Step Up for Students - Florida Inc
Jacksonville, FL · EIN 59-3649371 · Education · Rank 797 by total revenue
Step up for students empowers families to pursue and engage in the most appropriate learning options for their children, with an emphasis on families who lack the information and financial resources to access these options. by pursuing this mission, we help public education fulfill the promise of equal opportunity.
Money, Form 990 for tax year 2024
- Total revenue
- $859,413,209
- Total expenses
- $912,541,036
- Total assets
- $1,727,462,650
- Salary base (all salaries and wages)
- $41,238,393
- Salaries, other pay and benefits
- $49,816,468
- Employees
- 250
- Salary base per employee
- $164,954
"Salary base" is Form 990 Part IX lines 5 to 7. "Employees" is everyone who got a W-2 that year, full or part time. Form 990-EZ and 990-PF report pay differently; see About the data.
Leadership (22)
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | Total pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruth Rose | CHIEF CST. EXP. OFFICER (THRU 09/24) | Officer | 36 | $410,926 |
| Doug Tuthill | CHIEF VISION OFFICER | Officer | 36 | $387,746 |
| Gretchen Schoenhaar | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | Officer | 36 | $374,097 |
| Joseph E Pfountz | TREASURER & CFO | Officer | 36 | $314,141 |
| Alexander J Mangan | CHIEF PRODUCT OFFICER (THRU 12/24) | Officer | 36 | $305,373 |
| Lesley Searcy | SECRETARY & CGO | Officer | 36 | $291,074 |
| Samantha Espinosa | CHIEF HR OFFICER (THRU 06/25) | Officer | 36 | $278,270 |
| Frank E Sikernitsky | CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER | Officer | 36 | $245,349 |
| Jill Larose | CHIEF CULTURE OFFICER | Officer | 36 | $241,147 |
| Jimmy S Anglin | CHIEF INFORMATION SECURITY OFFICER | Officer | 36 | $50,968 |
| Janie Gordon | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | Officer | 36 | $38,030 |
| Julee Sanderson | CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER | Officer | 36 | $31,007 |
| John F Kirtley | BOARD CHAIR | Board | 36 | None reported |
| Paul Sherman | VICE CHAIR | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Denisha Allen Merriweather | DIRECTOR | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Michael Conlin | DIRECTOR | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Karen Hobbs | DIRECTOR | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Terry Jove | DIRECTOR | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Linh Lam | DIRECTOR | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Alfred Al Lawson | DIRECTOR | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Richard Outram | DIRECTOR | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Curtis Stokes | DIRECTOR | Board | 2 | None reported |
Top 10 paid people listed
These 10 people received $3,089,657, which is 7.5% of the $41,238,393 salary base shared by 250 employees.
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | From this org | From related orgs | Other pay | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruth Rose | CHIEF CST. EXP. OFFICER (THRU 09/24) | Officer | 36 | $341,479 | $35,531 | $33,916 | $410,926 |
| Doug Tuthill | CHIEF VISION OFFICER | Officer | 36 | $313,006 | $34,778 | $39,962 | $387,746 |
| Gretchen Schoenhaar | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | Officer | 36 | $314,956 | $34,995 | $24,146 | $374,097 |
| Joseph E Pfountz | TREASURER & CFO | Officer | 36 | $247,522 | $27,502 | $39,117 | $314,141 |
| Alexander J Mangan | CHIEF PRODUCT OFFICER (THRU 12/24) | Officer | 36 | $231,609 | $25,734 | $48,030 | $305,373 |
| Lesley Searcy | SECRETARY & CGO | Officer | 36 | $248,592 | $27,621 | $14,861 | $291,074 |
| Samantha Espinosa | CHIEF HR OFFICER (THRU 06/25) | Officer | 36 | $208,752 | $23,195 | $46,323 | $278,270 |
| Frank E Sikernitsky | CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER | Officer | 36 | $192,893 | $21,433 | $31,023 | $245,349 |
| Charles A Wade | SR DIR, ENTERP. STANDARDS/SYST. ARCH. | Highly paid employee | 36 | $179,335 | $19,926 | $42,273 | $241,534 |
| Jill Larose | CHIEF CULTURE OFFICER | Officer | 36 | $196,936 | $21,882 | $22,329 | $241,147 |
Sources
- IRS e-file return 202631329349303653 (Form 990, period ending 2025-06-30): readable copy at ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 59-3649371
- Organization website (as filed): www.stepupforstudents.org