STEAM AHEAD INC
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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $341K · expenses $338K · assets $85K
- EIN
- 83-3984772
- Address
- 655 CENTRE ST UNIT 301612, JAMAICA PLAIN, MA 02130-6478
- Website
- WWW.WESTEAMAHEAD.ORG
- NTEE code
- S99 Community Improvement, Capacity Building N.E.C. (Community Improvement and Capacity Building) published (IRS Business Master File)
- FURP topic
- women: issues (from its 990 text; the topic index)
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- February 2020 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
- IRS status
- Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
- Tax-deductible donations
- Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
- Foundation status
- Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
- Principal officer
- Alix Holder (its 2023 Form 990-N)
- Form 990-N e-postcards
- 1 filed, 2023 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission
THE ORGANIZATION IS DEDICATED TO INCREASING THE NUMBER OF UNDERSERVED AND UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS WHO ENTER CAREERS IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ARTS AND MATH (S.T.E.A.M.) FIELDS BY CREATING UNIQUE PROGRAMMING AND CIRRICULUMS AT THEIR SUMMER LEARNING AND STEAM ACADEMIES. THE ORGANIZATION PARTNERS WITH ORGANIZATIONS WITH SIMILAR GOALS TO ASSIST THEM IN THEIR S.T.E.A.M. PROGRAMMING.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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
3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alix Holder | PRESIDENT/CLERK | 2019-2024 | $88,000 | $297,530 | 1 |
| Loren Paul | VICE PRESIDENT/TREASURER | 2023-2024 | $40,000 | $85,000 | 1 |
| Loren Murphy (former) | VICE PRESIDENT/TREASURER | 2019-2022 | $0 | $71,150 | 1 |
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James A Owen Jr | DIRECTOR | 2022-2024 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Kamar Galloway | DIRECTOR | 2019-2024 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Cedric Turner | DIRECTOR | 2019-2024 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| James A Owens Jr (former) | DIRECTOR | 2019-2021 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2024 · 5 people listed · 2 paid, $128K · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALIX HOLDER | PRESIDENT/CLERK | 40 | $88,000 | $0 | $0 | $88,000 | 1 |
| LOREN PAUL | VICE PRESIDENT/TREASURER | 30 | $40,000 | $0 | $0 | $40,000 | 1 |
| JAMES A OWEN JR | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| KAMAR GALLOWAY | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| CEDRIC TURNER | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 5 people listed · 2 paid, $105K · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALIX HOLDER | PRESIDENT/CLERK | 7 | $60,000 | $0 | $0 | $60,000 | 1 |
| LOREN PAUL | VICE PRESIDENT/TREASURER | 7 | $45,000 | $0 | $0 | $45,000 | 1 |
| JAMES A OWEN JR | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| KAMAR GALLOWAY | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| CEDRIC TURNER | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2022 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $45K · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALIX HOLDER | PRESIDENT/CLERK | 7 | $45,000 | $0 | $0 | $45,000 | 1 |
| LOREN MURPHY | VICE PRESIDENT/TREASURER | 7 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JAMES A OWEN JR | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| KAMAR GALLOWAY | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| CEDRIC TURNER | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2021 · 5 people listed · 2 paid, $94K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALIX HOLDER | PRESIDENT/CLERK | 7 | $61,230 | - | $0 | $61,230 | 1 |
| LOREN MURPHY | VICE PRESIDENT/TREASURER | 7 | $33,150 | - | $0 | $33,150 | 1 |
| CEDRIC TURNER | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| KAMAR GALLOWAY | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JAMES A OWENS JR | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2020 · 5 people listed · 2 paid, $69K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALIX HOLDER | PRESIDENT/CLERK | 7 | $37,300 | - | $0 | $37,300 | 1 |
| LOREN MURPHY | VICE PRESIDENT/TREASURER | 7 | $32,000 | - | $0 | $32,000 | 1 |
| CEDRIC TURNER | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| KAMAR GALLOWAY | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JAMES A OWENS JR | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2019 · 5 people listed · 2 paid, $12K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALIX HOLDER | PRESIDENT/CLERK | 7 | $6,000 | - | $0 | $6,000 | 1 |
| LOREN MURPHY | VICE PRESIDENT/TREASURER | 7 | $6,000 | - | $0 | $6,000 | 1 |
| CEDRIC TURNER | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| KAMAR GALLOWAY | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JAMES A OWENS JR | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
No independent contractors reported.
Paid as a vendor by
Other organizations that listed this one among their highest-paid independent contractors. Contractor lists give no EIN, so these are matched on name and address; check the filing.
| Year | Paid by | Service | Paid | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | RON BURTON TRAINING VILLAGE INC | STEM PROGRAMMING | $186,750 | view vendor page |
| 2021 | RON BURTON TRAINING VILLAGE INC | STEM PROGRAMMING | $177,939 | view vendor page |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $340,923 | $337,977 | $84,824 | $84,824 | $246,713 | $94,185 | $128,000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $115,166 | $245,991 | $73,324 | $73,324 | $198 | $114,968 | $105,000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $400,814 | $230,587 | $209,483 | $209,483 | $110,770 | $290,044 | $45,000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $183,869 | $263,773 | $0 | -$745 | $56,082 | $127,787 | - | - | - |
| 2020 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $175,114 | $135,819 | $46,030 | $46,030 | $92,555 | $82,559 | - | - | - |
| 2019 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $72,251 | $65,516 | $6,735 | $6,735 | $27,867 | $44,384 | - | - | - |
Funders of this organization
8 grantors reported grants to this organization, $417,191 in all, tax years 2019 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 | Total given | Grants | Latest year's amount | Latest year | Years given | Type | Match | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOSTON AFTER SCHOOL & BEYOND INC | $356,394 | 6 | $70,282 | 2024 | 2019-2024 | Public charity | Exact | show |
| LIFE SCIENCE CARES INC | $30,000 | 2 | $15,000 | 2024 | 2023-2024 | Public charity | Exact | show |
| UNITED WAY OF MASSACHUSETTS BAY INC | $15,000 | 1 | $15,000 | 2021 | 2021 | Public charity | Exact | show |
| VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM | $10,000 | 1 | $10,000 | 2023 | 2023 | DAF sponsor | Exact | show |
| AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC | $5,353 | 1 | $5,353 | 2023 | 2023 | DAF sponsor | Exact | show |
| GE FOUNDATION | $250 | 1 | $250 | 2023 | 2023 | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “STEAM AHEAD INC” | show |
| AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION | $158 | 4 | $46 | 2023 | 2020-2023 | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “STEAM AHEAD INC” | show |
| ANALOG DEVICES FOUNDATION | $36 | 2 | $3 | 2023 | 2022-2023 | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “STEAM AHEAD INC” | show |
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2024 · Form 990 · $337,977 spent · pay $128,000 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other (as described) | CONSULTING SERVICES | $139,110 | $139,110 | - | - | 41.2% |
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees | $128,000 | $128,000 | - | - | 37.9% | |
| Other (as described) | PROGRAM SUPPLIES | $38,720 | $38,720 | - | - | 11.5% |
| Advertising and promotion | $16,265 | $16,265 | - | - | 4.8% | |
| Other (as described) | BANK FEES | $3,990 | $3,990 | - | - | 1.2% |
| Fees: legal | $3,366 | $3,366 | - | - | 1.0% | |
| Fees: accounting | $2,993 | $2,993 | - | - | 0.9% | |
| Insurance | $2,871 | $2,871 | - | - | 0.8% | |
| Occupancy | $1,029 | $1,029 | - | - | 0.3% | |
| Office expenses | $718 | - | $718 | - | 0.2% | |
| All other expenses | $565 | $565 | - | - | 0.2% | |
| Other (as described) | POSTAGE & SHIPPING | $350 | $350 | - | - | 0.1% |
| Total | $337,977 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990 · $245,991 spent · pay $5,721 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other (as described) | CONSULTING SERVICES | $209,766 | $209,766 | - | - | 85.3% |
| Other (as described) | PROGRAM EXPENSES | $11,287 | $11,287 | - | - | 4.6% |
| Advertising and promotion | $5,938 | - | - | $5,938 | 2.4% | |
| Other salaries and wages | $5,721 | - | $5,721 | - | 2.3% | |
| Fees: accounting | $5,000 | - | $5,000 | - | 2.0% | |
| Other (as described) | MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES | $3,237 | $3,000 | $237 | - | 1.3% |
| Occupancy | $2,294 | - | $2,294 | - | 0.9% | |
| Office expenses | $1,685 | - | $1,685 | - | 0.7% | |
| Other (as described) | MEALS & ENTERTAINMENT | $901 | - | $901 | - | 0.4% |
| Fees: legal | $114 | - | $114 | - | 0.0% | |
| All other expenses | $48 | - | $48 | - | 0.0% | |
| Total | $245,991 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990 · $230,587 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other (as described) | CONSULTING SERVICES | $170,043 | $170,043 | - | - | 73.7% |
| Other (as described) | PROGRAM EXPENSES | $46,172 | $46,172 | - | - | 20.0% |
| Office expenses | $6,316 | $4,421 | $1,895 | - | 2.7% | |
| Fees: accounting | $3,304 | - | $3,304 | - | 1.4% | |
| Insurance | $2,587 | - | $2,587 | - | 1.1% | |
| Occupancy | $1,200 | - | $1,200 | - | 0.5% | |
| Other (as described) | MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES | $917 | $917 | - | - | 0.4% |
| Other (as described) | BANK FEES | $25 | - | $25 | - | 0.0% |
| Advertising and promotion | $23 | - | - | $23 | 0.0% | |
| Total | $230,587 | 100% |
2021 · Form 990EZ · $263,773 spent · pay $94,380 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $94,380 | 35.8% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $85,203 | 32.3% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $42,774 | 16.2% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $41,416 | 15.7% | |
| Total | $263,773 | 100% |
2020 · Form 990EZ · $135,819 spent · pay $69,300 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $69,300 | 51.0% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $64,894 | 47.8% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $1,625 | 1.2% | |
| Total | $135,819 | 100% |
2019 · Form 990EZ · $65,516 spent · pay $12,000 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $46,516 | 71.0% | |
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $12,000 | 18.3% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $7,000 | 10.7% | |
| Total | $65,516 | 100% |
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