Support the Enlisted Project (STEP)
Support the Enlisted Project (STEP)
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About this organization
Mission
STEP builds financial self-sufficiency among junior active duty enlisted members, recently discharged enlisted Veterans and their families facing financial crisis through counseling, education, and emergency grants.
About
In October 2012, Support the Enlisted Project (STEP) was formed as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in San Diego to assist our community’s young military and Veteran families in financial crisis. Over the past eight years, the support of STEP’s mission has been nothing short of amazing. To date, STEP has served more than 6,300 military and Veteran families through our main Emergency Financial Assistance (EFA) program. The families who come to STEP are at risk of losing a basic necessity - their home, a vehicle, water, electricity, insurance - or they consistently run out of essentials, like food and baby diapers, before their next paycheck. Our professional Social Workers counsel one-on-one with each client family, utilizing a holistic approach to personal finance. Every client family leaves STEP with a better understanding of their financial situation and a personalized plan to achieve their goals. When necessary, STEP provides a financial assistance grant to prevent the loss of a critical basic need. More than 90% of the families who complete our EFA program improve their financial well-being. In just eight years, STEP has issued $2.1 million in financial assistance grants to stop the loss of basic needs. To date, we have prevented 510 in-process evictions. In 2020, STEP proudly expanded to Washington state to continue to serve even more military and Veteran families.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
According to the filing documents, the non-profit's mission is defined as “Support the enlisted project, inc., (step) is to assist junior active duty enlisted members and recently discharged enlisted veterans, and their families, in southern california facing financial crisis achieve long term financial self-sufficiency through counseling, education and grants to alleviate critical near term obligations.”.
When referring to its tasks, they were referred to as: “The mission of support the enlisted project, inc., (step) is to assist junior active duty enlisted members and recently discharged enlisted veterans, and their families, in southern california facing financial crisis achieve long term financial self-sufficiency through counseling, education and grants to alleviate critical near term obligations.”.
- The non-profit's state of operation has been legally reported as CA.
- According to the latest filing, the non-profit's address in 2020 is 9951 BUSINESSPARK AVE NO A, SAN DIEGO, CA, 92131.
- The total number of employees reported by the non-profit on their form for 2020 is 10.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $36,032.
- The organization has 13 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 2005.
- The organization pays $675,606 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $163,160 in fundraising expenses.