NonprofitsCommunication First

Education

Communication First

WASHINGTON, DC

Total revenue

$739K

Total expenses

$467K

Net assets

$612K

Grants received

$966K

25 grants

EIN

830836835

Tax year

2024

Mission

See schedule o.

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$511K
Program service revenue$227K
Investment income$2K
Other revenue
Total revenue$739K

Expenses

Grants paid
Salaries & benefits$316K
Fundraising$16K
Other expenses$152K
Total expenses$467K
Total assets$625K
Net assets$612K

People

13 listed

NameRoleCompensation

TAUNA SZYMANSKI

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & LEGAL DIRECTOR

Board

$100K

60 hrs/wk

FRANCISCO RAMIREZ

VICE-CHAIR

Board

1 hrs/wk

GITA GUPTA

SECRETARY

Board

1 hrs/wk

M CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS

TREASURER

Board

4 hrs/wk

SUSIE LOTHARIUS

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

TOBY LATHAM

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

JORDYN ZIMMERMAN

CHAIR

Board

10 hrs/wk

MELISSA CRISP-COOPER

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

TIM JIN

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

LATEEF MCLEOD

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

ERIN SHELDON

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

GODFREY NAZARETH

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

INDIA OCHS

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

Grants received

Showing 25 of 25

FromAmountPurposeYear
$125K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$65K
TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF COMMUNICATION FIRST
2024
$7K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$3K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$135K
TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF COMMUNICATION FIRST
2023
$125K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$40K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$25K
DEVELOPMENT OF AUGMENTATIVE AND ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION (AAC) KNOW-YOUR-RIGHTS TOOLKIT, BEST PRACTICES GUIDE, AND WEBINAR
2023
$6K
GENERAL PURPOSE FUND
2023
$1K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$103
OTHER CIVIC / COMMUNITY
2023
$145K
TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF COMMUNICATION FIRST
2022
$125K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$20K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$10K
2023 COMMUNITY CULTURE & HERITAGE GRANT (DOCUMENTARY FILM;GATHERING): SEE US, HEAR US
2022
$8K
WORKSHOP SUPPORT
2022
$8K
WORKSHOP SUPPORT
2022
$6K
GENERAL PURPOSE FUND
2022
$1K
GENERAL UNRESTRICTED
2022
$19K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$19K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$45K
to provide general support
2020
$3K
GENERAL UNRESTRICTED
2020
$16K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2019

Funded by

$966K from 12 funders · 25 grants · 2019–2024

The Ford Foundation

$375K · 3 grants · 2022–2024

Borealis Philanthropy

$345K · 3 grants · 2022–2024

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$74K · 4 grants · 2019–2022

Foundation To Promote Open Society

$45K · 1 grant · 2020

Next For Autism Inc

$25K · 1 grant · 2023

Draycott Family Foundation

$19K · 3 grants · 2022–2024

With Foundation

$15K · 2 grants · 2022

Details

EIN830836835
NTEE codeB01
Subsection03
Ruling date2019-03
Formed2018
Employees6
Volunteers24
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