Empower individuals by fostering purposeful growth, ensuring accessibility and inclusivity, and driving innovation and research.
That is the mission as written into our bylaws. In practice it means four areas of work: education, research, access to care, and the development of advanced integrative technologies. Nervous system health is an area we know deeply, but it is not the boundary. We fund what solves a genuine problem and makes a measurable difference to someone's well-being and quality of life.
We keep solutions within reach of everyone, including social organizations and underserved communities, through education, coaching, partnerships, and funding for health care innovation. The aim is democratized health care that supports community well-being and holistic development.
We are led by business leaders, entrepreneurs, behavioral health experts, educators, and neuroscientists. We take fiscal responsibility seriously. That is why we focus on a small number of initiatives at a time rather than spreading thin, and why every person we support is asked to take part in outcome tracking.
How we actually operate
We fund
Scholarships and direct grants that pay for care, education, research, and the building of tools that work. Money moves from donors to the individual, initiative, or project that needs it.
We advocate
Funding is not the only way to open a door. We work with partners across the community to have services offered free, on a sliding scale, or at a reduced rate. Often the most effective thing we do is not write a check but change what someone is asked to pay.
No one draws a salary from Two Steps Up. Reviewing applications, negotiating rates with partners, and running the organization are unpaid work, so none of a donation is absorbed before it reaches the person or project it was given for.
Governance and transparency
Two Steps Up is a North Carolina nonprofit corporation, incorporated with the Secretary of State on June 26, 2024, and tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. EIN 99-3630084.
How we are governed
- A board of five directors serving three-year terms, with no voting members outside the board
- A standing finance and audit committee, a majority of whom are not employees, which appraises financial controls and recommends an independent auditor annually
- Annual conflict of interest statements from every voting director and officer
- A whistleblower policy and a document retention policy adopted into the bylaws
What you can ask to see
- Articles of Incorporation
- Bylaws, including compliance matters and policies
- Form 1023 application for recognition of exemption
- Annual Form 990 filings
- Annual financial statements and audit reports
Request any of these by writing to Cameron@neuroprogeny.com. We will send them.
Two ways to be part of it
Give, or ask for support. Both take about the same amount of courage.