Nonprofit · EIN 87-3076934
THE NEXT STEP FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · AUSTIN, TX 78731
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $497,343 | $496,350 | $993 | $26,358 | $244 | $26,114 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $871,063 | $847,895 | $23,168 | $30,226 | $5,105 | $25,121 |
| December 31, 2022 | 990 | $489,780 | $495,554 | -$5,774 | $2,426 | $473 | $1,953 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $497,343
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $225,453
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $66,666
- Other salaries and wages
- $100,000
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $188,696
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $20,480
- Travel
- $23,468
- Program services (functional)
- $406,539
- Management and general (functional)
- $26,598
- Fundraising (functional)
- $63,213
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $30,226
- Total assets, end of year
- $26,358
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $244
- Net assets, end of year
- $26,114
- Gross receipts
- $497,343
- Employees
- 2
- Year formed
- 2021
- State of legal domicile
- TX
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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTOPHER HARRISON | EXECUTIVE CH Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $66,667 | $9,223 |
| CHARLES SCOTT HARRISON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH L HARRISON | SECRETARY/DI Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PERES WERE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 4 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTOPHER HARRISON | EXECUTIVE CH Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $200,000 | $10,913 |
| CHARLES SCOTT HARRISON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH L HARRISON | SECRETARY/DI Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PERES WERE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2022: 3 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTOPHER HARRISON | EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $66,667 | $4,999 |
| CHARLES SCOTT HARRISON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH L HARRISON | SECRETARY/DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 4609 TWIN VALLEY CIR, AUSTIN, TX 78731-3530
- In care of
- % CHRISTOPHER S HARRISON
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- CHRISTOPHER HARRISON, 3571 FAR WEST BLVD, 3200, AUSTIN, TX 78731
- Signed the 990
- CHRISTOPHER HARRISON, EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN
- Phone
- (512) 771-0520
- Website
- NEXTSTEPFDN.ORG
- Return prepared by
- DIANA M REED & ASSOCIATES PC
Mission
THE NEXT STEP FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO ADDRESS THE BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT AND ENABLE PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, ALONG WITH WOMEN AND YOUNG ADULTS, TO ACQUIRE THE SKILLS THEY NEED TO COMPETE IN THE 4TH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION, AND TAKE THE NEXT STEP TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS AND ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE. WE ACCOMPLISH OUR MISSION THROUGH OUR PROPRIETORY RAATT METHOD OF DELIVERING TRAINING. THE RAATT METHOD, WHICH STANDS FOR RECRUIT, ASSESS, ACCOMODATE, TRAIN, AND TRANSITION, ADDRESSES THE ENTIRE LIFE CYCLE OF OUR BENEFICIARY'S PROGRESS TOWARD EMPLOYMENT.
Program accomplishments
- IN 2024, WE TRAINED PARTICIPANTS FROM MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES ON A VARIETY OF DIGITAL SKILLS, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, AND JOB-READINESS TRAININGS. WE TRAINED MORE THAN 100 PARTICIPANTS, 37% OF WHICH IDENTIFIED AS HAVING A DISABILITY, ON DATA ANNOTATION AND AWS CLOUD SKILLS. WE PLACED 33% OF OUR PARTICIPANTS IN JOBS FOLLOWING TRAINING. IN KILIFI COUNTY, KENYA WE TRAINED 30 PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS, WHICH ENABLED THEM TO START THEIR OWN BUSINESSES. WE ALSO PROVIDED DISABILITY INCLUSION TRAINING TO APPROXIMATELY 1,500 EMPLOYEES FROM MORE THAN 20 EMPLOYERS TO FACILITATE THEIR INCLUSION OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN THEIR WORKPLACE.Expenses $325,231 · grants $180,362
- THE NEXT STEP FOUNDATION'S UPILI PROGRAM EXPANDED ITS IMPACT IN 2024, IMPROVING MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT FOR YOUTH WITH DISABILITIES IN KENYA. THE PROGRAM GREW BEYOND ITS JOYTOWN SECONDARY SCHOOL PILOT TO INCLUDE TREESIDE KAMBUI SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF, WHERE IT LAUNCHED ITS FIRST GROUP COUNSELING COHORT CONDUCTED IN KENYAN SIGN LANGUAGE (KSL) BY A DEAF COUNSELOR. THROUGH THIS EXPANSION, WE WERE ABLE TO SERVE 200 STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES WHOSE IMPROVED MENTAL HEALTH RESULTED IN HIGHER TEST SCORES ON THE KENYAN NATIONAL EXAMS.Expenses $60,981 · grants $33,818
- IN 2024, THE NEXT STEP FOUNDATION PARTNERED WITH THE ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGIES FOR DISABILITY TRUST (AT4D) TO LAUNCH AI FOR THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS (AI4SDG) CENTER, A NEW INITIATIVE HARNESSING AI TO ADVANCE SDGS IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH. TARGETING SDGS 4 (QUALITY EDUCATION), 8 (DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH), 10 (REDUCED INEQUALITY), AND 11 (SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES), THE CENTER DRIVES INNOVATION THROUGH COLLABORATION. THE CENTER SUPPORTS PROJECTS LIKE THE NIKKOWORKX DATA ANNOTATION TRAINING PLATFORM, PREPARING STUDENTS FOR AI CAREERS AND FOSTERING EQUITABLE, CULTURALLY RELEVANT SOLUTIONS.Expenses $20,327 · grants $11,273
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 | Not 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
- 87-3076934
- 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)
- Employment (J30)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $26,358
- Income (IRS master file)
- $497,343
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $497,343 | $496,350 | $26,358 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $871,063 | $847,895 | $30,226 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $489,780 | $495,554 | $2,426 | XML |
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 87-3076934).
Questions about THE NEXT STEP FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of THE NEXT STEP FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of THE NEXT STEP FOUNDATION is 87-3076934.
- Is THE NEXT STEP FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2024.
- Are donations to THE NEXT STEP FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does THE NEXT STEP 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 THE NEXT STEP FOUNDATION 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 THE NEXT STEP FOUNDATION 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 THE NEXT STEP FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names CHRISTOPHER HARRISON.
- Who are the officers and directors of THE NEXT STEP FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 4 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $66,667 (CHRISTOPHER HARRISON, EXECUTIVE CH).
- How much revenue does THE NEXT STEP FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $497,343, expenses of $496,350 and total assets of $26,358 at year end.
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