Difference One Step at a Time Corp
Difference One Step at a Time Corp is a private foundation focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Columbia, MO. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $556 in total assets.
Difference One Step at a Time Corp at a glance
- Total assets
- $556
- -78.2% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $2,000
- +1104.8% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Difference One Step at a Time Corp funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
7 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 7 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $700 (2022) to $7K (2021). In 2023 it reported $2K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Dance Ability Columbia, MO | Donating towards our case. An adaptive ballet program that our organization held a fundraiser for. | $4,000 |
| The Arc of Bergen Hackensack, NJ | Donating towards our cause. An adaptive program that our organization fundraised for. | $1,306 |
| Adaptive Programming Edwardsville, IL | Donating towards our cause. Fundraiser was held by our organization in order to donate to Adaptive Programming. | $768 |
| Central Florida Dreamplex Clermont, FL | Donating towards our cause. An adaptive sports program that we held a fundraiser for. | $325 |
| Special Olympics West Virginia Hurricane, WV | Towards our cause. An adaptive program our organization fundraised for. | $220 |
| Maine Adaptive Sports and Recreatio Newry, ME | Donating towards our cause of helping to fund adaptive programs. Fundraiser was held to raise money for Maine Adaptive Sports and Recreation. | $200 |
| Central California Adaptive Sports Shaver Lake, CA | Donating towards our cause. An adaptive sports program we fundraised for. | $183 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $556 | — | $2,000 | — | — | — |
| 2024 | $2,556 | — | $166 | — | — | $166 |
| 2023 | $2,722 | — | $2,142 | $2,142 | Total only | $2,142 |
| 2022 | $4,864 | $5,856 | $1,342 | $700 | Total only | $1,342 |
| 2021 | $5,684 | $12,686 | $7,002 | $7,002 | 7 | — |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Difference One Step at a Time Corp's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Kinley Schade
Co-Director
Director → Co-Director, 2022
On filings since 2021
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sriya Pokala
Co-Director
Director → Co-Director, 2022
On filings since 2021
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Suhasini Pokala
Co-Director
Director → Co-Director, 2022
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Difference One Step at a Time Corp
How large is Difference One Step at a Time Corp?
Difference One Step at a Time Corp reported $556 in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
What is Difference One Step at a Time Corp?
Difference One Step at a Time Corp is a private foundation focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Columbia, MO. It holds $556 in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Difference One Step at a Time Corp operate?
Difference One Step at a Time Corp has awarded grants in California, Florida, Illinois, Maine, Missouri, New Jersey, West Virginia.
What is Difference One Step at a Time Corp's EIN?
Difference One Step at a Time Corp's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 86-2011486. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 7, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 2, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 23, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 2, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025
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