Step Forward Foundation

Analysis

Step Forward Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Morgan Hill, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover crime and legal-related, which this site groups under human rights and equality. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Step Forward Foundation reported income of $2.5m and spending of $2.2m, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $894k to $2.5m (+177%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Step Forward Foundation sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include American Compass Inc ($2.5m), Alliance for Life - Missouri Inc ($2.5m) and For the People ($2.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% and program service revenue 8.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $105k (4.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $700k. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $264k, net assets of $957k. It reported 14 employees.