OUR STEPS INC
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2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $128K · expenses $126K · assets $69K
- EIN
- 85-2957558
- Address
- 156 W 56TH ST STE 900, NEW YORK, NY 10019-3927
- Website
- OUR-STEPS.COM
- NTEE code
- A62
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- December 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
- Jean Butler (its 2020 Form 990-N)
- Form 990-N e-postcards
- 1 filed, 2020 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
TO SUPPORT AND PRESERVE THE HISTORY OF IRISH STEP DANCE; TO BRING AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING TO THE ARTFORM.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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
1 person 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Butler | Executive Dir. | 2021-2025 | $70,000 | $260,932 | 2 |
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Cashin | President | 2021-2025 | 0 | $0 reported | 2 |
| Allen Greenberg | Treasurer | 2021-2025 | 0 | $0 reported | 4 |
| Noreen Denihan (former) | Treasurer | 2021-2022 | 0 | $0 reported | 2 |
People by year
2025 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $70K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JEAN BUTLER | Executive Dir. | 40 | $70,000 | - | - | $70,000 | 2 |
| THOMAS CASHIN | President | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 2 |
| ALLEN GREENBERG | Treasurer | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 4 |
2024 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $86K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JEAN BUTLER | Executive Dir. | 40 | $85,932 | - | - | $85,932 | 2 |
| THOMAS CASHIN | President | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 2 |
| ALLEN GREENBERG | Treasurer | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 4 |
2023 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $35K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JEAN BUTLER | Executive Dir. | 40 | $35,000 | - | - | $35,000 | 2 |
| THOMAS CASHIN | President | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 2 |
| ALLEN GREENBERG | Treasurer | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 4 |
2022 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $35K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JEAN BUTLER | Executive Dir. | 40 | $35,000 | - | - | $35,000 | 2 |
| THOMAS CASHIN | President | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 2 |
| NOREEN DENIHAN | Treasurer | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 2 |
2021 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $35K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JEAN BUTLER | Executive Dir. | 40 | $0 | - | $35,000 | $35,000 | 2 |
| THOMAS CASHIN | President | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 2 |
| NOREEN DENIHAN | Treasurer | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 2 |
| ALLEN GREENBERG | Director | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 4 |
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 990EZ | ||||||||
| $128,252 | $126,358 | $69,410 | $66,335 | $126,241 | - | - | - | - |
| 2024 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $156,319 | $162,389 | $67,316 | $64,441 | $109,346 | $43,124 | - | - | - |
| 2023 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $104,426 | $84,051 | $77,674 | $70,511 | $77,886 | $25,000 | - | - | - |
| 2022 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $84,217 | $154,216 | $75,244 | $50,136 | $84,031 | - | - | - | - |
| 2021 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $178,615 | $58,480 | $162,298 | $120,135 | $178,576 | - | - | - | - |
Connected to
Organizations that list some of the same people on their returns (officers, directors, key employees on this organization’s latest return), and related organizations it lists on Schedule R.
- OUR STEPS FOUNDATION INC Brooklyn, NY · 3 people in common (Allen Greenberg, Jean Butler, Thomas Cashin)
- JEROME ROBBINS FOUNDATION New York, NY · 1 person in common (Allen Greenberg)
- GERALDINE STUTZ TRUST INC New York, NY · 1 person in common (Allen Greenberg)
Funders of this organization
3 grantors reported grants to this organization, $169,172 in all, tax years 2020 to 2023. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OUR STEPS FOUNDATION INC | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “OUR STEPS INC” | 2020 | 1 | $143,172 | 2020 | $143,172 | show |
| FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2022-2023 | 2 | $21,000 | 2023 | $15,500 | show |
| BARRY K SCHWARTZ FAMILY FOUNDATION INC | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “OUR STEPS INC” | 2021, 2023 | 2 | $5,000 | 2023 | $2,500 | 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 990EZ · $126,358 spent · pay $75,730 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $75,730 | 59.9% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $42,410 | 33.6% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $8,218 | 6.5% | |
| Total | $126,358 | 100% |
2024 · Form 990EZ · $162,389 spent · pay $92,873 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $92,873 | 57.2% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $49,502 | 30.5% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $19,794 | 12.2% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $220 | 0.1% | |
| Total | $162,389 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990EZ · $84,051 spent · pay $38,266 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $38,266 | 45.5% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $28,758 | 34.2% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $16,373 | 19.5% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $654 | 0.8% | |
| Total | $84,051 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990EZ · $154,216 spent · pay $38,201 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $109,790 | 71.2% | |
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $38,201 | 24.8% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $3,899 | 2.5% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $2,326 | 1.5% | |
| Total | $154,216 | 100% |
2021 · Form 990EZ · $58,480 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fees to independent contractors | $52,684 | 90.1% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $5,060 | 8.7% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $736 | 1.3% | |
| Total | $58,480 | 100% |
State business registration
- OUR STEPS, INC. NY, DOMESTIC NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION, Active, formed 2020-09-04
The same business name in the same state, from the state’s official registry data.
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