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US nonprofit · EIN 954704879 · Los Angeles, CAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 954704879) - 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.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2008.Exemption status IRS Automatic Revocation of Exemption List (posted to 13 October 2026).Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

A Step to Freedom

Donations deductible
Revenue
$5.3m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$5m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$1.1m
$596k liabilities
Net assets
$528k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
6
4.6 years on average
Staff
155
200 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
2
named in Part VII
Exemption reinstated on 15 May 2012. The IRS had automatically revoked it on 15 May 2012 (after three years without a return). Source: IRS Automatic Revocation of Exemption List, posted to 13 October 2026.
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A Step to Freedom's network

6 people4 organisationsi6 people and 4 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (6). 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

6 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 6 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Brandan AldridgeDirector2023
3 yrs
Jimar WilsonPresident2022
4 yrs
Karis JonesDirector2023
3 yrs
Kendel CroomTreasurer2018
8 yrs
Lakeesha AlfordDirector2023
3 yrs
Sebastian LozanoCompany secretary2022
4 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

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
Kenya CroomExecutive Directorsince 2022
Kenya KirklandExecutive Directorsince 2018

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
Kenya CroomExecutive Director40$119k$6k
Jimar WilsonPresident2$0
Kendel CroomTreasurer2$0
Sebastian LozanoSecretary2$0
Karis JonesDirector2$0
Lakeesha AlfordDirector2$0
Brandan AldridgeDirector2$0

About

Legal name
A Step to Freedom
EIN
954704879
Address
156 E 104th St, Los Angeles, CA, 90003-4722
State
California
Mission
To enhance the lives of low-income individuals and families who struggle with social and economic disparities such as homelessness, lack of education, substance abuse, mental illness, and recidivism by providing a safe, supportive, and nurturing environment to break cycles, heal and thrive. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
L41 Housing and shelter
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Housing & Shelter
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1991
Principal officer
Kenya Croom (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 June 2020
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
5, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsKendel Croom
≥4years on the filingsJimar Wilson
≥4years on the filingsSebastian Lozano
≥3years on the filingsBrandan Aldridge

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
$1.1m
Total liabilities
$596k
Net assets or fund balances
$528k
Contributions and grants received
$5.3m
Program service revenue
$0
Grants and similar paid out
$796
Employees
155
Volunteers
200

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$5.3m$5m$320k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.