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US nonprofit · EIN 232898766 · Somerset, PAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 232898766) - 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 time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: 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. 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 Center

Donations deductible
Revenue
$302k
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$517k
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$1.4m
$24k liabilities
Net assets
$1.4m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
10
7.1 years on average
Staff
14
50 volunteers
Chair observed
≥6 yrs
Karen Ferry
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
How am I connected?

Next Step Center's network

10 people9 organisationsi10 people and 9 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (10). Violet dotted lines (9) 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

10 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.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 9 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Karen Ferry ChairChairman2018
8 yrs
Andrea PalgutaDirector2018
8 yrs
Arnie McFarlandVice Chair2018
8 yrs
Brenda ShafferDirector2018
8 yrs
Joshua MillerDirector2024
2 yrs
Lisa WengerdExecutive Di2018
8 yrs
Michael KuhnDirector2023
3 yrs
Nancy WebbDirector2020
6 yrs
Paul BomboyTreasurer2018
8 yrs
Renee GindlespergerCompany secretary2018
8 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom 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
Lisa WengerdExecutive Di40$57k
Paul BomboyTreasurer$0
Karen FerryChairman$0
Renee GindlespergerSecretary$0
Michael KuhnDirector$0
Arnie McFarlandVice Chair$0
Joshua MillerDirector$0
Andrea PalgutaDirector$0
Brenda ShafferDirector$0
Nancy WebbDirector$0

About

Legal name
Next Step Center
EIN
232898766
Address
406 Stoystown Rd, Somerset, PA, 15501-6946
State
Pennsylvania
Mission
To provide a temporary home for somerset county families and individuals, enabling them to work toward a resolution of issues that might have led to homelessness. We do this by referrals to other county agencies for potential assistance and in-house counseling. Our policy is to offer a helping hand, not a hand-out. Emergency housing for neighbors, friends, and families in crisis due to fire... (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
P60 Human services
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Human Services
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1999
Principal officer
Karen Ferry (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 July 1999
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsKaren Ferry
≥8years on the filingsAndrea Palguta
≥8years on the filingsArnie McFarland
≥8years on the filingsBrenda Shaffer

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$1.4m
Total liabilities
$24k
Net assets or fund balances
$1.4m
Contributions and grants received
$188k
Program service revenue
$101k
Employees
14
Volunteers
50

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$302k$517kDeficit $215k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.