Nonprofit · EIN 62-1739593
SUPPORT AND TRAINING FOR EXCEPTIONAL PARENTS INC
Also known as STEP
Tax-exempt · GREENEVILLE, TN 37745
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $575,992 | $569,833 | $6,159 | $57,280 | $59,009 | -$1,729 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $559,029 | $616,384 | -$57,355 | $35,326 | $43,214 | -$7,888 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $571,776 | $607,004 | -$35,228 | $93,193 | $43,726 | $49,467 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $571,150
- of which government grants
- $562,932
- Program service revenue
- $602
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $4,240
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $70,959
- Other salaries and wages
- $279,399
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $401,378
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $16,382
- Occupancy
- $30,696
- Travel
- $14,740
- Depreciation
- $11,858
- Program services (functional)
- $531,860
- Management and general (functional)
- $28,613
- Fundraising (functional)
- $9,360
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $35,326
- Total assets, end of year
- $57,280
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $59,009
- Net assets, end of year
- -$1,729
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- -$2,263
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $534
- Gross receipts
- $575,992
- Employees
- 7
- Volunteers
- 22
- Year formed
- 1989
- State of legal domicile
- TN
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 September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carol Barnett-Lewis | Ex-Officio Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Scott Finney | Ex-Officio Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Bertha Smith | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Linda Taylor | Ex-Officio Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| David Wood | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Bridgett Jordan | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Stephanie Phillips | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Rhonda Roberts | Ex-Officio Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Lisa Ingram | Ex-Officio Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Candice Weston | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Rachel Reaves | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Amanda Bardonner | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Lauren Massingille | Ex-Officio Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Lonnie Coffey | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Bill Allen | Treasurer Officer | 1 | $0 |
4 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Long | Secretary Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Barbara Wagner | Vice Chair Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Susan Speraw | Chair Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Karen Harrison | Executive Director Key employee | 40 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Allen | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Terry Long | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Scott Finney | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Tim Flack | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Bertha Smith | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Blake Shearer | Ex-Officio Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jennifer Jordan | Ex-Officio Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Linda Taylor | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| David Wood | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Carol Barnett-Lewis | Vice Chair Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Joanne Cunningham | Chair Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Barbara Wagner | Treasurer Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Susan Speraw | Secretary Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Karen Harrison | Key Employee Key employee | 40 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Allen | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Terry Long | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jennifer Lacy | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Scott Finney | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Maria Silva | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Tim Flack | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Bertha Smith | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Vicki Starcher | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Blake Shearer | Ex-Officio Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jennifer Jordan | Ex-Officio Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Sue Brown | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Linda Taylor | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Carol Barnett-Lewis | Vice Chair Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Joanne Cunningham | Chair Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Barbara Wagner | Treasurer Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Susan Speraw | Secretary Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Karen Harrison | Key Employee Key employee | 40 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 113 AUSTIN ST, GREENEVILLE, TN 37745-3935
- In care of
- % DONNA JENNINGS
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Karen Harrison, 113 Austin Street, Greeneville, TN 37745
- Signed the 990
- Karen Harrison, Executive Director
- Phone
- (423) 639-0125
- Website
- www.tnstep.info
- Return prepared by
- David M Ellis CPA
Mission
TNSTEP provides information and assistance to families of youth with disabilities, age birth-26, to prepare them to be effective advocates for their childrens education. We help youth with disabilities to become self-advocates for the life they want, and we work collaboratively with educators and the community to improve results for TN students.
Program accomplishments
- Parent training in the special education process has been accomplished through workshops designed to orient and educate them as participants in their childs developmentExpenses $462,885
- OtherExpenses $68,975
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 September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 16, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 62-1739593
- 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
- 1998
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B28)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $57,280
- Income (IRS master file)
- $575,992
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $575,992 | $569,833 | $57,280 | XML |
| 990 | September 2024 | $559,029 | $616,384 | $35,326 | XML |
| 990 | September 2023 | $571,776 | $607,004 | $93,193 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | $515,253 | $572,249 | $150,417 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 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 62-1739593).
Questions about SUPPORT AND TRAINING FOR EXCEPTIONAL PARENTS INC
- What is the EIN of SUPPORT AND TRAINING FOR EXCEPTIONAL PARENTS INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SUPPORT AND TRAINING FOR EXCEPTIONAL PARENTS INC is 62-1739593.
- Is SUPPORT AND TRAINING FOR EXCEPTIONAL PARENTS INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1998.
- Are donations to SUPPORT AND TRAINING FOR EXCEPTIONAL PARENTS INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SUPPORT AND TRAINING FOR EXCEPTIONAL PARENTS 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 SUPPORT AND TRAINING FOR EXCEPTIONAL PARENTS INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did SUPPORT AND TRAINING FOR EXCEPTIONAL PARENTS INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of SUPPORT AND TRAINING FOR EXCEPTIONAL PARENTS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names Karen Harrison.
- Who are the officers and directors of SUPPORT AND TRAINING FOR EXCEPTIONAL PARENTS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 19 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does SUPPORT AND TRAINING FOR EXCEPTIONAL PARENTS INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $575,992, expenses of $569,833 and total assets of $57,280 at year end.
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