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US nonprofit · EIN 834389587 · Huntsville, ALiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 834389587) - 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.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2019.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Next Step Farms

Donations deductible
Revenue
$446k
year to 30 June 2025
Expenses
$332k
year to 30 June 2025
Total assets
$992k
$500k liabilities
Net assets
$491k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
9
2.5y av
Staff
6
166 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
5
named in Part VII
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Next Step Farms' network

9 people4 organisationsi9 people and 4 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (9). Violet dotted lines (4) 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

9 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 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
Al VisoneBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Calvin WhiteBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Christopher Kramer (also filed as Chris Kramer)President2021
5 yrs
Jerry SeymourVice Preside2025
1 yr
Laura HogueTreasurer2025
1 yr
Lori VisoneBoard Member2025
1 yr
Pamela RigsbyCompany secretary2025
1 yr
Shannon AllenBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Shannon BurchBoard Member2025
1 yr
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

5 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Christopher KramerPresidentsince 2023
Jerry SeymourVice Presidentsince 2023
Laura HogueTreasurersince 2023
Pamela RigsbyCompany secretarysince 2023
Robin KramerExecutive Directorsince 2021

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
Robin KramerCEO40$68k
Chris KramerPresident5$0
Jerry SeymourVice Preside5$0
Pamela RigsbySecretary5$0
Laura HogueTreasurer10$0
Lori VisoneBoard Member2$0
Al VisoneBoard Member2$0
Calvin WhiteBoard Member2$0
Shannon AllenBoard Member2$0
Shannon BurchBoard Member2$0

About

Legal name
Next Step Farms
EIN
834389587
Address
106 Canoebrook Ln, Huntsville, AL, 35806-2231
State
Alabama
Mission
Next step farms provides a hands-on program for adults living with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The farm is a place where they can learn independent daily living skills using a small family farm-based theme. Our mission is to provide a safe and nurturing place. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
P82 Human services
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Human Services
Size band
5 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2019
Principal officer
Robin Kramer (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 February 2020
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
5, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥5years on the filingsChristopher Kramer
≥3years on the filingsAl Visone
≥3years on the filingsCalvin White
≥3years on the filingsShannon Allen

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
$992k
Total liabilities
$500k
Net assets or fund balances
$491k
Contributions and grants received
$295k
Program service revenue
$167k
Employees
6
Volunteers
166

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2023$237k$192k$45k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.