Head First development's mission is to bring about lasting change for disadvantaged women and youths by investing in their health, education, and employment opportunities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 1 volunteers and 3 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $58K a year · 18% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$60K
to officers and key staff · 19% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 19% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $74K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$154
0.1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$244K
+36% vs prior year
Spent
$319K
To programs
78%
Net assets
$148K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$244K
FY2024▲ +36%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$370K
FY2021$619K
FY2022$204K
FY2023$180K
FY2024$244K
Expenses
$319K
FY2024▼ -7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$365K
FY2021$544K
FY2022$338K
FY2023$341K
FY2024$319K
Net assets
$148K
FY2024▼ -34%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$443K
FY2021$518K
FY2022$384K
FY2023$223K
FY2024$148K

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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2006.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $249K Management & general 11% · $35K Fundraising 11% · $35K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $60K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Exec. VP, Op
$59,500Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cindy Eppard’s $60K as Exec. VP, Op is at the 54th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1636 $100K–1M international 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Cindy Eppard$59,500$59,500$59,500$56,625$48,000
J Mark Long—$34,937$59,500$58,125$54,000

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empowers disadvantaged women and youth through health, education, and job opportunities.

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1 program · $249K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Humanitarian and medical endeavors in india aimed at bringing about lasting change for for disadvantaged women and youths.

$249Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$74K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$244K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$241K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$319K
Ln 25
Programscol B$249K
Managementcol C$35K
Fundraisingcol D$35K
Owns and owesPt X
$148K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$148K
Total assetsLn 16$148K
LiabilitiesLn 26$154
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$241K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Total revenueLn 12$244K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$133K
SavingsLn 2$15K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$148K
Total assetsLn 16$148K
LiabilitiesLn 26$154
Net assetsLn 32$148K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 61
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$223K$148K
Total assetsLn 16$224K$148K
LiabilitiesLn 26$721$154
Net assetsLn 32$223K$148K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$134K$134K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$88K$62K$15K$11K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$45K$32K$8K$6K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2K$2K$407$311
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$6K$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$137$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$26K$10K$16K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$914$914
TravelLn 17$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$145$11$7$127
Total functional expensesLn 25$319K$249K$35K$35K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $244K$319K−$75K$148K 990 PDF
FY2023 $180K$341K−$161K$223K 990 PDF
FY2022 $204K$338K−$134K$384K 990 PDF
FY2021 $619K$544K$75K$518K 990 PDF
FY2020 $370K$365K$5K$443K 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 F · Foreign O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $243,606 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $179,441$241,223
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $38$2,383
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $68$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $179,547$243,606
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $112,806$133,645
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $172,672$143,678
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $55,375$41,256
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $340,853$318,579
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$161,306−$74,973
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $243,606 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$241,223
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$241,223
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,383$2,383
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $2,383$243,606
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $318,579 across 13 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $133,645$133,645
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $61,802 · Management $15,009 · Fundraising $11,478$88,289
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $31,500 · Management $7,650 · Fundraising $5,850$45,000
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,677 · Management $407 · Fundraising $311$2,395
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,596 · Management $1,359 · Fundraising $1,039$7,994
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,060$3,060
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $137 · Management $1,417$1,554
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $9,868 · Fundraising $16,316$26,184
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,854$1,854
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $914$914
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,441$4,441
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $3,104$3,104
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $11 · Management $7 · Fundraising $127$145
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $248,677 · Management $34,781 · Fundraising $35,121$318,579
Part X · Balance sheet $147,961 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $69,654$132,731
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $153,457$14,840
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $390$390
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $223,501$147,961
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $721$154
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $721$154
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $222,780$147,807
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $222,780$147,807
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $223,501$147,961
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $147,807 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$243,606
XI-2 Total expenses$318,579
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$74,973
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$222,780
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$147,807

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