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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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| Yes | No | |||||
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Calendar year
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 1,416,388 | 3,435,594 | 3,390,432 | 4,489,316 | 5,888,195 | 18,619,925 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | 0 | |||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | 0 | |||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 1,416,388 | 3,435,594 | 3,390,432 | 4,489,316 | 5,888,195 | 18,619,925 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f) .. | 0 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 18,619,925 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 1,416,388 | 3,435,594 | 3,390,432 | 4,489,316 | 5,888,195 | 18,619,925 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 34,255 | 35,337 | 26,299 | 32,792 | 70,595 | 199,278 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | 0 | |||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 18,819,203 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included on line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 0.015 of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by 0.035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
2 | |
| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
8 | |
| 9 Distributable amount for 2022 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2022 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2022 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2022 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2022 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2022: | ||||
| a From 2017....... | ||||
| b From 2018....... | ||||
| c From 2019....... | ||||
| d From 2020....... | ||||
| e From 2021....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2022 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2017 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2022 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2022 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2022, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2022. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2023. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2022..... | ||||
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| Form 990 - ORGANIZATIONS MISSION OR SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES | CHILDREN FIRST IS THE GREATER PHILADELPHIA REGION'S LEADING CHILD ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION. ITS MISSION IS TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF LOW-INCOME CHILDREN AND CHILDREN OF COLOR BY ANALYZING THE OBSTACLES TO OPPORTUNITY, PROPOSING SOUND SOLUTIONS THAT IMPROVE LIFE OUTCOMES, AND WORKING WITH PUBLIC OFFICIALS TO PUT SOLUTIONS IN PLACE. CHILDREN FIRST FOCUSES ON THE NEEDS OF THE WHOLE CHILD BY DOCUMENTING THE UNMET NEEDS OF CHILDREN OF COLOR AND LOW-INCOME CHILDREN, PROFFERING SOUND SOLUTIONS THAT ADDRESS RACIAL INEQUITIES AND PRODUCE OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL CHILDREN AND BUILDING PUBLIC SUPPORT TO ENACT THESE SOLUTIONS. OUR WORK AFECTS A CHILD'S DEVELOPMENT, HEALTH AND WELL-BEING FROM THE MOMENT THEY ARE BORN TO ADULTHOOD IN RESPONSE TO COVID, CHILDREN FIRST OPENED THE DOOR TO CRITICALLY NEEDED EMERGENCY SUPPORTS BY SIMPLIFYING AND TRANSLATING GOVERNMENT OUTREACH MATERIALS INTO 18 LANGUAGES AND WORKING WITH PARTNERS IN THE IMMIGRANT-SERVING COMMUNITY TO ENSURE THESE RESOURCES WERE TAPPED FOR CHILDREN. TO SUPPORT STUDENT LEARNING DURING COVID, CHILDREN FIRST PRODUCED A CATALOUGE OF VIRTUAL ARTS EDUCATION LESSONS DEVELOPED TO ENSURE ARTS WERE PART OF THE VIRTUAL SCHOOL DAY FOR CHILDREN ACROSS THE REGION. FURTHER, CHILDREN FIRST CAMPAIGNED ON BEHALF OF CHILD CARE PROVIDERS SO THEY WERE ASSURED OF THE PUBLIC FUNDS TO REMAIN OPEN THROUGHOUT THE CRISIS SO THAT PARENTS COULD CONTINUE TO WORK OR CHILDREN CONTINUE TO LEARN. CHILDREN FIRST LED THE EFFORT TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL STATE FUNDING TO THE 100 POOREST SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE STATE ENSURING FUNDS WERE AVAILABLE TO STEM THE COVID LEARNING LOSS. CHILDREN FIRST ALSO BUILT SUPPORT FOR THE CREATION OF A NEW PUBLIC OFFICE FOCUSED ON PROTECTING CHILDREN FROM PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HARM WHEN THEY ARE FORCED TO LIVE IN INSTITUTIONS. RECOGNIZING THAT PUTTING SMART POLICES IN THE PLACE TAKES TIME, CHILDREN FIRST SERVED THE IMMEDIATE NEEDS OF CHILDREN IN SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA WHERE THERE ARE QUANATIFIABLE GAPS, SPECIFICALLY IN ACCESS TO VISION AND DENTAL CARE, AS WELL AS ENTROLLMENT IN HEALTH INSURANCE. DURING COVID, OUR HEALTHCARE EXPERTISE WAS INVALUABLE. IN SPITE OF THE MASSIVE SHUTDOWN, MORE THAN 1,000 CHILDREN HAD THEIR EYES EXAMINED AND RECIEVED, IF NEEDED, TWO FREE PAIRS OF GLASSES. ADDITIONALLY, NEARLY 500 CHILDREN HAD MUCH NEEDED FREE, IN-PERSON DENTAL SCREENING EXAMS WITH FOLLOW-UP VISITS FOR THE MORE SERIOUS CASES. NEARLY ALL OF THESE CHILDREN WERE WITHOUT HEALTH INSURANCE TO AFFORDABLY COVER THESE CRITICAL SERVICES. CHILDREN FIRST SUCCESSFULLY CLOSED THIS IMPORTANT HEALTHCARE GAP FOR 700 CHILDREN ENROLLING THEM IN PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE AND/OR NAVIGATING HURDLES TO ACCESSING CARE OF COVERAGE. CHILDREN FIRST ALSO RELEASED WIDELY HAILED PROPOSALS FOR ESTABLISHING NEW ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEMS FOR IMPROVING EQUITY IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS SO THAT STUDENTS OF COLOR ARE ASSURED THE RESOURCES AND OPPORTUNITIES THEY NEED TO SUCCEED. CHILDREN FIRST ALSO ADVANCED POLICY SOLUTIONS FOR THE OVERSIGHT OF CYBER AND TRADITIONAL CHARTER SCHOOLS IN PENNSYLVANIA. ADDITIONAL PROPOSALS AIMED AT REDUCING THE INCIDENCE OF CHILDHOOD LEAD POISONING WERE ADOPTED DUE TO CHILDREN FIRST'S ADVOCACY IN DELAWARE AND PHILADELPHIA COUNTIES. NASCENT STATEWIDE EFFORTS ARE ALREADY SHOWING PROMISE. CHILDREN FIRST POLICY REFORMS HAVE REAL POTENTIAL TO BOOST CHILD OUTCOMES AND SAVE TAXPAYERS MILLIONS IN AVOIDABLE COSTS. IN SUM, CHILDREN FIRST'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE LIVES OF CHILDREN WERE MATCHED 157:1 BY INCREASES IN SERVICES AND RESOURCES FROM THE FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AS A RESULT OF THE ADVOCACY EFFORTS LED BY, AND SUPPORTED BY, CHILDREN FIRST. SPCIFIALLY, WE ARE PROUD OF THE $300 MILLION INCREASE IN FUNDINGFOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS, $146 MILLION FOR EXPANSION OF PRE-K AND SUPPORT FOR CHILDCARE AND $500,000 TO ESTABLISH THE OFFICE OF YOUTH OMBUDPERSON. |
| FORM 990 - MISSION STATEMENT - PART III -1 | Children First improves the lives and life chances of our region's low-income, Black, and Hispanic children by advocating for the building blocks of opportunity - equitable access to high-quality early education, sound health care, effective public schools, as well as dependency and delinquency systems that heal children. We work with and organize parents, youth, and concerned citizens to advance these fundamental requirements of a more just society and for a better future. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 11B | ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS TO REVIEW FORM 990 THE 990 IS REVIEWED IN DRAFT FORM BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETINGS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 12C -ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS POLICY | ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS POLICY IS REVIEWED AT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETINGS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 15A - COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIAL | THE BOARD REVIEWED SALARIES OF SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS IN THE AREA WHEN DETERMINING COMPENSATION OF UPPER MANAGEMENT AND KEY EMPLOYEES |
| FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 15B - COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR OFFICERS | THE BOARD REVIEWED SALARIES OF SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS IN THE AREA WHEN DETERMINING COMPENSATION OF UPPER MANAGEMENT AND KEY EMPLOYEES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 19 - GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION | THE 990 IS REVIEWED IN DRAFT FORM BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BEFORE THE 990 IS FILED. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 - OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS EXPLANATION | Special Events Expense $58,205 Special Events Expense -$58,205 |
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