City First Foundation FY2020 filing

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Chicago, IL501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 36-3812182Revenue $58K in FY2020

On file with the IRS3824 W Irving Park Rd, 60618-3106 · Chicago, ILTax-exempt since Mar 1993Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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City first's mission is to resource urban neighborhoods, ministries, and families educationally, economically, socially and spiritually. 1. We maintain an urban hub for missional communities we share the tapestry center & annex facility with churches and missional communities we provide a facility for groups that perform missional outreach and retreats in chicago we sponsor art, concerts & community events 2. We cultivate church planting & the strengthening of neighborhoods we facilitate the creation of new churches and ministries - tapestry fellowship we participate in neighborhood organizations and City-wide partnerships we provide care and counseling through individual and small group outreaches 3. We help promote leadership development we host gatherings for religious and business growth organizations we initiate programs that stimulate leadership development

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$51K 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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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
0 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $51K a year · 93% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$51K
to officers and key staff · 52% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 52% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$106K
25% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 25% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$58K
Spent
$98K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$323K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$58K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$58K
FY2021$51K
FY2022$44K
FY2023$59K
FY2024$64K
Expenses
$98K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$98K
FY2021$96K
FY2022$110K
FY2023$111K
FY2024$119K
Net assets
$323K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$323K
FY2021$278K
FY2022$212K
FY2023$161K
FY2024$106K

From the FY2020 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 Mar 1993.

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

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $84K Management & general 14% · $14K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $51K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Ex. Director
$51,331Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director Tre
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rev Mark D Johnson’s $54K as Ex. Director is at the 98th percentile of top reported officer pay among 250 <$100K arts & culture 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Rev Mark D Johnson$54,000$57,170$53,040$54,750$51,331

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Supports urban neighborhoods and families through education, economic aid, social programs, and spiritual resources.

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3 programs · $84K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

We maintain an urban hub for missional communities

$79Kprogram expense
02

We help promote leadership development

$5Kprogram expense
03

We cultivate church planting & the strengthening of neighborhoods

$37program expense

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$58K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$45K
Other incomeLn 4–11$13K
Investment incomeLn 3$27
Money outPt IX
$98K
Ln 25
Programscol B$84K
Managementcol C$14K
Owns and owesPt X
$323K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$29K
Total assetsLn 16$429K
LiabilitiesLn 26$106K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$45K
Investment incomeLn 3$27
Other incomeLn 4–11$13K
Total revenueLn 12$58K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$29K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$29K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$399K
Total assetsLn 16$429K
LiabilitiesLn 26$106K
Net assetsLn 32$323K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$26K$29K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1K$1K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$416K$399K
Total assetsLn 16$442K$429K
LiabilitiesLn 26$79K$106K
Net assetsLn 32$363K$323K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$51K$51K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$5K$5K
Legal feesLn 11b$275$275
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$904$904
OccupancyLn 16$4K$4K
TravelLn 17$218$218
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$17K$17K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$12K$1K$10K
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$778$707
Total functional expensesLn 25$98K$84K$14K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $64K$119K−$55K$106K 990 PDF
FY2023 $59K$111K−$51K$161K 990 PDF
FY2022 $44K$110K−$66K$212K 990 PDF
FY2021 $51K$96K−$45K$278K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $58K$98K−$40K$323K 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
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Part I · Summary $58,139 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $52,947$45,480
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $49$27
I-11 Other revenue$12,632
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $52,996$58,139
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $27,010$56,761
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $39,595$41,340
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $66,605$98,101
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$13,609−$39,962
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 $58,139 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$45,480
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$45,480
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $27$27
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $12,632$12,632
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $12,632 · Excluded from tax $27$58,139
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $98,101 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $51,331$51,331
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $5,430$5,430
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $275$275
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,400$1,400
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $904$904
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,818$3,818
IX-17 TravelPrograms $218$218
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $16,919$16,919
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,613$4,613
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,265 · Management $10,443$11,708
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $778 · Management $707$1,485
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $84,372 · Management $13,729 · Fundraising $0$98,101
Part X · Balance sheet $428,945 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $25,637$28,971
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $415,554$398,633
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,293$1,341
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $442,484$428,945
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$26,400
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $79,457$79,457
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $79,457$105,857
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $363,027$323,088
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $442,484$428,945
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $323,088 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$58,139
XI-2 Total expenses$98,101
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$39,962
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$363,027
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$23
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$323,088

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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