Thinkfirst Foundation EIN 36-3730822

Thinkfirst Foundation FY2022 filing

EIN  36-3730822 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Wheaton, IL
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Educates students on preventing brain and spinal cord injuries using curriculum materials.
Leadership
Kim Spayer · Former Exec Director · $113K
Money in and out
$369K revenue, $306K expenses
Bottom line
80% program efficiency

Educates students on preventing brain and spinal cord injuries using curriculum materials. For fiscal year 2022 it reported $369K in revenue, $306K in expenses, and $288K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2022
Total revenue
$369K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$306K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$288K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $63K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.80 Management & general $0.15 Fundraising $0.05
Program efficiency
80%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
17.1mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+17%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2022 · Form 990
Revenue
$369K
FY2022▼ -16%
Expenses
$306K
FY2022▼ -20%
Total assets
$474K
FY2022▲ +77%
Total liabilities
$186K
FY2022▲ +333%
Total revenue
$369K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$306K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$288K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$63K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$474K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B80%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 328
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 428
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $245K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

Injury Prevention Program

To educate students and others on preventing brain and spinal cord injuries. Approximately 250,000 students were educated during the year through the use of various curriculum materials.

$245Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CThinkfirst Foundation
EINHdr · item D36-3730822
Principal addressHdr · item CWheaton, IL
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.thinkfirst.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MIL
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFPublic Safety & Disaster (M40Z)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 1991

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a28
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b28
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
Former Exec Director
$112,567Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jill Braselton RN Bsn’s $110K as Executive Director is at the 95th percentile of top reported officer pay among 829 $100K–1M public safety & disaster 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Kim Spayer$112,567$83,600
Jill Braselton RN Bsn$109,952$104,454$54,988
Mary Kunz$56,000
Amanda Rist RN Bsn$38,123

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$309K · 84%
Program service revenue$59K · 16%
Contributions & grants84%$309K
Program service revenue16%$59K
Investment income$48
Other revenue$1K
Total revenueLn 12$369K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.80 Management & general $0.15 Fundraising $0.05
Program services80%$245K
Management & general15%$47K
Fundraising5%$14K
Total functional expensesLn 25$306K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$437K
Total assetsLn 16$474K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$186K
Total net assetsLn 32$288K
Months of cash on handcomputed17.1

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2022 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $437K · Operating expenses/yr $306K
17.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $245K · Total expenses $306K
80%
Management & General
Management & general $47K · Total expenses $306K
15%
Fundraising
Fundraising $14K · Total expenses $306K
5%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $17K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $287K
$0.06 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $309K · Total revenue $369K
84%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $369K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $59K · Total revenue $369K
16%
Investment reliance
Investment income $48 · Total revenue $369K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $59K · Total expenses $306K
19%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $369K · Prior year $442K
-16%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $288K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $369K · Expenses $306K
+17%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $474K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $288K · Total assets $474K
61%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $474K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Kim Greene · Reported title Director · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $306K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $200K · Total expenses $306K
66%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 80%
Overhead ratio 15%
Fundraising cost ratio 5%
Revenue growth -16%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 7%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$14K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$426K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$395K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$443K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$369K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$442K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2022IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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