Public Charity

FIRST STEPS INC

Based in NASHVILLE, TN, FIRST STEPS INC operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $3.5M in revenue, $3.4M in expenses, $4.5M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 52 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $1.3M.

EIN: 620674974 NASHVILLE, TN Special Education NTEE: B28 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$3.5M
Total Expenses$3.4M
Total Assets$4.5M
Grant Records52
Funding Total$1.3M
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

FIRST STEPS PROVIDES EDUCATION AND THERAPEUTIC SERVICES FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. AS A RESULT OF PARTICIPATING IN OUR SERVICES, CHILDREN MAKE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS TOWARD DEVELOPMENTAL GOALS. WE CREATE STRONG PARTNERSHIPS WITH FAMILIES THAT BUILD FOUNDATIONS FOR THEIR LONG TERM SUCCESS.

Where $100 goes at First Steps Inc

How First Steps Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$88 Programs the work itself
$8 Management running the organization
$4 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $88 for programs

$88
Since 1957, First Steps has served children with special needs and medical conditions while supporting their families
All program spending
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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.

Officers & Directors

TREASURER Abhay Karandikar
BOARD MEMBER Ben Lemly
DIRECTOR OF Beverly Grant
BOARD MEMBER Christy Farrell
PRESIDENT Drew Weiskopf
BOARD MEMBER Ej Rabell

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$952,744 23 grants
Health & Medicine
$160,754 12 grants
Human & Social Services
$25,202 13 grants
Unspecified
$194,679 4 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $3.5M $3.4M $4.5M
2024 $3.7M $3.7M $4.4M
2023 $3.3M $3.1M $4.3M
2021 $3.2M $2.8M $4.1M
2020 $2.6M $2.6M $3.9M

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $2.6M to $3.5M (+35%), with total assets most recently reported at $4.5M.

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