2026-02-06T12:53:33-06:00 2025-12-31 934792291 SORREN INC 101 S 27TH ST SUITE 100 BOISE ID 83702 990EZ 2025-01-01 273488398 STEP AHEAD IDAHO STEP 2084848522 967 E PARKCENTER BLVD 400 BOISE ID 83706 LIZ O'NEILL TREASURER 2084848522 2026-01-29 1 BRAD RYAN P00284154 2083841040 2026-01-26 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X X WWW.STEPAHEADIDAHO.ORG X X 103547 X 0 103547 103547 68173 77801 12156 11469 169599 -66052 258961 0 192909 X 76902 18056 180448 174853 1611 0 258961 192909 0 0 258961 192909 X STEP AHEAD IDAHO ADDRESSES THE COMMUNITY NEED FOR MORE COMPREHENSIVE, AFFORDABLE COLLEGE ADMISSION COUNSELING BY PROVIDING FREE COLLEGE DROP-IN ADVISING, FREE WORKSHOPS, AND FEE-FOR-SERVICE WORKSHOPS. 1. FREE COLLEGE ADVISING DROP-IN CENTERS. WE OPERATE TWO COLLEGE ADVISING CENTERS: A POP-UP DROP-IN AT THE DOWNTOWN YMCA AND A STAND-ALONE CENTER ADJACENT TO THE HILLCREST LIBRARY. THESE DROP-IN CENTERS ARE COMPLETELY FREE OF CHARGE AND DESIGNED TO BE PLACES WHERE STUDENTS CAN GET COUNSELING AND ADVICE ON ANY ASPECT OF THE COLLEGE-GOING PROCESS. SINCE COVID, WE HAVE EXPANDED OUR AVAILABILITY TO INCLUDE IN PERSON OR ZOOM MEETINGS. BETWEEN BOTH DROP-IN SITES AND VIA ZOOM, SEVEN ADVISORS SEE STUDENTS THREE TO FOUR DAYS PER WEEK, HELPING STUDENTS AND FAMILIES NAVIGATE THE COLLEGE APPLICATION, FINANCIAL AID, SCHOLARSHIP SEARCH, AND COLLEGE ESSAY WRITING PROCESS. STAFFING THESE SITES OURSELVES AND TRAINING VOLUNTEERS TO ASSIST US, WE TYPICALLY SEE 50+ STUDENTS EACH MONTH AND STAFF 40+HOURS EACH MONTH. THE YMCA CHARGES NO RENT FOR THE USE OF THEIR SPACE, AND THE LIBRARY CHARGES $550 PER MONTH FOR THE USE OF OUR HILLCREST OFFICE. OUR PROJECTED OPERATIONAL COSTS ARE $11,265.00OUR PROJECTED PERSONNEL COSTS ARE $54,000.00THERE ARE 15 PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE TREASURE VALLEY, AND MORE THAN 10 PRIVATE AND CHARTER HIGH SCHOOLS THAT SERVE OVER 28,000 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. AS THE TREASURE VALLEY CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE RAPID GROWTH, OUR CAPACITY TO SERVE THIS INCREASED, DIVERSE POPULATION OF LEARNERS WILL ALSO EXPAND. 0 0 2. FREE WORKSHOPS. BEFORE COVID-19, WE STRIVED TO REACH OUT TO THE LARGER COMMUNITY WITH FREE TALKS AT OUR NEW HILLCREST LOCATION AND EVENTS THAT PROVIDE INFORMATION TO TARGETED GROUPS. AMONG OUR MOST HEAVILY ATTENDED SESSIONS WERE: HOW TO CHOOSE A COLLEGE, WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT APPLYING TO SELECTIVE SCHOOLS/MILITARY ACADEMIES/THE IVY LEAGUES, NAVIGATING FINANCIAL AID, BOISE SCHOOL DISTRICT HEALTH PROFESSIONS EXPO AND HOW TO BE A RECRUITED ATHLETE. OUR OUTREACH EXTENDED TO PROVIDING WORKSHOPS AT THE HISPANIC LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE, LEADERSHIP BOISE, BOISE SCHOOL DISTRICT EVENINGS ABOUT HEALTH AND STEM-BASED CAREERS, SESSIONS FOR FINANCIAL PLANNERS INTERESTED IN PROVIDING BETTER COLLEGE AFFORDABILITY ADVICE FOR THEIR CLIENTS, AND COLLEGE-READINESS CLINICS FOR OVER 1500 JUNIOR HIGH AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. THE PANDEMIC SHIFTED OUR FOCUS TO WORKING WITH INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR FAMILIES SO OUR ASSISTANCE IS TARGETED AND PERSONALIZED, AND TO WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ORGANIZATIONS LIKE COLLEGE BOUND TO DELIVER PROGRAMMING THAT IS DESIGNED FOR FEWER STUDENTS AT ONE TIME VIA IN PERSON SESSIONS AND DIFFERENT DIGITAL LEARNING PLATFORMS. WE HAVE ALSO EXPANDED OUR OUTREACH TO BLAINE AND VALLEY COUNTIES. ONE ADVISOR IN EACH LOCATION PARTNERS WITH THE LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS, OFFERING IN PERSON OR ZOOM ADVISING DURING THE ACADEMIC YEAR AND HOSTING SUMMER WORKSHOPS.IN 2023, WE EXPANDED OUR IN-PERSON PROGRAMMING TO INCLUDE CLASSES ON HOW TO MANAGE AND ASSEMBLE THE DIFFERENT COLLEGE APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE TO HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS AND HELD TWO SUMMER SESSIONS. OUR RESOURCES BUDGET FOR THIS ASPECT OF OUR SERVICES IS $10,000 PER YEAR. 0 0 3. FEE-FOR-SERVICE CLIENTS & PAID WORKSHOPS. WE OFFER SEVERAL PRIVATE ADVISING OPTIONS FOR STUDENTS, INCLUDING ONE-ON-ONE ADVISING AND INTENSIVE ESSAY-WRITING WORKSHOPS ALL ON A SLIDING-SCALE, FEE-FOR-SERVICE BASIS. OVER ELEVEN YEARS, WE HAVE GROWN FROM SERVING A HANDFUL OF STUDENTS TO OVER 200 ONE-ON-ONE EACH YEAR. IN 2023, WE HELD SIX COLLEGE ESSAY WRITING WORKSHOPS AT OUR HILLCREST CENTER AND TWO MORE IN VALLEY COUNTY, AS WELL AS THREE AFFORDABLE SMALL-GROUP TEST PREP SESSIONS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH VETTED LOCAL TUTORS WE KNOW OFFER QUALITY TUTORING FOR THE PSAT, SAT AND ACT. AS IS OUR WAY, WE OFFER SCHOLARSHIPS FOR ANY SERVICES FOR WHICH WE ALSO CHARGE. WE ALSO VISITED VISION CHARTER TO HOST A COLLEGE READINESS NIGHT FOR 50 9TH-12TH GRADERS.IN 2024, OUR AIM IS TO INCREASE OUR WORKSHOPS AT AREA SCHOOLS AND, AT OUR HILLCREST SITE, CONTINUE TO OFFER STANDARDIZED TEST PREP AS WELL AS INCREASE THE NUMBER OF MORE ESTABLISHED PROGRAMS WE HAVE HISTORICALLY OFFERED. WE ALSO AIM TO CONTINUE CREATING NEW SESSIONS AND WORKSHOPS THAT ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF OUR GROWING POPULATION.OUR PROJECTED RESOURCES BUDGET FOR THIS ASPECT OF OUR SERVICES IS $20,000 PER YEAR. 0 0 0 CINDY FAZZIO PRESIDENT 10.00 2000 0 0 SUE LOVELACE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 30.00 5403 0 0 LAURA GIBSON SECRETARY 35.00 39471 0 0 VICKY SWERDLOFF VICE PRESIDENT 5.00 6163 0 0 LIZ O'NEILL TREASURER 10.00 15136 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LIZ O'NEILL 967 E PARKCENTER BLVD 400 BOISE ID 83706 2084848522 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 12750 21400 12500 14385 0 61035 107573 106764 120645 135583 103547 574112 120323 128164 133145 149968 103547 635147 0 0 0 635147 120323 128164 133145 149968 103547 635147 1.00000 1.00000 0.00000 X FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 14 DESCRIPTION: DEPRECIATION. AMOUNT: 7,206. DESCRIPTION: OTHER EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 4,950. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 14: 12,156. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSES DESCRIPTION: BANK & CC FEES. AMOUNT: 3,180. DESCRIPTION: MISC. AMOUNT: 364. DESCRIPTION: INSURANCE. AMOUNT: 1,935. DESCRIPTION: PROFESSIONAL FEES. AMOUNT: 860. DESCRIPTION: OFFICE SUPPLIES & SOFTWARE. AMOUNT: 5,130. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 11,469. FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 - OTHER ASSETS DESCRIPTION: OTHER DEPRECIABLE ASSETS. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 1,611. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.