Kurt Warner First Things First Foundation: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 43-1921463)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$251K
FY2021	$299K
FY2022	$351K
FY2023	$266K
FY2024	$343K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$168K
FY2021	$260K
FY2022	$290K
FY2023	$258K
FY2024	$292K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$1.9M
FY2021	$2.0M
FY2022	$2.0M
FY2023	$2.0M
FY2024	$2.1M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2001.

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

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

84%

13%

Program services 84% · $246K Management & general 13% · $37K Fundraising 3% · $9K

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

3 people listed on the 990; $68K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Jennifer Zink

Executive Director/Secreta

$67,950Pt VII · Sec A

Kurtis E Warner

President/Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Brenda Warner

Vice President/Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jennifer Zink’s $68K as Executive Director/Secreta is at the 64th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1264 $100K–1M philanthropy & grantmaking 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

Name	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Jennifer Zink	$67,950	$67,950	$67,950	$67,950	$62,496

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 2Yes
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides opportunities and support to children and families, promoting faith and family values.

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3 programs · $217K · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

Home for the Holidays

Together with aaron's inc, u-haul, brooklyn bedding, and sprouts the foundation rewards single mothers or fathers, who have achieved the dream of homeownership with habitat for humanity by turning a house into a home with new furnishings as a surprise for first-time homeowners.

$111Kprogram expense

02

Disney World Program

For the twenty-second year, the foundation teamed with dream factory and make-a-wish to treat children from arizona and missouri with life-threatening illnesses and their families to the magical world of mickey, donald and goofy in orlando, florida for a weeklong vacation.

$92Kprogram expense

03

Christmas Giving Program

This program celebrates christmas with foster kids at sunshine acres children's home in mesa, az. This year each child received a brand new pair of nike shoes along with socks thanks to an in-kind partnership with nike.

$14Kprogram 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 · FY2024

Jewish Federation of Metropolitan ChicagoFY2024$75K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$75K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$343K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$218K

Investment incomeLn 3$124K

Other incomeLn 4–11$1K

Money outPt IX

$292K

Ln 25

Programscol B$246K

Managementcol C$37K

Fundraisingcol D$9K

Owns and owesPt X

$2.1M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$131K

Total assetsLn 16$2.1M

LiabilitiesLn 26$248

PeoplePt VI, VII

3

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a3

IndependentVI 1b2

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$218K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$68K

Investment incomeLn 3$124K

Other incomeLn 4–11$1K

Gains on assetsLn 7$3K

Total revenueLn 12$343K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$24K

SavingsLn 2$106K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$131K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.0M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0

Total assetsLn 16$2.1M

LiabilitiesLn 26$248

Net assetsLn 32$2.1M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 51

VolunteersI 6111

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

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

Line	Start FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$155K	$131K
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$1.9M	$2.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$0	$0
Total assetsLn 16	$2.0M	$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$1K	$248
Net assetsLn 32	$2.0M	$2.1M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$88K	$88K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$70K	$45K	$17K	$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$5K	$3K	$1K	$520
Accounting feesLn 11c	$5K		$5K
Investment management feesLn 11f	$20K	$10K	$10K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$562		$562
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$59	$59
Office expensesLn 13	$3K	$1K	$1K	$941
InsuranceLn 23	$1K		$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$99K	$98K		$814
Total functional expensesLn 25	$292K	$246K	$37K	$9K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest Viewing	$343K	$292K	$51K	$2.1M	990 PDF
FY2023	$266K	$258K	$9K	$2.0M	990 PDF
FY2022	$351K	$290K	$61K	$2.0M	990 PDF
FY2021	$299K	$260K	$38K	$2.0M	990 PDF
FY2020	$251K	$168K	$83K	$1.9M	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 M · Noncash O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $343,174 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $210,058$217,812

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $55,956$124,070

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $467$1,292

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $266,481$343,174

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $61,571$88,009

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $75,112$75,112

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $121,290$129,346

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $257,973$292,467

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $8,508$50,707

Part VI · Governance 2 of 3 board members independent, 3 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3

VI-1b Independent voting members2

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

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

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $343,174 across 7 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $36 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$217,812

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$68,287

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$217,812

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $121,016$121,016

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $3,054$3,054

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,256$1,256

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,292 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $124,070$343,174

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $292,467 across 10 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $88,009$88,009

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $45,444 · Management $17,479 · Fundraising $6,991$69,914

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,379 · Management $1,299 · Fundraising $520$5,198

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,760$4,760

IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $10,075 · Management $10,075$20,150

IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $562$562

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $59$59

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,102 · Management $1,367 · Fundraising $941$3,410

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,253$1,253

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $98,338 · Fundraising $814$99,152

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $246,406 · Management $36,795 · Fundraising $9,266$292,467

Part X · Balance sheet $2,092,745 assets, 11 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $28,194$24,406

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $126,887$106,235

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $2,030$2,800

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,835,733$1,909,304

X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $50,000$50,000

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,042,844$2,092,745

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,054$248

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,054$248

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,041,790$2,092,497

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,042,844$2,092,745

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,092,497 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$343,174

XI-2 Total expenses$292,467

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$50,707

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,041,790

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,092,497

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

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