Civic Intelligence

Next Steps Liaison Project

990EZ • Fiscal year 2025 • EIN 82-0734798

Jan 01, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025

Organization Profilewww.nextstepsproject.org
35 Miller Ave Box 285Mill Valley, CA 94941

(415) 488-5094

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

89th percentile

0.30x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 89% of similar nonprofits.

2025 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Liabilities / Revenue

84th percentile

0.09x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 84% of similar nonprofits.

2025 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Net Margin

21st percentile

-15%

Higher net margin than 21% of similar nonprofits.

2025 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Top Officer Pay

82nd percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 82% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

2025 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Asset Growth

15th percentile

-33%

Faster asset growth than 15% of similar nonprofits.

2025 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Revenue Growth

12th percentile

-41%

Faster revenue growth than 12% of similar nonprofits.

2025 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets89th percentile

Assets

Down

$16,126

Down $8,014 (-33%) from 2024

Net Assets

Down

$11,316

Down $8,350 (-42%) from 2024

Liabilities

Up

$4,810

Up $336 (+7.5%) from 2024

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue84th percentileNet Margin21st percentile

Revenue

Down

$55,549

Down $39,201 (-41%) from 2024

Expenses

Down

$63,899

Down $22,168 (-26%) from 2024

Net Income

Down

-$8,350

Down $17,033 (-196%) from 2024

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth15th percentile

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$60K$40K$20K$0Assets 2019: $38,805Liabilities 2019: $1,820Net Assets 2019: $36,9852019Assets 2020: $49,097Liabilities 2020: $6,626Net Assets 2020: $42,4712020Assets 2021: $37,957Liabilities 2021: $4,101Net Assets 2021: $33,8562021Assets 2022: $31,549Liabilities 2022: $5,234Net Assets 2022: $26,3152022Assets 2023: $14,962Liabilities 2023: $3,979Net Assets 2023: $10,9832023Assets 2024: $24,140Liabilities 2024: $4,474Net Assets 2024: $19,6662024Assets 2025: $16,126Liabilities 2025: $4,810Net Assets 2025: $11,3162025

Highlighted filing

2025

Assets$16,126
Liabilities$4,810
Net Assets$11,316
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Operations Trend

Revenue Growth12th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2019: $76,177Expenses 2019: $54,138Net Income 2019: $22,0392019Revenue 2020: $54,025Expenses 2020: $48,539Net Income 2020: $5,4862020Revenue 2021: $46,830Expenses 2021: $55,445Net Income 2021: -$8,6152021Revenue 2022: $51,731Expenses 2022: $59,272Net Income 2022: -$7,5412022Revenue 2023: $69,213Expenses 2023: $84,545Net Income 2023: -$15,3322023Revenue 2024: $94,750Expenses 2024: $86,067Net Income 2024: $8,6832024Revenue 2025: $55,549Expenses 2025: $63,899Net Income 2025: -$8,3502025

Highlighted filing

2025

Revenue$55,549
Expenses$63,899
Net Income-$8,350
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Signed
Apr 20, 2026
Return Version
2025v4.1
Gross Receipts
$55,549
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Connecting court-involved youth to their internal power.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Next Steps Liaison Project harnesses the powerful combination of connection and opportunity to intercept the re-incarceration cycle that for too many youth, results in an adolescence spent in and out of detention. In the current Juvenile Justice System, positive relationship formed with staff inside Juvenile Hall are consistently severed upon youth's release. Next Steps Liaison Project's innovative program design creates a rare opportunity for youth to stay in connection with a positive adult after release from detention. Our first touch point with youth is through our three programs emotional literacy classes, organic gardening and one on one mentoring inside Juvenile Hall that teach invaluable skills needed for success on the outside. Emotional Literacy classes, using the Power Source curriculum by Robin and Beth Casarjian, is an evidence-based, trauma informed social and emotional learning SEL program written specifically for court-involved youth. Garden classes provide the healing power of time spent in nature, proven to reduce stress and anxiety and increase overall wellbeing. Next Steps believes that continued connection and a bridge to opportunity upon re-entry to the community is what youth on probation need most to break the reincarceration cycle. We funnel youth directly from our programs in juvenile hall into paid internships and a variety of re-entry services and track them for two years. In 2025, a total of 129 court-involved youth were served in our Marin and San Francisco programs. We expanded re-entry services to include: *Paid Community Garden Internships *Garden from Home Internships *Support getting a driver's license *Pre-employment stipends *Providing English as A Second Language classes *Support with employment search and job applications We also launched new internships by partnering with local garden centers. The garden centers provide job training and site supervision to a youth on probation who is paid by Next Steps Liaison Project. We continue to serve 100 youth and 15 youth in our re-entry programs.$4,243$57,026
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay82nd percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Lisa LanDirector-$0--
Marney TenneyPresident-$0--
Devon PrestonSecretary-$0--
Marlin JeffreysDirector-$0--
Laura McDonnellExecutive DirectorFT$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Next Steps Liaison Project
EIN
82-0734798
Phone
4154885094
Address
35 Miller Ave Box 285, Mill Valley, CA 94941

Signing Officer

Name
Laura McDonnell
Title
Executive Director
Signed
2026-04-20
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Malvoso CPA
Address
360 Grand Ave 408, Oakland, CA 94610
Preparer
Shelby Malvoso
Phone
5104736240
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Other Expenses.1002

“Office Expenses $2641”

Other Expenses.1012

“Insurance $3431”

Other Expenses.1

“Program expenses $8538”

Other Assets.1

“Accounts Receivable - Beginning $0 Accounts Receivable - Ending $57”

Total Liabilities.1

“Credit cards - Beginning $4474 Credit cards - Ending $4810”

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Filings

Displayed year

2025 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$16,126
Liabilities
$4,810
Net assets
$11,316
Revenue
$55,549
Expenses
$63,899
Net income
-$8,350
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$16.1$4.81$11.3$55.5$63.9$8.35
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$24.1$4.47$19.7$94.8$86.1$8.68
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$15.0$3.98$11.0$69.2$84.5$15.3
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$31.5$5.23$26.3$51.7$59.3$7.54
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$38.0$4.10$33.9$46.8$55.4$8.62
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$49.1$6.63$42.5$54.0$48.5$5.49
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$38.8$1.82$37.0$76.2$54.1$22.0