STRATEGY STUDIO / PUBLIC DATA EXPLORER

STEPS 4 LIFE COMMUNITY SERVICES: Form 990EZ, tax year 2015

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Organization
STEPS 4 LIFE COMMUNITY SERVICES (EIN 45-3054331)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-05-06
IRS object ID
201601279349200215
Schema version
2015v2.0
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2016-05-06T08:37:34-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WSM Tax & Business ServicesBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1301 9TH ST STE 200AddressLine1Txt
CityREDLANDSCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP92374ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN453054331EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1STEPS 4 LIFE COMMUNITY SERVICESBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlSTEPBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone9092834609PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 1790AddressLine1Txt
CityLOMA LINDACityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP92354ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonWAYNE MCPHERSONPersonNm
Person TitleTreasurerPersonTitleTxt
Signature2016-05-06SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonWayne S McPhersonPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01695076PTIN
Phone9092836873PhoneNum
Self EmployedYes (X)SelfEmployedInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2016-09-27 15:27:22ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address ChangeYes (X)AddressChangeInd
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Website Addresssteps4lifetoday.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$199,655GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$7,500ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue$188,246ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Sale Of Assets Gross$3,909SaleOfAssetsGrossAmt
Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale$14,309CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt
Gain Or Loss From Sale Of Assets-$10,400GainOrLossFromSaleOfAssetsAmt
Fundraising Gross Income$0FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Special Events Direct Expenses$0SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$0CostOfGoodsSoldAmt
Total Revenue$185,346TotalRevenueAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$7,132SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$5,335FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$135,112OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$1,127PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$34,192OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$182,898TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year$2,448ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$3,693NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$6,141NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,663BOYAmt
EOY$31,880EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,537BOYAmt
EOY$6,368EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$30,200BOYAmt
EOY$38,248EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$26,507BOYAmt
EOY$32,107EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,693BOYAmt
EOY$6,141EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Primary Exempt PurposeTO PROVIDED A POSITIVE LIVING ENVIRONMENT, LIFE SKILLS AND EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR MEN AND WOMEN IN NEED OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE, RE-ENTRY AND TRANSITIONAL HOUSING SERVICES.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description Program Srvc AccomWE HAVE PROVIDED A POSITIVE LIVING ENVIRONMENT, LIFE SKILLS AND EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR MEN AND WOMEN IN NEED OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE, RE-ENTRY AND TRANSITIONAL HOUSING SERVICES. WE OPERATE 5 LOCATIONS WITH 39 AVAILABLE BEDS.DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
Grants And Allocations$192,828GrantsAndAllocationsAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$192,828TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IVYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIVInd

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (4 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmt
CYNTHIA MCGUIGAN
President40.00$5,000
WAYNE MCPHERSON
Treasurer2.00$0
ELSWORTH WILLIAMS
Secretary2.00$0
DIANE CARDERA
Vice President2.00$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Activities Not Previously RptfalseActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not RptfalseChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBIfalseOrganizationHadUBIInd
Organization Filed990 TfalseOrganizationFiled990TInd
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Form1120 Pol FiledfalseForm1120PolFiledInd
Made Loans To From OfficersfalseMadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Initiation Fees And Cap Contri$0InitiationFeesAndCapContriAmt
Gross Receipts For Public Use$0GrossReceiptsForPublicUseAmt
Engaged In Excess Benefit TransfalseEngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonWAYNE MCPHERSONPersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1301 9TH STREET SUITE 200AddressLine1Txt
CityREDLANDSCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP92374ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone9092836873PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised FndsfalseDonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services ProvidedfalseTanningServicesProvidedInd
Form720 FiledfalseForm720FiledInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntfalseRelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntfalseTransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Lobbying ActivitiesfalseLobbyingActivitiesInd
School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd OrgfalseTrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Related Org Sect527 OrgfalseRelatedOrgSect527OrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule AYes (true)FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$600CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,500CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$8,100TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Non Unrlt Bus GrossReceiptsNonUnrltBusGrp

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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$70,939CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$96,541CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$188,246CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$382,961TotalAmt

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Total$0TotalAmt

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Total$0TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$97,141CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$195,746CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$391,061TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total$0TotalAmt

Post1975 UBTI Post1975UBTIGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

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Total$391,061TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (15 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Other Expenses.1001Advertising and Promotion $2210
Other Expenses.1002Office Expenses $10167
Other Expenses.1008Interest $1831
Other Expenses.1009Depreciation $2416
Other Expenses.1012Insurance $5093
Other Expenses.1TRANSITIONAL LIVING EXPENSES $4256
Other Expenses.2AUTO EXPENSE $3435
Other Expenses.3TELEPHONE $3181
Other Expenses.5LICENSES & PERMITS $618
Other Expenses.6REGISTRATION FEES $460
Other Expenses.7BANK FEES $400
Other Expenses.9DONATIONS $125
Other Assets.1001Automobiles - Beginning $15576 Automobiles - Ending $0
Other Assets.1002Furniture and Fixtures - Beginning $3961 Furniture and Fixtures - Ending $6368
Total Liabilities.1- Beginning $26507 - Ending $32107