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US nonprofit · EIN 364742470 · Mesa, AZiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 364742470) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 30 June 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, related organisations (Schedule R), grants paid (Schedule I).Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Children First Foundation

Donations deductible
Revenue
$469k
year to 30 June 2025
Expenses
$522k
year to 30 June 2025
Total assets
$82k
$51k liabilities
Net assets
$31k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
5
6.0 years on average
Staff
1
5 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
3
named in Part VII
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Children First Foundation's network

5 peoplei5 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (5). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.

The board

5 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.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 5 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Cody JohnsonTreasurer From 12/1/232024
2 yrs
Connie HarringtonDirector2020
6 yrs
Paul KremerTreasurer Until 12/1/232020
6 yrs
Ruth TAN LIMDirector2018
8 yrs
Travis ReidPresident2020
6 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

3 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Bill ZeleanyTreasurer2018
Paul KremerTreasurer 10/2017 - 6/2018since 2018
Tony BanegasExecutive Directorsince 2018

Pay and hours

year to 30 June 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.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Yovhane MetcalfeInterim CEO/Director From 12/17/241$0$221k$48k
Cody JohnsonSecretary/Treasurer Until 09/01/241$0$124k$44k
Mary GiffordSecretary/Director From 05/29/251$0
Ruth Tan LimDirector1$0
Travis ReidPresident Until 12/17/241$0
Connie HarringtonDirector Until 12/17/241$0

About

Legal name
Children First Foundation
EIN
364742470
Address
1460 S Horne, Mesa, AZ, 85204-5760
State
Arizona
Mission
Children first foundation inspires the motivation to learn by engaging students as critical thinkers, problem solvers, and active citizens they strive to serve the whole child by providing hope, fostering strength, and facilitating self-determination. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
B19 Education
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Education
Size band
3 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2012
Principal officer
Nicholas Strange (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 July 2014
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
7, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Related organisations (Schedule R)

RelatedCHARTER SCHOOLEdkey Inc

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsRuth TAN LIM
≥6years on the filingsConnie Harrington
≥6years on the filingsPaul Kremer
≥6years on the filingsTravis Reid

Latest return

year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$82k
Total liabilities
$51k
Net assets or fund balances
$31k
Contributions and grants received
$464k
Program service revenue
$0
Grants and similar paid out
$348k
Employees
1
Volunteers
5

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2023$294k$181k$113k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.

Grants paid

1 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.
RecipientPurposeAmount
EdKey IncSupport charter school transportation needs$0