Program areas at Footsteps
Economic empowerment supports members' economic self-sufficiency through education, career and financial counseling programs, workshops and partnerships with trusted organizations. Educational scholarships, crisis supports, tutoring and mentoring are also offered.
Family supports are geared towards parents fighting for the right to a relationship with their children as they leave ultra-orthodoxy. Program activities include: case management, peer support drop-in groups and workshops, and partnerships with lawyers and legal groups to provide legal consultation and representation.
Identity development supports members through peer support groups, one-to-one supportive counseling, acculturation workshops, and referrals to mental health services.
Our field and movement building program seeks to education and mobilize the public around reform efforts and issues of concern to those leaving ultra-orthodoxy.community engagement builds the strength of our network to ensure that members have friends and allies along their journey. Highlights include: social events, community building activities, leadership development, and awareness raising.
Who funds Footsteps
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at Footsteps
| Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
|---|
| Jessica Lee | Chief Executive Officer | | 2024-11-09 |
| Emily Zhang | Chief Financial Officer | | 2024-11-09 |
| Jessica Markowitz | Senior Director of Finance , Data , and Administration | $134,954 | 2024-11-09 |
| Yael Reisman | Director of Communications and Field Building | | 2024-11-09 |
| Chani Getter, LCSW | Scholar in Residence | | 2024-11-09 |
| ...and 23 more key personnel |
Financials for Footsteps
| Revenues | FYE 09/2023 | FYE 09/2022 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $6,094,039 | $2,470,003 | 146.7% |
| Program services | $0 | $0 | - |
| Investment income and dividends | $40,560 | $28,977 | 40% |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
| Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $0 | $24,269 | -100% |
| Net income from fundraising events | $-152,833 | $0 | -999% |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $0 | $162 | -100% |
| Total revenues | $5,981,766 | $2,523,411 | 137.1% |
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Data update history
November 9, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 5 new personnel
November 7, 2024
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
September 26, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
September 22, 2024
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
Nonprofit Types
Human service organizationsFamily service centersCharities
Issues
Human services
Characteristics
JewishReligiousFundraising eventsEndowed supportCommunity engagement / volunteeringProvides scholarshipsTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
- Address
- 114 John St 930
- New York, NY 10038
- Metro area
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- County
- New York County, NY
- Website URL
- footstepsorg.org/Â
- Phone
- (212) 253-0890
IRS details
- EIN
- 20-0666923
- Fiscal year end
- September
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 2003
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- P80: Services to Promote the Independence of Specific Population Groups
- NAICS code, primary
- 624190: Individual and Family Services
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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