Sacramento Steps Forward

Analysis

Sacramento Steps Forward is a registered charity in United States, based in Sacramento, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2011, 15 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, Sacramento Steps Forward reported income of $38.1m and spending of $26.2m, leaving 31% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $26.3m to $38.1m (+45%), an average of +9.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 87%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Sacramento Steps Forward sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 99th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Area Agency on Aging of Palm Beach- Treasure Coast Inc ($38.1m), Arcadia Retirement Residence ($38.1m) and Generational Care ($38.0m).

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 $346k (1.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.2m. At year end it held assets of $27.9m against liabilities of $2.5m, net assets of $25.4m. It reported 114 employees.