First Stop INC: FY2021 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 26-1841014)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$530K
FY2021	$570K
FY2022	$2.1M
FY2023	$4.3M
FY2024	$1.1M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$462K
FY2021	$575K
FY2022	$916K
FY2023	$955K
FY2024	$1.0M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$374K
FY2021	$377K
FY2022	$1.5M
FY2023	$4.9M
FY2024	$4.9M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 2008.

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

Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

95%

Program services 95% · $549K Management & general 3% · $19K Fundraising 1% · $7K

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

7 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Paul Pradat

President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tim Davis

Treasurer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Paul Freeman

Secretary

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dana Wolfe

Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Donald Christian

Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Robert Harwell

Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Craig Seabrook

Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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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

Provides shelter, meals, and essential supplies to those in need.

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1 program · $549K · in their own filed words · FY2021

01

Day Shelter/Health Management

Mental and PHYSICAL/CASE management all directed at assisting homeless clients

$549Kprogram 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 · FY2025

PlusoneplusoneplusoneFY2025$8K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$8K

Federal money

Single Audit · Federal Audit Clearinghouse · money spent from federal programs

Year ending Dec 2023 · $1.9M federal money spent

Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement GrantsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.218 · Through City of Huntsville Cdd$1.7M

Emergency Solutions Grant ProgramDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.231 · Through City of Huntsville Cdd$195K

Emergency Food and Shelter National Board ProgramDepartment of Homeland Security · ALN 97.024 · Through City of Huntsville Cdd$500

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Dec 2022 · $1.2M federal money spent

Community Development Block Grant - CaresDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.218 · Through City of Huntsville, Alabama$943K

Emergency Shelter Grants - CaresDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.231 · Through City of Huntsville Alabama and 1 more$211K

The auditor reported no findings.

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$570K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$376K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$188K

Investment incomeLn 3$6K

Money outPt IX

$575K

Ln 25

Programscol B$549K

Managementcol C$19K

Fundraisingcol D$7K

Owns and owesPt X

$377K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$206K

Total assetsLn 16$387K

LiabilitiesLn 26$9K

PeoplePt VI, VII

7

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a7

IndependentVI 1b7

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$376K

Government grantsLn 1e$55K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$105K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$188K

Investment incomeLn 3$6K

Total revenueLn 12$570K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$37K

SavingsLn 2$169K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$206K

Accounts receivableLn 4$3K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$177K

Total assetsLn 16$387K

LiabilitiesLn 26$9K

Net assetsLn 32$377K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 511

VolunteersI 640

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY21	End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$213K	$206K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$172K	$177K
Total assetsLn 16	$388K	$387K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$13K	$9K
Net assetsLn 32	$374K	$377K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$265K	$252K	$11K	$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$33K	$31K	$1K	$327
Payroll taxesLn 10	$27K	$26K	$1K	$272
Management feesLn 11a	$55K	$52K	$2K	$549
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$5K	$2K	$94	$3K
Office expensesLn 13	$10K	$10K	$410	$103
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$802	$762	$32	$8
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$22K	$21K	$891	$223
InsuranceLn 23	$11K	$11K	$450	$113
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$31K	$29K	$1K	$304
All other expensesLn 24e	$115K	$114K	$634	$159
Total functional expensesLn 25	$575K	$549K	$19K	$7K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Oct 8, 2025	$1.1M	$1.0M	$74K	$4.9M	990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 1, 2024	$4.3M	$955K	$3.4M	$4.9M	990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 8, 2023	$2.1M	$916K	$1.1M	$1.5M	990 PDF
FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS Jul 19, 2022	$570K	$575K	−$5K	$377K	990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Sep 2, 2021	$530K	$462K	$68K	$374K	990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations

See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)

Part I · Summary $570,306 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $374,776$375,508

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $154,491$188,465

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $460$6,333

I-11 Other revenue$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $529,727$570,306

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $239,789$325,292

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $221,790$249,573

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $461,579$574,865

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $68,148−$4,559

Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 3 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7

VI-1b Independent voting members7

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $570,306 across 7 lines filed

VIII-1c Fundraising events$104,928

VIII-1e Government grants$55,039

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$215,541

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$375,508

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$188,465

VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$6,333

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $194,798 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$570,306

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $574,865 across 11 lines filed

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $252,186 · Management $10,618 · Fundraising $2,655$265,459

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $31,029 · Management $1,306 · Fundraising $327$32,662

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $25,812 · Management $1,087 · Fundraising $272$27,171

IX-11a Management feesPrograms $52,155 · Management $2,196 · Fundraising $549$54,900

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,230 · Management $94 · Fundraising $2,565$4,889

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,738 · Management $410 · Fundraising $103$10,251

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $762 · Management $32 · Fundraising $8$802

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $21,164 · Management $891 · Fundraising $223$22,278

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $10,693 · Management $450 · Fundraising $113$11,256

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $29,098 · Management $1,227 · Fundraising $304$30,629

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $113,775 · Management $634 · Fundraising $159$114,568

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $548,642 · Management $18,945 · Fundraising $7,278$574,865

Part X · Balance sheet $386,569 assets, 11 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $158,314$37,479

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $54,200$168,605

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $3,254$3,254

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $172,060$177,231

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $387,828$386,569

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $13,439$9,179

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $13,439$9,179

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $374,389$377,390

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $374,389$377,390

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $387,828$386,569

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $377,390 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$570,306

XI-2 Total expenses$574,865

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$4,559

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$374,389

XI-8 Prior period adjustments$7,560

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$377,390

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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First Stop INC FY2021 filing

Before you give

Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for First Stop INC

Day Shelter/Health Management

Funders

Grants

Federal money

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV