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US nonprofit · EIN 475633240 · Champaign, ILiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 475633240) - 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.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.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2017.Exemption status IRS Automatic Revocation of Exemption List (posted to 13 October 2026).Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Firstfollowers

Donations deductible
Status
Revoked
IRS exemption, 15 May 2021
Revenue
$1.2m
year to 30 June 2025
Expenses
$1.3m
year to 30 June 2025
Total assets
$609k
$73k liabilities
Net assets
$536k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
4
2.2 years on average
Staff
7
employees, year to 30 June 2025
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
How am I connected?

Firstfollowers' network

4 people1 organisationi4 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (4). Violet dotted lines (1) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

4 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 in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.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 6 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Agustin TorresBoard Member2025
1 yr
Emmett SandersBoard Member2025
1 yr
Janeen JonesBoard Member2025
1 yr
Mary Haywood-BensonBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

7 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Cecilia DonaldsonTreasurersince 2022
Ellen DahlkeCompany secretary2025
James KilgoreDirector of Advocacy and Outreachsince 2023
James KillgoreDirector of Advocacy and Outr2022
Kasey UmlandCompany secretarysince 2022
Marlon MitchellExecutive Directorsince 2022
Teresa HarveyPresidentsince 2022

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
Marlon MitchellDirector of Programs and Services40$80k
James KilgoreDirector of Advocacy and Outreach20$35k
Agustin TorresBoard Member3$0
Emmett SandersBoard Member3$0
Janeen JonesBoard Member3$0
Mary Haywood-BensonBoard Member0$0
Cecilia DonaldsonTreasurer3$0
Teresa HarveyPresident3$0
Ellen DahlkeSecretary3$0

About

Legal name
Firstfollowers
EIN
475633240
Address
Po Box 8923, Champaign, IL, 61826-8923
State
Illinois
Mission
Build strong and peaceful communities by providing support, guidance, and hope to formerly incarcerated peole and their loved ones through peer mentorship. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
I40 Crime and legal-related
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Crime & Legal-Related
Size band
5 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2013
IRS ruling date
1 December 2015
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
3, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)
Principal officer
James Kilgore (Form 990-N, tax year 2017)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥4years on the filingsMary Haywood-Benson
≥1years on the filingsAgustin Torres
≥1years on the filingsEmmett Sanders
≥1years on the filingsJaneen Jones

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
$609k
Total liabilities
$73k
Net assets or fund balances
$536k
Contributions and grants received
$1.2m
Program service revenue
$0
Employees
7

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2022$1.2m$1.1m$80k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.