The Next Step

aka The Next Step | Saint Louis, MO | http://thenextstepstl.org

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The Next Step

EIN: 20-1750945

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as of May 2023

IRS BMF 509(a)(1)
as of May 08, 2023

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Mission

To provide tuition assistance to individuals active in a 12-step recovery program from alcohol or substance abuse who demonstrate financial need and are pursuing an academic or vocational education.

Ruling year info

2005

President and Executive Director

Darcy Glidewell

Main address

P.O. Box 440413

Saint Louis, MO 63144 USA

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EIN

20-1750945

Subject area info

Equal opportunity in education

Vocational education

Higher education

Graduate and professional education

Adult education

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Population served info

Adults

Ethnic and racial groups

Economically disadvantaged people

Substance abusers

Students

NTEE code info

Undergraduate College (4-year) (B42)

University or Technological (B43)

Graduate, Professional(Separate Entities) (B50)

IRS subsection

501(c)(3) Public Charity

IRS filing requirement

This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990 or 990-EZ.

Tax forms

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Communication

Programs and results

Reports and documents

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Many individuals in the St. Louis community are affected by alcohol or substance abuse. After actively participating in a 12-step recovery program, many individuals want to improve their lives, often by pursuing an education. Unfortunately, they may have lost emotional or financial support from their families as a result of their addiction. The Next Step believes that education is one of the best ways to rise above addiction, so we are dedicated to helping these individuals improve their lives.

Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Scholarship Fund

We provide tuition assistance for individuals who are active in a 12-step recovery program and pursuing an academic or vocational education. All funds are paid directly to the educational institution and can be used for tuition or books.

Population(s) Served

Adults

Substance abusers

Ethnic and racial groups

Economically disadvantaged people

Students

Where we work

External reviews

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Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.

Number of academic scholarships awarded

Totals By Year

Population(s) Served

Adults, Substance abusers, Ethnic and racial groups, Economically disadvantaged people, Students

Related Program

Scholarship Fund

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Holding steady

Context Notes

While the total number of scholarships awarded decreased in 2022, the number of applicants remained steady. Fewer scholarships were awarded because the applicants did not qualify.

Total dollar amount of scholarship awarded

Totals By Year

Population(s) Served

Adults, Substance abusers, Ethnic and racial groups, Economically disadvantaged people, Students

Related Program

Scholarship Fund

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Holding steady

Context Notes

Our Sustainable Development Goals

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

What is the organization aiming to accomplish?

Our ultimate goal is to reach every individual in the St. Louis area who is in recovery and in need of financial assistance to further their education. We seek to provide the funds necessary for tuition and books to these individuals that meet our scholarship criteria. This requires us to first identify the individuals in need, and then raise the funds necessary to further their education.

What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?

a. Our strategy includes expanding our community outreach to make all qualified individuals in the St. Louis area who need financial assistance aware of our services. We will do this by using utilizing all available media services, including print and social media; as well as utilizing personal contact with organizations and individuals that have links to people in recovery.

b. Current strategies also include continuing and expanding our fundraising efforts to not only provide more scholarships but to increase the amount of tuition assistance we can provide to each individual. We do this through two major fundraising events - a Golf raffle and a Scholarship Dinner - and through individual contributions from our donors.

c. We are also continually developing new sources of fundraising, which include the implementation of a planned giving program, and the pursuit of grant money that may be available to our organization.

What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?

Our organization has an active, all-volunteer board of directors. These board members provide management guidance for the organization, as well as the manpower to administer our fundraising programs and our scholarship programs.

Our Executive Director guides the organization in all strategies. In addition to the Executive Director and the board, the organization has two part-time employees: a Director of Marketing/Fundraising and a Director of Administration/Scholarships. These staff guide the organization and oversee all fundraising, special events, grant writing, operations, and scholarship management.

We also require our scholarship recipients to volunteer for the organization at special events, which allows us to raise more money with less overhead costs.

An outside accounting firm provides financial support to ensure we are utilizing our funds in the best manner possible.

What have they accomplished so far and what's next?

Since the founding of the organization in 2005, we have awarded 695 scholarships and distributed over $1.5 million in tuition assistance. In 2022, we awarded $179,618 in funding to 64 individuals in 12-step recovery programs.

In future years we hope to expand our outreach to assist a greater number of people in our community that need our assistance and to provide larger scholarships.

How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

We shared information about our current feedback practices.

Who are the people you serve with your mission?

We serve individuals with a history of substance abuse who are also underserved in the St. Louis community. We focus primarily on individuals with financial need.
How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals
What significant change resulted from feedback?

We permanently changed our interview process to be zoom interviews, rather than in-person, as our applicants are much more comfortable with this process. It also allows those with limited transportation access to more easily attend their interview.
Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback
What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback, The people we serve tell us they find data collection burdensome, It is difficult to find the ongoing funding to support feedback collection, Staff find it hard to prioritize feedback collection and review due to lack of time, It is difficult to get honest feedback from the people we serve, It is difficult to identify actionable feedback

Financials

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Fiscal year: Feb 01 - Jan 31

Revenue vs. expenses: breakdown

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

NET GAIN/LOSS: in

Note: When component data are not available, the graph displays the total Revenue and/or Expense values.

Liquidity in 2022

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

371.38

Average of 64.84 over 10 years

Months of cash in 2022

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

17.5

Average of 6.7 over 10 years

Fringe rate in 2022

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

8%

Average of 1% over 10 years

Funding sources

Source: IRS Form 990

Assets & liabilities

Source: IRS Form 990

Financial data

Source: IRS Form 990

Digitizing IRS form 990 data

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Revenue & expenses

Fiscal Year: Feb 01 - Jan 31

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

Fiscal year ending: Download Data

Revenue
Contributions	$22,890
Program Services	$0
Investments	$419
Special Events	$76,653
Sales	$0
Other	$0
Total Revenue	$99,962

Expenses
Grants	$106,866
Salaries & Employee Benefits	$0
Professional Fees	$675
Occupancy	$1,800
Printing, Publications, Postage, etc.	$0
Other Expenses	$17,581
Total Expenses	$126,922
Net Gain/Loss	($26,960)

Revenue
Contributions	$65,917
Program Services	$0
Investments	$516
Special Events	$54,483
Sales	$0
Other	$0
Total Revenue	$120,916

Expenses
Grants	$110,837
Salaries & Employee Benefits	$0
Professional Fees	$700
Occupancy	$3,370
Printing, Publications, Postage, etc.	$0
Other Expenses	$18,297
Total Expenses	$133,204
Net Gain/Loss	($12,288)

Revenue
Contributions	$76,382
Program Services	$0
Investments	$163
Special Events	$33,066
Sales	$0
Other	$0
Total Revenue	$109,611

Expenses
Grants	$97,187
Salaries & Employee Benefits	$0
Professional Fees	$11,202
Occupancy	$3,047
Printing, Publications, Postage, etc.	$1,556
Other Expenses	$6,475
Total Expenses	$119,467
Net Gain/Loss	($9,856)

Revenue
Contributions	$110,801
Program Services	$0
Investments	$220
Special Events	$39,999
Sales	$0
Other	$0
Total Revenue	$151,020

Expenses
Grants	$92,411
Salaries & Employee Benefits	$0
Professional Fees	$12,334
Occupancy	$3,162
Printing, Publications, Postage, etc.	$614
Other Expenses	$7,183
Total Expenses	$115,704
Net Gain/Loss	$35,316

Revenue
Contributions	$218,338
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$0
Investments	$131
Special Events	($30,584)
Sales	$0
Other	$0
Total Revenue	$187,885

Expenses
Program Services	$126,027
Administration	$9,241
Fundraising	$3,058
Total Expenses	$138,326
Net Gain/Loss	$49,559

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$6,183
Advertising & Promotion	$100
Information Technology Expenses	$2,425
Insurance Expenses	$1,008
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$0
Pension Plan Contributions	$0
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$241,187
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$0
Investments	$219
Special Events	($38,011)
Sales	$0
Other	$3,010
Total Revenue	$206,405

Expenses
Program Services	$125,405
Administration	$26,090
Fundraising	$13,468
Total Expenses	$164,963
Net Gain/Loss	$41,442

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$5,250
Advertising & Promotion	$572
Information Technology Expenses	$2,708
Insurance Expenses	$1,021
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$0
Pension Plan Contributions	$0
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$2,090
Program Services	$0
Investments	$8
Special Events	($300)
Sales	$0
Other	$0
Total Revenue	$1,798

Expenses
Grants	$45,189
Salaries & Employee Benefits	$2,516
Professional Fees	$3,800
Occupancy	$500
Printing, Publications, Postage, etc.	$2,040
Other Expenses	$156
Total Expenses	$54,201
Net Gain/Loss	($52,403)

Revenue
Contributions	$267,674
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$0
Investments	$479
Special Events	($32,082)
Sales	$0
Other	$148
Total Revenue	$236,219

Expenses
Program Services	$154,478
Administration	$27,794
Fundraising	$12,897
Total Expenses	$195,169
Net Gain/Loss	$41,050

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$8,426
Advertising & Promotion	$7,883
Information Technology Expenses	$4,936
Insurance Expenses	$1,577
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$0
Pension Plan Contributions	$0
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$262,041
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$0
Investments	$0
Special Events	$17,219
Sales	$0
Other	$69
Total Revenue	$279,329

Expenses
Program Services	$156,451
Administration	$29,468
Fundraising	$15,393
Total Expenses	$201,312
Net Gain/Loss	$78,017

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$8,915
Advertising & Promotion	$1,666
Information Technology Expenses	$5,909
Insurance Expenses	$1,576
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$0
Pension Plan Contributions	$0
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

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Balance sheet

Fiscal Year: Feb 01 - Jan 31

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

The balance sheet gives a snapshot of the financial health of an organization at a particular point in time. An organization's total assets should generally exceed its total liabilities, or it cannot survive long, but the types of assets and liabilities must also be considered. For instance, an organization's current assets (cash, receivables, securities, etc.) should be sufficient to cover its current liabilities (payables, deferred revenue, current year loan, and note payments). Otherwise, the organization may face solvency problems. On the other hand, an organization whose cash and equivalents greatly exceed its current liabilities might not be putting its money to best use.

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Assets	Jan 01, 2013	Dec 31, 2013	Change
Contributions	$22,890
Cash & Equivalents	$174,353	$147,393	($26,960)
Fixed Assets (LBE - Depreciation)	$0	$0	$0
Other	$0	$0	$0
Total Assets	$174,353	$147,393	($26,960)

Liabilities	Jan 01, 2013	Dec 31, 2013	Change
Total Liabilities	$0	$0	$0

Fund balance	Jan 01, 2013	Dec 31, 2013	Change
Net Assets	$174,353	$147,393	($26,960)

Assets	Jan 01, 2014	Dec 31, 2014	Change
Contributions	$65,917
Cash & Equivalents	$147,393	$135,105	($12,288)
Fixed Assets (LBE - Depreciation)	$0	$0	$0
Other	$0	$0	$0
Total Assets	$147,393	$135,105	($12,288)

Liabilities	Jan 01, 2014	Dec 31, 2014	Change
Total Liabilities	$0	$0	$0

Fund balance	Jan 01, 2014	Dec 31, 2014	Change
Net Assets	$147,393	$135,105	($12,288)

Assets	Jan 01, 2015	Dec 31, 2015	Change
Contributions	$76,382
Cash & Equivalents	$135,104	$125,345	($9,759)
Fixed Assets (LBE - Depreciation)	$0	$0	$0
Other	$0	$0	$0
Total Assets	$135,104	$125,345	($9,759)

Liabilities	Jan 01, 2015	Dec 31, 2015	Change
Total Liabilities	$0	$0	$0

Fund balance	Jan 01, 2015	Dec 31, 2015	Change
Net Assets	$135,104	$125,345	($9,759)

Assets	Jan 01, 2016	Dec 31, 2016	Change
Contributions	$110,801
Cash & Equivalents	$125,345	$160,661	$35,316
Fixed Assets (LBE - Depreciation)	$0	$0	$0
Other	$0	$0	$0
Total Assets	$125,345	$160,661	$35,316

Liabilities	Jan 01, 2016	Dec 31, 2016	Change
Total Liabilities	$0	$0	$0

Fund balance	Jan 01, 2016	Dec 31, 2016	Change
Net Assets	$125,345	$160,661	$35,316

Assets	Jan 01, 2017	Dec 31, 2017	Change
Contributions	$218,338
Cash & Equivalents	$160,661	$205,970	$45,309
Accounts Receivable	$0	$0	$0
Pledges & Grants Receivable	$0	$0	$0
Receivable, Other	$0	$0	$0
Inventories for Sale or Use	$0	$0	$0
Investment, Securities	$0	$0	$0
Investment, Other	$0	$0	$0
Fixed Assets (LBE - Depreciation)	$0	$0	$0
Other	$0	$4,250	$4,250
Total Assets	$160,661	$210,220	$49,559

Liabilities	Jan 01, 2017	Dec 31, 2017	Change
Accounts Payable	$0	$0	$0
Grants Payable	$0	$0	$0
Deferred Revenue	$0	$0	$0
Loans and Notes	$0	$0	$0
Tax-Exempt Bond Liabilities	$0	$0	$0
Other	$0	$0	$0
Total Liabilities	$0	$0	$0

Fund balance	Jan 01, 2017	Dec 31, 2017	Change
Temporarily Restricted Net Assets	$0	$0	$0
Permanently Restricted Net Assets	$0	$0	$0
Total Restricted Net Assets	$0	$0	$0
Unrestricted Net Assets	$0	$0	$0
Net Assets	$160,661	$210,220	$49,559

Assets	Jan 01, 2018	Dec 31, 2018	Change
Contributions	$241,187
Cash & Equivalents	$205,970	$247,662	$41,692
Accounts Receivable	$0	$0	$0
Pledges & Grants Receivable	$0	$0	$0
Receivable, Other	$0	$0	$0
Inventories for Sale or Use	$0	$0	$0
Investment, Securities	$0	$0	$0
Investment, Other	$0	$0	$0
Fixed Assets (LBE - Depreciation)	$0	$0	$0
Other	$4,250	$4,000	($250)
Total Assets	$210,220	$251,662	$41,442

Liabilities	Jan 01, 2018	Dec 31, 2018	Change
Accounts Payable	$0	$0	$0
Grants Payable	$0	$0	$0
Deferred Revenue	$0	$0	$0
Loans and Notes	$0	$0	$0
Tax-Exempt Bond Liabilities	$0	$0	$0
Other	$0	$0	$0
Total Liabilities	$0	$0	$0

Fund balance	Jan 01, 2018	Dec 31, 2018	Change
Temporarily Restricted Net Assets	$0	$0	$0
Permanently Restricted Net Assets	$0	$0	$0
Total Restricted Net Assets	$0	$0	$0
Unrestricted Net Assets	$0	$0	$0
Net Assets	$210,220	$251,662	$41,442

Assets	Jan 01, 2019	Jan 31, 2019	Change
Contributions	$2,090
Cash & Equivalents	$247,662	$195,259	($52,403)
Fixed Assets (LBE - Depreciation)	$0	$0	$0
Other	$4,000	$4,000	$0
Total Assets	$251,662	$199,259	($52,403)

Liabilities	Jan 01, 2019	Jan 31, 2019	Change
Total Liabilities	$0	$0	$0

Fund balance	Jan 01, 2019	Jan 31, 2019	Change
Net Assets	$251,662	$199,259	($52,403)

Assets	Feb 01, 2020	Jan 31, 2021	Change
Contributions	$267,674
Cash & Equivalents	$181,410	$218,314	$36,904
Accounts Receivable	$0	$0	$0
Pledges & Grants Receivable	$0	$0	$0
Receivable, Other	$0	$0	$0
Inventories for Sale or Use	$0	$0	$0
Investment, Securities	$0	$0	$0
Investment, Other	$0	$0	$0
Fixed Assets (LBE - Depreciation)	$0	$1,739	$1,739
Other	$6,495	$5,649	($846)
Total Assets	$187,905	$225,702	$37,797

Liabilities	Feb 01, 2020	Jan 31, 2021	Change
Accounts Payable	$2,441	$788	($1,653)
Grants Payable	$0	$0	$0
Deferred Revenue	$0	$0	$0
Loans and Notes	$0	$0	$0
Tax-Exempt Bond Liabilities	$0	$0	$0
Other	$0	$0	$0
Total Liabilities	$2,441	$788	($1,653)

Fund balance	Feb 01, 2020	Jan 31, 2021	Change
Temporarily Restricted Net Assets	N/A	N/A	N/A
Permanently Restricted Net Assets	N/A	N/A	N/A
Total Restricted Net Assets	$0	$0	$0
Unrestricted Net Assets	$0	$0	$0
Net Assets	$185,464	$224,914	$39,450

Assets	Feb 01, 2021	Jan 31, 2022	Change
Contributions	$262,041
Cash & Equivalents	$218,314	$291,903	$73,589
Accounts Receivable	$0	$0	$0
Pledges & Grants Receivable	$0	$0	$0
Receivable, Other	$0	$0	$0
Inventories for Sale or Use	$0	$0	$0
Investment, Securities	$0	$0	$0
Investment, Other	$0	$0	$0
Fixed Assets (LBE - Depreciation)	$1,739	$1,314	($425)
Other	$5,649	$10,500	$4,851
Total Assets	$225,702	$303,717	$78,015

Liabilities	Feb 01, 2021	Jan 31, 2022	Change
Accounts Payable	$788	$786	($2)
Grants Payable	$0	$0	$0
Deferred Revenue	$0	$0	$0
Loans and Notes	$0	$0	$0
Tax-Exempt Bond Liabilities	$0	$0	$0
Other	$0	$0	$0
Total Liabilities	$788	$786	($2)

Fund balance	Feb 01, 2021	Jan 31, 2022	Change
Temporarily Restricted Net Assets	N/A	N/A	N/A
Permanently Restricted Net Assets	N/A	N/A	N/A
Total Restricted Net Assets	$0	$0	$0
Unrestricted Net Assets	$0	$0	$0
Net Assets	$224,914	$302,931	$78,017

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Financial trends analysis Glossary & formula definitions

Fiscal Year: Feb 01 - Jan 31

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

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Business model indicators

Profitability	2017	2018	2021	2022
Unrestricted surplus (deficit) before depreciation	$49,559	$41,442	$39,840	$79,125
As % of expenses	35.8%	25.1%	20.5%	39.5%
Unrestricted surplus (deficit) after depreciation	$49,559	$41,442	$39,450	$78,017
As % of expenses	35.8%	25.1%	20.2%	38.8%

Revenue composition
Total revenue (unrestricted & restricted)	$187,885	$206,405	$236,219	$279,329
Total revenue, % change over prior year	0.0%	9.9%	0.0%	18.3%
Program services revenue	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Membership dues	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Investment income	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%	0.0%
Government grants	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
All other grants and contributions	99.9%	98.4%	99.7%	85.2%
Other revenue	0.0%	1.5%	0.1%	14.8%

Expense composition
Total expenses before depreciation	$138,326	$164,963	$194,779	$200,204
Total expenses, % change over prior year	0.0%	19.3%	0.0%	2.8%
Personnel	16.9%	22.5%	19.9%	22.9%
Professional fees	9.4%	3.2%	4.3%	4.5%
Occupancy	2.2%	1.8%	0.0%	0.0%
Interest	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Pass-through	66.7%	64.2%	66.1%	65.1%
All other expenses	4.8%	8.3%	9.7%	7.6%

Full cost components (estimated)	2017	2018	2021	2022
Total expenses (after depreciation)	$138,326	$164,963	$195,169	$201,312
One month of savings	$11,527	$13,747	$16,232	$16,684
Debt principal payment	$0	$0	$0	$0
Fixed asset additions	$0	$0	$2,129	$0
Total full costs (estimated)	$149,853	$178,710	$213,530	$217,996

Capital structure indicators

Liquidity	2017	2018	2021	2022
Months of cash	17.9	18.0	13.4	17.5
Months of cash and investments	17.9	18.0	13.4	17.5
Months of estimated liquid unrestricted net assets	18.2	18.3	13.7	18.1

Balance sheet composition	2017	2018	2021	2022
Cash	$205,970	$247,662	$218,314	$291,903
Investments	$0	$0	$0	$0
Receivables	$0	$0	$0	$0
Gross land, buildings, equipment (LBE)	$0	$0	$2,130	$2,130
Accumulated depreciation (as a % of LBE)	0.0%	0.0%	18.4%	38.3%
Liabilities (as a % of assets)	0.0%	0.0%	0.3%	0.3%
Unrestricted net assets	$0	$0	$0	$0
Temporarily restricted net assets	$0	$0	N/A	N/A
Permanently restricted net assets	$0	$0	N/A	N/A
Total restricted net assets	$0	$0	$0	$0
Total net assets	$210,220	$251,662	$224,914	$302,931

Key data checks

Key data checks	2017	2018	2021	2022
Material data errors	No	No	No	No

Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

Documents

Letter of Determination

Form 1023/1024 is not available for this organization

President and Executive Director

Darcy Glidewell

LinkedIn profile

Darcy joined the board of The Next Step in 2014, and is serving as the president and executive director. She has a 15-year career in retail merchandising, and sales and owned a large ProSource Wholesale Floorcovering franchise. Darcy sold her franchise in 2006, and now owns two small businesses. Darcy also volunteers in many other community organizations, including a previous board position for Congregation Shaare Emeth, a current board position for a floorcovering industry-related scholarship organization, Girl Scouts, and the school where her two daughters attend. Darcy is passionate about both education and recovery from substance abuse. She believes that individuals in recovery continue to stay sober and become productive members of our community when they better their lives through their education and careers. Her dream is to help every person in recovery in the St. Louis community who has financial needs achieve their educational goals.

Number of employees

Source: IRS Form 990

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Officers, directors, trustees, and key employees

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

Compensation

Other

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Board of directors
as of 02/10/2023

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Board of directors data

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Board co-chair

Darcy Glidewell

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Term: 2022 - 2023

Board co-chair

Clay Jenkins

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Term: 2023 - 2022

Bob Callahan

Lynn Jenkins

Sandy Wool

Ron McKenzie

Megan Barken

Karen Stern

Mark Leadlove

Alan Carney

Stephen Irwin

Richard Knott

Jay Winig

Darcy Glidewell

Clay Jenkins

Kevin Ellege

Board leadership practices

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Not applicable
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 2/10/2023

Candid has made improvements to the race and ethnicity options.

Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.

Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity

White/Caucasian/European

Gender identity

Female

Race & ethnicity

No data

Gender identity

Sexual orientation

No data

Disability

No data

Equity strategies

Last updated: 02/10/2023

GuideStar partnered with Equity in the Center - an organization that works to shift mindsets, practices, and systems to increase racial equity - to create this section. Learn more

Data

We analyze disaggregated data and root causes of race disparities that impact the organization's programs, portfolios, and the populations served.
We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
We disaggregate data by demographics, including race, in every policy and program measured.

Policies and processes

We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.

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Mission

Is this your nonprofit?

Programs and results

Reports and documents

What we aim to solve

Our programs

Scholarship Fund

Where we work

Our results

Evaluation documents

Number of academic scholarships awarded

Totals By Year

Population(s) Served

Related Program

Type of Metric

Direction of Success

Context Notes

Total dollar amount of scholarship awarded

Totals By Year

Population(s) Served

Related Program

Type of Metric

Direction of Success

Context Notes

Our Sustainable Development Goals

Goals & Strategy

Charting impact

What is the organization aiming to accomplish?

What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?

What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?

What have they accomplished so far and what's next?

How we listen

Financials

Revenue vs. expenses: breakdown

Liquidity in 2022 info

371.38

Months of cash in 2022 info

17.5

Fringe rate in 2022 info

8%

Funding sources info

Assets & liabilities info

Financial data

Digitizing IRS form 990 data

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Business model indicators

Capital structure indicators

Key data checks

Operations

Documents

President and Executive Director

Darcy Glidewell

Number of employees

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Compensation data

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Board of directors data

Darcy Glidewell

Clay Jenkins

Board leadership practices

Board orientation and education

CEO oversight

Ethics and transparency

Board composition

Board performance

Organizational demographics

Leadership

Race & ethnicity

Gender identity

Sexual orientation

Disability

Equity strategies

Liquidity in 2022

Months of cash in 2022

Fringe rate in 2022

Funding sources

Assets & liabilities