Mission
TO TRANSFORM THE LIVES OF DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE WITH PHYSICAL DEFORMITIES CAUSED BY BIRTH DEFECTS, ACCIDENTS, ABUSE, OR DISEASE THROUGH RECONSTRUCTIVE PLASTIC SURGERY AND RELATED MEDICAL SERVICES.
Public Charity
FRESH START SURGICAL GIFTS
FRESH START SURGICAL GIFTS, of CARLSBAD, CA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $3.8M in revenue, $4.4M in expenses, $5.9M in total assets. 70 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $9.8M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 330460177
CARLSBAD, CA
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$3.8M
Total Expenses$4.4M
Total Assets$5.9M
Grant Records70
Funding Total$9.8M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Fresh Start Surgical Gifts
How Fresh Start Surgical Gifts divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.
$65
Programs
the work itself
$15
Management
running the organization
$20
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $65 for programs
$65
To provide reconstructive surgery primarily to children who suffer from physical deformities caused by birth defects, accidents, abuse or disease.The organization held nine surgery weekends and received donated…
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
TO SUPPORT THEM IN THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY.
$1,369,603
HEALTH
$100,000
COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT SERVICES
$75,000
$30,000
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT
$20,989
Showing up to 5 of 70 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
SECRETARY
Alex Shahabe
VICE PRESIDENT
Anthony Arnold
DIRECTOR
Christine Willis
DIRECTOR
Frank Fazio
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
Jeremy Hirshberg
DIRECTOR OF SPECIALTY CLINICS
Jill M Granquist
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3.8M | $4.4M | $5.9M |
| 2024 | $4.5M | $3.8M | $6.1M |
| 2023 | $3.7M | $2.9M | $5.2M |
| 2022 | $2.8M | $2.7M | $4.1M |
| 2021 | $3.8M | $2.2M | $4.5M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue held roughly steady at around $3.8M, with total assets most recently reported at $5.9M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.