Nonprofit · EIN 37-2120310
STEPS FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · SAN DIEGO, CA 92121
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $524,742 | $463,148 | $61,594 | $118,718 | $7,018 | $111,700 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $583,539 | $533,433 | $50,106 | $59,944 | $9,838 | $50,106 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $524,365
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $2
- Other revenue
- $375
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $32,854
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $35,675
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $1,345
- Accounting fees
- $21,050
- Travel
- $4,591
- Depreciation
- $333
- Program services (functional)
- $396,720
- Management and general (functional)
- $35,183
- Fundraising (functional)
- $31,245
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $59,944
- Total assets, end of year
- $118,718
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $7,018
- Net assets, end of year
- $111,700
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $4,667
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $45,481
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $66,219
- Gross receipts
- $524,742
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 8
- Year formed
- 2023
- State of legal domicile
- CA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANGELA DEJARNETTE | FOUNDER & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $32,854 |
| GUY ROBERT HART | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LISA KAUFMANN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MAGGIE WORTHINGTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALYSSA GREEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TOM DEJARNETTE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANGELA HART | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TRACY LEAHY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CORTNEY OGLESBY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANGELA DEJARNETTE | FOUNDER & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $30,000 |
| GUY ROBERT HART | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LISA KAUFMANN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MAGGIE WORTHINGTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALYSSA GREEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TOM DEJARNETTE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANGELA HART | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TRACY LEAHY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CORTNEY OGLESBY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 6688 HOLLYCREST CT, SAN DIEGO, CA 92121-4137
- In care of
- % ANGELA DEJARNETTE
- Mailing address (990-N for 2023)
- 6688 Hollycrest Court, San Diego CA 92121
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- ANGELA DEJARNETTE, 6688 HOLLYCREST COURT, SAN DIEGO, CA 92121
- Principal officer (990-N for 2023)
- Angela DeJarnette, 6688 Hollycrest Court, San Diego CA 92121
- Signed the 990
- ANGELA DEJARNETTE, FOUNDER & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (571) 247-6662
- Return prepared by
- BOWMAN & COMPANY LLP
Mission
THE STEPS FOUNDATION PROVIDES FEMALE VETERANS, GOLD STAR SPOUSES, AND SOF SPOUSES WITH CURATED, TRAUMA-INFORMED RESOURCES AND SERVICES THAT FOSTER WELLNESS, CAREER TRANSITION, AND COMMUNITY CONNECTION DURING THEIR TRANSITION AWAY FROM MILITARY LIFE.
Program accomplishments
- MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAM: THE FOUNDATION OFFERS MEDITATION AND MINDFULNESS SESSIONS, INTRODUCING TOOLS TO HELP REDUCE STRESS BY SHIFTING THE NERVOUS SYSTEM FROM THE SYMPATHETIC TO THE PARASYMPATHETIC. SOMATIC COACHING INCLUDES LEADING EDGE TRAUMA-INFORMED SOMATIC THERAPISTS WHO WORK WITH SPOUSES TO ADDRESS PAST TRAUMAS AND NERVOUS SYSTEM DYSREGULATION, ENABLING SPOUSES TO CLAIM A SENSE OF SAFETY, VITALITY AND EMBODIMENT BEYOND LONG HELD SURVIVAL PATTERNS.Expenses $148,573
- PHYSICAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS: NUTRITION AND FITNESS PROGRAMS MAKE HEALTHY LIVING APPROACHABLE. FAMILIES RECEIVE INDIVIDUALIZED SUPPORT TO SIMPLIFY MEALTIMES, PROVIDE MENUS FOR SPECIFIC HEALTH CONCERNS, REACH PERSONAL FITNESS GOALS, AND DISCOVER TOOLS TO HELP RECONNECT FAMILIES WITH THEIR OPERATOR AFTER SO MANY YEARS APART. ENDOCRINE BALANCING HELPS IDENTIFY IMBALANCES IN HORMONE LEVELS AND SPIKES IN CORTISOL LEVELS, PROVIDING SUPPLEMENTS FOR CONTINUED HEALTH AND WELLNESS AND OFFERING HOLISTIC HEALTH PROGRAMS TO REDUCE STRESS AND ANXIETY. THE FOUNDATION OFFERS VIRTUAL PELVIC FLOOR THERAPY TO HELP ADDRESS PELVIC ISSUESExpenses $121,895
- CAREER AND EDUCATION: PERFORMANCE-BASED COACHING SESSIONS, UTILIZING NEUROSCIENCE, POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY AND STRENGTH-BASED TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES TO HELP SPOUSES GAIN CLARITY ON PURPOSE, PASSION AND STRENGTHS. FINANCIAL READINESS EDUCATION SESSIONS AND ONE-ON-ONE FINANCIAL COUNSELING HELP SPOUSES CREATE AND IMPLEMENT A CUSTOMIZED FINANCIAL PLAN. FOR SPOUSES WHO HAVE RECENTLY RELOCATED OR ARE SEEKING A CAREER CHANGE, WE PROVIDE TAILORED SUPPORT THROUGH RESUME WRITING SERVICES AND LINKEDIN ADVISORY SESSIONS, HELPING THEM HIGHLIGHT THEIR UNIQUE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES.Expenses $24,535
- COMMUNITY: THE FOUNDATION HOSTS MONTHLY CONNECTION CALLS, OFFERING DIVERSE SESSIONS LED BY CAREFULLY CURATED PROVIDERS. ROOTED IN OUR FOUR CORNERSTONES MENTAL, PHYSICAL, COMMUNITY, AND CAREER AND EDUCATION THESE CALLS CREATE A TRUSTED SPACE FOR LEARNING, CONNECTION, AND GROWTH. SPIRITUAL CONNECTION GROUPS ARE DESIGNED TO FOSTER WISDOM, PERSONAL GROWTH, AND A DEEPER SENSE OF PURPOSE, WHILE BENEFITING FROM THE FELLOWSHIP OF LIKE-MINDED SPOUSES WHO UNDERSTAND THE UNIQUE CHALLENGES AND JOYS OF MILITARY LIFE. THESE GROUPS OFFER A SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT TO SHARE, CONNECT, AND GROW TOGETHER AS A SISTERHOOD BEYOND THE MILITARY. THE FOUNDATION HOSTS MONTHLY CONNECTION CALLS, OFFERING DIVERSE SESSIONS LED BY CAREFULLY CURATED PROVIDERS. ROOTED IN OUR FOUR CORNERSTONES MENTAL, PHYSICAL, COMMUNITY, AND CAREER AND EDUCATION THESE CALLS CREATE A TRUSTED SPACE FOR LEARNING, CONNECTION, AND GROWTH. SPIRITUAL CONNECTION GROUPS ARE DESIGNED TO FOSTER WISDOM, PERSONAL GROWTH, AND A DEEPER SENSE OF PURPOSE, WHILE BENEFITING FROM THE FELLOWSHIP OF LIKE-MINDED SPOUSES WHO UNDERSTAND THE UNIQUE CHALLENGES AND JOYS OF MILITARY LIFE. THESE GROUPS OFFER A SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT TO SHARE, CONNECT, AND GROW TOGETHER AS A SISTERHOOD BEYOND THE MILITARY.Expenses $101,717
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990-N on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 37-2120310
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2024
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Mental health and crisis intervention (F30)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $118,718
- Income (IRS master file)
- $524,742
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2023 Officer: Angela DeJarnette | December 31, 2023 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
990-N: the IRS publishes only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years appear here as 990.tax collects the monthly files. 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS.
Questions about STEPS FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of STEPS FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of STEPS FOUNDATION is 37-2120310.
- Is STEPS FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2024.
- Are donations to STEPS FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does STEPS FOUNDATION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of STEPS FOUNDATION due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did STEPS FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of STEPS FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names ANGELA DEJARNETTE.
- Who are the officers and directors of STEPS FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 9 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $32,854 (ANGELA DEJARNETTE, FOUNDER & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does STEPS FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $524,742, expenses of $463,148 and total assets of $118,718 at year end.
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