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Mid-Step Services

Sioux City, IA · EIN 42-1086647 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Mid-Step Services reported $33.2 million in revenue and $31.6 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $93.93 went to program services, $6.07 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 96.3% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $145,535 (CEO). 3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 47% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $32M

For context, the median across 3,614 covered human services charities: $88.27 programs, $11.52 management, $0.21 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $33M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

FY2025 filing. Median across 3,614 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
93.9%87.2%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
6.1%11.4%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.0%0.2%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.00$0.02
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
1.6%20.6%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.4%2.4%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
96.3%70.8%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$145,535$274,992
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
0.46%1.18%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
36
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
7.76.9
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
6 of 6100.0%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$30M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · revenue $32M

Providing residential, vocational, environmental, and recreational services to people with mental disabilities in a caring environment where each person is encouraged to reach his or her highest potential

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
CEO
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$145,535$0$0$145,535
Director of Operations
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$135,200$0$0$135,200
Controller
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$105,404$0$0$105,404

3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Mid-Step Services (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $345K (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$10M$20M$30M$40MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$33M$32M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$33M$32M93.9%$20M$145,535
FY2024 ⓘ$31M$29M93.4%$19M$127,741
FY2023 ⓘ$28M$27M93.6%$17M$124,235
FY2022 ⓘ$29M$24M93.9%$15M$116,119
FY2021 ⓘ$26M$22M93.8%$9.3M$118,059
FY2020 ⓘ$23M$22M94.1%$5.4M$117,638

Governance answers, as filed

FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means
  • Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b6 · 6 independent
  • Audited financial statements Part XII 2bNo
  • Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
  • Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
  • Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
  • Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aNo
  • Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
  • Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
  • Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
  • Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
  • Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
  • Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
  • Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
  • Employees Part I, line 5719
  • Volunteers Part I, line 650

Private foundation grants it received

3 private foundations reported grants to Mid-Step Services totaling $1,632 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.

Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Mid-Step Services's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Mid-Step Services, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Mid-Step Services's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Mid-Step Services reported that 93.9% of its $31.6 million in expenses went to program services, 6.1% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Mid-Step Services pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Mid-Step Services reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $145,535, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Mid-Step Services get its money?

Of $33.2 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 1.6% came from contributions and grants (including 0.4% from government grants) and 96.3% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Mid-Step Services a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 42-1086647 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

  • FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202601349349303725 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202531339349302553 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202442789349301619 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202440169349300529 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202213259349300961 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202111379349303751 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 42-1086647: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.