building steps is a private non-profit organization, founded in 1995 by matthew weinberg, ceo of the weinberg group, that was developed to expose bright, underserved students to professions that rely on science and technology and to help them excel in these fields where minorities are overwhelmingly underrepresented. headquartered in baltimore, maryland since 1999, 90% of the students graduating from this two-year, academic and professional development program matriculate to college.