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US nonprofit · EIN 201750945 · Saint Louis, MOiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 201750945) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 January 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Next Step

Donations deductible
Revenue
$869k
year to 31 January 2025
Expenses
$455k
year to 31 January 2025
Total assets
$921k
$0 liabilities
Net assets
$921k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
15
4.6y av
Staff
1
100 volunteers
Left since last filing
5
33% of the board
Officers and senior staff
2
named in Part VII
How am I connected?

Next Step's network

15 people1 organisationi15 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (15). Violet dotted lines (1) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

15 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 15 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Alan CarneyBoard Member2018
8 yrs
Allison BambergerBoard Member2025
1 yr
Bob CallahanBoard Member2018
8 yrs
Christy IvoryBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Darcy GlidewellExecutive Director2018
8 yrs
David P Diemer MDBoard Member2025
1 yr
Dr Stephen IrwinBoard Member2025
1 yr
Jay WinigBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Jeff WistVice President2023
3 yrs
Kevin EllegeBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Mark LeadloveTreasurer2020
6 yrs
Richard KnottBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Ron McKenzieBoard Member2018
8 yrs
Ron WieseBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Sandy WoolPresident2020
6 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 15 →

Officers and senior leadership

2 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Emily RobinsonDirector of Administration2023
Sherry LeblancExecutive Directorsince 2018

Pay and hours

year to 31 January 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Darcy GlidewellExecutive Director15$0
Sandy WoolPresident2$0
Jeff WistVice President1$0
Mark LeadloveTreasurer2$0
Allison BambergerBoard Member1$0
Bob CallahanBoard Member1$0
Alan CarneyBoard Member1$0
David P Diemer MDBoard Member1$0
Kevin EllegeBoard Member1$0
Dr Stephen IrwinBoard Member1$0
Christy IvoryBoard Member1$0
Richard KnottBoard Member1$0
Ron McKenzieBoard Member1$0
Ron WieseBoard Member1$0
Jay WinigBoard Member1$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
Next Step
EIN
201750945
Address
10097 Manchester Rd Ste 207, Saint Louis, MO, 63122-1828
State
Missouri
Mission
To provide tuition assistance to individuals active in a 12-step recovery program for substance use disorder who demonstrate financial need and are pursuing an academic or vocational education. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
B82 Education
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Education
Size band
5 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2004
Principal officer
Darcy Glidewell (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 July 2005
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsAlan Carney
≥8years on the filingsBob Callahan
≥8years on the filingsDarcy Glidewell
≥8years on the filingsRon McKenzie

Latest return

year to 31 January 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 January 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$921k
Total liabilities
$0
Net assets or fund balances
$921k
Contributions and grants received
$863k
Program service revenue
$0
Grants and similar paid out
$322k
Employees
1
Volunteers
100

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$869k$455k$414k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.