Nonprofit · EIN 56-2074800
NEXT STEP MINISTRIES
Tax-exempt · KERNERSVILLE, NC 27284
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $581,078 | $590,751 | -$9,673 | $1,275,597 | $338,722 | $936,875 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $529,963 | $536,937 | -$6,974 | $1,317,254 | $370,706 | $946,548 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $748,063 | $475,360 | $272,703 | $1,371,697 | $418,175 | $953,522 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $500,509
- of which government grants
- $181,991
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $4,394
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $73,418
- Other revenue
- $76,175
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $72,822
- Other salaries and wages
- $349,400
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $458,418
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $30,180
- Travel
- $2,749
- Depreciation
- $22,591
- Program services (functional)
- $464,549
- Management and general (functional)
- $126,090
- Fundraising (functional)
- $112
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,317,254
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,275,597
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $338,722
- Net assets, end of year
- $936,875
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $505,800
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $857,754
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $79,121
- Gross receipts
- $896,152
- Employees
- 25
- Volunteers
- 122
- Year formed
- 1998
- State of legal domicile
- NC
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALEXANDRIA HICKS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $72,822 |
| RICK WILBURN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| SUSAN SWAB | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| JESS MILROY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| DAVID ARNOLD | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| HANNAH LEONARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| EDDIE SCHMIDT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ASHLEY MARTIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DAVID COLLINS | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| VICTORIA SMATHERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JENNIFER GREENLY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| GREYSON VAN OSDAL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MIRANDA KERNS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| EDWIN WALKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALEXANDRIA HICKS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $70,044 |
| RICK WILBURN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| SUSAN SWAB | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| GINA MOUNCE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| DAVID ARNOLD | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| HANNAH LEONARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| EDDIE SCHMIDT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JESSICA MILROY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DAVID COLLINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| VICTORIA SMATHERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JENNIFER GREENLY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| GREYSON VAN OSDAL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MIRANDA KERNS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| EDWIN WALKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALEXANDRIA HICKS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $61,327 |
| RICK WILBURN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| SUSAN SWAB | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| GINA MOUNCE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| EDWIN WALKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| HANNAH LEONARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| EDDIE SCHMIDT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JESSICA MILROY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PHILLIP WEST | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| VICTORIA SMATHERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JENNIFER GREENLY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 210 NORTH MAIN STREET, KERNERSVILLE, NC 27284-4004
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- DAVID ARNOLD, PO BOX 793, KERNERSVILLE, NC 27285
- Signed the 990
- DAVID ARNOLD, BOARD PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (336) 413-7054
- Return prepared by
- DUNCAN ASHE PA
Mission
NEXT STEP MINISTRIES PROVIDES REFUGE, ADVOCACY, AND EDUCATION TO SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND THE BROADER COMMUNITY.
Program accomplishments
- NEXT STEP MINISTRIES PROVIDES REFUGE, ADVOCACY, AND EDUCATION TO SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND THE BROADER COMMUNITY. NEXT STEP OFFERS SHELTER, SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, GOALS-BASED PROGRAMS, AND UNBIASED CARE IN A SAFE AND PROTECTIVE ENVIRONMENT. IN 2025, NEXT STEP RECEIVED 1,791 CALLS TO THE NEXT STEP MINISTRIES CRISIS LINE, PROVIDED SAFE HOUSING FOR 53 INDIVIDUALS AND CHILDREN FLEEING FROM ABUSE, AND PROVIDED 196 COURT ADVOCACY MEETINGS AND/OR ACCOMPANIMENT FOR INDIVIDUALS NAVIGATING THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE/SEXUAL ASSAULT COURT PROCESS. THE GOAL OF NEXT STEP IS TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE ISSUES SURROUNDING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT AND TRANSFORM THE LIVES OF VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS.Expenses $464,549
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 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 56-2074800
- 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
- 2000
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Human services (P43)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,275,597
- Income (IRS master file)
- $896,152
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $581,078 | $590,751 | $1,275,597 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $529,963 | $536,937 | $1,317,254 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $748,063 | $475,360 | $1,371,697 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $419,556 | $405,707 | $1,145,585 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 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 (search EIN 56-2074800).
Questions about NEXT STEP MINISTRIES
- What is the EIN of NEXT STEP MINISTRIES?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of NEXT STEP MINISTRIES is 56-2074800.
- Is NEXT STEP MINISTRIES tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2000.
- Are donations to NEXT STEP MINISTRIES tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does NEXT STEP MINISTRIES 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 NEXT STEP MINISTRIES 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 NEXT STEP MINISTRIES 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 NEXT STEP MINISTRIES?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names DAVID ARNOLD.
- Who are the officers and directors of NEXT STEP MINISTRIES?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 14 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $72,822 (ALEXANDRIA HICKS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does NEXT STEP MINISTRIES have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $581,078, expenses of $590,751 and total assets of $1,275,597 at year end.
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