First Credit Union FY2023 filing

Chandler, AZMutual-benefit / member-servingSince 1929Mutual / membership EIN 86-0100904Revenue $39.3M in FY2023Latest return filed Nov 10, 2025

On file with the IRSfirstcu.orgChandler, AZTax-exempt since Oct 1970

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Non-profit cooperative that provides banking and other financial services to its members.

$3.1M paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · 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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $4.3M a year · 13% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$3.1M
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
30 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $173.8M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 30.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $8K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$658.1M
94% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 94% of assets; over 80%.
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
$39.3M
+28% vs prior year
Spent
$35.3M
Net assets
$45.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$39.3M
FY2023▲ +28%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$24.3M
FY2021$24.4M
FY2022$30.6M
FY2023$39.3M
FY2024$50.4M
Expenses
$35.3M
FY2023▲ +37%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$23.1M
FY2021$20.4M
FY2022$25.8M
FY2023$35.3M
FY2024$42.7M
Net assets
$45.7M
FY2023▲ +10%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$48.5M
FY2021$52.8M
FY2022$41.6M
FY2023$45.7M
FY2024$55.8M

From the FY2023 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 1970.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

17 people listed on the 990; $3.1M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President/CEO/Board Member
$902,183Pt VII · Sec A
EVP (thru 3/31/2023)
$344,153Pt VII · Sec A
$318,748Pt VII · Sec A
$314,866Pt VII · Sec A
$277,370Pt VII · Sec A
$183,295Pt VII · Sec A
VP/Re Lending
$177,689Pt VII · Sec A
VP/Compliance & Risk
$155,229Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jay Curtis$887,423$902,183$610,129$743,227$764,392
Lori Gallegos$244,846$344,153$382,904$478,003$463,768
Douglas Alldredge$458,193$318,748$286,530$391,306$259,507
Heidi Kim$409,887$277,370$244,475$187,321$167,176
Thomas Gessel$339,946$314,866$295,554$260,018$234,290
Benjamin Ricks$200,462$183,295$181,998$170,904$167,736
Thomas Wasson—$105,735$185,698$175,576$168,231
Scot Gilbreath$185,298$177,689$167,920$160,536$158,118

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

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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
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II5 listed

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

First credit union worked to give back to the communities it serves through lower fees, better rates, by improving its technology platforms, by providing financial education to students in local schools, by working with our members to raise money and supplies to charitable causes, and by working to improve our financial services…

Pt IX · col B

Funders

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$8K
Grants paid · 12 grants · $99K · 2020–2024
Childrens Miracle NetworkUT · FY2024$9,500
IcanAZ · FY2024$6,000
Arizona Food Bank NetworkAZ · FY2024$5,008
IcanAZ · FY2023$6,000
Childrens Miracle NetworkUT · FY2020$10,000

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$39.3M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$30.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$8.1M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$972K
Money outPt IX
$35.3M
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$45.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$88.8M
Total assetsLn 16$703.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$658.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A13
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$972K
Government grantsLn 1e$972K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$30.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$8.1M
Other incomeLn 4–11$57K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$128K
Total revenueLn 12$39.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$24.6M
SavingsLn 2$64.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$88.8M
Accounts receivableLn 4$288K
Loans to officers and key peopleLn 5$8.9M
Notes and loans receivableLn 7$396.2M
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$8.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$11.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$173.8M
Other assetsLn 15$15.7M
Total assetsLn 16$703.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$658.1M
Net assetsLn 32$45.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5179
VolunteersI 69
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$56.8M$88.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$200.2M$173.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10.8M$11.6M
Total assetsLn 16$711.0M$703.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$669.4M$658.1M
Net assetsLn 32$41.6M$45.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$69K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$3.3M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$2.8M
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$7.9M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$327K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.3M
Payroll taxesLn 10$748K
Legal feesLn 11b$171K
Accounting feesLn 11c$67K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$884K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$695K
Office expensesLn 13$1.2M
Information technologyLn 14$1.4M
OccupancyLn 16$1.6M
TravelLn 17$193K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$146K
InterestLn 20$1.1M
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1.0M
InsuranceLn 23$155K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$9.4M
All other expensesLn 24e$705K
Total functional expensesLn 25$35.3M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 10, 2025 $50.4M$42.7M$7.7M$55.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 6, 2024 $39.3M$35.3M$4.0M$45.7M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 6, 2023 $30.6M$25.8M$4.8M$41.6M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 8, 2022 $24.4M$20.4M$4.0M$52.8M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 9, 2021 $24.3M$23.1M$1.2M$48.5M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $39,282,064 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$971,886
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $24,739,055$30,109,586
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4,615,857$8,143,503
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,255,831$57,089
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $30,610,743$39,282,064
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $50,400$69,203
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $727,850$3,255,502
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $11,901,764$13,135,327
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $13,155,397$18,837,532
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $25,835,411$35,297,564
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $4,775,332$3,984,500
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 $39,282,064 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$971,886
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$971,886
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $29,626,693 · Unrelated business $482,893$30,109,586
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $8,271,909$8,271,909
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $57,089$57,089
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$128,406−$128,406
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $29,626,693 · Unrelated business $482,893 · Excluded from tax $8,200,592$39,282,064
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $35,297,564 across 21 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$69,203
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$3,255,502
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$2,839,292
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$7,914,350
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$327,098
IX-9 Other employee benefits$1,306,245
IX-10 Payroll taxes$748,342
IX-11b Legal fees$171,472
IX-11c Accounting fees$67,179
IX-11g Other fees for services$884,371
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$694,842
IX-13 Office expenses$1,235,341
IX-14 Information technology$1,379,084
IX-16 Occupancy$1,635,482
IX-17 Travel$193,402
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$146,441
IX-20 Interest$1,078,432
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$1,045,482
IX-23 Insurance$155,498
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$9,445,164
IX-24e All other expenses$705,342
IX-25 Total functional expenses$35,297,564
Part X · Balance sheet $703,838,970 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $20,794,067$24,640,776
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $36,011,828$64,113,404
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $152,512$288,291
X-5 Loans to officers and key peopleStart of year $8,846,347$8,934,812
X-7 Notes and loans receivableStart of year $411,121,244$396,246,320
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $7,609,525$8,527,938
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $10,810,897$11,581,782
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $178,616,171$156,741,919
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $21,592,815$17,070,761
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $15,461,631$15,692,967
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $711,017,037$703,838,970
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,304,522$7,747,055
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $20,000,000$45,000,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $643,138,706$605,364,266
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $669,443,228$658,111,321
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 $41,573,809$45,727,649
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $41,573,809$45,727,649
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $711,017,037$703,838,970
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $45,727,649 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$39,282,064
XI-2 Total expenses$35,297,564
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$3,984,500
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$41,573,809
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$2,191,424
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$2,022,084
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$45,727,649

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