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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by FIRST THINGS FIRST INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,445,921
Total expenses
$1,370,368
Contributions and grants received
$1,450,997
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$17,800
Investment income
-$111
Other revenue
-$22,765
Total assets, end of year
$440,699
Total liabilities, end of year
$231,170
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$209,529
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,102,413
Management and general expenses
$154,187
Fundraising expenses
$113,768
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,102,413

Program services were 80.4% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $45,485

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $243,496

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,162,016

  • 2a · Program service revenue: EVENT SUPPORTING PROD

    total $14,049 · related or exempt $14,049

  • 2b · Program service revenue: EVENT REGISTRATIONS AN

    total $3,751 · related or exempt $3,751

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $21 · excluded $21

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $132

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$132

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$132 · excluded -$132

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

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

    $45,485

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $22,765

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$22,765 · excluded -$22,765

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $86,064 · program services $68,851 · management and general $6,885 · fundraising $10,328

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $599,349 · program services $477,540 · management and general $49,067 · fundraising $72,742

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $78,280 · program services $56,864 · management and general $12,059 · fundraising $9,357

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $50,766 · program services $39,292 · management and general $5,188 · fundraising $6,286

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $1,126 · program services $1,126

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $35,876 · management and general $35,876

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $107,340 · program services $92,425 · management and general $11,879 · fundraising $3,036

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $34,847 · program services $22,545 · management and general $12,302

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $18,594 · program services $18,594

  • 17 · Travel

    total $12,282 · program services $7,026 · management and general $5,022 · fundraising $234

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $17,084 · program services $16,794 · management and general $290

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $5,963 · program services $5,963

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $8,715 · program services $176 · management and general $8,539

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT

    total $243,806 · program services $242,467 · management and general $1,339

  • 24b · Other expenses: POSTAGE AND PRINTING

    total $35,151 · program services $22,598 · management and general $768 · fundraising $11,785

  • 24c · Other expenses: EVENTS

    total $30,786 · program services $29,764 · management and general $1,022

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $4,339 · program services $388 · management and general $3,951

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $68,899 · end of year $100

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $201,679 · end of year $217,115

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,310 · end of year $7,943

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $8,051 · end of year $0

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

    $48,179

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

    $23,028

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $22,743 · end of year $25,151

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $190,390

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $45,493 · end of year $40,780

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $123,213

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $190,390

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $133,976 · end of year $209,529

Mission and programs · 2022

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 BETTER LIVES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE MISSION OF FIRST THINGS FIRST IS TO PROVIDE RESOURCES THAT GUIDE PEOPLE IN THEIR RELATIONSHIPS SO THEY CAN LIVE BETTER LIVES.

  • MARRIAGE INITIATIVE - THIS PROGRAM IS NON-GRANT RELATED PROGRAMMING THAT INCLUDES FAITH-BASED PREMARITAL EDUCATION, MARRIAGE ENRICHMENT, MARRIAGE RETREATS, CLASSES FOR SINGLES INTERESTED IN MARRIAGE, DATE NIGHT EVENTS, AND SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS ALL GEARED TOWARD HELPING PEOPLE BUILD STRONG MARRIAGES.

    Expenses $528,637

  • FATHERING INITIATIVE - HELPING FATHERS BECOME MORE INVOLVED IN THE LIVES OF THEIR CHILDREN. GOAL IS TO INCREASE FATHER INVOLVEMENT WITH CHILDREN BY 30%. DAD READY IS A CLASS FOR FIRST TIME FATHERS DESIGNED TO TEACH THE VALUE OF CONNECTING WITH CHILDREN EARLY. DADS MAKING A DIFFERENCE IS A CLASS FOR MEN WHO ARE BEHIND ON THEIR CHILD SUPPORT. THE GOAL OF THIS CLASS IS TO HELP THESE MEN BECOME PRODUCTIVE, INVOLVED IN THEIR CHILDREN'S LIVES AND PAYING THEIR CHILD SUPPORT.

    Expenses $202,533

  • PARENTING PROJECTS - DONUTS FOR DADS, MUFFINS FOR MOMS, PARENTING IN THE BRAVE NEW DIGITAL WORLD AND OTHER PARENTING CLASSES ARE OFFERED TO HELP PARENTS KNOW HOW TO BE ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN THE LIFE OF THEIR CHILD IN A HEALTHY WAY.

    Expenses $320,598

  • CROSS-CUTTING INITIATIVE

    Expenses $18,489

  • OTHER INITIATIVES

    Expenses $32,156 · Revenue $17,800

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • David Allen

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jimmy Barnett

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Julian Bell

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brent Faulk

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ana Faulk

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ron Harris

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Todd Henon

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Beth Henon

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rhey Houston

    EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AT LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • El Lagutin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jennifer Lagutin

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ryan Lusk

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Wilson Meads

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kathy Patton

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Buddy Presley

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kirk Stehr

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mike Webb

    PREVIOUS BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lauren Hall

    PRESIDENT & CEO

    Total calculated
    $86,064
    From this org
    $86,064
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

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
2022
Filed
20 July 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202332019349300448

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