Public Charity

FIRST FIVE FUNDAMENTALS

FIRST FIVE FUNDAMENTALS, of TACOMA, WA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $5.1M in revenue, $5.9M in expenses, $1.9M in total assets. 28 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $2.5M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 800209462 TACOMA, WA Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$5.1M
Total Expenses$5.9M
Total Assets$1.9M
Grant Records28
Funding Total$2.5M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

FOUNDED IN 2008, FIRST 5 FUNDAMENTALS (F5F) IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WITH A MISSION TO UPHOLD COMMUNITY-BASED INITIATIVES IN ACHIEVING THEIR COLLECTIVE GOALS FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. OUR TEAM IS PASSIONATE ABOUT MAKING THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES BY HARNESSING THE STRENGTHS AND IDEAS THAT LIVE WITHIN COMMUNITIES. AS OUR NAME STATES, THE FIRST 5 YEARS OF LIFE ARE FUNDAMENTAL. OUR ROLE IS TO SUPPORT CROSS-SECTOR LEADERS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD, TO HELP MAKE THEIR COLLECTIVE VISION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES A REALITY. F5F CURRENTLY SUPPORTS FOUR GEOGRAPHIC INITIATIVES PIERCE COUNTY EARLY CHILDHOOD NETWORK, WASHINGTON COMMUNITIES FOR CHILDREN, NORTHWEST EARLY LEARNING COALITION, AND VISIONS FOR EARLY LEARNING.

Officers & Directors

BOARD VICE CHAIR Anne Rothert
BOARD MEMBER Claudia Miller
SECRETARY & TREASURER UNTIL AUGUST Diane Kroll
PRESIDENT, BOARD CHAIR Jennifer Sass-Walton
BOARD MEMBER Jennifer Smith
DEPUTY DIRECTOR Katherine Ginn

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Top Grant Purposes

PIERCE COUNTY EARLY CHILDHOOD NETWORK
$500,000 1 grant
CHILD WELFARE
$500,000 1 grant
COMMUNITY MOMENTUM
$398,519 3 grants
HELP ME GROW PIERCE COUNTY CHILD WELFARE PREVENTION
$376,461 1 grant
SHARED SERVICE MODEL, WA STEM CATALYST GRANT
$351,453 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $5.1M $5.9M $1.9M
2024 $3.3M $3.1M $2.7M
2023 $4.2M $4.6M $2.3M
2022 $4.7M $3.7M $2.7M
2021 $3.7M $3.5M $1.7M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $3.7M to $5.1M (+37%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.9M.

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