Steps 2 Walk Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Greenwood Village, CO EIN: 52-2198002

Steps 2 Walk Inc is a private foundation, based in Greenwood Village, CO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $100K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $6K.

Steps 2 Walk Inc at a glance

In short: Steps 2 Walk Inc gave $6K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $6K), mostly in Colorado. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$6,218
-53.9% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$6,218
-53.9% vs 2024
Median grant
$6,218
Total assets
$100,093
-50.9% vs 2024
Primary geography
Colorado (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Steps 2 Walk Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

University of Colorado Health: $6KUniversity of Colorado Health$6K

The largest 2025 recipient was University of Colorado Health ($6K).

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Aurora

How Steps 2 Walk Inc gives

  • In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2024 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2025) to $13K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $6K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
University of Colorado Health Aurora, COResearch Project$6,218
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$100,093$308,570$398,342$6,2181$165,009—$7,402
2024$203,671$444,453$589,828$13,4761$440,745—$11,050
2023$5,105,890$5,115,941$460,554——$222,322—$21,318
2022$430,793$545,651$438,434——$161,911—$14,038
2021$322,092$351,546$244,939——$124,486—$11,443
2020$256,632$216,174$267,208———$49,536$7,929
2019$154,316$304,402$595,981————$17,796

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Steps 2 Walk Inc reported a distributable amount of $7K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Steps 2 Walk Inc is led by Mark S. Myerson, President & Founder since 2022 (on filings since 2019); 1 of 8 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Mark S. Myerson

    President & Founder

    Exective Director → President & Founder, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    16 hrs/week

    $139K (2019) → $131K (2025)

  • Lee McCluskey

    Chair of the Board

    Chair of the Board → Chair of the Board & Board Member, 2022

    Chair of the Board & Board Member → Chair of the Board, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carl Jarboe

    Board Member

    Advisory Board → Board Member, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brenda Massey

    Secretary

    Board Member → Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bruce Thompson

    Treasurer

    Board Member → Treasurer, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Naren Gurbani

    Executive Officio Board Member

    Board Member → Executive Officio Board Member, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Thomas Sangiovanni

    Vice Chairman

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paul Kirsch

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (12)
  • Former: Thomas Ferro (2022–2024) — CEO
  • Former: Jantzen Cole (2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Tony Lamerato (2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Matthew Wahler (2019–2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: Thomas San Giovanni MD (2019–2023) — Vice Chairman
  • Former: Dennis Stripe (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: E. Pepper Toomey MD (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Gloria Barbier (2019–2022) — Chair of the Board
  • Former: Susan R. Jay (2019–2020) — Advisory Board
  • Former: Dirk Goldwasser (2019) — Advisory Board
  • Former: Michele Tremblay (2019) — Treasurer
  • Former: Richard Roe (2019) — Advisory Board

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Mark S Myerson — President & Founder: $131KMark S MyersonPresident & Founder$131K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $131K, to Mark S Myerson (President & Founder).

Frequently asked questions about Steps 2 Walk Inc

How much does Steps 2 Walk Inc give each year?

Steps 2 Walk Inc gave $6K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $13K across 1 grant.

How large is Steps 2 Walk Inc?

Steps 2 Walk Inc reported $100K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $165K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $7K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

Where does Steps 2 Walk Inc operate?

Steps 2 Walk Inc has awarded grants in Colorado.

What is Steps 2 Walk Inc's EIN?

Steps 2 Walk Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 52-2198002. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 4, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 16, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 13, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 10, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS December 16, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 2, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 20, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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