Baby Steps

Analysis

Baby Steps is a registered charity in United States, based in Auburn, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover housing and shelter, which this site groups under housing and shelter. 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, Baby Steps reported income of $703k and spending of $713k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $338k to $703k (+108%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Baby Steps sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Agape Housing Inc ($703k), Ecorse Non-Profit Housing Corp ($703k) and National Alliance for Safe Housing Inc ($702k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $130k (18% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $250k. At year end it held assets of $406k against liabilities of $12k, net assets of $395k. It reported 12 employees.