2025-11-18T11:44:21-06:00 2024-12-31 580692043 MAULDIN & JENKINS LLC 200 GALLERIA PKWY SE STE 1700 ATLANTA GA 303395946 990 2024-01-01 208038859 FIRST STEP STAFFING INC FIRS 4045773395 302 DECATUR ST SE SUITE 103 ATLANTA GA 30312 AMELIA NICKERSON CEO 4045773395 2025-11-17 1 0 MELISSA SEWARD P02145103 7709558600 2025-11-17 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z AMELIA NICKERSON 302 DECATUR ST SE SUITE 103 ATLANTA GA 30312 63422854 0 X FIRSTSTEPSTAFFING.COM X 2006 GA DEVELOP A RELIABLE SOURCE OF INCOME FOR MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN. WE FOCUS ON PERSONS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, RETURNING CITIZENS, AND DISENFRANCHISED VETERANS. 12 12 7578 10 0 0 6881180 6333724 56981705 57054254 0 34526 932 350 63863817 63422854 309451 8657961 0 0 57178636 57223826 7049 54617 1232798 5666078 6567507 63161214 72503911 702603 -9081057 24034616 21895098 14873642 21836948 9160974 58150 X FIRST STEP'S MISSION IS TO END HOMELESSNESS BY HELPING MEN, WOMEN AND FAMILIES DEVELOP A RELIABLE SOURCE OF INCOME. WE ACCOMPLISH THE MISSION WITH TWO PROGRAMS. FIRST STEP STAFFING PROVIDES JOBS TO INDIVIDUALS WHO CAN WORK. FIRST STEP DISABILITY SERVICES FAST-TRACKS INDIVIDUALS WITH SEVERE DISABILITIES FOR DISABILITY INCOME AND HEALTH INSURANCE. 0 0 67879682 8222337 56876661 FIRST STEP STAFFING, AN ALTERNATIVE STAFFING ORGANIZATION, IS DESIGNED TO ELIMINATE BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT. FIRST STEP BELIEVES IN PROVIDING AN ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERYONE. TO DO SO, FIRST STEP CONTRACTS WITH BUSINESSES AND DIRECTLY EMPLOYS MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED HOMELESSNESS, VETERANS, AND RETURNING CITIZENS TO FILL THESE CONTRACT JOBS. TO HELP OUR CLIENTS SUCCESSFULLY RE-ENTER THE JOB MARKET AND SUPPORT JOB RETENTION, FIRST STEP PROVIDES TRAINING, JOB COACHING, TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE TO/FROM WORK, AND ANY NECESSARY UNIFORMS, TOOLS, OR EQUIPMENT. FIRST STEP HAS HAD A POWERFUL IMPACT ON INDIVIDUALS' LIVES AND IN THE COMMUNITY. SINCE BEING FOUNDED IN ATLANTA IN 2007, FIRST STEP STAFFING HAS HELPED THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUALS RE-ENTER THE WORKFORCE IN ITS EIGHT CURRENT LOCATIONS (ATLANTA, AUGUSTA, NASHVILLE, ORLANDO, PHILADELPHIA, DALLAS, LOS ANGELES, AND FONTANA) AND PAID MILLIONS IN EARNED WAGES. 599374 177593 FIRST STEP DISABILITY SERVICES HELPS MEN AND WOMEN WITH SEVERE DISABILITIES ACCESS SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY INCOME (SSI) AND MEDICAID. PRIOR TO FIRST STEP DISABILITY SERVICES, ONLY 19 PERCENT OF HOMELESS PEOPLE WHO APPLIED FOR DISABILITY ARE APPROVED. IN CONTRAST, OVER 80 PERCENT OF FIRST STEP'S CLIENTS ARE APPROVED AND IN AN AVERAGE OF 12-24 MONTHS (COMPARED TO 3-5 YEARS IN GEORGIA). OVER THE LAST 4 YEARS FIRST STEP DISABILITY SERVICES HAS SECURED APPROXIMATELY $3,000,000 IN RETROACTIVE BENEFITS AND ALMOST $200,000 IN RECURRING MONTHLY BENEFITS. 435624 435624 FIRST STEP OPERATES A HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM IN ATLANTA, GA AND PHILADELPHIA, PA. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES DIRECT HOUSING ASSISTANCE TO THOSE FACING EVICTION AND/OR HOMELESS DURING THEIR EMPLOYMENT WITH FSS. HOUSING PAYMENTS VARY AND DO NOT EXTEND PAST 6 MONTHS. 68914680 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 112 0 1 7578 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 GA X THE ORGANIZATION 4045773395 302 DECATUR ST SE SUITE 103 ATLANTA GA 30312 AUBREY HARRELL CHAIRMAN 1.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JOE GUERRA VICE CHAIR/SECRETARY 1.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 NICOLE ARMSTRONG BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 LARRY BAILEY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 MONICA BLOCK BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARK BRODBECK BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 KIM FLEMING BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 MEGHAN PETRANTONIO BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRENT REID BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 AJ ROBINSON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANITRA WALKER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 LEIGH WOOD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 AMELIA NICKERSON CEO 40.00 1.00 X 385710 0 10432 REGGIE HARMON CFO 40.00 1.00 X 384290 0 5480 MATT MILLER COO 40.00 1.00 X 343394 0 20268 KELLIE BROWNLOW CMO 40.00 1.00 X 217423 0 0 TREVOR TURNER VP, GENERAL MANAGER 40.00 X 215359 0 2154 ABRAHAM HELLER VP 40.00 X 201195 0 5833 SHENEVA HARRIS VP 40.00 X 181420 0 20329 ELIZABETH HENDERSON VP, OPERATIONS 40.00 X 173812 0 8910 2102603 0 73406 8 0 1 0 0 1749036 4584688 6333724 TEMPORARY STAFFING 561300 56876661 56876661 DISABILITY SERVICES 561300 177593 177593 57054254 34526 34526 REFUNDS & MISC INCOME 900099 350 350 350 63422854 57054254 0 34876 8222337 8222337 435624 435624 1149574 121167 658890 369517 48487653 47812414 439226 236013 31899 27280 2307 2312 7062819 6226005 412254 424560 491881 472087 2512 17282 171410 118655 52755 123300 123300 54617 54617 12993 9960 3033 30064 30064 142305 138829 2651 825 311884 242676 62705 6503 451775 400894 38243 12638 285340 250300 17482 17558 142716 125190 8744 8782 763054 763054 747359 746123 1030 206 999022 999022 BAD DEBT 526356 526356 SUPPLIES 155388 130873 24515 EQUIPMENT RENTAL AND MA 46983 46983 MEMBERSHIP & DUES 39335 32827 1662 4846 1618223 1562316 3283 52624 72503911 68914680 2356433 1232798 3097994 2293856 276063 315486 6973516 6229687 117136 78863 543355 449915 103625 93440 12365276 11637360 1101006 1246406 24034616 21895098 1615788 2777571 3387970 293518 3762734 16039304 5083451 1575000 1023699 1151555 14873642 21836948 X 7881170 -1108819 1279804 1166969 9160974 58150 24034616 21895098 X -9081057 -21767 X X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 3133681 5059553 6302094 6881180 6333724 27710232 3133681 5059553 6302094 6881180 6333724 27710232 3441425 24268807 34526 34526 26891 65624 90184 932 350 183981 27928739 288716441 0.86900 0.81210 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: REBATES AND MISC INCOME - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 26,891. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 65,624. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 90,184. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 932. 2024 AMOUNT: $ 350. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 114962 78849 36113 320973 263646 57327 107420 107420 0 93440 OTHER RECEIVABLES 44305 SECURITY DEPOSITS 59695 OTHER ASSETS 5617 RIGHT OF USE ASSET 1136789 1246406 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 1151555 1151555 X PART X, LINE 2: FIRST STEP IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. ACCORDINGLY, FIRST STEP IS NOT REQUIRED TO PAY FEDERAL TAXES ON INCOME, AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO FIRST STEP QUALIFY FOR THE CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS DEDUCTION TO THE EXTENT PROVIDED BY SECTION 170 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. FIRST STEP PHILADELPHIA AND FIRST STEP LOS ANGELES ARE INCLUDED IN THE CONSOLIDATED TAX RETURN OF FIRST STEP STAFFING, INC. THE PREPARATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS IN CONFORMITY WITH ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES REQUIRES FIRST STEP TO REPORT INFORMATION REGARDING ITS EXPOSURE TO VARIOUS TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY FIRST STEP. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THAT FIRST STEP HAS ADEQUATELY ADDRESSED ALL RELEVANT TAX POSITIONS AND THAT THERE ARE NO UNRECORDED TAX LIABILITIES. MANAGEMENT IS NOT AWARE OF ANY CIRCUMSTANCES OR TRANSACTIONS THAT WOULD JEOPARDIZE ITS TAX EXEMPT STATUS. ALL TAX EXEMPT ENTITIES ARE SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND AUDIT BY FEDERAL, STATE, AND OTHER APPLICABLE AGENCIES. SUCH AGENCIES MAY REVIEW THE TAXABILITY OF UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME, OR THE QUALIFICATION OF THE TAX-EXEMPT ENTITY UNDER THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND APPLICABLE STATE STATUTES. THERE CURRENTLY ARE NO AUDITS OF FIRST STEP'S RETURNS IN PROGRESS. X X X X 1 COXE CURRY & ASSOCIATES 191 PEACHTREE ST SUITE 4025 ATLANTA GA 30303 STRATEGIC CONSULTANT 0 54619 0 54619 54619 54619 1 FIRST STEP STAFFING SUPPORT CORPORATION 302 DECATUR ST SE STE 103 ATLANTA GA 30312 991149571 501(C)(3) 8222337 0 OPERATIONAL SUPPORT 1 0 HOUSING ASSISTANCE 135 435624 SCHEDULE I PART III THE HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM PROVIDES DIRECT HOUSING ASSISTNACE TO THOSE FACING EVICTION AND/OR HOMELESS DURING THEIR EMPLOYMENT WITH FSS. HOUSING PAYMENTS VARY AND DO NOT EXTEND PAST 6 MONTHS. X X X 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 AMELIA NICKERSON CEO 276547 0 109163 0 0 0 3450 0 6982 0 396142 0 0 0 REGGIE HARMON CFO 314654 0 69636 0 0 0 0 0 5480 0 389770 0 0 0 MATT MILLER COO 275885 0 67509 0 0 0 3450 0 16818 0 363662 0 0 0 TREVOR TURNER VP, GENERAL MANAGER 169904 0 45455 0 0 0 2154 0 0 0 217513 0 0 0 KELLIE BROWNLOW CMO 217423 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 217423 0 0 0 ABRAHAM HELLER VP 182224 0 18971 0 0 0 0 0 5833 0 207028 0 0 0 SHENEVA HARRIS VP 125601 0 55819 0 0 0 1722 0 18607 0 201749 0 0 0 ELIZABETH HENDERSON VP, OPERATIONS 173812 0 0 0 0 0 1704 0 7206 0 182722 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 5 BONUSES ARE AWARDED TO EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING OFFICERS, BASED ON PERFORMANCE. PART I, LINE 7 MATT MILLER, AMELIA NICKERSON, REGGIE HARMON, TREVOR TURNER, ABRAHAM HELLER, AND SHENEVA HARRIS WERE PAID NON-FIXED INCENTIVE BONUS PAYMENTS BASED ON PERFORMANCE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE 990 WILL BE SENT TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. IN ADDITION, ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL RECEIVE A COPY BEFORE FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEW AND SIGN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ANNUALLY WHEN A POTENTIAL CONFLICT ARISES. THE MATTER IS DISCUSSED AT A BOARD MEETING AND THEN A VOTE IS TAKEN WITHOUT THE PRESENCE OF THE MEMBER WITH THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 ANNUAL DATA FROM THE OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS SURVEY IS USED TO DETERMINE COMPENSATION FOR THE CEO AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE MANAGEMENT TEAM. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 FIRST STEP HAS HARD COPIES OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND GOVERNING DOCUMENTS IN THE OFFICE IN DOWNTOWN ATLANTA. THEY ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: AMORTIZATION OF DONATED LEGAL SERVICES -21,767. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT CHANGED ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENT OVERSIGHT PROCESS. FIRST STEP STAFFING PHILADELPHIA LLC 315 BROAD STREET UNIT 0401 PHILADELPHIA PA 19107 DEVELOP A RELIABLE SOURCE OF INCOME FOR MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN. PA 23186781 408 FIRST STEP STAFFING INC FIRST STEP STAFFING LOS ANGELES LLC C/O DENTONS US LLP 4655 EXECUTIVE D SAN DIEGO CA 92121 DEVELOP A RELIABLE SOURCE OF INCOME FOR MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN. CA 11331607 495 FIRST STEP STAFFING INC FIRST STEP STAFFING SUPPORT CORPORATION 302 DECATUR ST SE SUITE 103 ATLANTA GA 30312 991149571 STAFFING SUPPORT GA 501(C)(3) LINE 12A, I FIRST STEP STAFFING INC 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 FIRST STEP STAFFING SUPPORT CORPORATION B 8222337 CASH