2026-07-21T15:50:23-05:00 2025-12-31 953001179 WINDESINC 2050 MAIN STE STE 1300 IRVINE CA 92614 990 2025-01-01 954701468 STEP UP WOMEN'S NETWORK STEP 3232405003 510 S HEWITT STREET 111 LOS ANGELES CA 90013 DELORES MORTON CEO 3232405003 2026-07-20 1 ELEANOR A LIVINGSTON CPA MST P00226461 9498529433 2026-07-20 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z DELORES MORTON 510 S HEWITT STREET 111 LOS ANGELES CA 90013 4114308 0 X WWW.SUWN.ORG X 1998 CA SEE SCHEDULE O 25 25 30 1085 0 0 3269787 3974416 0 0 82015 60392 -269775 -379457 3082027 3655351 0 0 0 0 2478837 2508347 0 0 412272 1112350 980432 3591187 3488779 -509160 166572 2674157 2787585 206094 152950 2468063 2634635 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. (SEE SCHEDULE O)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 1305848 TEEN PROGRAMS: STEP UP SUPPORTS HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS AND THOSE WHO IDENTIFY WITH GIRLHOOD AGES 14-18 THROUGH AN EVIDENCED BASED TWELVE-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, 83% REPORTED INCREASED CAREER-READINESS, 81% REPORTED INCREASED CONNECTEDNESS, AND 78% OF YOUNG ADULTS REPORTED INCREASED CONFIDENCE. 728284 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, OFFERED MENTOR SUPPORTED SKILL BUILDING WORKSHOPS AND PROVIDED CAREER FOCUSED FLASH MENTORING. AS A RESULT OF THEIR PARTICPATION IN STEP UP, 100% REPORTED INCREASED CAREER-READINESS, 97% OF YOUNG ADULTS REPORTED INCREASED CONFIDENCE, AND 86% REPORTED INCREASED CONNECTEDNESS. 458182 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 THE 25-26 SCHOOL YEAR, STEP UP PARTNERED WITH 35 SCHOOLS AND LEVERAGED 43 TRAINED PROFESSIONALS TO DELIVER OUR SCHOOL BASED PROGRAMS 366145 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 UR 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 2025, MORE THAN 600 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. 366145 2858459 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 71 0 1 30 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 25 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 AL AK AR CA CO CT FL GA HI IL KS KY MD MA MI MN MS NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WA WV WI X X MELISSA STUMPF & JAYME LAVOIE 3232405003 510 S HEWITT STREET 111 LOS ANGELES CA 90013 ANDRYA SMITH CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 TARA FARNSWORTH TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 VANESSA SALINAS BECKSTROM SECTRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MARIA SALCEDO VICE-CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 APRIL CARR BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 AVANI PATEL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BAABA HOLLAND 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 BRIE GERSHICK BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CELINA BLANKS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHARITY JOHNS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CORI FERNANDEZ BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 GARNESHA EZEDARIO BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATIE MAYNE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KELSEY PATEL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MAGGIE STOCKDALE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARK PAGE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MELANIE BARR LEVEY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MINDA HARTS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MONIQUE SAUNDERS PATRICK BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUZANNE NORR BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 TARA SIMON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 TIFFANY CHOW BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 TONYA GARRETT BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DELORES MORTON CEO 50.00 X 280758 0 3953 VIVIANNE BOHORQUES VICE PRESIDENT, STRATEGY & OPERATIONS 50.00 X 142394 0 10149 JAMIE KOGAN VICE PRESIDENT, DEVELOPMENT 50.00 X 117954 0 5000 KATHRYN ROBINSON VICE PRESIDENT, PROGRAMS 50.00 X 109497 0 0 ALISSA ZITO CRUZ VICE PRESIDENT, COMMUNICATIONS 50.00 X 122894 0 2585 NICOLE ACERO DIRECTOR, ORG. EFFECTIVENESS 50.00 X 110547 0 0 MELISSA STUMPF DIRECTOR, FINANCE 50.00 X 102041 0 0 986085 0 21687 7 0 1 0 0 1129432 594901 2250083 207229 3974416 60392 60392 79500 1129432 458957 -379457 -379457 3655351 0 0 -319065 X 435932 364487 15796 55649 1767120 1471934 63791 231395 140113 117683 4224 18206 165182 138739 4980 21463 6840 6840 37920 30248 4733 2939 458668 362287 56838 39543 40783 9894 25653 5236 69633 67550 2083 20000 15038 4962 75814 59774 4126 11914 14092 11274 2818 75524 61146 13212 1166 SUPPLIES 66318 59358 3707 3253 PROGRAM COSTS 38080 26925 1155 10000 EXPENDABLE EQUIPMENT 6978 5582 1396 0 69782 56540 1734 11508 3488779 2858459 218048 412272 1135129 1347695 617493 408281 313408 435417 255 4688 944857 353353 605596 591504 2276 2674157 2787585 206094 152950 206094 152950 X 2468063 2634635 0 0 2468063 2634635 2674157 2787585 166572 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2963557 2604495 2723150 3266387 3974416 15532005 2963557 2604495 2723150 3266387 3974416 15532005 2416407 13115598 7270 19197 83221 82015 60392 252095 15784100 0.83090 0.88060 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 278333 278333 556667 243496 313171 61387 61387 0 48470 48470 0 591504 X 3655351 0 3655351 0 3655351 3488779 0 3488779 0 3488779 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. X X X X 0 STARFISH IMPACT 1480 CHEVIOT HILLS CT WESTLAKE VILLAGE CA 91361 GRANT WRITING SUPPORT 0 130000 24000 106000 130000 24000 106000 INSPIRATION AWARD LA 1208932 1129432 79500 34070 98935 325952 1208932 1129432 79500 34070 98935 325952 458957 -379457 1 X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DELORES MORTON CEO 255758 0 25000 0 0 0 0 0 3953 0 284711 0 0 0 VIVIANNE BOHORQUES VICE PRESIDENT, STRATEGY & OPERATION 138141 0 4253 0 0 0 0 0 10149 0 152543 0 0 0 X AUCTION ITEMS 17 199675 FMV X SUPPLIES 9 7554 FMV 0 0 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): THE AMOUNTS REPORTED IN COLUMN (B) REPRESENT THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED. FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1 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. 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 PROGRAM FACILITATORS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 220,642. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 220,642. SOCIAL MEDIA SUPPORT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 56,150. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 8,787. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 5,456. TOTAL EXPENSES 70,393. ONLINE DONATION PLATFORM: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 21,874. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 3,423. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 2,126. TOTAL EXPENSES 27,423. MARKETING CONSULTANT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 63,621. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 17,928. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 7,961. TOTAL EXPENSES 89,510. GRANT WRITING PLATFORM: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 24,000. TOTAL EXPENSES 24,000. SALESFORCE DATA PLATFORM: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 12,060. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 12,060. 401K MANAGEMENT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 7,785. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 7,785. ASSORTED PROFESSIONAL SERVICE PROVIDERS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 6,855. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 6,855.