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First Things First

EIN 62-1678048Human Services Tennessee Small

Historical collection: May 2019 · Rating details mostly from 2017. Source & context

The mission

What this organization describes

Healthy Relationships Start Here.

First Things First (FTF) is an organization dedicated to strengthening families in Hamilton County, Tennessee through education, collaboration and mobilization. FTF is a community resource that collaborates with and is supported by a broad cross-section of community organizations, groups and individuals. FTF has three strategic goals to meet: reduce the number of divorces filed in Hamilton County; reduce out of wedlock pregnancies in Hamilton County; and increase sufficient father involvement

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

83.85Overall score
out of 100

80.00Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,449,830

Total expenses · USD$1,425,122

Program expenses

$1,234,155.65 recorded amount

86.6%

Fundraising expenses

$98,333.42 recorded amount

6.9%

Administrative expenses

$89,782.69 recorded amount

6.3%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.07 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

Expense shares are displayed as percentages. Component amounts in this collection match total expenses multiplied by the source ratios; rounding can leave a small difference from the total. The source does not supply a row-specific fiscal year. Field definitions ↗

Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Julie Baumgardner
Recorded compensation: $113,893.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 7.99%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for First Things First
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	First Things First (FTF) is an organization dedicated to strengthening families in Hamilton County, Tennessee through education, collaboration and mobilization. FTF is a community resource that collaborates with and is supported by a broad cross-section of community organizations, groups and individuals. FTF has three strategic goals to meet: reduce the number of divorces filed in Hamilton County; reduce out of wedlock pregnancies in Hamilton County; and increase sufficient father involvement
`ein` EIN	62-1678048
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1425122.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.063
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.07
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.069
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.866
`fscore` Financial score	80.0
`leader` Recorded leader	Julie Baumgardner
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	113893.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0799
`motto` Tagline	Healthy Relationships Start Here.
`name` Charity name	First Things First
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1449830.0
`score` Overall score	83.85
`state` State code	TN
`subcategory` Subcategory	Children's and Family Services
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1234155.652
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	98333.418
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	89782.686

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 62-1678048
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Children's and Family Services
Recorded location: Tennessee (TN)
Expense-based size: Small
Under $3.5M in total expenses · source label: small

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Source: Charity Navigator Scores Expenses Dataset, version 1, attributed to katyjqian on Kaggle. Collection: May 2019; rating details mostly from 2017. Read attribution, scope, and reuse notes.