Step Up for Students - Florida
Step Up for Students - Florida reported $859.4 million in revenue and $912.5 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $98.25 went to program services, $1.48 to management and general costs and $0.27 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 99.6% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $410,926 (CHIEF CST. EXP. OFFICER (THRU 09/24)). 36 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 38% 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 $913MFor context, the median across 5,499 covered education charities: $85.56 programs, $13.59 management, $0.85 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 $859MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 98.3% | 84.4% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 1.5% | 13.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.3% | 0.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.04 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 99.6% | 19.1% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 1.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 69.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $410,926 | $331,578 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.05% | 1.28% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 36 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 9.8 | 13.3 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 10 of 10 | 100.0% |
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 expenseFlorida tax credit scholarship program: in the 2024-25 school year, 58,414 students attended 1,776 private schools on a step up for students' tax credit scholarship. The k-12 scholarship program was created in 2001 to help alleviate the enormous educational challenges faced by children who live in poverty, and it is now the largest such scholarship in the nation. In 2023, the florida state legislature opened the scholarship to all eligible residents of florida. Qualified students could receive a maximum scholarship of $14,039 depending on grade level and county residence, for private school…
The family empowerment scholarship program was established in 2019 to provide children and families in the state of florida which have limited resources with educational options to achieve success in their education. The family empowerment scholarship was expanded into two branches: family empowerment scholarship for educational options and for students with unique abilities (formerly known as gardiner scholarship). Family empowerment scholarship educational options: this scholarship is intended to help reduce the wait list for the tax credit scholarship program and similarily serves students…
New worlds scholarship accounts program: the new worlds scholarship was created in 2018 to provide academic support for elementary school students in district or charter schools, who struggled in reading and was expanded to include math in 2023. Step up for students-florida, as an approved scholarship funding organization, administers the program. The scholarship is available to students in k- through fifth-grade who have scored a level 1 or 2 on the english language arts and/or math sections of the florida standards assessment. Each scholarship is worth $1,200, irrespective of whether the…
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHIEF CST. EXP. OFFICER (THRU 09/24) Officer, 36.00 hrs/week | $341,479 | $35,531 | $33,916 | $410,926 |
| CHIEF VISION OFFICER Officer, 36.00 hrs/week | $313,006 | $34,778 | $39,962 | $387,746 |
| CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer, 36.00 hrs/week | $314,956 | $34,995 | $24,146 | $374,097 |
| TREASURER & CFO Officer, 36.00 hrs/week | $247,522 | $27,502 | $39,117 | $314,141 |
| CHIEF PRODUCT OFFICER (THRU 12/24) Officer, 36.00 hrs/week | $231,609 | $25,734 | $48,030 | $305,373 |
| SECRETARY & CGO Officer, 36.00 hrs/week | $248,592 | $27,621 | $14,861 | $291,074 |
| CHIEF HR OFFICER (THRU 06/25) Officer, 36.00 hrs/week | $208,752 | $23,195 | $46,323 | $278,270 |
| CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER Officer, 36.00 hrs/week | $192,893 | $21,433 | $31,023 | $245,349 |
36 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Step Up for Students - Florida (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $2.6M (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance 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–1b10 · 10 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- 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 11aYes
- 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 4Yes
- 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 5250
- Volunteers Part I, line 6958
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| SUTHERLAND GLOBAL SERVICES INC Customer service call center | $29,303,718 |
| NLP LOGIX LLC Software development | $19,608,908 |
| PRAXENT LLC Software development | $2,857,541 |
| MCFADYEN CONSULTING GROUP INC Software development | $1,662,628 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 9 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
2 private foundations reported grants to Step Up for Students - Florida totaling $50,298 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.
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Every number above is copied from Step Up for Students - Florida's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Step Up for Students - Florida, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Step Up for Students - Florida spent in FY2025, $98.25 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Step Up for Students - Florida's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Step Up for Students - Florida reported that 98.3% of its $912.5 million in expenses went to program services, 1.5% to management and general and 0.3% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Step Up for Students - Florida pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Step Up for Students - Florida reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $410,926, for the role of CHIEF CST. EXP. OFFICER (THRU 09/24) (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Step Up for Students - Florida get its money?
Of $859.4 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 99.6% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Step Up for Students - Florida a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 59-3649371 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 202631329349303653 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202511299349302996 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202303329349301315 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202223019349301217 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202200119349300305 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202033579349301028 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 59-3649371: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.