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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: October 2024 Expires: October 2026

Brave Step Inc.

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards
(704) 361-5230
970 Stafford Farm Road
Concord, NC, 28025
https://bravestep.org/
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Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

Brave Step Inc. meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
“to empower individuals who have been impacted by sexual violence and to shape a strong, supportive community.”

Year, State Incorporated:
2014, NC

Brave Step reports it equips individuals with skills to build a strong community against sexual violence. The organization states it offers programs for survivors, loved ones of survivors, and changemakers who want to inform the community about sexual violence and its impacts. Brave Step’s Adult Survivor Care uses a multifaceted healing model that includes individual counseling, group therapy, peer-led support groups, empowerment programs, and ways to find one’s voice. The organization’s Loved Ones creates a trauma-informed environment and process to safely express one’s emotions; builds a baseline of knowledge on sexual violence; and provides tangible ways to support the survivor short and long term. Brave Step’s Changemakers educates members on how to inform the community on the impact of sexual abuse, preventative measures to take and how they can collectively fight this pervasive issue. In 2022, the organization reported it trained 320 Changemakers and provided care to 121 survivors and 27 Loved Ones.

For the year ended June 30, 2023, Brave Step Inc.'s program expenses were:

Adult survivor care $128,373
Changemaker $8,985
Loved Ones $43,059
Total Program Expenses $180,417

Chief Executive
Crystal Emerick, Executive Director

Compensation*
$17,800

Chair of the Board
Lisa Littlejohn Hill, PhD

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Owner, Vision Counseling and Consulting, PLLC

Board Size
12

Paid Staff Size
3

*2022 compensation, as reported by the organization, includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Grant proposals, Internet, Direct mail appeals, Print advertisements

Fundraising costs were 4% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $183,257, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on Brave Step Inc.'s audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2023.

Source of Funds
Investment income, net $616
Survivor care sliding scale fees $2,418
Special events, net $5,251
In-kind contributions $57,142
Contributions and grants $120,864
Total Income $186,291

Programs: 89% Fundraising: 4% Administrative: 7%

Total Income $186,291
Total expenses: $202,979
  Program expenses $180,417
  Fundraising expenses $7,718
  Administrative expenses $14,844
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $-16,688
Beginning Net Assets $126,878
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $110,190
Total Liabilities $10,576
Total Assets $120,766

Note: According to Brave Step’s IRS Form 990 for the year ended June 30, 2023, the organization received in-kind contributions of $57,142 in the form of legal services ($37,249), goods ($15,293), program services ($2,975), other ($825), and web hosting services ($800).

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Report completed by:
BBB Wise Giving Alliance