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EIN 42-1612131

Steppingstone Scholars

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
221
City
Philadelphia
State
Pennsylvania
Year formed
2003
Most recent tax filings
2023-06-01
NTEE code, primary
B90: Educational Services
Notice
This nonprofit is terminated or no longer active
Steppingstone Scholars may be no longer active or terminated. Either the organization hasn't filed a Form 990 in many years and appears to no longer be active, or they marked in their most recent Form 990 that they have closed down.
Description
Steppingstone Scholars is a Philadelphia based non-profit educational organization that prepares talented and underserved school children for admission to the best public and independent schools for educational opportunities that lead to college.
Also known as...
Steppingstone Program Foundation
Total revenues
$3,197,872
2023
Total expenses
$4,453,250
2023
Total assets
$0
2023
Num. employees
221
2023

Program areas at Steppingstone Scholars

Through strategic partnerships and high-impact resourcing, Steppingstone offers educationally underserved students long-term, intense academic and enrichment support, which is unmatched in philadelphia. Steppingstone produces engaged citizens ready to enter a dynamic workforce through robust college and career prep support services. In 2022-2023, we served approximately 2,500 students through our academy, pathways and ventures programming.

Who funds Steppingstone Scholars

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Hess FoundationAn Unrestricted Grant To Further the Donee's Exempt Purpose.$5,000,000
Lenfest FoundationMiddle School Grades Academy$1,300,000
Burke Family Foundation / Burke Stephen B Et Al TteeStock Contribution 6/8/2022 - Comcast Corp Class A - 6,215 SHS - To Help Fund the Operating Budget of the 501 (C)(3) Charitable Organization.$266,779
...and 22 more grants received totalling $7,979,688

Personnel at Steppingstone Scholars

NameTitleCompensation
Tu-Quyen NguyenChief Operating Officer$131,500
Chanell BatesChief Talent Officer
Paige LegrandVice President of Development and Communications$141,333
Chris AveryVice President of Programs
Chaz HowardVice President of Social Equity and Community, University of Pennsylvania
...and 8 more key personnel

Financials for Steppingstone Scholars

RevenuesFYE 08/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$1,887,278
Program services$1,091,208
Investment income and dividends$180,018
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$39,368
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$3,197,872

Form 990s for Steppingstone Scholars

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-082023-05-31990View PDF
2021-082022-05-02990View PDF
2020-082022-04-23990View PDF
2019-122020-11-25990View PDF
2018-122020-01-10990View PDF
...and 9 more Form 990s

Organizations like Steppingstone Scholars

OrganizationLocationRevenue
Midtown Educational Foundation (MEF)Chicago, IL$3,858,741
Minds Matter ColoradoDenver, CO$990,090
Chicago ScholarsChicago, IL$6,857,221
Grad CincinnatiCincinnati, OH$1,519,424
San Francisco AchieversSan Francisco, CA$1,264,665
Breakthrough New YorkNew York, NY$2,535,645
Public Education FoundationChattanooga, TN$2,845,428
The Greeley Dream TeamGreeley, CO$1,184,534
Crosby Scholars Community PartnershipWinston Salem, NC$4,732,064
High JumpChicago, IL$3,490,034
Data update history
May 18, 2024
Received grants
Identified 10 new grant, including a grant for $255,653 from Philadelphia Foundation (PF)
December 24, 2023
Received grants
Identified 4 new grant, including a grant for $5,000,000 from Hess Foundation
August 11, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
August 3, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
July 26, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 5 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
SchoolsEducational service providers
Issues
Education
Characteristics
State / local levelReceives government fundingEndowed supportProvides scholarshipsGala fundraisersTerminatedAccepts online donations
General information
Address
1301 Cecil B Moore Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19122
Metro area
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
County
Philadelphia County, PA
Website URL
heights.org/ 
Phone
(215) 204-5196
Facebook page
steppingstonescholarsinc 
Twitter profile
@stepstoneschols 
IRS details
EIN
42-1612131
Fiscal year end
August
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2003
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
No
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
B90: Educational Services
NAICS code, primary
611710: Educational Support Services
Parent/child status
Independent
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