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Nonprofit · EIN 61-1656588

NEXT STEP NETWORK INC

Tax-exempt · LOUISVILLE, KY 40204

Financials

$1.1M$985K2023$1.1M$1.1M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of NEXT STEP NETWORK INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$1,147,273$1,090,134$57,139$1,865,687$245,604$1,620,083
December 31, 2023990$1,058,582$984,712$73,870$1,862,455$299,511$1,562,944
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$532,898
Program service revenue
$576,359
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$38,016

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$373,459
Other salaries and wages
$360,691
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$839,171
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$13,452
Accounting fees
$12,404
Travel
$35,136
Depreciation
$1,487
Program services (functional)
$941,732
Management and general (functional)
$63,770
Fundraising (functional)
$84,632

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$1,862,455
Total assets, end of year
$1,865,687
Total liabilities, end of year
$245,604
Net assets, end of year
$1,620,083
Land, buildings and equipment
$806
Net assets without donor restrictions
$1,545,083
Net assets with donor restrictions
$75,000
Gross receipts
$1,147,273
Employees
7
Year formed
2011
State of legal domicile
DE

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, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
STACEY EPPERSONPRESIDENT &
Trustee or director, Officer
40$188,513$30,500
BILLIE WELLSFINANCE DIRE
Officer
40$96,115$3,000
JAY ARNEJASECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
DEBORAH CAMPBELLBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
SARAH KACKARBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ADONIS LOGANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CLEMENTE MOJICACHAIRPERSON
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
BARRY NOFFSINGERTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
DOUG RYANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
HALE SHAWVICE-CHAIRPE
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
LANAELLE SMITHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
LOWELL UNGARBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
LAUREN WILLIAMSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DR ARICE YOUNGBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 14 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
STACEY EPPERSONPRESIDENT &
Trustee or director, Officer
40$154,465$19,000
BILLIE WELLSFINANCE DIRE
Officer
40$93,450$0
JAY ARNEJASECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
DEBORAH CAMPBELLBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
SARAH KACKARBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ADONIS LOGANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CLEMENTE MOJICACHAIRPERSON
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
BARRY NOFFSINGERTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
DOUG RYANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
HALE SHAWVICE-CHAIRPE
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
LANAELLE SMITHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
LOWELL UNGARBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
LAUREN WILLIAMSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DR ALICE YOUNGBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
1287 ROYAL AVE, LOUISVILLE, KY 40204-2443
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
STACEY EPPERSON, 1287 ROYAL AVENUE, LOUISVILLE, KY 40204
Signed the 990
STACEY EPPERSON, PRESIDENT & FOUNDER
Phone
(502) 694-1979
Return prepared by
CRAFT WANINGER NOBLE & COMPANY PLLC

Mission

PUTTING SUSTAINABLE HOMEOWNERSHIP WITHIN REACH OF EVERYONE, WHILE TRANSFORMING THE MANUFACTURED HOUSING INDUSTRY THROUGH CONSUMER EDUCATION, AFFORDABILITY AND ENERGY-EFFICIENCY.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • NEXT STEP'S MISSION IS TO PUT SUSTAINABLE HOMEOWNERSHIP WITHIN EVERYONE'S REACH WHILE TRANSFORMING THE MANUFACTURED HOUSING INDUSTRY THROUGH CONSUMER EDUCATION, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, AND AFFORDABILITY. OUR SOCIAL ENTERPRISE MODEL COMPRISES A PARENT NONPROFIT (NEXT STEP NETWORK), DEDICATED TO EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND ADVOCACY, AND A SUBSIDIARY (NEXT STEP HOMES) THAT FACILITATES THE PURCHASE AND SALE OF HOMES FROM MANUFACTURERS AND EARNS REVENUE FROM MANUFACTURERS, DEVELOPERS, ETC. NEXT STEP IS A COLLABORATION BETWEEN SOCIAL ENTERPRISE AND PRIVATE BUSINESS THAT CREATES MORE VALUE FOR THE HOMEBUYER THAN ONE ACTOR ALONE. FOR MORE THAN A DECADE, NEXT STEP HAS TRAINED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND MISSION-DRIVEN ENTITIES ON THE MANUFACTURED HOUSING DONE RIGHT MODEL, WHICH ALLOWS THEM TO REDUCE THEIR CONSTRUCTION COSTS, INCREASE THEIR PRODUCTION EFFICIENCIES, AND INCREASE THEIR HOMES' LONG-TERM APPRECIATION. THEY ALSO SUPPORT LOW-INCOME HOMEBUYERS WITH EDUCATION AND ACCESS TO QUALITY MORTGAGE LOANS. THE NEXT STEP HOMES' BRAND PROMISES THE INDUSTRY'S HIGHEST QUALITY AND ENERGY-EFFICIENCY STANDARD AVAILABLE TODAY. WE SOLVE THESE THREE PROBLEMS FOR OUR HOMEBUYERS: 1) INCREASE ACCESS TO A LOWER-COST HOME FOR HOMEOWNERS LOCKED OUT OF THE MARKET, 2) LOWER THE OVERALL OPERATING COST OF HOMEOWNERSHIP THROUGH ENERGY STAR+ EFFICIENCIES, 3) INCREASE EQUITY AND RESALE VALUE, PROVIDING A TOOL TO BREAK INTERGENERATIONAL CYCLES OF POVERTY. IN 2021, NEXT STEP COMPLETED PARTICIPATION IN THE DELA PROGRAMME, A GLOBAL ACCELERATOR TO OFFER A SPACE FOR SCALING SOCIALLY DRIVEN INITIATIVES CO- CREATED BY ASHOKA AND IKEA SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP. THE SYSTEMS CHANGE PRINCIPLES TAUGHT AS A PART OF THIS ENGAGEMENT INFORMED OUR NEW FIVE-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN TO SCALE OUR IMPACT IN COMMUNITIES NATIONWIDE. ADDITIONALLY, NEXT STEP JOINED THE UNDERSERVED MORTGAGE MARKETS COALITION - A COALITION OF HOUSING ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS DEDICATED TO BETTER SERVING TRADITIONALLY UNDERSERVED HOUSING MARKETS, INCLUDING MANUFACTURED HOUSING.
    Expenses $941,732 · revenue $1,109,257

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
61-1656588
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
2012
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$1,865,687
Income (IRS master file)
$1,147,273

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$1,147,273$1,090,134$1,865,687IRS
990December 2023$1,058,582$984,712$1,862,455XML
990December 2022$1,239,287$868,773$1,952,736IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2019–––IRS
990December 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 61-1656588).

Questions about NEXT STEP NETWORK INC

What is the EIN of NEXT STEP NETWORK INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of NEXT STEP NETWORK INC is 61-1656588.
Is NEXT STEP NETWORK INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2012.
Are donations to NEXT STEP NETWORK INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does NEXT STEP NETWORK 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 NEXT STEP NETWORK INC due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did NEXT STEP NETWORK INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
Who is the principal officer of NEXT STEP NETWORK INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names STACEY EPPERSON.
Who are the officers and directors of NEXT STEP NETWORK INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 14 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $188,513 (STACEY EPPERSON, PRESIDENT &).
How much revenue does NEXT STEP NETWORK INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $1,147,273, expenses of $1,090,134 and total assets of $1,865,687 at year end.

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