Steps Ministries
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
PREVENT SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES.
- Income
- $173,712
- Spending
- $151,075
- Reserves
- 7.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Highest pay
- $60,000, executive di
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (4)
- PROACTIVE PARENTING - PROVIDE ONLINE TRAINING, IN-PERSON WORKSHOPS, AND COACHING FOR PARENTS OF TEENAGERS IN EARLY STAGES OF SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER OR RELATED COMPULSIVE PROBLEMS TO EQUIP THEM TO DEAL WITH CHALLENGES EARLIER RATHER THAN USE SUBSTANCES. REACH TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PARENTS DIGITALLY AND HUNDREDS IN PERSON.
- ADDICTION PREVENTION - DELIVER ARTICLES, VIDEOS, AND PODCASTS AND PRESENTS SEMINARS AND COACHING TO HELP PEOPLE BECOME MORE AWARE AND EDUCATED ON THE DANGERS OF SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER SO THEY CAN HELP PEOPLE AROUND THEM AND DEAL WITH THOSE ISSUES THEMSELVES. REACHED THOUSANDS DIGITALLY AND HUNDREDS IN PERSON.
- LIFE IMPROVEMENTS - DELIVER DIGITAL CONTENT ONLINE AND THROUGH EMAIL AND SOCIAL MEDIA AND SPEAK TO GROUPS ABOUT MORE EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES FOR ACHIEVING WELLNESS AND DEVELOPING AN EFFECTIVE AND HEALTHY LIFESTYLE IN ORDER TO PREVENT NEGATIVE ISSUES FROM OCCURRING. REACHED THOUSANDS DIGITALLY AND HUNDREDS THROUGH SPEAKING.
- $134,692 spent. OTHER EXPENSES INCURRED WHILE CONDUCTING OPERATIONS.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Worth knowing.
Status was revoked on May 15, 2021 for not filing returns for three years, and reinstated on May 15, 2021.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since September 2021.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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