Communities First
Donations deductibleRevenue
$525k
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$505k
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$123k
$0 liabilities
Net assets
$123k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
3
4.8y av
Staff
12
employees, year to 31 December 2025
Chair observed
≥3 yrs
Aaron Gardner
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Communities First's network
3 peoplei3 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (3). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.The board
3 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 11 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 3 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Gardner Chair | Chair | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Dr Ladonna Finch | Treasurer | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Stella Hourd-Benamaisia JD (also filed as Stella Hourdbenamaisia JD) | Company secretary | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
10 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Aaron Gardner | Chair | 2025 |
| Antona Jones | Director | since 2023 |
| Dr Joyce Balls-Berry | Director | since 2023 |
| Dr Ladonna Finch | Treasurer | 2025 |
| Maggie Hourd-Bryant | Executive Director | since 2022 |
| Mark Fleig CPA PC | Director | since 2023 |
| Michael Butler | Director ExOfficio | since 2023 |
| Professor Jack Kirkland | Director | since 2023 |
| Sr Anne Carrabino SSS | Director | since 2023 |
| Stella Hourd-Benamaisia JD | Company secretary | 2025 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Gardner | Chair | 3 | $0 | ||
| Stella Hourd-Benamaisia JD | Secretary | 3 | $0 | ||
| Dr LaDonna Finch | Treasurer | 3 | $0 | ||
| Dr Joyce Balls-Berry | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Michael Butler | Director - Ex-Officio | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Mark Fleig CPA PC | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Professor Jack Kirkland | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Sr Anne Carrabino SSS | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Antona Jones | Director | 3 | $0 | ||
| Nikki Simon | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Maggie Hourd-Bryant | Executive Director | 60 | $0 |
No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.
About
- Legal name
- Communities First
- EIN
- 320389268
- Address
- 1428 Salisbury St, Saint Louis, MO, 63107-2939
- State
- Missouri
- Mission
- To facilitate pathways out of poverty and to promote justice and equity for now and future generations. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- P20 Human services
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Human Services
- Size band
- 4 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2012
- Principal officer
- Maggie Hourd-Bryant (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 August 2013
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 4, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥6years on the filingsAaron Gardner
≥4years on the filingsDr Ladonna Finch
≥3years on the filingsStella Hourd-Benamaisia JD
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $123k
- Total liabilities
- $0
- Net assets or fund balances
- $123k
- Contributions and grants received
- $525k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Employees
- 12