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CHILDREN FIRST INC

EIN 59-0968249 SARASOTA, FL

Revenue 2023
$13,774,568
Expenses 2023
$13,840,825

Program services were 87.2% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
B210
Classification
1000
Street
1723 N ORANGE AVE

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

Children Firsts mission is: Strengthening children and families by improving the quality of their lives through a comprehensive approach to development, education, health and well-being.

Activities or mission (Part I)

In 2023, Children First provided early childhood education and family strengthening services to 557 at-risk children, ages birth to 5, and their families. Children receive high quality education to ensure healthy development and kindergarten readiness.

  • Head Start - Serving at-risk and economically vulnerable families with young children, Head Start is a program tailored for children three to five years of age which provides early education, health, dental, vision, hearing and developmental screenings, and coordination of appropriate therapies to address the individual childs needs. Services also include support for the entire family through family strengthening classes and individual family goal setting to achieve economic self sufficiency. 268 children were served during the 2023 calendar year (for the 2022-23 academic year - 174 children were served from Jan - June; 94 additional children were enrolled from August - December). This is an unduplicated count. Program of Excellence designation renewal obtained in 2023 designating Children First amongst the top 1% of Head Start / Early Head Start programs nationwide.

    Expenses $3,493,597

  • Early Head Start - Also serving at-risk and economically vulnerable families with very young children, Early Head Start is a program designed for expectant families and their children, birth to three years of age. Following the comprehensive Head Start model, program provides children and families with a wide array of early childhood development, health, and support services. 278 children were served during the 2023 calendar year (for the 2022/23 academic year - 200 children were served from Jan - June; 78 additional children were enrolled from August - December). This is an unduplicated count. Program of Excellence designation renewal obtained in 2023.

    Expenses $5,928,565

  • Early Childhood Education - The Early Childhood Education program is based on the Head Start/Early Head Start model This program is for children six weeks to five years of age. The children and families receive high quality services and are provided very significant scholarship support. In addition to the 11 full time Early Childhood Education clients, Children First served 72 children in extended before and after care programs on average each month. The summer learning program served 216 children (duplicated count), which includes children who were served during the school year in Head Start or Early Head Start programs in 2023.

    Expenses $1,721,124

  • Families First Initiative - This comprehensive family strengthening program offers a variety of services focusing on family strengthening, engagement and enrichment programs. $98,569 Other Program Services - $831,424 Families First Institute Summary of Classes and Activities January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023: Nurturing Dads Class - 2 series of classes, Job Skills Training Class - 3 series of classes, Budgeting & Family Finances - 5 series of classes, Positive Solutions For Families - 4 series of classes, Circle of Security - 5 series of classes, ESOL English for Speakers of Other languages - 8 series of classes

    Expenses $929,993

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2023

As listed in Part VII of the 2023 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Andrea Johnson

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Robert Moulds

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Barbara Benson

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Michael Suarez

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Rebecca Lieberher

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Linda Monda

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Howard Berman

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Kenneth Hughes

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Joe Stephan

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Elenor Maxheim

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Brock Leach

    Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Jacqueline Ray

    Chair Emeritus

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Keith Johnson

    Vice Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Lisa Giglio

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Elizabeth Stamoulis

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Philip Tavill

    President & CEO

    Total calculated
    $315,990
    From this org
    $276,904
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $39,086
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $276,904
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $19,382
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,704
    Filer's total
    $315,990

  • Jessica Rogers

    Highest Compensated Employee

    Total calculated
    $254,159
    From this org
    $231,133
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,026
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $216,133
    Bonus
    $15,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $16,113
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,913
    Filer's total
    $254,159

  • Kathleen Sullivan

    Highest Compensated Employee

    Total calculated
    $164,075
    From this org
    $153,297
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,778
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $153,297
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,729
    Nontaxable benefits
    $49
    Filer's total
    $164,075

  • Brigette Davis

    Highest Compensated Employee

    Total calculated
    $135,376
    From this org
    $119,559
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,817
    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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2023
    Revenue
    $13,774,568
    Expenses
    $13,840,825
    Contributions
    $11,781,699
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $13,052,008
    Expenses
    $13,043,095
    Contributions
    $11,683,912
    Grants paid
    $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $13,314,523
    Expenses
    $12,882,014
    Assets (EOY)
    $8,906,542

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $13,693,552
    Expenses
    $12,502,604
    Assets (EOY)
    $8,614,473

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $11,357,590
    Expenses
    $11,033,636
    Assets (EOY)
    $7,955,029

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $10,488,620
    Expenses
    $10,379,081
    Assets (EOY)
    $7,406,370

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $9,161,103
    Expenses
    $9,118,099
    Assets (EOY)
    $7,700,641

  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $8,274,413
    Expenses
    $8,243,781
    Assets (EOY)
    $6,914,688

  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $7,674,704
    Expenses
    $7,654,450
    Assets (EOY)
    $6,593,180

  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $7,843,993
    Expenses
    $7,421,497
    Assets (EOY)
    $6,231,279

  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $7,130,248
    Expenses
    $6,940,702
    Assets (EOY)
    $5,921,001

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 26 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2023, the newest we have parsed for this organization.