Program areas at First Focus on Children
Health: First Focus works to enhancing critical childrens health programs like the Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and Medicaid
Poverty/Housing: First Focus advocates for federal investments like the Earned Income Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit which lift millions of children and families out of poverty every year.
Advocacy: First Focus is dedicated to making children and families the priority in federal policy and budget decisions.
Tax/Budget: First Focus works to make sure children and families are the priority in federal policy and budget decisions.
Early Childhood: First Focus advocates for expanding critical early childhood programs like the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program and Head Start to support early childhood development in health and education.
SPARC: First Focus works with a network of over 45 state advocacy organizations to prevent child abuse and neglect because the choices made by federal policymakers shape state decisions.
Grants made by First Focus on Children
Who funds First Focus on Children
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Financials for First Focus on Children
| Revenues | FYE 12/2023 | FYE 12/2022 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $2,899,908 | $1,885,811 | 53.8% |
| Program services | $0 | $35,000 | -100% |
| Investment income and dividends | $24,339 | $11,075 | 119.8% |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
| Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from fundraising events | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $0 | $0 | - |
| Total revenues | $2,924,247 | $1,931,886 | 51.4% |
Organizations like First Focus on Children
| Organization | Type | Location | Revenue |
|---|
| Family Values Work A Multi-State Consortium | 501(c)(3) | Milwaukee, WI | $10,894,193 |
| Children's Alliance | 501(c)(3) | Seattle, WA | $2,773,718 |
| Connecticut Voices for Children | 501(c)(3) | New Haven, CT | $1,085,317 |
| The Sentencing Project | 501(c)(3) | Washington, DC | $4,149,060 |
| The Institute | 501(c)(3) | Wilkes Barre, PA | $1,053,688 |
| Hawaii Data Collaborative | 501(c)(3) | Honolulu, HI | $1,603,500 |
| Austin Institute | 501(c)(3) | Austin, TX | $816,841 |
| Advance Oc | 501(c)(3) | San Juan Capistrano, CA | $1,103,264 |
| Forward Justice | 501(c)(3) | Morrisville, NC | $4,554,303 |
| Mujeres Unidas Y Activas (MUA) | 501(c)(3) | San Francisco, CA | $7,286,337 |
Data update history
January 5, 2025
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
November 22, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
May 19, 2024
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $500,000 from Tides Center Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsSocial advocacy organizationsHuman service organizationsCharities
Issues
Human servicesPublic policyVoting rights
Characteristics
Political advocacyLobbyingTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
- Address
- 1400 Eye St Ste 650
- Washington, DC 20005
- Metro area
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
- County
- District of Columbia, DC
- Website URL
- firstfocus.org/Â
IRS details
- EIN
- 81-3185002
- Fiscal year end
- December
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 2016
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- P05: Human Services Research Institutes and Public Policy Analysis
- NAICS code, primary
- 813319: Social Advocacy Organizations
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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