2024-08-27T17:59:34-05:00 2023-12-31 953001179 WINDESINC PO BOX 87 LONG BEACH CA 908010087 990 2023-01-01 954701468 STEP UP WOMEN'S NETWORK STEP 3232405003 510 S HEWITT STREET 111 LOS ANGELES CA 90013 DELORES MORTON CEO CEO 3232405003 2024-08-20 1 1 AARON PHILLIPS P00286656 5624351191 2024-08-09 2023 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z DELORES MORTON 510 S HEWITT STREET 111 LOS ANGELES CA 90013 2871492 0 X WWW.SUWN.ORG X 1998 CA AT STEP UP, WE OFFER IN PERSON AFTER SCHOOL AND VIRTUAL SUMMER MENTORING PROGRAMS FOR HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS. IN ADDITION, WE OFFER YEAR ROUND VIRTUAL MENTORING PROGRAMS FOR YOUNG WOMEN AGES 18-29. ALL GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN WHO PARTICIPATE IN OUR PROGRAMS COME FROM COMMUNITIES WITH LIMITIED RESOURCES OR ARE FACING SYSTEMIC BARRIERS. WITH THE SUPPORT OF OUR PROGRAMS AND THE MENTORING CONNECTIONS WE PROVIDE, THEY BECOME CONFIDENT, CONNECTED AND CAREER READY SO THAT THEY CAN JOIN THE NEXT GENERATION OF WOMEN LEADERS. 100% OF STEP UP PARTICIPANTS HAVE ACCESS TO MULTIPLE MENTORS. 22 22 23 16 0 0 2604495 2723150 0 0 19197 83221 -24807 -219047 2598885 2587324 0 0 0 0 1888622 2228441 0 0 288331 669758 923317 2558380 3151758 40505 -564434 3643809 3185781 102152 208558 3541657 2977223 X AT STEP UP, WE OFFER IN PERSON AFTER SCHOOL AND VIRTUAL SUMMER MENTORING PROGRAMS FOR HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS. IN ADDITION, WE OFFER YEAR ROUND VIRTUAL MENTORING PROGRAMS FOR YOUNG WOMEN AGES 18-29. ALL GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN WHO PARTICIPATE IN OUR PROGRAMS COME FROM COMMUNITIES WITH LIMITIED RESOURCES OR ARE FACING SYSTEMIC BARRIERS. WITH THE SUPPORT OF OUR PROGRAMS AND THE MENTORING CONNECTIONS WE PROVIDE, THEY BECOME CONFIDENT, CONNECTED AND CAREER READY SO THAT THEY CAN JOIN THE NEXT GENERATION OF WOMEN LEADERS. 100% OF STEP UP PARTICIPANTS HAVE ACCESS TO MULTIPLE MENTORS. 0 0 1118008 TEEN PROGRAMS: STEP UP SUPPORTS HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS AND THOSE WHO IDENTIFY WITH GIRLHOOD AGES 14-18 THROUGH AN EVIDENCED BASED NINE-WEEK AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM OFFERS SPECIALIZED CAREER EXPLORATION PROGRAMMING AND LEVERAGES A SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING LENS TO HELP GIRLS EXPLORE CAREER INTERESTS, GAIN EXPOSURE TO VARIOUS INDUSTRIES AND BEGIN TO BUILD A CAREER PATH. DURING THE SUMMER, STEP UP ALSO OFFERS THREE WEEKS OF POWERFUL CAREER PREP IN CONJUNCTION WITH STEP UP CORPORATE PARTNERS WHO HOST CAREER CONNECTED AND EXPERENTIAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES. AS A RESULT OF THEIR PARTICPATION IN STEP UP, 62% REPORTED INCREASED CAREER-READINESS, 65% REPORTED INCREASED CONNECTEDNESS, AND 63% OF YOUNG ADULTS REPORTED INCREASED CONFIDENCE. ON AVERAGE, TEENS RATED OUR PROGRAM 4.7 OUT OF 5 STARS. 388650 MEMBER PROGRAMS: STEP UP IS ABLE TO DELIVER A HIGH LEVEL OF SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, CAREER PREPARATION, AND MENTORSHIP THROUGH ITS NETWORK OF HIGHLY ENGAGED MENTORS. STEP UP MEMBER PROGRAMS HELP THE ORGANIZATION RECRUIT NEW COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO WILL LEVERAGE THEIR RESOURCES ON BEHALF OF STEP UP GIRLS. FUELED WITH THIS ADDITIONAL PEOPLE POWER, STEP UP ENSURES ALL GIRLS ARE ON THE PATHWAY TO ACHIEVE HIGH SCHOOL AND POST-SECONDARY SUCCESS AND HAVE THE ACCESS TO INFORMATION, OPPORTUNITIES, AND RESOURCES THAT WILL HELP THEM PURSUE AND ACHIEVE THEIR UNIQUE DREAMS OF SUCCESS. IN 2023, MORE THAN 900 STEP UP MENTORS REPRESENTING A VARIETY OF INDUSTRIES AND BACKGROUNDS BROUGHT A DEPTH AND DIVERSITY OF EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE TO STEP UP GIRLS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. 627569 YOUNG ADULT PROGRAMS: STEP UP SUPPORTS YOUNG WOMEN AND THOSE WHO IDENTFY WITH WOMANHOOD AGES 18-29 AS THEY TRANSITION FROM HIGH SCHOOL AND NAVIGATE THEIR POST SECONDARY PURSUITS. WE FOCUS ON HELPING THEM TO FURTHER HONE THE SKILLS THEY WILL NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THE CLASSROOM, IN THE WORKFORCE, AND IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. THE MENTORING MODEL PAIRS YOUNG WOMEN WITH PROFESSIONAL MENTORS FOR STRUCTURED INDIVIDUALIZED CAREER COACHING, OFFERS CAREER FOCUSED FLASH MENTORING, AND PLACES THEM IN SHORT TERM MICROINTERNSHIPS. AS A RESULT OF THEIR PARTICPATION IN STEP UP, 83% REPORTED INCREASED CAREER-READINESS, 88% OF YOUNG ADULTS REPORTED INCREASED CONFIDENCE, AND 82% REPORTED INCREASED CONNECTEDNESS. 489247 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: STEP UP'S COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM DEVELOPS AND FOSTERS SUSTAINED STRATEGIC COLLABORATIONS THAT ARE BOTH LOCAL AND NATIONAL IN REACH. THEY ENSURE SUCCESSFUL ENGAGEMENT OF EXTERNAL PARTNERS SUCH AS SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS, AND COMMUNITY LEADERS. IN THE COMING YEARS, STEP UP'S COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM WILL SEEK TO ENGAGE MORE STAKEHOLDERS AND CONSTITUENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY WHILE DEEPENING OUR IMPACT IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES WHERE WE LIVE AND SERVE. DURING 2023, STEP UP EXPANDED ITS REACH TO 2 NEW COMMUNITIES, 12 NEW SCHOOLS PARTNERS FOR A TOTAL OF 33, AND LEVERAGED 40 TRAINED PROFESSIONALS TO DELIVER OUR AFTERSCHOOL CURRICULUM. 489247 2623474 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 49 0 1 23 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CA IL NY TX NJ X X MELISSA STUMPF & JAYME LAVOIE 2014680568 510 S HEWITT STREET SUITE 111 LOS ANGELES CA 90013 ANDRYA SMITH BOARD CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 TARA FARNSWORTH TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SUZZANE NORR SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 APRIL CARR BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BARRI RAFFERTY EMERITUS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BERNADETTE FITZPATRICK BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BETH RADICHEL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CAT CHEN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHARITY JOHNS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAWN KOHLER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 HEATHER FOSTER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 HILARY SMITH BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JENNY DINH SAFRANKSKY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JUDIE VERB BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KAYE POPOFSKY KRAMER EMERITUS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MAGGIE STOCKDALE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARIA SALCEDO BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARK PAGE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARNIE KAIN CACOSSA EMERITUS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MINDA HARTS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 T'WANA BROWN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 TAMIKA CHAMBERS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 TARA SIMON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 TONAY GARRETT BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 VANESSA SALINAS-BECKSTROM BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DELORES MORTON CEO 50.00 X 272525 0 6221 VIVIANNE BOHORQUES VICE PRESIDENT, STRATEGY & OPERATIONS 50.00 X 140946 0 15865 KATHRYN ROBINSON VICE PRESIDENT, PROGRAMS 50.00 X 131673 0 11592 JAMIE KOGAN VICE PRESIDENT, DEVELOPMENT 50.00 X 105120 0 10400 ALISSA ZITO CRUZ VICE PRESIDENT, COMMUNICATIONS 50.00 X 102362 0 14994 752626 0 59072 5 0 1 0 0 638957 121046 1963147 68853 2723150 83221 83221 65121 638957 284168 -219047 -219047 2587324 0 0 -135826 X 278746 222997 55749 1694030 1459037 68119 166874 120075 98477 3832 17766 135590 111067 5450 19073 7907 7907 24100 24100 478967 441135 30734 7098 11721 8648 446 2627 10417 10417 7768 6502 1266 36960 28806 1940 6214 18940 15152 3788 64060 51866 12194 SUPPLIES 119415 64222 2114 53079 MISCELLANEOUS 65061 47228 6770 11063 TRANSPORTATION 21780 19508 169 2103 TELEPHONE /INTERNET 18302 7007 11015 280 37919 31405 4360 2154 3151758 2623474 239953 288331 2243028 1337782 585690 614893 161100 608324 10515 246 944857 320321 643476 624536 3643809 3185781 63892 172969 38260 35589 102152 208558 X 3256657 2867223 285000 110000 3541657 2977223 3643809 3185781 -564434 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 3603291 2381080 2963557 2604495 2723150 14275573 3603291 2381080 2963557 2604495 2723150 14275573 989962 13285611 23497 9274 7270 19197 83221 142459 13059 13059 14431091 0.92060 0.87660 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 278333 278333 556667 214160 342507 61387 61387 0 48470 44774 3696 624536 ACCRUED WAGES AND VACATION 35589 35589 X 2600670 13346 13346 2587324 0 2587324 3165104 13346 13346 3151758 0 3151758 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION IS A NONPROFIT PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION ORGANIZED UNDER THE LAWS OF CALIFORNIA AND, AS SUCH, IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (IRC) SECTION 501(C)(3) AND CORRESPONDING STATE PROVISIONS. THE ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZES THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT BENEFIT OF TAX POSITIONS, SUCH AS FILING STATUS OF TAX-EXEMPT, ONLY AFTER DETERMINING THAT THE RELEVANT TAX AUTHORITY WOULD MORE LIKELY THAN NOT SUSTAIN THE POSITION FOLLOWING AN AUDIT. THE ORGANIZATION IS SUBJECT TO POTENTIAL INCOME TAX AUDITS ON OPEN TAX YEARS BY ANY TAXING JURISDICTION IN WHICH IT OPERATES. THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR FEDERAL AND CALIFORNIA STATE PURPOSES IS GENERALLY THREE AND FOUR YEARS, RESPECTIVELY. STEP UP TOGETHER 704078 638957 65121 16506 105586 162076 704078 638957 65121 16506 105586 162076 284168 -219047 1 X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DELORES MORTON CEO 247525 0 25000 0 0 0 6221 0 0 0 278746 0 0 0 VIVIANNE BOHORQUES VICE PRESIDENT, STRATEGY & OPERATION 132846 0 8100 0 0 0 6750 0 9115 0 156811 0 0 0 X SUPPLIES 5 66853 FMV 0 0 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): THE AMOUNTS REPORTED IN COLUMN (B) REPRESENT THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B STEP UP ENGAGES OUR INTERNAL OPERATIONS/FINANCE TEAM AND FINANCE & AUDIT BOARD COMMITTEE TO THOROUGHLY REVIEW OUR FORM 990 BEFORE IT IS SUBMITTED TO ENSURE THAT IT ACCURATELY REFLECTS THE FINANCIAL STATUS OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT. OUR FORM 990 IS PREPARED AFTER ESTABLISHING A FINAL DRAFT OF PRIOR YEAR AUDITED FINANCIALS; PARTIES INVOLVED ARE WINDES, OUR COO, BOOKKEEPER, NATIONAL BOARD TREASURER, AND NATIONAL BOARD FINANCE & AUDIT COMMITTEE. ALL VOTING MEMBERS OF OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING. OUR NATIONAL BOARD TREASURER, TARA FARNSWORTH (CFO OF BAYSHORE GLOBAL MANAGEMENT), ADVISED THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS AND CONDUCTED A THOROUGH REVIEW OF THE 990 PRIOR TO DISTRIBUTION TO THE ENTIRE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY AND IS PART OF THE ORIENTATION PROCESS FOR ALL NEW STAFF AND BOARD MEMBERS. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AS FINANCIAL OPPORTUNITIES ARE PRESENTED TO THE ORGANIZATION, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF EACH OFFICE REVIEWS THE OPPORTUNITY TO CHECK FOR CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. IF NONE ARE FOUND TO EXIST, THE OPPORTUNITY IS PRESENTED TO THE CEO. IF A QUESTION ARISES, THE CEO WILL ADDRESS THE CONFLICT WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WHO WILL MAKE A FINAL ASSESSMENT. ANY DIRECTOR OR STAFF MEMBER WHO MAY BE INVOLVED WILL BE RECUSED FROM THE REVIEW PROCESS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE ORGANIZATION'S MANAGEMENT MAKES DECISIONS ON COMPENSATION FOR EMPLOYEES WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION IN CONSULTATION WITH THE BOARD. THE NATIONAL BOARD IS CONSULTED PRIOR TO ANY BROAD CHANGES IN OVERARCHING COMPENSATION STRUCTURE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G PROFESSIONAL SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 441,135. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 30,734. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 7,098. TOTAL EXPENSES 478,967.