NEXT STEP RECOVERY MINISTRIES
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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $599K · expenses $599K · assets $937K
- EIN
- 46-3512748
- Address
- 6751 HOUSTON RD, MACON, GA 31216-6746
- Website
- www.nextstepin.org
- NTEE code
- P40
- Subsection
- 501(c)(3)
- Ruling year
- 2013
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
Next Step is a 12 month residential program for men recovering from addiction and other life-crippling decisions. We provide mentorship counseling volunteerism and job opportunities.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).
People paid by the organization
6 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Latest year pay | Total pay from here | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Carmichael | Director of Operations | 2021-2025 | $55,000 | $314,000 | 1 |
| Debbie Bartow | Executive Asst | 2021-2025 | $40,000 | $240,000 | 1 |
| Franklin Robinson | Executive Director | 2020-2025 | $25,000 | $177,000 | 1 |
| Robert Foster | Instructor | 2023-2025 | $30,000 | $120,000 | 1 |
| Kevin Mason | Part time Instructor | 2021-2025 | $7,200 | $43,200 | 1 |
| Christopher Carmichael (former) | Operations Director | 2020 | $40,000 | $40,000 | 1 |
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
6 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stockton Smith (former) | Chairman | 2020 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Newell Chambless (former) | Vice Chairman | 2020 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Steve Case (former) | Officer | 2020 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Martin Grossman (former) | Officer | 2020 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| David Edwards (former) | Officer | 2020 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Darwin Saunders (former) | Officer | 2020 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2025 · 5 people listed · 5 paid, $157K · 0 employees · 10 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Carmichael | Director of Operations | 60 | $55,000 | $0 | $0 | $55,000 | 1 |
| Debbie Bartow | Executive Asst | 40 | $40,000 | $0 | $0 | $40,000 | 1 |
| Robert Foster | Instructor | 40 | $30,000 | $0 | $0 | $30,000 | 1 |
| Franklin Robinson | Executive Director | 60 | $25,000 | $0 | $0 | $25,000 | 1 |
| Kevin Mason | Part time Instructor | 10 | $7,200 | $0 | $0 | $7,200 | 1 |
2024 · 5 people listed · 5 paid, $157K · 0 employees · 11 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Carmichael | Director of Operations | 60 | $55,000 | $0 | $0 | $55,000 | 1 |
| Debbie Bartow | Executive Asst | 40 | $40,000 | $0 | $0 | $40,000 | 1 |
| Robert Foster | Instructor | 40 | $30,000 | $0 | $0 | $30,000 | 1 |
| Franklin Robinson | Executive Director | 60 | $25,000 | $0 | $0 | $25,000 | 1 |
| Kevin Mason | Part time Instructor | 10 | $7,200 | $0 | $0 | $7,200 | 1 |
2023 · 5 people listed · 5 paid, $314K · 0 employees · 10 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Carmichael | Director of Operations | 60 | $55,000 | $55,000 | $0 | $110,000 | 1 |
| Debbie Bartow | Executive Asst | 40 | $40,000 | $40,000 | $0 | $80,000 | 1 |
| Robert Foster | Instructor | 40 | $30,000 | $30,000 | $0 | $60,000 | 1 |
| Franklin Robinson | Executive Director | 60 | $25,000 | $25,000 | $0 | $50,000 | 1 |
| Kevin Mason | Part time Instructor | 10 | $7,200 | $7,200 | $0 | $14,400 | 1 |
2022 · 4 people listed · 4 paid, $120K · 0 employees · 5 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Carmichael | Director of Operations | 60 | $48,000 | $0 | $0 | $48,000 | 1 |
| Debbie Bartow | Executive Asst | 40 | $40,000 | $0 | $0 | $40,000 | 1 |
| Franklin Robinson | Executive Director | 60 | $25,000 | $0 | $0 | $25,000 | 1 |
| Kevin Mason | Counselor | 10 | $7,200 | $0 | $0 | $7,200 | 1 |
2021 · 4 people listed · 4 paid, $118K · 0 employees · 5 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Carmichael | Director of Operations | 60 | $46,000 | $0 | $0 | $46,000 | 1 |
| Debbie Bartow | Executive Asst | 50 | $40,000 | $0 | $0 | $40,000 | 1 |
| Franklin Robinson | Executive Director | 60 | $25,000 | $0 | $0 | $25,000 | 1 |
| Kevin Mason | Counselor | 10 | $7,200 | $0 | $0 | $7,200 | 1 |
2020 · 8 people listed · 2 paid, $67K · 2 employees · 6 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Carmichael | Operations Director | 40 | $40,000 | $0 | $0 | $40,000 | 1 |
| Franklin Robinson | Executive Director | 40 | $27,000 | $0 | $0 | $27,000 | 1 |
| Stockton Smith | Chairman | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Newell Chambless | Vice Chairman | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Steve Case | Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Martin Grossman | Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| David Edwards | Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Darwin Saunders | Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
No independent contractors reported.
Who gave
Contributor names are not public for this form type.
Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.
Finances
Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $599,000 | $599,000 | $937,000 | $867,000 | $599,000 | $0 | $221,961 | 0 | 10 |
| 2024 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $576,300 | $516,295 | $950,400 | $950,400 | $576,300 | $0 | $203,295 | 0 | 11 |
| 2023 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $533,725 | $503,625 | $950,400 | $950,400 | $533,725 | $0 | $0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2022 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $477,949 | $448,626 | $920,300 | $920,300 | $477,949 | $0 | $0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2021 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $391,345 | $326,379 | $615,816 | $615,816 | $372,907 | $0 | $0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2020 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $470,949 | $398,785 | $550,850 | $550,850 | $470,949 | $0 | $131,087 | 2 | 6 |
Funders of this organization
4 grantors reported grants to this organization, $29,760 in all, tax years 2020 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2024 | 1 | $20,000 | 2024 | $20,000 | show |
| FORGOOD INC | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2020 | 1 | $7,936 | 2020 | $7,936 | show |
| ALLSTATE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “NEXT STEP RECOVERY MINISTRIES” | 2021-2022, 2024 | 3 | $1,500 | 2024 | $500 | show |
| AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “NEXT STEP RECOVERY MINISTRIES” | 2020-2023 | 4 | $324 | 2023 | $74 | show |
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Where the money went
Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.
2025 · Form 990 · $599,000 spent · pay $221,961 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occupancy | $223,000 | $223,000 | $0 | $0 | 37.2% | |
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees | $221,961 | $221,961 | $0 | $0 | 37.1% | |
| Other (as described) | Equipment Purchase | $49,039 | $49,039 | $0 | $0 | 8.2% |
| Insurance | $37,000 | $37,000 | $0 | $0 | 6.2% | |
| Advertising and promotion | $30,000 | $30,000 | $0 | $0 | 5.0% | |
| Other (as described) | Buildings and Maintenance | $30,000 | $30,000 | $0 | $0 | 5.0% |
| Office expenses | $8,000 | $8,000 | $0 | $0 | 1.3% | |
| Total | $599,000 | 100% |
2024 · Form 990 · $516,295 spent · pay $203,295 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occupancy | $210,000 | $210,000 | $0 | $0 | 40.7% | |
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees | $203,295 | $203,295 | $0 | $0 | 39.4% | |
| Advertising and promotion | $40,000 | $40,000 | $0 | $0 | 7.7% | |
| Other (as described) | Building Expenses & Maintenance | $40,000 | $40,000 | $0 | $0 | 7.7% |
| Insurance | $15,000 | $15,000 | $0 | $0 | 2.9% | |
| Office expenses | $8,000 | $8,000 | $0 | $0 | 1.5% | |
| Total | $516,295 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990 · $503,625 spent · pay $189,125 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occupancy | $200,200 | $200,200 | $0 | $0 | 39.8% | |
| Other salaries and wages | $189,125 | $189,125 | $0 | $0 | 37.6% | |
| Advertising and promotion | $45,000 | $45,000 | $0 | $0 | 8.9% | |
| Insurance | $33,800 | $33,800 | $0 | $0 | 6.7% | |
| Other (as described) | Equip Maint | $25,000 | $25,000 | $0 | $0 | 5.0% |
| Office expenses | $7,500 | $7,500 | $0 | $0 | 1.5% | |
| Other (as described) | Building project | $3,000 | $3,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.6% |
| Total | $503,625 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990 · $448,626 spent · pay $155,900 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occupancy | $175,980 | $175,980 | $0 | $0 | 39.2% | |
| Other salaries and wages | $155,900 | $155,900 | $0 | $0 | 34.8% | |
| Other (as described) | Vehicle purchase (van) | $46,600 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 10.4% |
| Advertising and promotion | $32,850 | $32,850 | $0 | $0 | 7.3% | |
| Insurance | $19,020 | $19,020 | $0 | $0 | 4.2% | |
| Other (as described) | Other fees | $8,899 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2.0% |
| Other (as described) | Equipment maintenance | $5,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1.1% |
| Office expenses | $4,377 | $4,377 | $0 | $0 | 1.0% | |
| Total | $448,626 | 100% |
2021 · Form 990 · $326,379 spent · pay $154,610 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other salaries and wages | $154,610 | $154,610 | $0 | $0 | 47.4% | |
| Occupancy | $113,867 | $113,867 | $0 | $0 | 34.9% | |
| Advertising and promotion | $32,431 | $32,431 | $0 | $0 | 9.9% | |
| Insurance | $16,918 | $16,918 | $0 | $0 | 5.2% | |
| Other (as described) | Equipment Maintenance | $4,652 | $4,652 | $0 | $0 | 1.4% |
| Office expenses | $3,901 | $3,901 | $0 | $0 | 1.2% | |
| Total | $326,379 | 100% |
2020 · Form 990 · $398,785 spent · pay $131,087 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occupancy | $235,899 | $235,899 | - | - | 59.2% | |
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees | $131,087 | $131,087 | - | - | 32.9% | |
| Insurance | $13,755 | $13,755 | - | - | 3.4% | |
| Office expenses | $12,880 | $12,880 | - | - | 3.2% | |
| Fees: management | $3,164 | $3,164 | - | - | 0.8% | |
| Advertising and promotion | $2,000 | $2,000 | - | - | 0.5% | |
| Total | $398,785 | 100% |