A Step Beyond

Analysis

A Step Beyond is a registered charity in United States, based in Escondido, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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 September 2023, A Step Beyond reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.6m, spending 122% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $1.0m to $1.3m (+29%), an average of +6.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, A Step Beyond sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Opera Guild Inc of Fort Lauderdale ($1.3m), Japanese Educational Institute of Houston ($1.3m) and Montana Free Press ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 3.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $282k (18% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $514k. At year end it held assets of $2.8m against liabilities of $1.1m, net assets of $1.7m. It reported 23 employees.