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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by FIRST THINGS FIRST INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,510,967
Total expenses
$1,156,368
Contributions and grants received
$1,527,465
Grants paid
$12,252
Program service revenue
$6,172
Investment income
$25
Other revenue
-$22,695
Total assets, end of year
$494,622
Total liabilities, end of year
$159,562
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$335,060
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$820,415
Management and general expenses
$228,983
Fundraising expenses
$106,970
Program service expenses (Part III)
$820,415

Program services were 70.9% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $29,459

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $94,233

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $229,665

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,174,108

  • 2a · Program service revenue: EVENT REGISTRATIONS AN

    total $4,800 · related or exempt $4,800

  • 2b · Program service revenue: EVENT SUPPORTING PROD

    total $1,372 · related or exempt $1,372

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $25 · excluded $25

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $92,299

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $66,763

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $25,536

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $25,536 · related or exempt $25,536

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $94,233

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $48,719

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$48,719 · excluded -$48,719

  • 11a · Other revenue: CREDIT CARD REWARDS

    total $488 · related or exempt $488

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $488

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $12,252 · program services $12,252

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $181,754 · program services $150,856 · management and general $7,270 · fundraising $23,628

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $523,219 · program services $437,496 · management and general $18,385 · fundraising $67,338

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $301 · management and general $301

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $55,193 · program services $42,950 · management and general $5,603 · fundraising $6,640

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $5,475 · program services $2,852 · management and general $2,623

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $35,824 · management and general $35,824

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $45,576 · program services $38,218 · management and general $7,358

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $9,405 · program services $8,439 · management and general $966

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $33,694 · program services $27,058 · management and general $4,137 · fundraising $2,499

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $117,996 · management and general $117,996

  • 17 · Travel

    total $1,598 · program services $982 · management and general $616

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $23,835 · program services $23,031 · management and general $804

  • 20 · Interest

    total $2,624 · management and general $2,624

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $5,186 · program services $3,705 · management and general $740 · fundraising $741

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $7,657 · program services $3,296 · management and general $4,361

  • 24a · Other expenses: EVENTS

    total $67,306 · program services $62,165 · management and general $431 · fundraising $4,710

  • 24b · Other expenses: LOSS ON DISPOSAL OF ASS

    total $9,445 · program services $6,745 · management and general $1,350 · fundraising $1,350

  • 24c · Other expenses: PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT

    total $1,820 · management and general $1,820

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $16,208 · program services $370 · management and general $15,774 · fundraising $64

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $100 · end of year $243,247

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $141,658 · end of year $160,105

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $107,150

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $20,547

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $237,438 · end of year $86,603

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $4,667 · end of year $4,667

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $136,834 · end of year $78,530

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $50,000 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $216,568 · end of year $81,032

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year -$19,539 · end of year $335,060

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

FIRST THINGS FIRST BELIEVES THAT EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE ACCESS TO THE HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP SKILLS THEY NEED. WE PROVIDE RESOURCES THAT GUIDE PEOPLE IN THEIR RELATIONSHIPS SO THEY CAN LIVE THEIR BEST LIVES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO PROVIDE RESOURCES THAT GUIDE PEOPLE IN THEIR RELATIONSHIPS SO THEY CAN LIVE THEIR BEST LIVES.

  • MARRIAGE INITIATIVE - THIS INITIATIVE INCLUDES EDUCATION AND COACHING. THE PURPOSE IS TO EMPOWER COUPLES WITH THE SKILLS NECESSARY TO INCREASE MENTAL HEALTH.

    Expenses $206,081 · Grants $2,900 · Revenue $5,850

  • FATHERING INITIATIVE - THIS INITIATIVE HELPS FATHERS BECOME MORE INVOLVED IN THE LIVES OF THEIR CHILDREN. DADS MAKING A DIFFERENCE IS A GRANT-FUNDED PROGRAM THAT SERVES MEN NAVIGATING THE CHILD SUPPORT SYSTEM. THE GOAL OF THE PROGRAM IS TO HELP DADS BE POSITIVE INFLUENCES IN THEIR CHILDREN'S DEVELOPMENT, REDUCE RECIDIVISM, HELP DADS IMPROVE THEIR MENTAL HEALTH, AND STRENGTHEN THE CO-PARENTING RELATIONSHIP. EPIC DADS IS A FATHERING PROGRAM TO HELP DADS HAVE POSITIVE PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT WITH THEIR CHILDREN, BUILD A COMMUNITY OF SUPPORT, AND STRENGTHEN THE CO-PARENTING RELATIONSHIP. THESE PROGRAMS INCLUDE COACHING AND CASE MANAGEMENT.

    Expenses $98,757 · Grants $2,837 · Revenue $50

  • PARENTING INITIATIVE - THIS INITIATIVE INCLUDES EDUCATION AND COACHING. THE PURPOSE IS TO INCREASE POSITIVE PARENTAL ENGAGEMENT. THE PROGRAMS PARTNER WITH LOCAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND A LOCAL FAMILY SHELTER TO PROVIDE PARENTING EDUCATION, COACHING, AND CASE MANAGEMENT. THIS INITIATIVE ALSO INCLUDES MEND, MOMS EMBRACING A NEW DIRECTION, WHICH SERVES MOTHERS NAVIGATING THE CHILD SUPPORT SYSTEM.

    Expenses $441,691 · Grants $6,515

  • CROSS-CUTTING INITIATIVE

    Expenses $62,854

  • OTHER INITIATIVES

    Expenses $11,032 · Revenue $26,296

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Jennifer Lagutin

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • El Lagutin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mitchell Qualls

    SECRETARY AND VICE PRESIDENT OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $74,129
    From this org
    $74,129
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Ryan Lusk

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lauren Hall

    PRESIDENT AND CEO

    Total calculated
    $107,625
    From this org
    $107,625
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Lorna Durrant

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Brent Faulk

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ana Faulk

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Emily Ramsey

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jeffrey Maddux

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Peter Serodino

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Brianna Rogers

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Susan Spletzer

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Gerald Ware

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kirk Stehr

    PAST CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
21 July 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202542029349300339

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