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.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$57K 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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FY2023 · 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
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
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
$57K
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
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$205K
56% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 56% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$59K
+35% vs prior year
Spent
$111K
To programs
88%
Net assets
$161K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$59K
FY2023▲ +35%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$58K
FY2021$51K
FY2022$44K
FY2023$59K
FY2024$64K
Expenses
$111K
FY2023▲ +0.9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$98K
FY2021$96K
FY2022$110K
FY2023$111K
FY2024$119K
Net assets
$161K
FY2023▼ -24%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$323K
FY2021$278K
FY2022$212K
FY2023$161K
FY2024$106K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 1993.

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Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $98K Management & general 12% · $13K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $57K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Ex. Director
$57,170Pt 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 · $98K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

We maintain an urban hub for missional communities

$86Kprogram expense
02

We help promote leadership development

$11Kprogram expense
03

We cultivate church planting & the strengthening of neighborhoods

$940program expense

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$59K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$58K
Investment incomeLn 3$711
Other incomeLn 4–11$242
Money outPt IX
$111K
Ln 25
Programscol B$98K
Managementcol C$13K
Owns and owesPt X
$161K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$13K
Total assetsLn 16$366K
LiabilitiesLn 26$205K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$58K
Investment incomeLn 3$711
Other incomeLn 4–11$242
Total revenueLn 12$59K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$13K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$13K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$348K
Total assetsLn 16$366K
LiabilitiesLn 26$205K
Net assetsLn 32$161K
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$49K$13K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$365K$348K
Total assetsLn 16$420K$366K
LiabilitiesLn 26$208K$205K
Net assetsLn 32$212K$161K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$57K$57K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$11K$11K
Legal feesLn 11b$6$6
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$180$180
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$8K$8K
TravelLn 17$81$81
InterestLn 20$4K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$17K$17K
InsuranceLn 23$527$527
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$8K$3K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$111K$98K$13K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $64K$119K−$55K$106K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $59K$111K−$51K$161K 990 PDF
FY2022 $44K$110K−$66K$212K 990 PDF
FY2021 $51K$96K−$45K$278K 990 PDF
FY2020 $58K$98K−$40K$323K 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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $59,323 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $44,044$58,370
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $39$711
I-11 Other revenue$242
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $44,083$59,323
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $55,951$67,924
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $53,762$42,805
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $109,713$110,729
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$65,630−$51,406
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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 $59,323 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$58,370
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$58,370
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $711$711
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $242$242
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $953$59,323
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $110,729 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $57,170$57,170
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $10,754$10,754
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $6$6
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,800$1,800
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $180$180
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,067$1,067
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $8,099$8,099
IX-17 TravelPrograms $81$81
IX-20 InterestManagement $3,843$3,843
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $16,527$16,527
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $527$527
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,434 · Management $4,881$8,315
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,069 · Management $1,291$2,360
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $97,841 · Management $12,888 · Fundraising $0$110,729
Part X · Balance sheet $365,853 assets, 9 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $5,000; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $49,095$12,558
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $364,822$348,295
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $420,100$365,853
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,519$647
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $124,900$124,900
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $79,457$79,457
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $207,876$205,004
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $212,224$160,849
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $420,100$365,853
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $160,849 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$59,323
XI-2 Total expenses$110,729
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$51,406
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$212,224
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$31
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$160,849

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