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US nonprofit · EIN 451828684 · Memphis, TNiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 451828684) - 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 30 June 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

A Step Ahead Foundation Inc

Donations deductible
Revenue
$2.3m
year to 30 June 2025
Expenses
$2.4m
year to 30 June 2025
Total assets
$3.9m
$337k liabilities
Net assets
$3.6m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
11
5.4y av
Staff
10
employees, year to 30 June 2025
Left since last filing
4
36% of the board
Officers and senior staff
3
named in Part VII
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A Step Ahead Foundation Inc's network

11 people1 organisationi11 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (11). 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

11 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 12 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Chelsey FairchildsCompany secretary2019
7 yrs
Claudette Shepard MDBoard Member2025
1 yr
Henry Sullivant MDTreasurer2022
4 yrs
Jackie MillerBoard Member2018
8 yrs
Jane Van Deren PeraBoard Member2018
8 yrs
Jean DobbinsBoard Member2018
8 yrs
Jeremy SandersPresident2020
6 yrs
Lanetta Anderson MDBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Lauren CarnellBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Melrose Blackett MDBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Shirley Hilliard PHDBoard Member2025
1 yr
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 11 →

Officers and senior leadership

3 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Claudia S HaltomOutgoing Executive Directorsince 2018
Nikki GibbsIncoming Executive Directorsince 2019
Vernicia RollinsExecutive Director2024

Pay and hours

year to 30 June 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
Jeremy SandersPresident1$0
Henry Sullivant MDTreasurer1$0
Chelsey FairchildsSecretary1$0
Lanetta Anderson MDBoard Member1$0
Melrose Blackett MDBoard Member1$0
Lauren CarnellBoard Member1$0
Jean DobbinsBoard Member1$0
Shirley Hilliard PhDBoard Member1$0
Jackie MillerBoard Member1$0
Claudette Shepard MDBoard Member1$0
Jane van Deren PeraBoard Member1$0

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

About

Legal name
A Step Ahead Foundation Inc
EIN
451828684
Address
Po Box 41601, Memphis, TN, 38174-1601
State
Tennessee
Mission
To provide community education on issues involving unintended preganancies and financial assistance to women who want to pursue long-term reversible birth control. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
P124 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
2011
Principal officer
Jeremy Sanders (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 August 2011
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
8, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsJackie Miller
≥8years on the filingsJane Van Deren Pera
≥8years on the filingsJean Dobbins
≥7years on the filingsChelsey Fairchilds

Latest return

year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$3.9m
Total liabilities
$337k
Net assets or fund balances
$3.6m
Contributions and grants received
$323k
Program service revenue
$0
Grants and similar paid out
$188k
Employees
10

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2023$2.1m$2.3mDeficit $153k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.