First Command Educational Foundation EIN 75-1973894

First Command Educational Foundation FY2021 filing

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Educates service members and their families on financial readiness and long-term security through free online courses. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $1.1M in revenue, $901K in expenses, and $2.0M in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Education
Location
Fort Worth, TX
Website
www.fcef.com
Filings
5 on file (2020–2021)
Revenue
$1.1MFY2021
Expenses
$901K
Net assets
$2.0M
People
15
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  75-1973894 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Fort Worth, TX
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Educates service members and their families on financial readiness and long-term security through free online courses.
Leadership
William Johnson · President · $134K
Money in and out
$1.1M revenue, $901K expenses
Bottom line
83% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$1.1M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$901K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$2.0M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $164K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.83 Management & general $0.08 Fundraising $0.09
Program efficiency
83%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
28.1mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+15%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2021▼ -9%
Expenses
$901K
FY2021▼ -7%
Total assets
$2.1M
FY2021▲ +10%
Total liabilities
$67K
FY2021▼ -28%
Total revenue
$1.1M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$901K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$2.0M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$164K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$2.1M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B83%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 315
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 415
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $749K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

Education

Provides financial education courses and classroom instruction to individuals, businesses, and community organizations.

$578Kprogram expense
02

Scholarship Program

Provides scholarships for those military and civilian individuals pursuing undergraduate and graduate degrees as well as trade programs and professional certification.

$171Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CFirst Command Educational Foundation
EINHdr · item D75-1973894
Principal addressHdr · item CFort Worth, TX
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.fcef.com
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MTX
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B83)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJul 1984

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a15
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b15
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$134,070Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman/CEO
$25,384Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Thomas Kuhar’s $161K as CEO/President is at the 97th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1616 $100K–1M education 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Thomas Kuhar$161,477$143,000
Thomas Kuhar-From 52022$137,500
William Johnson-Thru 42022$137,368
William Johnson$134,070$135,979
Charles W Bowen$103,000$110,000$25,384

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$923K · 87%
Investment income$54K · 5%
Other revenue$49K · 5%
Program service revenue$39K · 4%
Contributions & grants87%$923K
Investment income5%$54K
Other revenue5%$49K
Program service revenue4%$39K
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.83 Management & general $0.08 Fundraising $0.09
Program services83%$749K
Management & general8%$73K
Fundraising9%$78K
Total functional expensesLn 25$901K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$251K
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$67K
Total net assetsLn 32$2.0M
Months of cash on handcomputed3.3

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $2.1M · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $901K · Less non-cash grants $23K · Cash operating expenses/yr $877K
28.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $749K · Total expenses $901K
83%
Management & General
Management & general $73K · Total expenses $901K
8%
Fundraising
Fundraising $78K · Total expenses $901K
9%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $82K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $902K
$0.09 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $923K · Total revenue $1.1M
87%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $1.1M
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $39K · Total revenue $1.1M
4%
Investment reliance
Investment income $54K · Total revenue $1.1M
+5%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $39K · Total expenses $901K
4%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $1.1M · Prior year $1.2M
-9%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $2.0M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $1.1M · Expenses $901K
+15%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $2.1M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $2.0M · Total assets $2.1M
97%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $1.3M · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $458K · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $2.1M
86%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual William Johnson · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $134K · Total expenses $901K
15%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $607K · Total expenses $901K
67%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 83%
Overhead ratio 8%
Fundraising cost ratio 8%
Revenue growth -9%
Accounting fee ratio -0.2%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$106K
Grants paid · 6 grants · $680K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$130,276
Unitemized GrantFY2023$117,250
Unitemized GrantFY2022$117,674
Unitemized GrantFY2021$99,581
Unitemized GrantFY2020$107,450
Unitemized GrantFY2020$107,450

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$982K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$1.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$1.1M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$1.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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