One Small Step

Analysis

One Small Step is a registered charity in United States, based in Gilbert, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, One Small Step reported income of $1.2m and spending of $1.1m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $928k to $1.2m (+32%), an average of +7.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, One Small Step sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 79th percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pacific Healthcare Services Inc ($1.2m), Ascension Providence Foundation ($1.2m) and Crisis Intervention Services ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $62k (5.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $51k. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $84, net assets of $1.2m. It reported 5 employees.