Families First Inc
Donations deductibleRevenue
$4.9m
year to 30 June 2025
Expenses
$5.8m
year to 30 June 2025
Total assets
$20.5m
$351k liabilities
Net assets
$20.2m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
25
3.3 years on average
Staff
56
employees, year to 30 June 2025
Chair observed
≥7 yrs
Brian Mandigo
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Families First Inc's network
25 people6 organisationsi25 people and 6 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (25). Violet dotted lines (8) 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
25 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 25 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Mandigo Chair | Chair | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Douglas Aldridge Chair | Imm. Past Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Andrea Shane | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Aprille L Moore | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Carolyn Carl | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Damien Wilson | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Darryl B Holloman | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Elizabeth C Somers | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Joseph Faxio | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Julianna RUE Cagle | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Kelie T Charles | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Kirk Rich | 1st VICE CHAIR | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Leah A Larue | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Leonard Jennings | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Marcia Nuffer | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Maria PIA Candotti-Sherman | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Michelle Stewart | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Ryan Badger | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Shaina Horrell | 2nd Vice Chair | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Sherry Boulay | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Susana M Chavez | Company secretary | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Tamika Lesage | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Tino Mantella | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Tripp O'Connor | Treasurer | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Tulu Kaifee | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
Officers and senior leadership
15 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bethaney Willis | Former CFO | 2018 |
| Catherine Foster | CDO | 2025 |
| Chris Haider-Bardill | Clinical Director | 2025 |
| Depriest Waddy | CEO | since 2020 |
| Don Gibson | CFO | since 2018 |
| Elizabeth Plott | Chief Dev. Officer | since 2022 |
| Julio Carrillo | Chief of Operations | since 2020 |
| Kerwin Richards | CIO | since 2018 |
| Leigh Plott | Chief Dev. O | since 2019 |
| Linda Ross | VP of Strate | 2019 |
| Marybeth Leamer | Interim CEO | since 2019 |
| Mishawna Moore | Senior VP | since 2018 |
| Paula Moody | Senior Dir Programs | since 2020 |
| Schwanna C Lakine | CFO | since 2019 |
| Terry Tucker | CEO | since 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.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paula Moody | CEO | 55 | $179k | $15k | |
| Schwanna C Lakine | CFO | 55 | $155k | $7k | |
| Catherine Foster | CDO | 55 | $116k | $8k | |
| Chris Haider-Bardill | Clinical Director | 55 | $106k | $506 | |
| Tripp O'connor | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | ||
| Tino Mantella | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Tamika Lesage | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Susana M Chavez | Secretary | 2 | $0 | ||
| Sherry Boulay | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Shaina Horrell | 2nd Vice Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| Ryan Badger | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Michelle Stewart | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Maria Pia Candotti-Sherman | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Marcia Nuffer | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Leonard Jennings | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Leah A Larue | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Julianna Rue Cagle | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Kirk Rich | 1st Vice Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| Joseph Faxio | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Elizabeth C Somers | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Douglas Aldridge | Imm. Past Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| Darryl B Holloman | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Damien Wilson | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Carolyn Carl | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Brian Mandigo | Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| Aprille L Moore | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Kelie T Charles | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Tulu Kaifee | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Andrea Shane | Director | 2 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Families First Inc
- EIN
- 581054331
- Address
- 80 Joseph E Lowery Blvd Nw, Atlanta, GA, 30314-3421
- State
- Georgia
- Mission
- Families first strengthens family resiliency so children and families can thrive. Through a prevention-based, two-generation approach, the organization provides behavioral health services, intensive navigation and case management, and parenting and adoption support services that address basic needs, mental health, family stability, and long-term opportunity. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- P400 Human services
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Human Services
- Size band
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1890
- Principal officer
- Paula Moody (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 September 1942
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsDouglas Aldridge
≥8years on the filingsCarolyn Carl
≥8years on the filingsLeonard Jennings
≥8years on the filingsMarcia Nuffer
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
- $20.5m
- Total liabilities
- $351k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $20.2m
- Contributions and grants received
- $3.7m
- Program service revenue
- $275k
- Grants and similar paid out
- $55k
- Employees
- 56