Public Charity

STEP UP WOMEN'S NETWORK

STEP UP WOMEN'S NETWORK is a Public Charity headquartered in LOS ANGELES, CA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $3.7M revenue, $3.5M expenses, $2.8M total assets. 93 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $5.2M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 954701468 LOS ANGELES, CA Film & Video NTEE: A31 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$3.7M
Total Expenses$3.5M
Total Assets$2.8M
Grant Records93
Funding Total$5.2M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

AT STEP UP, WE OFFER IN PERSON AFTER SCHOOL AND VIRTUAL SUMMER MENTORING PROGRAMS FOR HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS. IN ADDITION, WE OFFER YEAR ROUND VIRTUAL MENTORING PROGRAMS FOR YOUNG WOMEN AGES 18-29. (SEE SCHEDULE O)ALL GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN WHO PARTICIPATE IN OUR PROGRAMS COME FROM COMMUNITIES WITH LIMITIED RESOURCES OR ARE FACING SYSTEMIC BARRIERS. WITH THE SUPPORT OF OUR PROGRAMS AND THE MENTORING CONNECTIONS WE PROVIDE, THEY BECOME CONFIDENT, CONNECTED AND CAREER READY SO THAT THEY CAN JOIN THE NEXT GENERATION OF WOMEN LEADERS. 100% OF STEP UP PARTICIPANTS HAVE ACCESS TO MULTIPLE MENTORS.

Where $100 goes at Step Up Women's Network

How Step Up Women's Network divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$79 Programs the work itself
$10 Management running the organization
$11 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $79 for programs

$36
Teen programs
46% of program spending
$20
Young adult programs
25% of program spending
$13
Community engagement
16% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 35 schools

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

$200,000
2025
TO SUPPORT ON CAMPUS HIGH SCHOOL MENTORSHIP PROGRAMMING FOR A COHORT OF STUDENTS IN THE DALLAS, TX AREA
$25,000
2025
GENERAL SUPPORT
$10,777
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$431,250
$200,000

Showing up to 5 of 93 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

VICE PRESIDENT, COMMUNICATIONS Alissa Zito Cruz
CHAIR Andrya Smith
BOARD MEMBER April Carr
BOARD MEMBER Avani Patel
BOARD MEMBER Baaba Holland
BOARD MEMBER Bernadette Fitzpatrick

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$3,276,609 55 grants
Education
$987,500 10 grants
Youth Development
$396,772 8 grants
Arts & Culture
$348,069 9 grants
Unspecified
$200,000 5 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $3.7M $3.5M $2.8M
2024 $3.1M $3.6M $2.7M
2023 $2.6M $3.2M $3.2M
2022 $2.6M $2.6M $3.6M
2021 $3.0M $2.3M $3.6M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $3.0M to $3.7M (+23%), with total assets most recently reported at $2.8M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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