First Shot Foundation

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Through various sports clinics and teaching opportunities, the focus is building a stronger, more courageous youth to face opportunities and obstacles in life. Over 1,000 children were served in rutherford county, tennessee.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 43-2088629) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
63¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 45 volunteers and 1 employee.
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
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $4K a year · 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
A surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
63%
of spending
63% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$63K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
0.3 mo
of spending, in cash
0.3 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $14K
2 funders name it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$50K
373% of total assets
Liabilities are 373% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
4 of 4 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$353K
+5% vs prior year
Spent
$395K
To programs
63%
Net assets
−$36K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$353K
FY2024▲ +5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$207K
FY2021$276K
FY2022$295K
FY2023$336K
FY2024$353K
Expenses
$395K
FY2024▲ +0.8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$172K
FY2021$234K
FY2022$293K
FY2023$392K
FY2024$395K
Net assets
−$36K
FY2024▼ -704%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$104K
FY2021$146K
FY2022$148K
FY2023$6K
FY2024−$36K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 2007.

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

Where the money goes

63 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 63% · $249K Management & general 32% · $125K Fundraising 5% · $22K

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; $63K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director, CFO, Treasurer
$63,000Pt VII · Sec A
President, Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Andy Herzer’s $63K as Executive Director, CFO, Treasurer is at the 72nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1017 $100K–1M recreation & sports 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Andy Herzer$63,000$62,000———
William a Herzer——$60,000$60,000$55,000

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Builds stronger, more courageous youth through sports clinics and teaching.

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1 program · $249K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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To provide an opportunity for all children to excel in a safe environment by emphasizing learning and character development in all aspects of life through various sports clinics and teaching opportunities.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 43-2088629) · Dispute this line
$249Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$14K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$353K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$247K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$70K
Other incomeLn 4–11$36K
Money outPt IX
$395K
Ln 25
Programscol B$249K
Managementcol C$125K
Fundraisingcol D$22K
Owns and owesPt X
−$36K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$11K
Total assetsLn 16$13K
LiabilitiesLn 26$50K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$247K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$200K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$70K
Other incomeLn 4–11$36K
Total revenueLn 12$353K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$11K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$11K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Total assetsLn 16$13K
LiabilitiesLn 26$50K
Net assetsLn 32−$36K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 645
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$21K$11K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K$2K
Total assetsLn 16$25K$13K
LiabilitiesLn 26$19K$50K
Net assetsLn 32$6K−$36K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$7K$7K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$950$950
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$63K$44K$13K$6K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$24K$17K$5K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$15K$10K$3K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$5K$1K$666
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$69K$69K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$9K$8K$851
Office expensesLn 13$13K$10K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$44K$36K$9K
TravelLn 17$13K$13K
InterestLn 20$7K$7K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$1K$276
InsuranceLn 23$6K$5K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$103K$19K$74K$10K
All other expensesLn 24e$13K$5K$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$395K$249K$125K$22K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 17, 2025 $353K$395K−$42K−$36K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 17, 2025 $336K$392K−$56K$6K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Aug 16, 2023 $295K$293K$3K$148K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2022 $276K$234K$42K$146K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Aug 26, 2021 $207K$172K$34K$104K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $352,922 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $213,851$247,049
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $86,649$70,128
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $35,595$35,745
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $336,095$352,922
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $330$7,700
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $80,687$108,295
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $311,065$279,192
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $392,082$395,187
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$55,987−$42,265
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $352,922 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$200,408
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$46,641
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$247,049
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $70,128$70,128
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $35,745$35,745
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $70,128 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $35,745$352,922
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $395,187 across 17 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $6,750$6,750
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $950$950
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $44,100 · Management $12,600 · Fundraising $6,300$63,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $16,800 · Management $4,800 · Fundraising $2,400$24,000
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $10,247 · Management $2,928 · Fundraising $1,464$14,639
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,659 · Management $1,331 · Fundraising $666$6,656
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,800$1,800
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $69,148$69,148
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $7,658 · Fundraising $851$8,509
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $10,450 · Management $2,612$13,062
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $35,511 · Management $8,878$44,389
IX-17 TravelPrograms $12,842$12,842
IX-20 InterestManagement $6,789$6,789
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,103 · Management $276$1,379
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,572 · Management $1,143$5,715
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $19,130 · Management $73,756 · Fundraising $9,995$102,881
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,942 · Management $7,736$12,678
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $248,862 · Management $124,649 · Fundraising $21,676$395,187
Part X · Balance sheet $13,272 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $21,140$11,204
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,447$2,068
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $24,587$13,272
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$21,459
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $18,580$28,071
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $18,580$49,530
X-29 Capital stock or trust principalStart of year $0$0
X-30 Paid-in or capital surplusStart of year $0$0
X-31 Retained earnings or endowmentStart of year $6,007−$36,258
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $6,007−$36,258
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $24,587$13,272
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$36,258 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$352,922
XI-2 Total expenses$395,187
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$42,265
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$6,007
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$36,258

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

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