First3years EIN 75-2067421

First3years

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Nurtures infants' and toddlers' mental health by partnering with Texas caregivers and professionals. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $656K in revenue, $1.1M in expenses, and $588K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Nonprofit
Location
Dallas, TX
Website
first3yearstx.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2025)
Revenue
$656KFY2025
Expenses
$1.1M
Net assets
$588K
People
11
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  75-2067421 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Dallas, TX
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Nurtures infants' and toddlers' mental health by partnering with Texas caregivers and professionals.
Leadership
Alexandra Mylius · Executive Dir. · $91K
Money in and out
$656K revenue, $1.1M expenses
Bottom line
84% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$656K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.1M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$588K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$437K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.84 Management & general $0.11 Fundraising $0.05
Program efficiency
84%
of spending reaches programs>-0.01% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
6.9mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +10% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-67%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -242% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$656K
FY2025▼ -53%
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2025▼ -35%
Total assets
$641K
FY2025▼ -40%
Total liabilities
$54K
FY2025▲ +28%
Total revenue
$656K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.1M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$588K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$437K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$641K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B84%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 310
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 410
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $921K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Safe babies is a collaborative approach that creates a healing-centered ecosystem for infants and toddlers who have experienced trauma and neglect. The program works with child welfare and other early childhood systems to implement developmentally sound, trauma-informed policies, procedures, and practices that prioritize early…

$425Kprogram expense
02

FIRST3YEARS advances local and statewide awareness efforts to promote early relational health and ensure families have access to resources that support healthy development during the earliest years of life.

$259Kprogram expense
03

Our aim is to empower a community that is prepared to care for and nurture children. We ensure that caregivers and engaged stakeholder systems have access to current research and best practices on infant and early childhood mental health (iecmh) and early relational health.

$237Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CFirst3years
EINHdr · item D75-2067421
Principal addressHdr · item CDallas, TX
WebsiteHdr · item Jfirst3yearstx.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MTX
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFNonprofit
Ruling yearIRS BMFJan 1986

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a10
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b10
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
Executive Dir.
$90,532Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Sadie Funk$121,956
Kallie L Benes$120,667
Kallie L Benes-Thru 122024$110,766
Ashley Borthick-Thru 122$101,419$107,628
Kallie L Benes-From 122$105,860
Alexandra Mylius$90,532
Ashley Borthick-Thru 1023$62,780
Sadie Funk-Thru 421$54,657

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$603K · 92%
Program service revenue$38K · 6%
Investment income$15K · 2%
Contributions & grants92%$603K
Program service revenue6%$38K
Investment income2%$15K
— government grantsLn 1e$139K
Total revenueLn 12$656K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.84 Management & general $0.11 Fundraising $0.05
Program services84%$921K
Management & general11%$120K
Fundraising5%$51K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$623K
Total assetsLn 16$641K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$54K
Total net assetsLn 32$588K
Months of cash on handcomputed6.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $623K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $1.1M · Less non-cash grants $2K · Cash operating expenses/yr $1.1M
6.9 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $921K · Total expenses $1.1M
84%
Management & General
Management & general $120K · Total expenses $1.1M
11%
Fundraising
Fundraising $51K · Total expenses $1.1M
5%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $86K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $798K
$0.11 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $603K · Total revenue $656K
92%
Government reliance
Government grants $139K · Total revenue $656K
21%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $38K · Total revenue $656K
6%
Investment reliance
Investment income $15K · Total revenue $656K
+2%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $38K · Total expenses $1.1M
3%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $656K · Prior year $1.4M
-53%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $2.4M · FY2025 $656K
-23%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $588K · Beginning of year $1.0M
-43%
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $656K · Expenses $1.1M
-67%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities $54K · Total assets $641K
8%
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $588K · Total assets $641K
92%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $641K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Alexandra Mylius · Reported title Executive Dir. · Highest reported compensation $91K · Total expenses $1.1M
8%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $913K · Total expenses $1.1M
84%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 84%
Overhead ratio 11%
Fundraising cost ratio 8%
Revenue growth -53%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 0%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

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
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Grants paid · 9 grants · $53K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,090
Unitemized GrantFY2024$270
Unitemized GrantFY2023$8,320
Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,675
City of Baytown Parks & RecFY2022$15,000
City of Baytown Sterling LibFY2022$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$7,120
Early Childhood Caucus of Texas LegislatureFY2020$5,000

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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
FY2025 (Latest)$656K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$1.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$916K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$1.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$2.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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