Divine Stepping Stones Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
854116112
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2020–2022
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2022
Location
Redford, MI, USA
Phone
3132058926
Rating
39
Verdict
REVIEW
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Alcohol, Drug Abuse, Prevention Only
Affiliation
Christianity

Reported finances

Revenue
$15,935
Expenses
$8,107
Assets
$9,068
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2022. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

2 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • CHERYL COLSTON (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • CHERYL COLSTON (PRESIDENT)
  • ALLAN KEY (CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2022. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Divine Stepping Stones Inc ( referred to from hereon as DDSI) is a 501c3 nonprofit, youth Rehabilitation and Empowerment Center for age groups 16 through 25. We are a Christian-centered, community faith-based initiative program that believes through teaching Godly principles and Christian values, as we mentor residents, become free from their past, discover their purpose, and live their dreams while transitioning into full adulthood.

What it reported doing in 2022

Divine stepping stones is still in the infancy stage and has not began operating.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
No current program activity. The filing reports no program spending for the current year.

The verdict

REVIEW - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue comfortably covers expenses. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 0
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 71
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 0%; rating input score 0
  • Program expense ratio: 0%; rating input score 0

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 49.1%; rating input score 90; 90th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.12; rating input score 46; 46th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: 87.8% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 122.7% per year; rating input score 100; 99th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 0% of revenue deployed · 0% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 2 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2020 to 2022
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 0/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 46/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.