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SUPPORT AND TECHNIQUES FOR EMPOWERING PEOPLE: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
SUPPORT AND TECHNIQUES FOR EMPOWERING PEOPLE (EIN 81-0366245)
Tax period
2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30
Filed
2026-02-13
IRS object ID
202630449349300038
Schema version
2024v5.5
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)
Return2026-02-13T13:18:37-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN810386935PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SUMMERS MCNEA & CO PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line115 AVANTA WAY SUITE 1AddressLine1Txt
CityBILLINGSCityNm
State AbbreviationMTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP59102ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN810366245EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SUPPORT & TECHNIQUES FOR EMPOWERINGBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2PEOPLE (DBA STEP)BusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlSUPPBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4062482055PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line111 N 26TH STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityBILLINGSCityNm
State AbbreviationMTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP59101ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonTARA WILLIAMSONPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone4062482055PhoneNum
Signature2026-02-06SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonBRIAN F VAN STEELANDPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00481262PTIN
Phone4066522320PhoneNum
Preparation2026-02-05PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerTARA WILLIAMSONPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line111 N 26TH STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityBILLINGSCityNm
State AbbreviationMTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP59101ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$1,484,565GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1977FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMTLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionSTEP'S MISSION IS TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES BY SUPPORTING DEVELOPMENT THROUGH INTEGRATION INTO THEIR COMMUNITIES.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body9VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent9VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee30TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$44,137PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$196,184CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$1,315,720PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$1,160,811CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$5,429PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$16,939CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$37,249PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$110,631CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$1,402,535PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$1,484,565CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$33,024PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$41,570CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$803,150PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$467,803PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$579,997CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$1,303,977PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$1,405,165CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$98,558PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$79,400CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$3,601,201TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$3,755,282TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$470,541TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$475,270TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$3,130,660NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$3,280,012NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionSTEP'S MISSION IS TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES BY SUPPORTING DEVELOPMENT THROUGH INTEGRATION INTO THEIR COMMUNITIES.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$631,958ExpenseAmt
Grant$40,713GrantAmt
Revenue$439,469RevenueAmt
DescRESIDENTIAL DAY SERVICES - UNDER THIS UMBRELLA, THE ORGANIZATION CONDUCTS SUPPORTED LIVING PROGRAMS, DAY SERVICES, RESIDENTIAL RECOVERY, AND COMMUNITY HOMES AND FOOD SERVICES.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$619,580ExpenseAmt
Grant$857GrantAmt
Revenue$721,342RevenueAmt
DescCHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES INCLUDING FAMILY EDUCATION AND SUPPORT AND ASSESSMENT CLINICS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Revenue$63,593RevenueAmt
DescDIRECT MISCELLANEOUS GRANTS AND STATE AIDE USED TO PROVIDE DIRECT CARE TO CLIENTS ON A DISCRETIONARY FUND BASISDesc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue$63,593TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$1,251,538TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
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Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document3IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee30EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members9GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member9IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE ORGANIZATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone4062482055PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line111 N 26TH STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityBILLINGSCityNm
State AbbreviationMTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP59101ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (11 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerInd
SCOTT HELMIG
EMERITUS NON VOTING1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FRANK COSTELLO
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RYAN CREMER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALINE DUPONT
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MIKE YASENAK
PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
STACY LEMELIN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MEGHAN CONWAY
VICE PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
JOLYN KANNING
SECRETARY/TREASURER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
SCOTT PEDERSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MIKAYLA KOVASH
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TARA WILLIAMSON
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00$97,173$0$7,500Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$97,173TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
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Total Other Compensation$7,500TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K0IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$196,184AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$196,184TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
PROGRAM SERVICE FEES G900099$675,425$675,425
RESIDENTIAL RECOVERY R900099$314,268$314,268
PROGRAM SERVICE FEES900099$171,118$171,118
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$1,160,811TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$16,939TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$16,939ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$47,038RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$0RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$47,038RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$47,038TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$47,038ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
INSURANCE PROCEEDS900099$43,839$43,839
MISCELLANOUS REVENUE900099$19,754$19,754
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$63,593OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,484,565TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$1,224,404RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$63,977ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$41,570TotalAmt
Program Services$41,570ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$102,592TotalAmt
Program Services$87,203ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,389ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$565,510TotalAmt
Program Services$499,960ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$65,550ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$57,641TotalAmt
Program Services$52,459ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,182ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$57,855TotalAmt
Program Services$50,846ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,009ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$251,240TotalAmt
Program Services$248,565ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,675ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,952TotalAmt
Program Services$2,934ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
CONTRACTED SERVICES$122,736$87,211$35,525
BUSINESS EXPENSES$41,320$36,235$5,085
OPERATING EXPENSES$39,619$37,949$1,670
PROGRAM RELATED EXPENSE$30,299$29,604$695

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$91,831TotalAmt
Program Services$77,002ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,829ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,405,165TotalAmt
Program Services$1,251,538ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$153,627ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$88,903BOYAmt
EOY$32,228EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,100,599BOYAmt
EOY$1,240,552EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$87,116BOYAmt
EOY$101,634EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$45,051BOYAmt
EOY$42,639EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$2,755,843LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$654,512LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,069,155BOYAmt
EOY$2,101,331EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$206,977BOYAmt
EOY$232,998EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,400BOYAmt
EOY$3,900EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,601,201BOYAmt
EOY$3,755,282EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$50,969BOYAmt
EOY$64,126EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$10,000EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$419,572BOYAmt
EOY$401,144EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$470,541BOYAmt
EOY$475,270EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,892,735BOYAmt
EOY$3,042,087EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$237,925BOYAmt
EOY$237,925EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,130,660BOYAmt
EOY$3,280,012EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,601,201BOYAmt
EOY$3,755,282EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$79,400ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$69,952NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,756CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,005CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$870CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$44,137CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$196,184CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$243,952TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,488,396CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,354,354CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,238,072CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,315,720CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,160,811CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$6,557,353TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,490,152CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,355,359CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,238,942CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,359,857CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,356,995CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$6,801,305TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$6,801,305PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$121,391CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$23,131CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$52,567CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$42,399CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$63,977CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$303,465TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$121,391CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$23,131CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$52,567CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$42,399CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$63,977CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$303,465TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,479CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$482CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$8,216CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$279CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$63,593CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$75,049TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,614,022CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,378,972CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,299,725CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,402,535CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,484,565CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$7,179,819TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.94730PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.95670PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.04230InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.04170InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$206,977BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$26,021InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$232,998EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$180,345BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$850ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$25,782InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$206,977EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$161,912BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$850ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$17,583InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$180,345EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$200,545BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$850ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$39,483InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$161,912EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$154,356BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$45,189InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$200,545EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,649,662OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$548,331DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,101,331BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$13,264OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$13,264DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$92,917OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$92,917DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$2,101,331TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,554,517TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$69,952NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$69,952RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$1,484,565RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$1,484,565TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,405,165TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$1,405,165ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,405,165TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationSUPPORT AND TECHNIQUES FOR EMPOWERING PEOPLE IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE BY AN EXEMPTION LETTER DATED JUNE 27, 1978. ACCORDINGLY, THERE IS NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES ON THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT FUNCTION INCOME IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. HOWEVER, IN ACCORDANCE WITH FASB ASC 740-10, WHICH REQUIRES THE DISCLOSURE OF OPEN TAX YEARS SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION AND THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICY FOR CLASSIFYING INTEREST AND PENALTIES, THE ORGANIZATION HAS PERFORMED AN EVALUATION AND DETERMINED THAT NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS EXIST FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2025 AND 2024. THE YEARS OF JUNE 30, 2022 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2025 REMAIN OPEN AND IS SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL AND STATE TAXING AUTHORITIES. THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT INCURRED INTEREST AND PENALTIES RELATED TO INCOME TAXES AND, THEREFORE, HAS DEFFERED ADOPTING A CLASSIFICATION UNTIL SUCH TIME IF AND WHEN THAT OCCURS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained0GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeTHE ORGANIZATION PAYS DIRECT CLIENT EXPENSES FOR THERAPY, TRANSPORTATION, FOSTER CARE, ENVIRONMENTAL MODIFICATION, ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT, AND GOODS & SERVICESGrantTypeTxt
Recipient1RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$41,570CashGrantAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE STEP BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRESIDENT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AND FISCAL DIRECTOR REVIEW THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO SUBMISSION. THE BOARD PRESIDENT AND BOARD FINANCE/AUDIT COMMITTEE DISCUSS THE CONTENTS OF THE FORM 990 AND PRESENT INFORMATION TO THE FULL BOARD AT THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS DISCUSSED WITH INCOMING BOARD MEMBERS AND WITH ALL BOARD MEMBERS WHEN THE BOARD BY-LAWS ARE REVIEWED AND REVISED. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, BOARD MEMBER OR OFFICERS WITH INTERESTS THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO BUSINESS CONFLICTS ARE EXPECTED TO SELF-REPORT TO THE BOARD PRESIDENT OR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. BEGINNING 7/1/09 THE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANNUALLY IN WRITING INTERESTS THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO CONFLICTS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY IS DETERMINED ANNUALLY BY THE STEP BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WHO CONSIDER THE RESULTS OF WAGE SURVEYS AND SUPPLEMENTAL COMPARABILITY DATA AND OTHER FACTORS. SALARIES OF OTHER PROFESSIONAL STAFF ARE DETERMINED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS USING COMPARABILITY DATA AND OTHER FINANCIAL AND PERFORMANCE INDICATORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18FORM 990 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19ALL DOCUMENTS ARE AVAIALABLE UPON REQUEST
FORM 990 PART XI LINE 2CTHE ORGANIZATION HAS A COMMITTEE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE AUDIT.THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.