Better Business Bureau Report for
NextStep for Life, Inc.

Better Business Bureau Report issued March 2011
Better Business Bureau Report expires March 2012


This BBB Accredited charity meets all 20 Standards for Charity Accountability and is a Seal Holder. Find out more...


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Charity Contact Information

Name: NextStep for Life, Inc.
Address: PO Box 97
  Mapaville , MO 63065
Phone: 636-282-4400
636-933-0244
Web Address: www.nextstepforlife.org
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Better Business Bureau Comments

Formerly known as:Developmental Services of Jefferson County

Year, State Incorporated: 1982, Missouri
Affiliates: None
Stated Purpose: "exists to provide supports that enable people with disabilities to pursue a life of quality and dignity."

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Evaluation Conclusions

               

NextStep for Life, Inc. (NextStepfL) meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
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Programs

               

NextStep for Life, Inc. is a not-for-profit offering residential, vocational and community supports to residents of Jefferson County who have a developmental disability. To be eligible for services, a person must have a mental and/or physical disability that began before age 22 that is likely to continue indefinitely, and results in two or more of the following major problems: living and working independently, talking, self-direction, learning, walking, and self-care. Residents and families who have family members with developmental disabilities such as autism, Cerebral Palsy, Congenital Disabilities, Down Syndrome, and Epilepsy (and other siezure disorders), are eligible for services.

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010, NextStepfL's program expenses were:

  
Residential Services Program 2,538,563
Community Supports Program 1,279,773
Vocational Services Program 877,287
Total Program Expenses: $4,695,623
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Governance

               

Chief Executive : Jennifer Wooldridge, Executive Director
Compensation*:

Chair of the Board: J. Thomas Bookstaver
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Retired Investment Representative, Edward Jones

Board Size: 9

Paid Staff Size: 197

*Compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.
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Fund Raising

               

Method(s) Used:

direct mail, invitations to fund raising events, print advertisements, radio, grant proposals, internet, cause-related marketing
Fund raising costs were 19% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $204,956, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)
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Tax Status

               

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.
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Financial

               

The following information is based on NextStepfL's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010.

Source of Funds  
DMH Revenue 3,947,533
Vocational Rehabilitation 731,599
JCDDRB Subsidy 549,602
United Way 104,854
Worksite Revenue 83,343
Participant Fees 79,498
Fundraising 49,708
Grant Revenue 26,740
Donations 23,654
Interest Income 15,961
JCDDRB Follow Along Revenue 14,805
Miscellaneous Revenue 6,999
Total Income $5,634,296


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Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 83%  Fund Raising: 1%  Administrative: 16% 

Total income   $5,634,296
  Program expenses $4,695,623
  Fund raising expenses 38,061
  Administrative expenses 907,862
 
Total expenses   $5,641,546
Expenses in Excess of Income   (7,250)
Beginning net assets   1,269,463
Ending net assets   1,262,213
Total liabilities   498,975
Total assets   $1,761,188


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