Public Charity

FIRST DESCENTS

FIRST DESCENTS, of DENVER, CO, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $8.9M in revenue, $4.5M in expenses, $13.1M in total assets. 115 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $7.2M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 810539964 DENVER, CO Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$8.9M
Total Expenses$4.5M
Total Assets$13.1M
Grant Records115
Funding Total$7.2M
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

FIRST DESCENTS PROVIDES LIFE-CHANGING OUTDOOR ADVENTURES TO YOUNG ADULTS IMPACTED BY CANCER AND OTHER SERIOUS HEALTH CONDITIONS.

Officers & Directors

COO Adam Schuster
DIRECTOR Alix Berglund
VP OF PROGRA Anna Mcgrath
DIRECTOR Ben Davis
FOUNDER AND Bradford Ludden
DIRECTOR Brent Goldstein

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Top Grant Purposes

For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$2,624,147 9 grants
CHARITABLE DONATION
$1,330,316 5 grants
HUMAN SERVICES
$574,871 8 grants
GENERAL SUPPORT
$556,931 16 grants
Surviviorship programming
$500,000 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $8.9M $4.5M $13.1M
2023 $4.7M $4.6M $8.5M
2022 $4.7M $4.0M $9.2M
2021 $4.6M $2.5M $8.4M
2020 $5.4M $2.3M $7.1M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $5.4M to $8.9M (+66%), with total assets most recently reported at $13.1M.

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