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EIN 58-1696397

PaymentsFirst

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(6)
Num. employees
21
City
Columbia
State
South Carolina
Year formed
1973
Most recent tax filings
2023-12-01
NTEE code, primary
S40: Business and Industry
Description
PaymentsFirst supports secure electronic payments through education, risk and compliance services for industry participants.
Also known as...
Georgia Automated Clearing House Corporation
Total revenues
$3,427,240
2023
Total expenses
$3,256,467
2023
Total assets
$2,939,522
2023
Num. employees
21
2023

Program areas at PaymentsFirst

Education- Paymentsfirst provides education support to foster compliance, advancement and understanding of electronic payments for the benefit of industry participants and the payments network.
Risk and compliance- Paymentsfirst promotes growth and secure use of electronic payments through providing resources and support to identify and control risk and ensure rule and regulatory compliance for the benefit of the payments network.

Personnel at PaymentsFirst

NameTitleCompensation
Rich LearyPresident and Chief Executive Officer$220,930
Gai CraigExecutive Vice President$191,728
Mandy HermanVice President Operations and Member Support
Allen YoungVice President Education Services$127,257
Jennifer StadlerExecutive Vice President Education , Operations , Marketing , and Support$119,604
...and 5 more key personnel

Financials for PaymentsFirst

RevenuesFYE 12/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$1,484,083
Program services$1,839,498
Investment income and dividends$30,136
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$-108
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$72,363
Miscellaneous revenues$1,268
Total revenues$3,427,240

Form 990s for PaymentsFirst

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-122024-10-02990View PDF
2022-122023-10-19990View PDF
2021-122022-11-07990View PDF
2020-122021-09-08990View PDF
2019-122021-06-07990View PDF
...and 11 more Form 990s
Data update history
December 8, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
November 27, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
October 3, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 3 new personnel
November 29, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
November 29, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 2 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Trade associationsBusiness and community development organizations
Issues
Science and technologyBusiness and industry
Characteristics
Memberships
General information
Address
810 Dutch Blvd 209
Columbia, SC 29210
Metro area
Columbia, SC
County
Richland County, SC
Website URL
paymentsfirst.org/ 
Phone
(678) 528-3234
IRS details
EIN
58-1696397
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1973
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
No
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
S40: Business and Industry
NAICS code, primary
813910: Trade Associations
Parent/child status
Independent
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