The mission of First Option Care INC. Is to present jesus christ as savior and lord, to bring compassionate help and hope to women and teens who are unprepared for pregnancy, to present sexual abstinence as a positive lifestyle for singles, and to provide an opportunity for healing and restoration to those who have been hurt by abortion.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
56¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$54K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $5K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
56%
of spending
Worth a look: 56% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$54K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $119
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$314K
51% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 51% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$248K
-31% vs prior year
Spent
$322K
To programs
56%
Net assets
$301K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$248K
FY2024▼ -31%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$238K
FY2021$258K
FY2022$353K
FY2023$359K
FY2024$248K
FY2025$280K
Expenses
$322K
FY2024▲ +3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$257K
FY2021$207K
FY2022$246K
FY2023$314K
FY2024$322K
FY2025$361K
Net assets
$301K
FY2024▼ -20%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$187K
FY2021$238K
FY2022$344K
FY2023$376K
FY2024$301K
FY2025$221K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2006.

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Where the money goes

56 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 56% · $180K Management & general 33% · $106K Fundraising 11% · $36K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

11 people listed on the 990; $54K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$54,175Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Meghan Johnson’s $56K as Executive Dir. is at the 45th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2167 $100K–1M human services nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Meghan Johnson$55,767—————
Meghan Ridenour—$54,175$49,488$48,451$46,859$46,782

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Offers compassionate help and hope to pregnant women and teens, promoting abstinence and healing after abortion.

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1 program · $180K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The mission of first option care inc. Is to present jesus christ as savior and lord, to bring compassionate help and hope to women and teens who are unprepared for pregnancy, to present sexual abstinence as a positive lifestyle for singles, and to provide an opportunity for healing and restoration to those who have been hurt by abortion.

$180Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$119

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$248K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$235K
Other incomeLn 4–11$11K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$322K
Ln 25
Programscol B$180K
Managementcol C$106K
Fundraisingcol D$36K
Owns and owesPt X
$301K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$88K
Total assetsLn 16$615K
LiabilitiesLn 26$314K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$235K
Government grantsLn 1e$97K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Other incomeLn 4–11$11K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$248K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$32K
SavingsLn 2$56K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$88K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$521K
Other assetsLn 15$1K
Total assetsLn 16$615K
LiabilitiesLn 26$314K
Net assetsLn 32$301K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 621
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$173K$88K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$535K$521K
Total assetsLn 16$714K$615K
LiabilitiesLn 26$338K$314K
Net assetsLn 32$376K$301K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$57K$14K$23K$20K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$111K$96K$5K$11K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$2K$1K$337$371
Other employee benefitsLn 9$504$330$83$91
Payroll taxesLn 10$13K$8K$2K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$15K$15K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$6K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$5K$5K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$4K$4K
TravelLn 17$1K$1K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K
InterestLn 20$28K$19K$8K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$15K$10K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$37K$9K$28K
All other expensesLn 24e$13K$10K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$322K$180K$106K$36K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $280K$361K−$81K$221K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $248K$322K−$74K$301K 990 PDF
FY2023 $359K$314K$45K$376K 990 PDF
FY2022 $353K$246K$106K$344K 990 PDF
FY2021 $258K$207K$50K$238K 990 PDF
FY2020 $238K$257K−$19K$187K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $248,169 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $277,369$234,543
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $56,956$2,720
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $24,184$10,906
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $358,509$248,169
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $161,977$182,877
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $151,664$139,554
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $313,641$322,431
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $44,868−$74,262
Part VI · Governance 10 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $248,169 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$97,179
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$137,364
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$234,543
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $2,720$2,720
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $568$568
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$10,338
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,288$248,169
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $322,431 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $14,138 · Management $22,620 · Fundraising $19,793$56,551
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $95,568 · Management $5,108 · Fundraising $10,574$111,250
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,339 · Management $337 · Fundraising $371$2,047
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $330 · Management $83 · Fundraising $91$504
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,191 · Management $2,067 · Fundraising $2,267$12,525
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,025$4,025
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $1,523$1,523
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $15,477$15,477
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,732 · Management $1,317$7,049
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $4,556$4,556
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $3,800$3,800
IX-17 TravelManagement $1,210$1,210
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $2,414$2,414
IX-20 InterestPrograms $19,424 · Management $8,324$27,748
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $10,181 · Management $4,363$14,544
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $7,413$7,413
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $9,422 · Management $27,580$37,002
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $9,700 · Fundraising $3,093$12,793
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $179,802 · Management $106,440 · Fundraising $36,189$322,431
Part X · Balance sheet $615,477 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $70,121$32,026
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $102,932$55,652
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $535,104$520,980
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $5,839$5,419
X-15 Other assets$1,400
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $713,996$615,477
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $3,813$5,884
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $338,312$314,055
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $375,684$301,422
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $375,684$301,422
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $713,996$615,477
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $301,422 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$248,169
XI-2 Total expenses$322,431
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$74,262
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$375,684
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$301,422

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