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Principles First for America Ltd

Washington, DCUnknown exempt organizationEIN 84-3733436

We are a nationwide grassroots movement of people who share a love of american democracy and concern for the direction of our existing leadership. We've watched as institutions on the right have been co-opted by bad-faith actors willing to put politics and personality over principle. And we've seen those in positions of leadership compromise themselves out of cynical self-interest. We believe good-faith americans deserve something better. We're building an alternative that elevates principled leaders around the country to speak out as a voice of clarity.

56¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers and 1 employee.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · 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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Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $144K a year · 49% of revenue · last 2 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
56%
of spending
Worth a look: 56% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$10K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
19 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 19.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $300K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$89K
23% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 23% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$335K
+35% vs prior year
Spent
$215K
To programs
56%
Net assets
$304K
By yearFY2023–FY2024
Revenue
$335K
FY2024▲ +35%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$248K
FY2024$335K
Expenses
$215K
FY2024▲ +172%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2023$79K
FY2024$215K
Net assets
$304K
FY2024▲ +65%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023$184K
FY2024$304K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024.

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

Where the money goes

56 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 56% · $121K Management & general 43% · $93K Fundraising 1% · $1K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990; $10K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Jeffrey Carson
COO (thru 06/24)
$6,600Pt VII · Sec A
Brittany Martinez
COO (from 10/24)
$3,536Pt VII · Sec A
Sadaqat Ahmad
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Heath Mayo
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chris Roosen
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Robert Buschman
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Lynn Schmidt
Secretary/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023
Jeffrey Carson$6,600$24,000
Brittany Martinez$3,536—

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Mobilizes Americans to elevate principled leaders and advocate for democracy.

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1 program service account for $121K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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In 2024, principles first for america (pfa) co-hosted the annual summit, which brought together national leaders and volunteers to engage in substantive discussions on democracy, governance, and civic responsibility.

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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
Defending Democracy TogetherFY2024$300K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$300K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$335K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$319K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$16K
Money outPt IX
$215K
Ln 25
Programscol B$121K
Managementcol C$93K
Fundraisingcol D$1K
Owns and owesPt X
$304K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$342K
Total assetsLn 16$393K
LiabilitiesLn 26$89K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$319K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$16K
Total revenueLn 12$335K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$342K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$342K
Other assetsLn 15$10K
Total assetsLn 16$393K
LiabilitiesLn 26$89K
Net assetsLn 32$304K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$109K$342K
Total assetsLn 16$339K$393K
LiabilitiesLn 26$155K$89K
Net assetsLn 32$184K$304K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$10K$1K$8K$354
Payroll taxesLn 10$349$108$214$27
Management feesLn 11a$39K$37K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$6K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$60K$60K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$10K$9K$813
Office expensesLn 13$2K$1K$699$30
Information technologyLn 14$6K$350$6K
TravelLn 17$10K$10K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$60K$60K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$467$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$6K$2K$3K$759
Total functional expensesLn 25$215K$121K$93K$1K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $335K$215K$120K$304K 990 PDF
FY2023 $248K$79K$169K$184K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $334,960 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$319,358
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$319,358
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $15,602$15,602
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $15,602 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$334,960
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $215,284 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $1,414 · Management $8,368 · Fundraising $354$10,136
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $108 · Management $214 · Fundraising $27$349
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $36,563 · Management $2,745$39,308
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $6,182$6,182
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $60,267$60,267
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $9,096 · Management $813$9,909
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,475 · Management $699 · Fundraising $30$2,204
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $350 · Management $5,514$5,864
IX-17 TravelPrograms $10,387$10,387
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $59,781$59,781
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $467 · Management $4,402$4,869
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,772 · Management $3,497 · Fundraising $759$6,028
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $121,413 · Management $92,701 · Fundraising $1,170$215,284
Part X · Balance sheet $393,486 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $109,405$342,167
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $212,500$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,160$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $15,813$41,031
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$10,288
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $338,878$393,486
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,071$3,379
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $3,444$18,949
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $150,000$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$67,119
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $154,515$89,447
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $184,363$304,039
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $184,363$304,039
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $338,878$393,486
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $304,039 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$334,960
XI-2 Total expenses$215,284
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$119,676
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$184,363
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$304,039

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

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