Nonprofit · EIN 59-6208766
STEP UP SUNCOAST INC
Tax-exempt · SARASOTA, FL 34243
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $23,015,981 | $23,011,052 | $4,929 | $6,116,896 | $2,258,666 | $3,858,230 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $21,592,099 | $20,261,597 | $1,330,502 | $6,974,401 | $3,121,100 | $3,853,301 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $19,671,479 | $18,868,541 | $802,938 | $6,323,622 | $3,800,823 | $2,522,799 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $22,661,765
- of which government grants
- $22,305,634
- Program service revenue
- $301,905
- Investment income
- $35,241
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$1,318
- Other revenue
- $17,070
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $3,677,597
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $432,708
- Other salaries and wages
- $11,291,776
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $14,517,191
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $4,017
- Accounting fees
- $68,702
- Occupancy
- $993,794
- Travel
- $197,931
- Depreciation
- $303,192
- Program services (functional)
- $20,319,225
- Management and general (functional)
- $2,691,827
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $6,974,401
- Total assets, end of year
- $6,116,896
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,258,666
- Net assets, end of year
- $3,858,230
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $2,376,044
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $3,832,592
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $25,638
- Gross receipts
- $23,021,199
- Employees
- 255
- Volunteers
- 680
- Year formed
- 1968
- State of legal domicile
- FL
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 | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amy Yount | President & CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $216,574 | $28,993 |
| Peter Murawski | CFO Officer | 40 | $165,804 | $21,337 |
| Colin J Boyle | CIO | 40 | $153,188 | $22,087 |
| Mary E Hughes | Chief HR Officer | 40 | $154,873 | $17,784 |
| Kathy A Patreka | Director of HS/EHS | 40 | $143,847 | $22,657 |
| Albertha Williams | Deputy Dir HS/EHS | 40 | $120,956 | $19,092 |
| Susan D Gilbert | Deputy Dir HS/EHS | 40 | $119,092 | $20,956 |
| Ivory Matthews | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 0.39 | $0 | $0 |
| Tapanga Arana | Director Trustee or director | 7.65 | $0 | $0 |
| Laura Redeker | Director Trustee or director | 0.24 | $0 | $0 |
| Barbara Vedder | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 0.42 | $0 | $0 |
| Karissa Roosa | Director Trustee or director | 0.17 | $0 | $0 |
| Marisol Garcia | Director Trustee or director | 0.15 | $0 | $0 |
| Danielle Barnard | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 0.39 | $0 | $0 |
| Lauri Benson | Director Trustee or director | 0.08 | $0 | $0 |
5 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fiona Candlish | Director Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| Jim Delgado | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 0.21 | $0 |
| Lisa Gonzalez Moore | Director Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| Brittany Downer | Director Trustee or director | 0.16 | $0 |
| Elisa Ramirez | Director Trustee or director | 0.15 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 22 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amy Yount | President & CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $206,434 | $27,183 |
| Peter Murawski | CFO Officer | 40 | $161,001 | $20,480 |
| Mary E Hughes | Chief HR Officer | 40 | $148,208 | $24,996 |
| Colin J Boyle | CIO | 40 | $148,751 | $21,219 |
| Kathy A Patreka | Director of HS/EHS | 40 | $139,696 | $22,846 |
| Albertha Williams | Deputy Dir HS/EHS | 40 | $119,517 | $17,360 |
| Susan D Gilbert | Deputy Dir HS/EHS | 40 | $116,707 | $20,170 |
| Ivory Matthews | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 0.24 | $0 | $0 |
| Michelle Grimsley | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 0.05 | $0 | $0 |
| Charlie Kennedy | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 0.06 | $0 | $0 |
| Barbara Vedder | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 0.26 | $0 | $0 |
| Ja'nay Amos | Director Trustee or director | 0.13 | $0 | $0 |
| Lorie Ayers | Director Trustee or director | 0.14 | $0 | $0 |
| Danielle Barnard | Director Trustee or director | 0.17 | $0 | $0 |
| Lauri Benson | Director Trustee or director | 0.08 | $0 | $0 |
| Fiona Candlish | Director Trustee or director | 0.07 | $0 | $0 |
| Jim Delgado | Director Trustee or director | 0.21 | $0 | $0 |
| Lisa Gonzalez Moore | Director Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| Barbara Harvey | Director Trustee or director | 0.08 | $0 | $0 |
| Shawna Malecki | Director Trustee or director | 0.05 | $0 | $0 |
| Elisa Ramirez | Director Trustee or director | 0.05 | $0 | $0 |
| Ana Reyes | Director Trustee or director | 0.19 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 22 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amy Yount | President & CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $197,880 | $28,985 |
| Peter Murawski | CFO Officer | 40 | $154,999 | $18,203 |
| Mary E Hughes | Chief HR Officer | 40 | $142,401 | $24,860 |
| Colin J Boyle | CIO | 40 | $142,756 | $21,426 |
| Kathy A Patreka | Director of HS/EHS | 40 | $133,836 | $22,245 |
| Albertha Williams | Deputy Dir HS/EHS | 40 | $113,735 | $17,909 |
| Susan D Gilbert | Deputy Dir HS/EHS | 40 | $112,112 | $19,532 |
| Lorie Ayers | Director Trustee or director | 0.15 | $0 | $0 |
| Danielle Barnard | Director Trustee or director | 0.32 | $0 | $0 |
| Lauri Benson | Director Trustee or director | 0.22 | $0 | $0 |
| Jim Delgado | Director Trustee or director | 0.53 | $0 | $0 |
| Lori Friers | Director Trustee or director | 0.46 | $0 | $0 |
| Michelle Grimsley | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 0.24 | $0 | $0 |
| Barbara Harvey | Director Trustee or director | 0.17 | $0 | $0 |
| Charlie Kennedy | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 0.31 | $0 | $0 |
| Shawna Malecki | Director Trustee or director | 0.32 | $0 | $0 |
| Ivory Matthews | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 0.4 | $0 | $0 |
| Lisa Gonzalez Moore | Director Trustee or director | 0.4 | $0 | $0 |
| Perla Quintanilla-Muniz | Director Trustee or director | 0.19 | $0 | $0 |
| Ana Reyes | Director Trustee or director | 0.4 | $0 | $0 |
| Barbara Vedder | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 0.38 | $0 | $0 |
| Jodie Williams | Director Trustee or director | 0.13 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 6428 PARKLAND DR, SARASOTA, FL 34243-4038
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- Amy Yount, 6428 Parkland Drive, Sarasota, FL 34243
- Signed the 990
- Amy Yount, President/CEO
- Phone
- (941) 827-2887
- Website
- http://stepupsuncoast.org/
- Return prepared by
- CS&L CPAS
Mission
Step Up Suncoast empowers individuals and families to achieve long-term economic stability through education, support services, and community partnerships. The Agency's activities include combating poverty through community action programs and research projects by making every effort to mobilize the human and financial resources of the community, rallying local resources into community action programs for the benefit of all persons irrespective of age, race, color, or creed and facilitating these general purposes through combined representation of federal, state, and local governmental and community agencies.
Program accomplishments
- Early childhood education, voluntary pre-kindergarten and Head Start educational programs for over 1,382 participants. The programs received over $1,018,335 in donated services and use of facilities.Expenses $10,869,129
- Client assistance services provide rental and utilities assistance, energy assistance, family emergency assistance, and community foundation services to over 5,461 participants through the LIHEAP, LIHWAP, Season of Sharing, Family Self-Sufficiency, Micro-Enterprise, and Community Block Grant programs. The programs received over $40,706 in donated services.Expenses $4,580,418 · grants $3,609,358
- Parents as Teachers - Training, home visit parenting services, and family support and referral services provide for developmental monitoring, parent training, child screening, intervention therapy, and educational programs for over 2,531 participants through various resource connection for families programs. The Parents as Teachers ("PAT") model is designed to provide support for families by making personal visits to the home, conducting group events, providing screenings, and a resource network to families. Through the integrated service, the PAT model goal is to increase parental knowledge of child and family development, increase school readiness, and provide early detection and intervention for possible developmental delays.Expenses $3,385,131 · grants $17,507
- Housing assistance provides rental deposit and mortgage assistance, element intrusion services and housing counseling assistance to over 245 participants through the emergency housing, weatherization, and HUD programs.Expenses $886,071 · grants $50,732
- Food services provide food vouchers and lunches to over 934 participants through the food distribution and USDA programs.Expenses $598,476
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
- 59-6208766
- 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
- 1968
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Community improvement and capacity building (S30Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $6,116,896
- Income (IRS master file)
- $23,021,199
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $23,015,981 | $23,011,052 | $6,116,896 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $21,592,099 | $20,261,597 | $6,974,401 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $19,671,479 | $18,868,541 | $6,323,622 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $18,591,856 | $18,314,839 | $5,586,458 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
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 STEP UP SUNCOAST INC
- What is the EIN of STEP UP SUNCOAST INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of STEP UP SUNCOAST INC is 59-6208766.
- Is STEP UP SUNCOAST INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1968.
- Are donations to STEP UP SUNCOAST INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does STEP UP SUNCOAST INC 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 STEP UP SUNCOAST INC 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 STEP UP SUNCOAST INC 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 STEP UP SUNCOAST INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Amy Yount.
- Who are the officers and directors of STEP UP SUNCOAST INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 20 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $216,574 (Amy Yount, President & CEO).
- How much revenue does STEP UP SUNCOAST INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $23,015,981, expenses of $23,011,052 and total assets of $6,116,896 at year end.
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