People First Therapy Group

Tax-deductible

Philadelphia, PA501(c)(3)Since 2021Mental HealthEIN 86-1374748

At people first therapy group our mission is to provide quality therapy in a safe and equitable environment to all who seek services regardless of their ability to pay.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
99¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$323K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $8K a year · 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
99%
of spending
Looks good: 99% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$323K
to officers and key staff · 49% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 97% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 49% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.7 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $1K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$638K
-8% vs prior year
Spent
$655K
To programs
99%
Net assets
$40K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$638K
FY2025▼ -8%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$367K
FY2022$447K
FY2023$560K
FY2024$696K
FY2025$638K
Expenses
$655K
FY2025▼ -4%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$331K
FY2022$456K
FY2023$540K
FY2024$685K
FY2025$655K
Net assets
$40K
FY2025▼ -31%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$36K
FY2022$27K
FY2023$47K
FY2024$58K
FY2025$40K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 2021.

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

Where the money goes

99 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 99% · $648K Management & general 1% · $8K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

8 people listed on the 990; $323K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Co-Executive Director
$151,302Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Executive Director
$77,026Pt VII · Sec A
$77,026Pt VII · Sec A
$17,640Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Briana M Volpintesta’s $151K as Co-Executive Director is at the 97th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2094 $100K–1M mental health 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Briana M Volpintesta$151,302$138,112$119,229——
Briana Bogue———$123,418$110,285
William Coffey$17,640$83,357$81,891$71,644$52,916
Sara Samuels$77,026$81,747———
Sarah Samuels$77,026————

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

Provides quality, trauma-informed therapy to all, regardless of ability to pay.

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1 program service account for $648K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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PFTG provided 4266 hours of low cost therapy from january 1 to december 31, 2025

$648Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2022
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$1K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$638K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$627K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$655K
Ln 25
Programscol B$648K
Managementcol C$8K
Owns and owesPt X
$40K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$40K
Total assetsLn 16$40K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$627K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$26
Total revenueLn 12$638K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$40K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$40K
Total assetsLn 16$40K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$40K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 513
VolunteersI 60
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$58K$40K
Total assetsLn 16$58K$40K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$58K$40K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$246K$246K$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$282K$282K$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$23K$23K$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$43K$43K$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$4K$0$4K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$750$0$750$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$657$657$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$30K$30K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$6K$4K$2K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$19K$18K$957$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$655K$648K$8K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $638K$655K−$18K$40K 990 PDF
FY2024 $696K$685K$11K$58K 990 PDF
FY2023 $560K$540K$20K$47K 990 PDF
FY2022 $447K$456K−$9K$27K 990 PDF
FY2021 $367K$331K$36K$36K 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 $637,539 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$8,485
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$8,485
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$626,870
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,158$2,158
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $26 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$26
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $626,896 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,158$637,539
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $655,299 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $245,968 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$245,968
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $281,503 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$281,503
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $22,763 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$22,763
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $43,295 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$43,295
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $3,989 · Fundraising $0$3,989
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $750 · Fundraising $0$750
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $657 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$657
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,555 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,555
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $29,879 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$29,879
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,814 · Management $2,006 · Fundraising $0$5,820
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $18,163 · Management $957 · Fundraising $0$19,120
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $647,597 · Management $7,702 · Fundraising $0$655,299
Part X · Balance sheet $40,461 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $58,221$40,461
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $58,221$40,461
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $58,221$40,461
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $58,221$40,461
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $58,221$40,461
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $40,461 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$637,539
XI-2 Total expenses$655,299
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$17,760
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$58,221
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$40,461

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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