Nonprofit · EIN 20-3541638
STAIR OF BIRMINGHAM
Tax-exempt · BIRMINGHAM, AL 35233
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $736,115 | $741,215 | -$5,100 | $328,179 | $1,118 | $327,061 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $663,481 | $664,601 | -$1,120 | $334,178 | $2,018 | $332,160 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $766,240 | $602,907 | $163,333 | $448,390 | $5,110 | $443,280 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $696,383
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $208
- Net income from fundraising events
- $39,524
- Other revenue
- $39,524
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $85,389
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $618,322
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $7,505
- Occupancy
- $26,657
- Program services (functional)
- $519,745
- Management and general (functional)
- $115,706
- Fundraising (functional)
- $105,764
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $334,178
- Total assets, end of year
- $328,179
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,118
- Net assets, end of year
- $327,061
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $288,697
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $38,364
- Gross receipts
- $761,394
- Employees
- 38
- Volunteers
- 340
- Year formed
- 2000
- State of legal domicile
- AL
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KAREN GRINER | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer | 40 | $85,389 |
| LEDON JONES | IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| SUSAN DULIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SARAH WHEELER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| KENNON WALTHALL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| VANESSA PETTWAY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ASHLEY SAMUELS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CORA UNDERWOOD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TOM SPENCER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| LETICIA WATKINS-HARVILL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTIN FRENCH | PRESIDENT ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| CONSTANCE BLAYLOCK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DEVAN BYRD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LINDSEY HARRIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID THOMAS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
1 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JENNIFER TOWNSEND | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KAREN GRINER | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer | 40 | $83,424 |
| MARGARET SULLIVAN | IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| LEDON JONES | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| SUSAN DULIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BETH PITMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SARAH WHEELER | PRESIDENT ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| TODD NEAL HAMILTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TIFFANY OSBORNE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT DAVIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTIN FRENCH | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| KENNON WALTHALL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| VANESSA PETTWAY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALLISON WEIL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ASHLEY SAMUELS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CORA UNDERWOOD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAY JOHNSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CRYSTAL SMITHERMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TOM SPENCER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LETICIA WATKINS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 20 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KAREN GRINER | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer | 40 | $80,138 |
| AMY MCCAIN | IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| MARGARET SULLIVAN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| LEDON JONES | PRESIDENT-ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| WILLIAM DOW | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN DULIN JR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BETH PITMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRAD BAKER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CARLA ROBERSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BETH WILDER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SARAH WHEELER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TODD NEAL HAMILTON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| TIFFANY OSBORNE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| SCOTT DAVIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTIN FRENCH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KENNON WALTHALL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| VANESSA PETTWAY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALLISON WEIL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ASHLEY SAMUELS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CORA UNDERWOOD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 120 18TH ST S SUITE 202, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35233-1819
- In care of
- % ANNA JAMES
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- KAREN GRINER, 3703 5TH AVENUE SOUTH SUITE 400, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35222
- Signed the 990
- KAREN GRINER, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
- Phone
- (205) 730-7799
- Website
- WWW.STAIRBIRMINGHAM.ORG
- Return prepared by
- MAULDIN & JENKINS LLC
Mission
THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCETO BIRMINGHAM CITY SCHOOLS' CHILDREN THROUGH AN AFTER SCHOOL READINGPROGRAM.
Program accomplishments
- THE STAIR PROGRAM ASSISTS FIRST THROUGH FOURTH GRADE STUDENTS ENROLLED IN BIRMINGHAM SCHOOLS TO IMPROVE THEIR READING SKILLS. STAIR IS A PRIMARILY AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM USING AROUND 300 VOLUNTEER TUTORS/ WHO TEACH ONE-ON-ONE READING LESSONS TO AT-RISK CHILDREN. CHILDREN ARE CHOSEN BY THEIR TEACHERS IN THE CURRENT TAX YEAR. THERE WERE 13 SITES THROUGHOUT BIRMINGHAM, PLUS A SATELLITE PROGRAM IN GADSDEN, THAT SERVED 187 STUDENTS. STUDENTS MET TUTORS TWICE PER WEEK FOR TWO HOURS DURING SEPTEMBER THROUGH APRIL. STUDENTS ARE TAUGHT A VARIETY OF SKILLS NECESSARY TO READ AT GRADE LEVEL. STUDENTS WHO COMPLETED THE STAIR PROGRAM CONSISTENTLY SHOW AN AVERAGE RATE OF IMPROVEMENT OF 40% IN PHONICS SKILLS, A KEY PREDICTOR OF LONG-TERM READING SUCCESS. STAIR PROVIDED OVER 6,000 TUTORING SESSIONS AND DISTRIBUTED 2,400 BOOKS TO STUDENTS. STUDENTS HAD AN AVERAGE ATTENDANCE RATE OF 85% DURING THE YEAR.Expenses $519,745
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 20-3541638
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2005
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B92)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $328,179
- Income (IRS master file)
- $761,394
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $736,115 | $741,215 | $328,179 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $663,481 | $664,601 | $334,178 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $766,240 | $602,907 | $448,390 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $590,806 | $599,712 | $280,779 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 20-3541638).
Questions about STAIR OF BIRMINGHAM
- What is the EIN of STAIR OF BIRMINGHAM?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of STAIR OF BIRMINGHAM is 20-3541638.
- Is STAIR OF BIRMINGHAM tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2005.
- Are donations to STAIR OF BIRMINGHAM tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does STAIR OF BIRMINGHAM file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of STAIR OF BIRMINGHAM due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did STAIR OF BIRMINGHAM last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of STAIR OF BIRMINGHAM?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names KAREN GRINER.
- Who are the officers and directors of STAIR OF BIRMINGHAM?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 16 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $85,389 (KAREN GRINER, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER).
- How much revenue does STAIR OF BIRMINGHAM have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $736,115, expenses of $741,215 and total assets of $328,179 at year end.
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