FIRST STEP-WESTERN WAYNE COUNTY PROJECT ON DOMESTIC ASSAULT: Form 990, tax year 2009

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Organization: FIRST STEP-WESTERN WAYNE COUNTY PROJECT ON DOMESTIC ASSAULT (EIN 38-2208980)
Tax period: 2009-10-01 to 2010-09-30
Filed: 2011-03-07
IRS object ID: 201140669349300504
Schema version: 2009v1.7
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
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule G
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2011-03-07T12:41:08-06:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2010-09-30	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	HUNGERFORD & CO	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	13305 REECK RD	AddressLine1
City	SOUTHGATE	City
State	MI	State
ZIP Code	481953055	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2009-10-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	382208980	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	FIRST STEP THE WESTERN WAYNE	BusinessNameLine1
Business Name Line2	COUNTY PROJECT ON DOMESTIC ASSAULT	BusinessNameLine2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	FIRS	NameControl
Phone	7344161111	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	44567 PINETREE DRIVE	AddressLine1
City	PLYMOUTH	City
State	MI	State
ZIP Code	481703840	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	JUDY ELLIS	Name
Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	Title
Phone	7344161111	Phone
Date Signed	2011-03-07	DateSigned

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	MICHAEL A GEORGES	Name
Phone	7342469600	Phone
Date Prepared	2011-03-07	DatePrepared

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2009	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-24 21:20:13Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	JUDITH ELLIS	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	44567 PINETREE DRIVE	AddressLine1
City	PLYMOUTH	City
State	MI	State
ZIP Code	481703840	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	3982625	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c	X	Organization501c
Web Site	WWW.FIRSTSTEP-MI.ORG	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	1978	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	MI	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	INCORPORATED FOR THE PURPOSE OF ACTING AS A HUMAN SERVICE AGENCY FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	14	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	14	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	57	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	267	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year	2663766	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	3964296	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue CY	0	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	2944	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	1896	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	17663	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	16433	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	2684373	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	3982625	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	1651340	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	1803593	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp Prior Year	39766	TotalProfFundrsngExpPriorYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	17934	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	38127	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	813518	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	768100	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	2504624	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	2589627	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	179749	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	1392998	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	2807309	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	4380639	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	689636	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	869968	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	2117673	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	3510671	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Mission Description	INCORPORATED FOR THE PURPOSE OF ACTING AS A HUMAN SERVICE AGENCY FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	false	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
Expense	1851653	Expense
Revenue	15946	Revenue
Description	DOMESTIC ASSAULT PROGRAM MAINTAINS A 24 HR CRISIS LINE, OFFERS COUNSELING SESSIONS & PROVIDES SHELTER FOR DOMESTIC ASSAULT VICTIMS. 6,090 CLIENTS SERVED IN CURRENT YEAR.	Description

Activity2 Activity2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	266993	Expense
Revenue	2383	Revenue
Description	SEXUAL ASSAULT PROGRAM OFFERS SAME SERVICES AS ABOVE BUT FOR VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT. 911 CLIENTS SERVED IN CURRENT YEAR.	Description

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expense	2118646	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	true	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	true	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	false	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivities
Donor Advised Funds	false	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	true	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Balance Sheet Amounts Reported	true	BalanceSheetAmountsReported
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	true	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	false	School
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	false	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	true	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	false	Gaming
Hospital	false	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBonds
Excess Benefit Transaction	false	ExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit Transaction	false	PriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQP	false	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	false	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	false	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	false	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	false	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	false	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	false	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	false	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org	false	TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted Partnership	false	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	true	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	4	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup Witholding	true	ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees	57	NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed	true	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income	false	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	false	NonDeductibleContributions
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributions
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOf
Funds To Pay Premiums	false	FundsToPayPremiums
Premiums Paid	false	PremiumsPaid
Form8899 Filed	false	Form8899Filed
Form1098 C Filed	false	Form1098CFiled
Excess Business Holdings	false	ExcessBusinessHoldings
Taxable Distributions	false	TaxableDistributions
Distribution To Donor	false	DistributionToDonor
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	14	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	14	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	false	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	false	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	false	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	false	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	true	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	true	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	false	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	true	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	true	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons	true	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement	true	RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy	true	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	true	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	true	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	true	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVenture
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	MI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	JUDITH ELLIS	NamePerson
Telephone Number	7344161111	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	44567 PINETREE DR	AddressLine1
City	PLYMOUTH	City
State	MI	State
ZIP Code	481703840	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (15 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation	OfficerOfficer
BECKIE THOMPSON
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
CARLA O'MALLEY
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
CAROL KING
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
GENELLE ALLEN
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
HEIDI A NAASCO
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
JEFFREY GIELNIAK
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
KAREN WILSON
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
LINDA PADGETT
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
MARILYN NIX
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
PAUL KOLINSKI
TREASURER	1.00	X	0	0	0	X
CAROLYN TAYLOR
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
DORINDA HUGHES
SECRETARY	1.00	X	0	0	0	X
JENNIFER HARTKE
PRESIDENT	3.00	X	0	0	0	X
LOREN WADINGTON
VICE PRES	1.00	X	0	0	0	X
JUDITH ELLIS
EXEC DIRECTO	40.00		88552	0	12400	X

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	88552	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Other Compensation	12400	TotalOtherCompensation
Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	false	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources
Fundraising Events	2849	FundraisingEvents
Government Grants	3312673	GovernmentGrants
All Other Contributions	648774	AllOtherContributions
Total Contributions	3964296	TotalContributions

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	1896	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$1,896	ExclusionAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Income Fundraising Events	2130	GrossIncomeFundraisingEvents
Cntrbtns Rprtd Fundraising Events	2849	CntrbtnsRprtdFundraisingEvents

Net Income From Fundraising Events NetIncomeFromFundraisingEvents

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	2130	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	2130	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc (2 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn	Related Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
TENANT RENT-TRANS SUPP HOUSIN	13996	13996
CHANGE IN INTEREST OF CCF	307	307

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue	14303	TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	3982625	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	16433	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Exclusion	$1,896	ExclusionAmount

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	88552	Total
Program Services	35421	ProgramServices
Management And General	34535	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	18596	Fundraising

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1409447	Total
Program Services	1097827	ProgramServices
Management And General	311620	ManagementAndGeneral

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	47860	Total
Program Services	40681	ProgramServices
Management And General	7179	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	156003	Total
Program Services	118213	ProgramServices
Management And General	37790	ManagementAndGeneral

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	101731	Total
Program Services	76960	ProgramServices
Management And General	24771	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	14850	Total
Program Services	14850	ProgramServices

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	17934	Total
Fundraising	17934	Fundraising

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	122576	Total
Program Services	122576	ProgramServices

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	47077	Total
Program Services	43320	ProgramServices
Management And General	3757	ManagementAndGeneral

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	88460	Total
Program Services	79614	ProgramServices
Management And General	8846	ManagementAndGeneral

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	12091	Total
Program Services	10882	ProgramServices
Management And General	1209	ManagementAndGeneral

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	5218	Total
Program Services	5218	ProgramServices

Interest Interest

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	31294	Total
Program Services	31294	ProgramServices

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	81657	Total
Program Services	81657	ProgramServices

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	32226	Total
Program Services	30615	ProgramServices
Management And General	1611	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (5 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral
TRANSPORTATION	263345	263345
PROGRAM SUPPLIES	26979	26979
FOOD	14770	14770
RENTAL & REPAIRS	14342	12908	1434
FOOD & BEVERAGES	4656	4656

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	8559	Total
Program Services	6860	ProgramServices
Management And General	102	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	1597	Fundraising

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2589627	Total
Program Services	2118646	ProgramServices
Management And General	432854	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	38127	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	440098	BOY
EOY	1897119	EOY

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	493680	BOY
EOY	341677	EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	23357	BOY
EOY	30692	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	3045032	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	943420	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1840942	BOY
EOY	2101612	EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	9232	BOY
EOY	9539	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2807309	BOY
EOY	4380639	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	121568	BOY
EOY	320218	EOY

Mort Notes Pybl Secured Invest Prop MortNotesPyblSecuredInvestProp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	568068	BOY
EOY	549750	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	689636	BOY
EOY	869968	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117	X	FollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1684831	BOY
EOY	1830517	EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	423610	BOY
EOY	1670615	EOY

Permanently Restricted Net Assets PermanentlyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	9232	BOY
EOY	9539	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2117673	BOY
EOY	3510671	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2807309	BOY
EOY	4380639	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	true	FSAudited
Audit Committee	true	AuditCommittee
Financial Statement Consolidated	X	FinancialStatementConsolidated
Federal Grant Audit Required	true	FederalGrantAuditRequired
Federal Grant Audit Performed	true	FederalGrantAuditPerformed

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org170b1 Avi	X	PubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi

Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	2299711	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	2445561	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	3284805	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	2663766	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	3964296	CurrentTaxYear
Total	14658139	Total

Total170 Total170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	2299711	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	2445561	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	3284805	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	2663766	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	3964296	CurrentTaxYear
Total	14658139	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	14658139	PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	10959	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	8126	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	9666	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	2944	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	1896	CurrentTaxYear
Total	33591	Total

Other Income170 OtherIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	5680	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	17663	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	16433	CurrentTaxYear
Total	39776	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	14731506	TotalSupport
Public Support Pertcentage170	0.99500	PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Pertcent Prior Year	0.99520	PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170	X	ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor Number	RESTRICTED	ContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Aggregate Contributions	RESTRICTED	AggregateContributions

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Disclosed Orgs Legal Control	false	DisclosedOrgsLegalControl
Disclosed For Charitable Purposes	false	DisclosedForCharitablePurposes
Written Policy Monitoring	false	WrittenPolicyMonitoring
Sect170h Requirements Satisfied	false	Sect170hRequirementsSatisfied
Solicited Assets For Sale	false	SolicitedAssetsForSale
Agent Trustee Etc	false	AgentTrusteeEtc
Included On FS	false	IncludedOnFS

Current Year CurrentYear

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	9232	BeginningOfYearBalance
Investment Earnings Or Losses	307	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
End Of Year Balance	9539	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus1 Year CurrentYearMinus1Year

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	10304	BeginningOfYearBalance
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-1072	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
End Of Year Balance	9232	EndOfYearBalance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Permanent Endowment EOY Balance	1.00000	PermanentEndowmentEOYBalance
Endowments Held By Unrelated Orgs	true	EndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs
Endowments Held By Related Orgs	false	EndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs
Are Related Orgs Listed Schedule R	false	AreRelatedOrgsListedScheduleR

Land Land

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	158000	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value	158000	BookValue

Buildings Buildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	2601622	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	684172	Depreciation
Book Value	1917450	BookValue

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	222426	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	197577	Depreciation
Book Value	24849	BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	62984	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	61671	Depreciation
Book Value	1313	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	2101612	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings
Total Revenue	3982625	TotalRevenue
Total Expenses	2589627	TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year	1392998	ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Excess Or Deficit Per FS	1392998	ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	4141855	TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Donated Srvc And Use Of Facilities	159230	DonatedSrvcAndUseOfFacilities
Revenue Not Rptd F990	159230	RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal	3982625	RevenueSubtotal
Total Revenue Per Form990	3982625	TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	2748857	TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Donated Services Use Of Facilities	159230	DonatedServicesUseOfFacilities
Expenses Not Rptd F990	159230	ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal	2589627	ExpensesSubtotal
Total Expenses Per Form990	2589627	TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	INTENDED USES FOR ENDOWMENT FUNDS	Identifier
Return Reference	SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART V, LINE 4	ReturnReference
Explanation	THE PURPOSE OF THE ENDOWMENT FUND IS TO PROVIDE UNRESTRICTED OPERATING SUPPORT FOR FIRST STEP FROM ENDOWMENT EARNINGS.	Explanation

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Mail Solicitations	X	MailSolicitations
Email Solicitations	X	EmailSolicitations
In Person Solicitations	X	InPersonSolicitations
Solicitation Of Non Govt Grants	X	SolicitationOfNonGovtGrants
Solicitation Of Govt Grants	X	SolicitationOfGovtGrants
Special Fundraising Events	X	SpecialFundraisingEvents
Agreement Ref Fundraising	true	AgreementRefFundraising

Fundraiser Activity Information FundraiserActivityInformation

Name Of Organization NameOfOrganization

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	PLOTNICK & ASSOCIATES	BusinessNameLine1
Business Name Line2	WEST BLOOMFIELD MI 48323	BusinessNameLine2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activity	CONSULTING	Activity
Fundraiser Control Of Funds	false	FundraiserControlOfFunds
Amount Retained By Contractor	17934	AmountRetainedByContractor
Net To Organization	-17934	NetToOrganization

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Retained By Contractors	17934	TotalRetainedByContractors
Total Net To Organization	-17934	TotalNetToOrganization
Licensed States	MI	LicensedStates

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (6 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
EXPLANATION ON VOLUNTEERS AND TYPES OF SERVICES OR BENEFITS	FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6	VOLUNTEERS ASSIST WITH LANDSCAPING, CLERICAL DUTIES, OVERSEEING OF DONATIONS, LEGAL PROJECTS, REAL ESTATE, HUMAN RESOURCES, ADVOCACY, FUNDRAISING, AND MARKETING.
ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11	FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE BEFORE FILING.
ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS POLICY	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C	CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE FORMS ARE SIGNED EACH FISCAL YEAR BY ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND THEY ARE MADATED TO CHANGE THE FORM SHOULD ANY CONFLICTS ARISE.
COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIAL	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A	SALARIES ARE REVIEWED AND COMPARED WITH SIMILAR NON-PROFIT AGENCIES IN OUR COUNTY. LENGTH OF SERVICE, BACKGROUND, EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, AND OVERALL ACHIEVEMENTS ARE CONSIDERED WHEN EVALUATING COMPENSATION PACKAGES.
COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR OFFICERS	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B	SALARIES ARE REVIEWED AND COMPARED WITH SIMILAR NON-PROFIT AGENCIES IN OUR COUNTY. LENGTH OF SERVICE, BACKGROUND, EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, AND OVERALL ACHIEVEMENTS ARE CONSIDERED WHEN EVALUATING COMPENSATION PACKAGES.
GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19	WRITTEN REQUESTS MADE WITH REASONABLE PURPOSE TO EXAMINE THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS CAN BE MADE WITH THE PRINCIPAL OFFICER DURING REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS.

FIRST STEP-WESTERN WAYNE COUNTY PROJECT ON DOMESTIC ASSAULT: Form 990, tax year 2009

Return header ReturnHeader

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Filer Filer

Name Name

US Address USAddress

Officer Officer

Preparer Preparer

Form 990 IRS990

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Activity2 Activity2

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Address US AddressUS

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (15 entries)

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Net Income From Fundraising Events NetIncomeFromFundraisingEvents

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc (2 entries)

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Occupancy Occupancy

Travel Travel

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Interest Interest

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Insurance Insurance

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (5 entries)

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Total Assets TotalAssets

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Mort Notes Pybl Secured Invest Prop MortNotesPyblSecuredInvestProp

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Permanently Restricted Net Assets PermanentlyRestrictedNetAssets

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170

Total170 Total170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

Other Income170 OtherIncome170

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Current Year CurrentYear

Current Year Minus1 Year CurrentYearMinus1Year

Land Land

Buildings Buildings

Equipment Equipment

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraiser Activity Information FundraiserActivityInformation

Name Of Organization NameOfOrganization

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (6 entries)

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