Public Charity

FIRST BOOK

FIRST BOOK, of WASHINGTON, DC, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $92.3M in revenue, $93.8M in expenses, $36.0M in total assets. 205 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $22.4M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 521779606 WASHINGTON, DC Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$92.3M
Total Expenses$93.8M
Total Assets$36.0M
Grant Records205
Funding Total$22.4M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

FOUNDED IN 1992, FIRST BOOK IS A NONPROFIT SOCIAL ENTERPRISE BUILDING A WORLD WHERE ALL CHILDREN HAVE ACCESS TO A QUALITY EDUCATION. WE ARE ON A MISSION TO ENSURE THAT ALL CHILDREN, REGARDLESS OF THEIR BACKGROUND OR ZIP CODE, CAN SUCCEED BY REMOVING BARRIERS TO EQUITABLE EDUCATION BECAUSE EDUCATION TRANSFORMS LIVES.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Artie Starrs
DIRECTOR Carla Thompson Payton
DIRECTOR Christopher Cerf
Senior Vice President, IT Christopher Stine
Executive Vice President, Strategic Alliances Dana Bond
CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER Daniel Stokes

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Top Grant Purposes

OPERATIONS
$3,711,322 5 grants
TO HELP THE NEEDY
$3,636,850 5 grants
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$2,817,837 9 grants
General support
$2,014,312 2 grants
GENERAL SUPPORT
$1,833,467 23 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $92.3M $93.8M $36.0M
2023 $85.1M $88.4M $35.6M
2022 $104.7M $120.4M $38.9M
2020 $126.9M $134.0M $36.9M
2019 $95.5M $101.1M $42.8M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue declined from $95.5M to $92.3M (-3%), with total assets most recently reported at $36.0M.

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