NOURISHING FUTURES: Form 990EZ, tax year 2022
View the entire original 990 at ProPublica ↗
- Organization
- NOURISHING FUTURES (EIN 01-0660562)
- Tax period
- 2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31
- Filed
- 2023-01-31
- IRS object ID
- 202330319349200033
- Schema version
- 2022v4.1
- 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
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return | 2023-01-31T14:27:20-05:00 | ReturnTs |
| Tax Period End | 2022-12-31 | TaxPeriodEndDt |
| Return Type | 990EZ | ReturnTypeCd |
| Tax Period Begin | 2022-01-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDt |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 010660562 | EIN |
Business Name BusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | STEPPING STONES PROJECT | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| In Care Of | % Eric Poncelet | InCareOfNm |
| Business Name Control | STEP | BusinessNameControlTxt |
| Foreign Phone | 4152504910 | ForeignPhoneNum |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | P O Box 217 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Trinidad | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | CA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 95570 | ZIPCd |
Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | Steve Knecht | PersonNm |
| Person Title | Secretary | PersonTitleTxt |
| Signature | 2023-01-31 | SignatureDt |
| Discuss With Paid Preparer | false | DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax | 2022 | TaxYr |
| Build TS | 2023-03-07 01:45:13Z | BuildTS |
Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Method Of Accounting Accrual | Yes (X) | MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd |
| Schedule B Not Required | Yes (X) | ScheduleBNotRequiredInd |
| Website Address | Steppingstonesproject.org | WebsiteAddressTxt |
| Organization501c3 | Yes (X) | Organization501c3Ind |
| Type Of Organization Corp | Yes (X) | TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd |
| Gross Receipts | $0 | GrossReceiptsAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part I | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIInd |
| Gross Sales Of Inventory | $0 | GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt |
| Cost Of Goods Sold | $0 | CostOfGoodsSoldAmt |
| Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry | $0 | GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt |
| Other Expenses Total | $3,746 | OtherExpensesTotalAmt |
| Total Expenses | $3,746 | TotalExpensesAmt |
| Excess Or Deficit For Year | -$3,746 | ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | $4,141 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt |
| Other Changes In Net Assets | $0 | OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | $395 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part II | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd |
Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $4,435 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $395 | EOYAmt |
Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $4,435 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $395 | EOYAmt |
Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $294 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $0 | EOYAmt |
Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $4,141 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $395 | EOYAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Exempt Purpose | SSP has been providing "Coming of age" programs or Rites of Passage groups for Boys and Girls rom 12 to 14 yrs of age since 1999. These programs are designed to help adolescents forge new connections to themselves their families communities and the natural world. Stepping Stones Project has been a mentoring program for middle school youth since 2001 but took an operational pause due to COVID impacts on our marketing program to schools in 2020 2021. We did not form new middle school mentoring groups in 2022 while the Board of Directors took time to consider whether to dissolve the organization or to transition the organization to a new Board of Directors. A new Board of Directors has assumed responsibility for Stepping Stones Project effective January 1 2023 and will determine the next steps for the organization | PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt |
Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Description Program Srvc Accom | Stepping Stones Project has been a mentoring program for middle school youth since 2001 but took an operational pause due to COVID impacts on our marketing program to schools in 2020 2021. We did not form new middle school mentoring groups in 2022 while the Board of Directors took time to consider whether to dissolve the organization or to transition the organization to a new Board of Directors. A new Board of Directors has assumed responsibility for Stepping Stones Project effective January 1 2023 and will determine the next steps for the organization. | DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt |
| Grants And Allocations | $0 | GrantsAndAllocationsAmt |
| Program Service Expenses | $0 | ProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Info In Schedule O Part IV | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIVInd |
Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (8 entries)
| TitleTitleTxt | Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt | CompensationCompensationAmt | Employee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmt | Expense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Poncelet | ||||
| Board President | 1 | $0 | $9 | $0 |
| Steve Knecht | ||||
| Board Secretary | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Bruce Gurganus | ||||
| Board Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Corbin Howes | ||||
| Board Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Mark Sheroin | ||||
| Board Treasurer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Mark Brawer | ||||
| Board Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Michael Lerner | ||||
| Board Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Wendy Horng Brawer | ||||
| Board Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Activities Not Previously Rpt | false | ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd |
| Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt | false | ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd |
| Organization Had UBI | false | OrganizationHadUBIInd |
| Subject To Proxy Tax | false | SubjectToProxyTaxInd |
| Organization Dissolved Etc | false | OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd |
| Form1120 Pol Filed | false | Form1120PolFiledInd |
| Made Loans To From Officers | false | MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd |
| Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans | false | EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | false | ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd |
| States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld | CA | StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd |
Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | Shay Sloan | PersonNm |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | P O Box 217 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Trinidad | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | CA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 95570 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Phone | 4152504910 | PhoneNum |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign Financial Account | false | ForeignFinancialAccountInd |
| Foreign Office | false | ForeignOfficeInd |
| Donor Advised Fnds | false | DonorAdvisedFndsInd |
| Operate Hospital | false | OperateHospitalInd |
| Tanning Services Provided | false | TanningServicesProvidedInd |
| Related Organization Ctrl Ent | false | RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd |
| Political Campaign Acty | false | PoliticalCampaignActyInd |
| Lobbying Activities | false | LobbyingActivitiesInd |
| School Operating | false | SchoolOperatingInd |
| Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl | NONE | PartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt |
| Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof Srvc | NONE | PartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt |
| Filed Schedule A | Yes (true) | FiledScheduleAInd |
Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Publicly Supported Org509a2 | Yes (X) | PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind |
Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $74,362 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $61,436 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $76,520 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $2,012 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $0 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $214,330 | TotalAmt |
Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $178,498 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $133,261 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $107,550 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $38,870 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $0 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $458,179 | TotalAmt |
Total509 Total509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $252,860 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $194,697 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $184,070 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $40,882 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $0 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $672,509 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Support Total509 | $672,509 | PublicSupportTotal509Amt |
Post1975 UBTI Post1975UBTIGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $3 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $11 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $3 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $0 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $17 | TotalAmt |
Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $3 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $11 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $3 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $0 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $17 | TotalAmt |
Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $252,863 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $194,708 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $184,073 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $40,882 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $0 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $672,526 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Support CY509 | 0.99997 | PublicSupportCY509Pct |
| Public Support PY509 | 0.9774 | PublicSupportPY509Pct |
| Investment Income CY | 0.00003 | InvestmentIncomeCYPct |
| Investment Income PY | 0.0001 | InvestmentIncomePYPct |
| Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509 | Yes (X) | ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind |
Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO
Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)
| Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc | ExplanationExplanationTxt |
|---|---|
| Doing Business As Names | STEPPING STONES PROJECT |
| Part I, line 16 | | Other Expenses:, Amount:| P.O. Box fee, $246.00| Charitable Contribution, $3500.00| |
| Part II, line 26 | | Liabilities Name:, BOY Amount:, EOY Amount:| Accounts Payable, $294, 0| |
Comments