Veterans First Limited

Tax-deductible

Phoenix, AZ501(c)(3)Public & Societal BenefitEIN 32-0035793

Preventing homelessness and stabilizing lives among our women veterans while providing referrals, resources, and information to all veterans, their families and caregivers.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 4 volunteers.
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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $204K a year · 53% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$59K
to officers and key staff · 33% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 91% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 33% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
102 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 101.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $20
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$1.1M
+472% vs prior year
Spent
$176K
To programs
88%
Net assets
$1.5M
By yearFY2019–FY2024
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2024▲ +472%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$297K
FY2021$186K
FY2022$152K
FY2023$191K
FY2024$1.1M
Expenses
$176K
FY2024▲ +5%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$192K
FY2021$222K
FY2022$138K
FY2023$168K
FY2024$176K
Net assets
$1.5M
FY2024▲ +154%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$687K
FY2021$559K
FY2022$573K
FY2023$595K
FY2024$1.5M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 2003.

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

Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $154K Management & general 10% · $18K Fundraising 2% · $4K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

6 people listed on the 990; $59K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Founder/CEO
$55,648Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$3,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Joan E Sisco’s $56K as Founder/CEO is at the 9th percentile of top reported officer pay among 731 $1–10M public & societal benefit 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Joan E Sisco$55,648$44,960$48,000$48,000
Darlene Gonzales$3,000$5,000$2,500$7,500

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

Helps women veterans avoid homelessness and stabilizes lives, also offering resources to all veterans and their families.

Provided by the organization

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1 program service account for $154K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Advocacy building effective trust and communication to build a relationship so the veteran will open up to the issues they are facing, to include but not limited to, post traumatic stress, military sexual trauma, traumatic brain injury, domestic violence and other physical and mental health issues.

$154Kprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$20
Grants paid · 4 grants · $44K · 2021–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,484
Unitemized GrantFY2023$20,334
Unitemized GrantFY2022$12,433
Unitemized GrantFY2021$8,341

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$34K
Money outPt IX
$176K
Ln 25
Programscol B$154K
Managementcol C$18K
Fundraisingcol D$4K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$10K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$42K
Investment incomeLn 3$34K
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$157K
SavingsLn 2$1.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.5M
Other assetsLn 15$15K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 64
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$592K$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$595K$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$595K$1.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$100$100
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$31K$31K
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$59K$45K$11K$3K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$45K$45K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$10K$8K$1K$262
Information technologyLn 14$6K$5K$627$156
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$19K$17K$2K$515
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$4K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$176K$154K$18K$4K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.1M$176K$915K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $191K$168K$22K$595K 990 PDF
FY2022 $152K$138K$14K$573K 990 PDF
FY2021 $186K$222K−$36K$559K 990 PDF
FY2020 Not on file
FY2019 $297K$192K$104K$687K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,091,060 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$9,880
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,047,061
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$42,132
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,056,941
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $34,119$34,119
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $34,119$1,091,060
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $176,166 across 29 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $100$100
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $30,933$30,933
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 $44,736 · Management $11,130 · Fundraising $2,782$58,648
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $44,629$44,629
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,432 · Management $1,051 · Fundraising $262$9,745
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,032 · Management $627 · Fundraising $156$5,815
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $16,551 · Management $2,061 · Fundraising $515$19,127
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $4,082$4,082
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,087$3,087
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $154,495 · Management $17,956 · Fundraising $3,715$176,166
Part X · Balance sheet $1,510,315 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $95,919$157,292
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $496,174$1,338,023
X-15 Other assets$15,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $595,421$1,510,315
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $595,421$1,510,315
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $595,421$1,510,315
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $595,421$1,510,315
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,510,315 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,091,060
XI-2 Total expenses$176,166
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$914,894
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$595,421
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,510,315

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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