First Things First Inc

Analysis

First Things First Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Chattanooga, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover health care, which this site groups under health and saving lives. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, First Things First Inc reported income of $1.2m and spending of $1.4m, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.6m to $1.2m (-23%), an average of -6.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, First Things First Inc sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ralph C Heller Foundation Inc ($1.2m), Cresson Area Ambulance Service Inc ($1.2m) and Northbay Healthcare Foundation ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 2.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $95k (6.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $655k. At year end it held assets of $384k against liabilities of $403k, net assets of -$20k. It reported 13 employees.