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Step Forward

Fiscal year ending 2023. Filed on December 4, 2023.

1801 Superior Avenue 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 2023 IRS Form 990 filing, Step Forward, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, reported compensation for 7 out of 383 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $192,724. The highest compensated employee at Step Forward is Jacklyn Chisholm with fiscal year 2023 compensation of $241,588. Step Forward changed its name from Council for Economic Opportunities IN Greater Cleveland in 2021.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$69,715,341

Expenses

$69,631,923

Employee compensation

$23,987,050
Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation over time

Reported Compensated Employees

Jacklyn Chisholm
President and Chief Executive Officer
$241,588
$200,900 No related comp$40,688
Derek Cluse
Chief Financial Officer
$215,157
$173,631 No related comp$41,526
Dr Thea Wilson
Vice President of Children and Families
$210,097
$176,936 No related comp$33,161
Madeline Corchado
Vice President, Human Resources
$194,723
$166,171 No related comp$28,552
Cheryl Ross Appline
Senior Director, Planning
$171,688
$133,316 No related comp$38,372
Douglas Bennet
Vice President, External Affairs
$170,788
$150,376 No related comp$20,412
Patricia Sims
Program Operations Manager
$145,024
$126,289 No related comp$18,735

Benchmark Employee Compensation

Non-Employee Board Members

Adam Roth
Board Member
Brian Gallagher
Treasurer
Cassandra Browno-Collier
Board Member
Cecil Lee
Board Member
Christopher Kelly
Board Member
Deidra Davis
Board Member
Eugenia Cash-Kirkland
Board Member
Jerry Primm
Board Member
Joyce Walker
Board Member
Judge Michael J Ryan
Board Member
Kathryn Hall
Chair
Kira Kewko
Board Member

Contractors

Protiviti
Staffing Agency
$1,675,947
Beacon Hill Staffing Group LLC
Staffing Agency
$566,738
Ohio City Security
Security
$424,739
Cle Disinfecting Ltd.
Cleaning
$268,915
Cleveland Metropolitan School District
Daycare-Collaboration Partner
$178,573

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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