Compensation 990

Step Forward

Fiscal year ending 2021. Filed on December 3, 2021.

1801 Superior Avenue No 400
Cleveland, Ohio 44114

Step Forward (EIN: 34-0965350) has filed an IRS Form 990 between fiscal years 2017 and 2025. In its fiscal year 2021 IRS Form 990 filing, Step Forward, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, reported compensation for 9 out of 497 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $161,166. The highest compensated employee at Step Forward is Jacklyn Chisholm with fiscal year 2021 compensation of $233,904. Step Forward changed its name from Council for Economic Opportunities IN Greater Cleveland in 2021.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$42,522,663

Expenses

$41,537,145

Employee compensation

$24,184,507
Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation over time

Reported Compensated Employees

＋4.9%vs 2020
Jacklyn Chisholm
President and Chief Executive Officer
$233,904
$195,476 from orgNo related comp$38,428 other
＋2.0%vs 2020
Mark Batson
Chief Operating/Chief INFO Officer
$205,204
$169,246 from orgNo related comp$35,958 other
＋10.4%vs 2020
Dr Thea Wilson
Vice President of Children and Families
$195,177
$165,654 from orgNo related comp$29,523 other
＋5.0%vs 2020
Cheryl Ross Appline
Senior Director, Planning
$166,221
$131,795 from orgNo related comp$34,426 other
New in 2021
Douglas Bennet
Vice President, External Affairs
$162,440
$143,849 from orgNo related comp$18,591 other
＋3.7%vs 2020
Madeline Corchado
Vice President, Human Resources
$161,553
$136,879 from orgNo related comp$24,674 other
New in 2021
Denise Lee
Director HEAD Start Operations
$119,613
$104,351 from orgNo related comp$15,262 other
＋8.3%vs 2020
Saaid Mansour
Interim Chief Financial Officer *Ended 5/26/2020
$115,122
$83,903 from orgNo related comp$31,219 other
New in 2021
Derek Cluse
Chief Financial Officer *Started 5/26/2020
$91,260
$73,918 from orgNo related comp$17,342 other

Non-Employee Board Members

Angela Davis
Board Member (Term Ended 1/30/21)
Attorney Issa Elkhatib
Board Member
Bishop Christian Medina
Board Member
Brian Gallagher
Board Member
Cassandra Browno-Collier
Board Member
Cecil Lee
Board Member
Ed Purcell
Board Member
Eugenia Cash-Kirkland
Board Member
James Kenny
Vice Chair
Judge Michael J Ryan
Board Member
Kathryn Hall
Chair
Kira Kammenzind
Board Member

Mission Statement

STEP FORWARD'S MISSION IS TO PROPEL EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT AND ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY FOR MULTIPLE GENERATIONS THROUGHOUT CUYAHOGA COUNTY.

Revisions to this organization profile

December 9, 2025:
2025 Step Forward 990 filed
December 4, 2023:
2023 Step Forward 990 filed
December 5, 2022:
2022 Step Forward 990 filed

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