Child First INC

Denver, COUnknown exempt organization EIN 46-1272768Revenue $1.7M in FY2020

On file with the IRSchildfirst.org1900 Grant Street Suite 400 · Denver, CO

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Provide intervention and other services to families with high-risk children under the age of 6.

95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 6 volunteers and 22 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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Spent on programs
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$142K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
2
named funders · $60K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.7M
Spent
$5.1M
To programs
95%
Net assets
$0

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending November 2020) · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2020.

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Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $4.9M Management & general 2% · $113K Fundraising 2% · $121K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $142K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chief Executive Director
$106,633Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating Officer
$35,325Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Helps families with high-risk young children through intervention and support services.

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1 program · $4.9M · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Child first provides an innovative, evidence-based, two-generation intervention, embedded in a system of care, which works to address the needs of the highest risk families, decrease stress within the family, increase stability, facilitate connection to growth-promoting services, and support the development of healthy, nurturing…

$4.9Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$60K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $1.6M · 2020–2020
Nurse Family PartnershipCO · FY2020$1,569,648

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$465K
Investment incomeLn 3$17K
Money outPt IX
$5.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.9M
Managementcol C$113K
Fundraisingcol D$121K
Owns and owesPt X
$0
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$258K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$465K
Investment incomeLn 3$17K
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Total revenueLn 12$1.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$0
SavingsLn 2$0
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$0
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 522
VolunteersI 66
Fiscal year endsHeaderNovember
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$356K$0
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.1M$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$216K$0
Total assetsLn 16$3.8M$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$553K$0
Net assetsLn 32$3.2M$0
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$3.7M$3.7M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$159K$102K$45K$12K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$643K$522K$42K$79K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$16K$13K$1K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$50K$41K$2K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$58K$46K$6K$7K
Legal feesLn 11b$103K$103K
Accounting feesLn 11c$27K$21K$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$11K$11K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$38$38
Office expensesLn 13$23K$21K$680$739
Information technologyLn 14$151K$141K$5K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$52K$43K$5K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$45K$40K$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$14K$13K$422$458
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$21K$21K$19$28
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.1M$4.9M$113K$121K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2020 Latest Viewing $1.7M$5.1M−$3.4M$0 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,726,123 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,814,290$1,236,895
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,172,316$465,403
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $65,463$16,784
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$7,041
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,052,069$1,726,123
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $71,609$3,745,074
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,332,259$925,218
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $845,014$445,611
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,248,882$5,115,903
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$196,813−$3,389,780
Part VI · Governance 6 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $1,726,123 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$257,772
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$979,123
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,236,895
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $465,403$465,403
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $16,784$16,784
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $7,041$7,041
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $465,403 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $23,825$1,726,123
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,115,903 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $3,745,074$3,745,074
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $102,088 · Management $44,955 · Fundraising $11,669$158,712
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $521,861 · Management $42,406 · Fundraising $78,705$642,972
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $12,672 · Management $1,142 · Fundraising $1,899$15,713
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $40,875 · Management $2,375 · Fundraising $6,295$49,545
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $45,538 · Management $6,102 · Fundraising $6,636$58,276
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $102,871$102,871
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $20,905 · Management $2,797 · Fundraising $3,041$26,743
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $10,581$10,581
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $38$38
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $21,456 · Management $680 · Fundraising $739$22,875
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $141,312 · Management $4,597 · Fundraising $4,999$150,908
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $43,012 · Management $5,157 · Fundraising $4,022$52,191
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $39,926 · Management $2,335 · Fundraising $2,270$44,531
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $13,329 · Management $422 · Fundraising $458$14,209
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $20,617 · Management $19 · Fundraising $28$20,664
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,882,155 · Management $112,987 · Fundraising $120,761$5,115,903
Part X · Balance sheet $0 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $356,092$0
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $47,992$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $41,326$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $215,878$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $3,089,498$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,750,786$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $553,478$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,010,998$0
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $186,310$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,197,308$0
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,750,786$0
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,726,123
XI-2 Total expenses$5,115,903
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$3,389,780
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,197,308
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$192,472
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

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

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