- Revenue 2024
- $3,001,116
- Expenses 2024
- $2,823,774
Program services were 79.1% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
As filed
- Subsection
- 03
- Classification
- 1000
- Street
- 6812 W LAKE ST
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
STEP RESPONDS TO OUR NEIGHBORS IN NEED BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO VITAL SERVICES THAT FOSTER STABILITY.
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FOOD SHELF PROGRAM PROVIDES FOOD AND PERSONAL PRODUCTS IN COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE. DURING THIS FISCAL YEAR, STEP DISTRIBUTED 521,817 POUNDS OF FOOD AMONG 6,516 HOUSEHOLD FOOD SHELF VISITS. THERE WERE INDIVIDUAL FOOD SHELF VISITS WITH THE AVERAGE SIZE OF 2.7 PEOPLE PER HOUSEHOLD. AN AVERAGE OF 29.2 POUNDS OF FOOD WAS DISTRIBUTED TO EACH INDIVIDUAL DURING EACH VISIT TO THE FOOD SHELF. THE KOSHER FOOD PROGRAM SERVED 37 INDIVIDUALS.SEE SCHEDULE O FOR ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMING.SOCIAL WORK SERVICES ARE PROVIDED IN THE CONTEXT OF EACH PROGRAM. CLIENTS CAN CONTACT PROFESSIONAL SOCIAL WORKERS AND CASEWORKERS FOR NO-COST ADVICE AND SUPPORT. FOR IN-PERSON FOOD SHELF VISITS, STAFF PROVIDE CLIENTS WITH ACCESS TO CRISIS COUNSELING, GENERAL SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE, ADVOCACY, AND REFERRAL TO MEDICAL, MENTAL HEALTH, CHILDCARE, JOB READINESS, AND OTHER SERVICES. DURING THIS FISCAL YEAR, STEP HAD 13,730 HOUSEHOLD CLIENT CONTACTS AND MADE 864 REFERRALS.
Expenses $1,668,099
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EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS PROVIDED FOR ELIGIBLE HOUSING AND OTHER ESSENTIAL LIFE EXPENSES. THE PROGRAM IS ALSO REFERRED TO AS THE HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION PROGRAM DUE TO ITS PRIMARY PURPOSE. DURING THIS FISCAL YEAR, $125,660 WAS DISTRIBUTED TO 86 HOUSEHOLDS.
Expenses $476,152
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HOLIDAY PROGRAM SUPPLIED FOOD AND GROCERY CERTIFICATES TO ELIGIBLE FAMILIES TO ENABLE THEM TO FULLY PARTICIPATE IN HOLIDAY TRADITIONS. DURING NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER, 150 HAMS, 168 WHOLE TURKEYS, 72 WHOLE CHICKENS, 84 TURKEY TENDERLOIN, AND 80 TURKEY BREASTS WERE DISTRIBUTED. STEP'S HOLIDAY TOY DRIVE SUPPLIED GIFTS AND/OR GIFT CERTIFICATES TO FAMILIES OF 828 CHILDREN.
Expenses $89,871
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CLOTHES CLOSET IS A NO-COST PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES CLIENTS WITH GENTLY-USED CLOTHING AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS. STEP DISTRIBUTED 3,519 BAGS OF CLOTHES AND 689 COATS DURING THIS FISCAL YEAR.TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM HIRED DRIVERS TO ASSIST CLIENTS IN ACCESSING HEALTHCARE, SOCIAL SERVICE AND OTHER ESSENTIAL APPOINTMENTS. STEP PROVIDED 292 RIDES TO 64 INDIVIDUALS DURING THE YEAR. STEP MADE 822 FOOD DELIVERIES TO HOUSEHOLDS WHO ARE HOMEBOUND.BACK TO SCHOOL PROGRAM DISTRIBUTED REQUIRED SCHOOL SUPPLIES AND RELATED ITEMS TO ELIGIBLE STUDENTS TO ENSURE ALL COMMUNITY STUDENTS ARE FULLY EQUIPPED TO START THE SCHOOL YEAR. STEP PROVIDED BACKPACKS TO 502 CHILDREN AND CUSTOM SCHOOL SUPPLIES KITS TO 554 CHILDREN.
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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Daniel BakkenDANIEL BAKKEN
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Melissa WorthingtonMELISSA WORTHINGTON
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Lisa HertelLISA HERTEL
PAST CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Meta WebbMETA WEBB
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Bob TiftBOB TIFT
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Frank AbramsonFRANK ABRAMSON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Corrine LynchCORRINE LYNCH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Ramil GoonetillekeRAMIL GOONETILLEKE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Sue GrossSUE GROSS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Becky Olson-KelloggBECKY OLSON-KELLOGG
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Crystal JewettCRYSTAL JEWETT
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jessica StejskalJESSICA STEJSKAL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Gary KruppGARY KRUPP
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jacey CassemJACEY CASSEM
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Tobit SimmonsTOBIT SIMMONS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Maura MurphyMAURA MURPHY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Peter RedmondPETER REDMOND
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Rick WagnerRICK WAGNER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Brian BozemanBRIAN BOZEMAN
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Flower KrutinaFLOWER KRUTINA
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Soda RajsombathSODA RAJSOMBATH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Todd SmithTODD SMITH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Vernon SowellVERNON SOWELL
FINANCE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $70,819
- From this org
- $56,278
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $14,541
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Derek ReiseDEREK REISE
EXECUTIVE DIR.
- Total calculated
- $131,737
- From this org
- $111,017
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $20,720
- Hours/week
- 40
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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.
Filings
-
2024
- Revenue
- $3,001,116
- Expenses
- $2,823,774
- Contributions
- $3,041,625
- Grants paid
- $1,359,730
-
2023
- Revenue
- $3,280,367
- Expenses
- $2,580,106
- Contributions
- $3,282,222
- Grants paid
- $1,200,652
-
2022
- Revenue
- $2,455,311
- Expenses
- $2,142,183
- Contributions
- $2,460,103
- Grants paid
- $870,451
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
- $1,979,137
- Expenses
- $2,009,542
- Assets (EOY)
- $2,747,248
-
2021 · 990-T
- Revenue
- not reported
- Expenses
- not reported
- Assets (EOY)
- not reported
-
2020 · 990
- Revenue
- $3,077,074
- Expenses
- $2,834,813
- Assets (EOY)
- $2,845,371
-
2019 · 990
- Revenue
- $2,642,614
- Expenses
- $2,152,698
- Assets (EOY)
- $2,040,189
-
2018 · 990
- Revenue
- $2,245,581
- Expenses
- $2,204,492
- Assets (EOY)
- $1,553,050
-
2017 · 990
- Revenue
- $1,940,343
- Expenses
- $2,041,367
- Assets (EOY)
- $1,504,654
-
2016 · 990
- Revenue
- $2,225,397
- Expenses
- $2,169,879
- Assets (EOY)
- $1,589,872
-
2015 · 990
- Revenue
- $1,880,144
- Expenses
- $1,844,292
- Assets (EOY)
- $1,467,243
-
2014 · 990
- Revenue
- $2,015,705
- Expenses
- $1,969,290
- Assets (EOY)
- $1,445,906
-
2013 · 990
- Revenue
- $2,046,482
- Expenses
- $1,938,897
- Assets (EOY)
- $1,404,972
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
-
2024 For grant recipient's exempt purposes
-
$153,750
2023 HUMAN SERVICES
-
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING
$102,185
2023 HEALTH
-
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING
$59,322
2024 HEALTH
-
$56,030
2024 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
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2023 For grant recipient's exempt purposes
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2022 UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
-
$37,500
2022 DONOR-RECOMMENDED, HUMAN SERVICES
-
2023 GENERAL SUPPORT
-
$36,700
2024 FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
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 13 October 2026 and read 29 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.