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STEP FAMILY FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2024

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Organization
STEP FAMILY FOUNDATION (EIN 35-2016508)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-05-09
IRS object ID
202541299349102619
Schema version
2024v5.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2025-05-09T13:55:38-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN330690020PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LAVINE LOFGREN MORRIS & ENGELBERG LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14180 LA JOLLA VILLAGE DR STE 300AddressLine1Txt
CityLA JOLLACityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP92037ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN352016508EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE STEP FAMILY FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlSTEPBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8587598958PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 8997AddressLine1Txt
CityRANCHO SANTA FECityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP92067ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonHANNAH STEPPersonNm
Person TitleTRUSTEEPersonTitleTxt
Phone8587598958PhoneNum
Signature2025-05-06SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonABBEY HENNEPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00848285PTIN
Phone8584551200PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$1,312,223FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contri Rcvd Rev And Expnss$1,246,268ContriRcvdRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Rev And Expnss$152InterestOnSavRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Net Invst Incm$152InterestOnSavNetInvstIncmAmt
Dividends Rev And Expnss$14,788DividendsRevAndExpnssAmt
Dividends Net Invst Incm$14,788DividendsNetInvstIncmAmt
Cap Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm$0CapGainNetIncmNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$1,261,208TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$14,940TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Rev And Expnss$0CompOfcrDirTrstRevAndExpnssAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Net Invst Incm$0CompOfcrDirTrstNetInvstIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Dsbrs Chrtbl$0CompOfcrDirTrstDsbrsChrtblAmt
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss$2,025AccountingFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Accounting Fees Net Invst Incm$0AccountingFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Accounting Fees Chrtbl Prps$0AccountingFeesChrtblPrpsAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$2,025TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$0TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$0TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$537,801ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$537,801ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$539,826TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$0TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$537,801TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$721,382ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$14,940NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash BOY$39,974CashBOYAmt
Cash EOY$54,914CashEOYAmt
Cash EOYFMV$54,914CashEOYFMVAmt
Other Nts And Loans Rcvbl$199,909OtherNtsAndLoansRcvblAmt
Other Rcvbl Allwnc Dbtfl Acct$0OtherRcvblAllwncDbtflAcctAmt
Other Nts And Loans Rcvbl BOY$199,909OtherNtsAndLoansRcvblBOYAmt
Other Nts And Loans Rcvbl EOY$199,909OtherNtsAndLoansRcvblEOYAmt
Other Nts And Loans Rcvbl EOYFMV$199,909OtherNtsAndLoansRcvblEOYFMVAmt
Other Investments BOY$0OtherInvestmentsBOYAmt
Other Investments EOY$706,442OtherInvestmentsEOYAmt
Other Investments EOYFMV$1,057,400OtherInvestmentsEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY$239,883TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$961,265TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$1,312,223TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$0TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Org Does Not Follow FASB117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind
Capital Stock BOY$0CapitalStockBOYAmt
Capital Stock EOY$0CapitalStockEOYAmt
Additional Paid In Capital BOY$0AdditionalPaidInCapitalBOYAmt
Additional Paid In Capital EOY$0AdditionalPaidInCapitalEOYAmt
Retained Earning BOY$239,883RetainedEarningBOYAmt
Retained Earning EOY$961,265RetainedEarningEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$239,883TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$961,265TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$239,883TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$961,265TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$239,883TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$721,382ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Other Increases$0OtherIncreasesAmt
Subtotal$961,265SubtotalAmt
Other Decreases$0OtherDecreasesAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$961,265TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax$208InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Tax Under Section511$0TaxUnderSection511Amt
Subtotal$208SubtotalAmt
Subtitle A Tax$0SubtitleATaxAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$208TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Estimated Plus Ovpmt Incm Tx$0EstimatedPlusOvpmtIncmTxAmt
Exempt Frgn Org Tax Wthld At Srce$0ExemptFrgnOrgTaxWthldAtSrceAmt
Extsn Request Income Tax Paid$0ExtsnRequestIncomeTaxPaidAmt
Backup Withholding Withheld$0BackupWithholdingWithheldAmt
Total Payments And Credits$0TotalPaymentsAndCreditsAmt
Es Penalty$0EsPenaltyAmt
Tax Due$208TaxDueAmt

Statements Regarding Acty StatementsRegardingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Legislative Political Acty0LegislativePoliticalActyInd
More Than100 Spent0MoreThan100SpentInd
Form1120 POL Filed0Form1120POLFiledInd
Section4955 Organization Tax$0Section4955OrganizationTaxAmt
Section4955 Managers Tax$0Section4955ManagersTaxAmt
Tax Reimbursed$0TaxReimbursedAmt
Activities Not Previously Rpt0ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Changes To Articles Or Bylaws0ChangesToArticlesOrBylawsInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Organization Dissolved Etc0OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Section508e Rqr SatisfiedYes (1)Section508eRqrSatisfiedInd
At Least5000 In AssetsYes (1)AtLeast5000InAssetsInd
Org Report Or Register StateINOrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
Form990 PF Filed With Atty GenYes (1)Form990PFFiledWithAttyGenInd
Private Operating Foundation0PrivateOperatingFoundationInd
New Substantial ContributorsYes (1)NewSubstantialContributorsInd
Own Controlled Entity0OwnControlledEntityInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Comply With Public Insp RqrYes (1)ComplyWithPublicInspRqrInd
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddressTxt
Individual With BooksHANNAH STEPIndividualWithBooksNm
Phone8587598958PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 8997AddressLine1Txt
CityRANCHO SANTA FECityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP92067ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Accounts Question0ForeignAccountsQuestionInd

Statements Regarding Acty4720 StatementsRegardingActy4720Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sale Or Exch Disqualified Prsn0SaleOrExchDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Brrw Or Lend Disqualified Prsn0BrrwOrLendDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Furn Goods Disqualified Prsn0FurnGoodsDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Pay Comp Disqualified Prsn0PayCompDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Transfer Ast Disqualified Prsn0TransferAstDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Payment To Government Official0PaymentToGovernmentOfficialInd
Uncorrected Prior Acts0UncorrectedPriorActsInd
Undistributed Income PY0UndistributedIncomePYInd
Business Holdings0BusinessHoldingsInd
Jeopardy Investments0JeopardyInvestmentsInd
Uncorrected PY Jeopardy Invst0UncorrectedPYJeopardyInvstInd
Influence Legislation0InfluenceLegislationInd
Influence Election0InfluenceElectionInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Noncharitable Purpose0NoncharitablePurposeInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl Info OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplInfoGrp

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplGrp (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdTitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
HANNAH STEP
PO BOX 8997RANCHO SANTA FECA92067TRUSTEE0.38$0$0$0
STEVEN H STEP
22654 CALIFA STREETWOODLAND HILLSCA91367TRUSTEE0.08$0$0$0
MICHAEL D STEP
7688 NORTHERN LIGHTSSAN DIEGOCA92127TRUSTEE0.08$0$0$0
JONATHAN A STEP
7 TRAILHEAD LANETARRYTOWNNY10519TRUSTEE0.08$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdEmplOrNONETxt
Other Employee Paid Over50k0OtherEmployeePaidOver50kCnt
Comp Of Hghst Pd Cntrct Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdCntrctOrNONETxt
Contractor Paid Over50k0ContractorPaidOver50kCnt

Sum Of Program Related Invst SumOfProgramRelatedInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Average Monthly FMV Of Sec$405,692AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$40,677AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$199,909FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$646,278TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Reduction Claimed$0ReductionClaimedAmt
Acquisition Indebtedness$0AcquisitionIndebtednessAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$646,278AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$9,694CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$636,584NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$31,829MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$31,829MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$208TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Tax$208TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$31,621DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Recoveries Qualfied Distri$0RecoveriesQualfiedDistriAmt
Distributable Before Ded$31,621DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Deduction From Distributable$0DeductionFromDistributableAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$31,621DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

PF Qualifying Distributions PFQualifyingDistributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$537,801ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Program Related Invst Total$0ProgramRelatedInvstTotalAmt
Qualifying Distributions$537,801QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted$31,621DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Undistributed Income PY$0UndistributedIncomePYAmt
Total For Prior Years$0TotalForPriorYearsAmt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr5$202,567ExcessDistributionCyovYr5Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr4$101,401ExcessDistributionCyovYr4Amt
Total Excess Distribution Cyov$303,968TotalExcessDistributionCyovAmt
Qualifying Distributions$537,801QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Applied To Year1$0AppliedToYear1Amt
Applied To Prior Years$0AppliedToPriorYearsAmt
Treated As Distri From Corpus$0TreatedAsDistriFromCorpusAmt
Applied To Current Year$31,621AppliedToCurrentYearAmt
Remaining Distri From Corpus$506,180RemainingDistriFromCorpusAmt
Excess Distri Cyov App CY Corpus$0ExcessDistriCyovAppCYCorpusAmt
Excess Distribution Cyov App CY$0ExcessDistributionCyovAppCYAmt
Total Corpus$810,148TotalCorpusAmt
Prior Year Undistributed Incm$0PriorYearUndistributedIncmAmt
Prior Year Deficiency Or Tax$0PriorYearDeficiencyOrTaxAmt
Taxable1$0Taxable1Amt
Taxable2$0Taxable2Amt
Undistributed Income CY$0UndistributedIncomeCYAmt
Corpus Distri170b1 E Or4942g3$0CorpusDistri170b1EOr4942g3Amt
Excess Distri Cyov From Yr5$202,567ExcessDistriCyovFromYr5Amt
Excess Distri Cyov To Next Yr$607,581ExcessDistriCyovToNextYrAmt
Excess From Year4$101,401ExcessFromYear4Amt
Excess From Current Year$506,180ExcessFromCurrentYearAmt

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributing ManagerHANNAH STEPContributingManagerNm
Contributing ManagerMICHAEL D STEPContributingManagerNm
Only Contri To PreselectedYes (X)OnlyContriToPreselectedInd

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1UC SAN DIEGO FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt

Recipient US Address RecipientUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line19500 GILMAN DRIVE 0940AddressLine1Txt
CityLA JOLLACityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP920930940ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient RelationshipN/ARecipientRelationshipTxt
Recipient Foundation StatusPUBLIC CHARITY UNDERRecipientFoundationStatusTxt
Grant Or Contribution PurposeGENERAL GRANTGrantOrContributionPurposeTxt
Amt$537,801Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$537,801TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt
Total Grant Or Contri Apprv Fut$0TotalGrantOrContriApprvFutAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

Int On Sav And Temp Cash Invst IntOnSavAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$152ExclusionAmt

Dividends And Interest From Sec Dtl DividendsAndInterestFromSecDtl

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$14,788ExclusionAmt

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Unrelated Business Taxbl Incm$0UnrelatedBusinessTaxblIncmAmt
Exclusion$14,940ExclusionAmt
Related Or Exempt Function Incm$0RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$14,940TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

Trnsfr Trans Rln Nonchrtbl EO TrnsfrTransRlnNonchrtblEOGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trnsfr Of Cash To Nonchrtbl EO0TrnsfrOfCashToNonchrtblEOInd
Trnsfr Other Asset Nonchrtbl EO0TrnsfrOtherAssetNonchrtblEOInd
Sales Or Exchanges Of Assets0SalesOrExchangesOfAssetsInd
Purchase Of Assets Nonchrtbl EO0PurchaseOfAssetsNonchrtblEOInd
Rental Of Facilities Oth Assets0RentalOfFacilitiesOthAssetsInd
Reimbursement Arrangements0ReimbursementArrangementsInd
Loans Or Loan Guarantees0LoansOrLoanGuaranteesInd
Performance Of Services Etc0PerformanceOfServicesEtcInd
Sharing Of Facilities Etc0SharingOfFacilitiesEtcInd
Relationships Nonchrtbl EO0RelationshipsNonchrtblEOInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
General RuleYes (X)GeneralRuleInd

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp (2 entries)

ContributorContributorNumAddress Line1ContributorUSAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContributorUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContributorUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContributorUSAddress/ZIPCdTotal ContributionsTotalContributionsAmtNoncash ContributionNoncashContributionInd
HANNAH L STEP
1PO BOX 8997RANCHO SANTA FECA92067$1,237,289Yes (X)
MICHAEL D STEP
27688 NORTHERN LIGHTSSAN DIEGOCA92127$6,954Yes (X)

Non Cash Property Contribution NonCashPropertyContributionGrp (2 entries)

ContributorContributorNumNoncash PropertyNoncashPropertyDescFair Market ValueFairMarketValueAmtReceivedReceivedDt
111800 SHARES OF JOHNSON & JOHNSON INC STOCK$1,893,9592024-10-29
2120 SHARES OF ELI LILLY AND CO STOCK$95,6942024-11-07

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees Detail AccountingFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryTAX PREPARATIONCategoryTxt
Amt$2,025Amt
Net Investment Income$0NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$0DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

Investments Other Schedule2 InvestmentsOtherSchedule2

Investments Other InvestmentsOtherGrp (2 entries)

Category Or ItemCategoryOrItemTxtListed At Cost Or FMVListedAtCostOrFMVCdBook ValueBookValueAmtEOYFMVEOYFMVAmt
JOHNSON & JOHNSON STOCKAT COST$699,488$964,760
ELI LILLY & CO STOCKAT COST$6,954$92,640

Substantial Contributors Sch SubstantialContributorsSch

Substantial Contributor Detail SubstantialContributorDetail (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd
HANNAH STEP
PO BOX 8997RANCHO SANTA FECA92067
MICHAEL D STEP
7688 NORTHERN LIGHTSSAN DIEGOCA92127