Florida · Nonprofit
STEPS FOUNDATION
STEPS FOUNDATION (Florida) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $12,078 to it, the largest being CENTRAL FLORIDA FOUNDATION ($11,975). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 100% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $14k
- Funders on record
- 2
- Grants received
- $12k
- Net assets
- $1k
What Steps Foundation does
Mission
Youth Development and Education
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.
Programs
The Retain Your Brain program served 56 students by providing 57 peer support groups that promoted emotional well-being, healthy coping strategies, and peer connection in a safe and supportive environment. The program also facilitated two 6-week Self-Care Series that equipped students and their families with practical tools to strengthen resilience, reduce stress, and support overall wellness. In addition, four Color of You workshops incorporated creative art activities to encourage self-expression, emotional awareness, and positive mental health. Together, these services helped reduce the stigma surrounding mental health while fostering resilience, supportive relationships, and social-emotional growth among participants.
$2,290 spentof which $1,000 as grants22% of program spendingThe Survival Program provided 70 life skills workshops to 56 students, equipping them with essential skills in communication, financial literacy, health and wellness, home living, leadership, and career readiness. Through individualized support, 12 students received one-on-one mentorship to help them overcome personal and academic challenges. Despite facing significant barriers, 28 participating students successfully graduated from high school, demonstrating the program's impact in fostering resilience, increasing educational success, and preparing youth for independent and productive futures.
$4,360 spentof which $5,000 as grants41% of program spendingThe Together We Can program strengthened family engagement and community connections by serving more than 100 families through 10 in-person and virtual community events. These events provided opportunities for families to build stronger relationships, access community resources, and participate in meaningful shared experiences. The program also produced 36 Talk Tuesday episodes, bringing together community partners, students, and families to engage in conversations on topics selected by youth, promoting education, community awareness, and family engagement. Additionally, through partnerships with local organizations, the program participated in more than 10 community outreach events, connecting with over 6,000 community members by sharing information about available services, resources, and opportunities that support youth and families.
$664 spentof which $1,200 as grants6% of program spendingThe Career Quest program provided two summer camps totaling 40 hours of workforce readiness training for two students with disabilities. Through hands-on learning, career exploration, and self-advocacy activities, participants developed essential employment skills, increased workplace confidence, and gained the knowledge needed to prepare for successful entry into the workforce.
$3,290 spent31% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $10,604.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2022, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2022, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2023 to 2024, from $967 to $7k (+613%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
79% of STEPS FOUNDATION’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (99% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 4 reported years ran a deficit.
Who funds it, year by year
2022 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income rose $42 → $61.
2 of 2 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 100% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of STEPS FOUNDATION’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
STEPS FOUNDATION leans on a few funders — its largest provides 99% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
100% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund STEPS FOUNDATION.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2022 100% · 2023 100% — broadly stable.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
100% of STEPS FOUNDATION's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Too little is directly attributable to place on a map.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $12k arriving through sponsors registered in 2 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
STEPS FOUNDATION's revenue fell 30% between 2022 and 2025.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 3,200 youth development nonprofits under $100k, FY2025
Organizations like STEPS FOUNDATION
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Florida
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for STEPS FOUNDATION: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds STEPS FOUNDATION?
- STEPS FOUNDATION (Florida) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $12,078 to it, the largest being CENTRAL FLORIDA FOUNDATION ($11,975). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 100% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does STEPS FOUNDATION have?
- IRS filings report 2 organizations giving $12,078 in grants to STEPS FOUNDATION, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of STEPS FOUNDATION?
- CENTRAL FLORIDA FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $11,975 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like STEPS FOUNDATION find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Florida. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2022–2025), and the filings of 2 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing