Public Charity

First Focus on Children

First Focus on Children is a Public Charity headquartered in Washington, DC. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $5.9M revenue, $3.2M expenses, $6.7M total assets. 18 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $5.4M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 813185002 Washington, DC Research Institutes & Public Policy Analysis NTEE: P05 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$5.9M
Total Expenses$3.2M
Total Assets$6.7M
Grant Records18
Funding Total$5.4M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

Bipartisan advocacy organization dedicated to making children and families the priority in federal policy and budget decisions.

Where $100 goes at First Focus on Children

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

$84 Programs the work itself
$13 Management running the organization
$3 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $84 for programs

$27
Advocacy
32% of program spending
$26
Health
31% of program spending
$16
Poverty/Housing
19% of program spending

Plus 3 more programs. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

2025
TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH CLASP TO RECOMMEND ADVOCACY AND EDUCATION STRATEGIES
$10,000
2024
EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
$405,000
2023
EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
$810,000
2022
EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
$500,000

Showing up to 5 of 18 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

VP Medicaid & Child Health Policy Abuko Estrada
Director Anthony Chapple
President and Director Bruce Lesley
Director Dennis Johnson
Director Glenn Flores
Chair Governor Ronnie Musgrove

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Economic Development
$3,715,000 5 grants
General Support
$1,616,000 11 grants
Education
$10,000 1 grant
Human & Social Services
$10,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $5.9M $3.2M $6.7M
2023 $2.9M $3.6M $4.1M
2022 $1.9M $3.1M $4.9M
2020 $3.0M $2.4M $3.3M
2019 $2.8M $2.3M $2.8M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $2.8M to $5.9M (+110%), with total assets most recently reported at $6.7M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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