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Charlottesvle, VA501(c)(3)Since 2006Education EIN 20-8081778Revenue $1.1M in FY2025

On file with the IRSfirstchesapeake.org240 W Main Street, 22902-5005 · Charlottesvle, VATax-exempt since May 2007Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The Virginiafirst mission is to inspire young people to be science and technology leaders and innovators, by engaging them in exciting mentor-based programs that build science, engineering, and technology skills, that inspire innovation, and that foster well-rounded life capabilities including self-confidence, communication, and leadership.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$132K 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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FY2025 · 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $113K a year · 11% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$132K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 54% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $902K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$717K
59% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 59% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.1M
+5% vs prior year
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
84%
Net assets
$495K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2025▲ +5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$930K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.1M
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2025▲ +41%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$920K
FY2021$841K
FY2022$998K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$809K
FY2025$1.1M
Net assets
$495K
FY2025▲ +1.0%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$2K
FY2021$87K
FY2022$103K
FY2023$204K
FY2024$490K
FY2025$495K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2007.

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

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $952K Management & general 10% · $110K Fundraising 7% · $77K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $132K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Alex Bryant
Executive Director
$131,504Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Cedric Sims
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
James Kresge
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Alex Bryant’s $132K as Executive Director is at the 54th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3394 $1–10M education 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Leighann Boland———$139,500$142,500$131,000
Alex Bryant$131,504$111,871————
Scott Turnbull——$122,500———

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Inspires youth to lead in science and tech through mentor-based skill-building programs.

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1 program · $952K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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First inspires young people to be science and technology leaders and innovators by engaging them in exciting mentor-based programs that build science, engineering, and technology skills, that inspire innovation, and that foster well-rounded life capabilities including self-confidence, communication, and leadership.

$952Kprogram 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
For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology FirstFY2024$902K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$902K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$630K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$490K
Investment incomeLn 3$24K
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$952K
Managementcol C$110K
Fundraisingcol D$77K
Owns and owesPt X
$495K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$902K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$717K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$630K
Government grantsLn 1e$65K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$23K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$490K
Investment incomeLn 3$24K
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$278K
SavingsLn 2$624K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$902K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K
Other assetsLn 15$1K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$717K
Net assetsLn 32$495K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$697K$902K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K$4K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$575K$717K
Net assetsLn 32$490K$495K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$132K$105K$13K$13K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$337K$270K$34K$34K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$13K$10K$1K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10−$15K−$12K−$2K−$2K
Management feesLn 11a$7K$1K$5K$739
Legal feesLn 11b$16K$3K$11K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$25K$5K$17K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$78K$63K$8K$8K
OccupancyLn 16$33K$26K$3K$3K
TravelLn 17$12K$6K$6K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$77K$61K$8K$8K
InsuranceLn 23$14K$10K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$401K$401K
All other expensesLn 24e$10K$8K$992$992
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$952K$110K$77K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.1M$1.1M$5K$495K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.1M$809K$285K$490K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.1M$1.0M$101K$204K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.0M$998K$16K$103K 990 PDF
FY2021 $930K$841K$89K$87K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.1M$920K$183K−$2K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,143,863 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $670,315$630,151
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $413,281$490,128
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $10,629$23,584
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,094,225$1,143,863
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $406,310$465,969
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $402,418$673,227
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $808,728$1,139,196
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $285,497$4,667
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,143,863 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$65,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$565,151
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$22,917
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$630,151
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $490,128$490,128
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $23,584$23,584
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $490,128 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $23,584$1,143,863
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,139,196 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $105,204 · Management $13,150 · Fundraising $13,150$131,504
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $269,587 · Management $33,698 · Fundraising $33,698$336,983
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $10,337 · Management $1,292 · Fundraising $1,292$12,921
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms −$12,351 · Management −$1,544 · Fundraising −$1,544−$15,439
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $1,478 · Management $5,172 · Fundraising $739$7,389
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $3,163 · Management $11,070 · Fundraising $1,581$15,814
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $4,980 · Management $17,431 · Fundraising $2,490$24,901
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $62,782 · Management $7,848 · Fundraising $7,848$78,478
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $26,297 · Management $3,287 · Fundraising $3,287$32,871
IX-17 TravelManagement $5,997 · Fundraising $5,997$11,994
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $61,358 · Management $7,670 · Fundraising $7,670$76,698
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $9,891 · Management $4,239$14,130
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $401,035$401,035
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $7,933 · Management $992 · Fundraising $992$9,917
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $951,694 · Management $110,302 · Fundraising $77,200$1,139,196
Part X · Balance sheet $1,211,416 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $53,734$277,748
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $643,735$624,243
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$900
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $32,250$30,321
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$3,575
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,611$4,184
X-14 Intangible assets$269,070
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $329,318$1,375
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,064,648$1,211,416
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $336,682$8,375
X-19 Deferred revenue$220,500
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $238,100$188,199
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$299,809
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $574,782$716,883
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $489,866$494,533
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $489,866$494,533
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,064,648$1,211,416
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $494,533 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,143,863
XI-2 Total expenses$1,139,196
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$4,667
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$489,866
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$494,533

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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