESLEY SEARCY
SECRETARY, CGO
- Total calculated
- $291,075
- From this org
- $13,811
- From related orgs
- $262,403
- Other
- $14,861
- Hours/week
- 2 + 38 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $13,811 + $262,403 related
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $739 + $14,040 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $4 + $78 related
- Filer's total
- $14,554 + $276,521 related
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Janie GordonJANIE GORDON
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $38,031
- From this org
- $1,839
- From related orgs
- $34,941
- Other
- $1,251
- Hours/week
- 2 + 38 related
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Jill LaroseJILL LAROSE
CHIEF CULTURE OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $241,148
- From this org
- $10,941
- From related orgs
- $207,877
- Other
- $22,330
- Hours/week
- 2 + 38 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $10,941 + $207,877 related
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $534 + $10,145 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $583 + $11,068 related
- Filer's total
- $12,058 + $229,090 related
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Frank E SikernitskyFRANK E SIKERNITSKY
CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $245,347
- From this org
- $10,716
- From related orgs
- $203,609
- Other
- $31,022
- Hours/week
- 2 + 38 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $10,716 + $203,609 related
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $469 + $8,906 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $1,082 + $20,565 related
- Filer's total
- $12,267 + $233,080 related
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Jimmy S AnglinJIMMY S ANGLIN
CHIEF INFORMATION SECURITY OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $50,968
- From this org
- $2,179
- From related orgs
- $41,396
- Other
- $7,393
- Hours/week
- 2 + 38 related
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Ruth RoseRUTH ROSE
CHIEF CST. EXP. OFFICER (THRU 09/24)
- Total calculated
- $389,226
- From this org
- $17,765
- From related orgs
- $337,544
- Other
- $33,917
- Hours/week
- 2 + 38 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $17,765 + $162,544 related
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0 + $175,000 related
- Deferred
- $519 + $9,854 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $1,177 + $22,367 related
- Filer's total
- $19,461 + $369,765 related
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Alexander J ManganALEXANDER J MANGAN
CHIEF PRODUCT OFFICER (THRU 12/24)
- Total calculated
- $305,374
- From this org
- $12,867
- From related orgs
- $244,476
- Other
- $48,031
- Hours/week
- 2 + 38 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $12,867 + $244,476 related
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $678 + $12,880 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $1,724 + $32,749 related
- Filer's total
- $15,269 + $290,105 related
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Samantha EspinosaSAMANTHA ESPINOSA
CHIEF HR OFFICER (THRU 06/25)
- Total calculated
- $278,270
- From this org
- $11,597
- From related orgs
- $220,350
- Other
- $46,323
- Hours/week
- 2 + 38 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $11,597 + $220,350 related
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $610 + $11,592 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $1,706 + $32,415 related
- Filer's total
- $13,913 + $264,357 related
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Julee SandersonJULEE SANDERSON
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $31,006
- From this org
- $1,526
- From related orgs
- $29,001
- Other
- $479
- Hours/week
- 2 + 38 related
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Gretchen SchoenhaarGRETCHEN SCHOENHAAR
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $374,096
- From this org
- $17,498
- From related orgs
- $332,454
- Other
- $24,144
- Hours/week
- 2 + 38 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $17,498 + $332,454 related
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $865 + $16,442 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $342 + $6,495 related
- Filer's total
- $18,705 + $355,391 related
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Kristopher KiltonKRISTOPHER KILTON
ARCHITECT, SOLUTION
- Total calculated
- $213,216
- From this org
- $8,715
- From related orgs
- $165,591
- Other
- $38,910
- Hours/week
- 2 + 38 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $8,715 + $165,591 related
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $521 + $9,895 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $1,425 + $27,069 related
- Filer's total
- $10,661 + $202,555 related
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Charles A WadeCHARLES A WADE
SR DIR, ENTERP. STANDARDS/SYST. ARCHITECT
- Total calculated
- $241,535
- From this org
- $9,963
- From related orgs
- $189,298
- Other
- $42,274
- Hours/week
- 2 + 38 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $9,963 + $189,298 related
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $608 + $11,544 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $1,506 + $28,616 related
- Filer's total
- $12,077 + $229,458 related
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Sean K ChartierSEAN K CHARTIER
ARCHITECT, DATA
- Total calculated
- $227,180
- From this org
- $10,098
- From related orgs
- $191,859
- Other
- $25,223
- Hours/week
- 2 + 38 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $10,098 + $191,859 related
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $605 + $11,496 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $656 + $12,466 related
- Filer's total
- $11,359 + $215,821 related
The first 25 listed. 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
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2024
- Revenue
- $35,571,813
- Expenses
- $35,541,326
- Contributions
- $0
- Grants paid
- $0
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2023
- Revenue
- $27,431,677
- Expenses
- $25,506,410
- 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
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2021 · 990
- Revenue
- $7,527,762
- Expenses
- $7,527,608
- Assets (EOY)
- $924,130
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 2024 return
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STEP UP FOR STUDENTS-FLORIDA INC
501(C)(3) · PROVIDE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO RELATED ORGANIZATIONS · FL
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STEP UP FOR STUDENTS-WEST VIRGINIA INC
501(C)(3) · PROVIDE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO RELATED ORGANIZATIONS · FL
Declared as related by
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STEP UP FOR STUDENTS - WEST VIRGINIA INC
On its 2023 return
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STEP UP FOR STUDENTS - FLORIDA INC
On its 2023 return
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 SO.
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 13 October 2026 and read 1 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.