Firstrepair

Analysis

Firstrepair is a registered charity in United States, based in Evanston, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover civil rights, social action and advocacy, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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, Firstrepair reported income of $576k and spending of $749k, spending 130% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $118k to $576k (+389%), an average of +121% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 650%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Firstrepair 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 72nd percentile, and in the 72nd percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Nebraska Lawyers Foundation ($575k), Mancos Valley Resources ($576k) and First Coast Crimestoppers Inc ($575k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $391k. At year end it held assets of $633k against liabilities of $136k, net assets of $497k. It reported 6 employees.