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Nonprofit · EIN 43-1921463

KURT WARNER FIRST THINGS FIRST FOUNDATION

Tax-exempt · SAINT LOUIS, MO 63105

Financials

$266K$258K2023$343K$292K2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of KURT WARNER FIRST THINGS FIRST FOUNDATION by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$343,174$292,467$50,707$2,092,745$248$2,092,497
December 31, 2023990$266,481$257,973$8,508$2,042,844$1,054$2,041,790
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$217,812
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$124,070
Net gain from sales of assets
$3,054
Net income from sales of inventory
$36
Other revenue
$1,292

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$88,009
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$69,914
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$75,112
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$4,760
Program services (functional)
$246,406
Management and general (functional)
$36,795
Fundraising (functional)
$9,266

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$2,042,844
Total assets, end of year
$2,092,745
Total liabilities, end of year
$248
Net assets, end of year
$2,092,497
Publicly traded securities
$1,909,304
Gross receipts
$853,158
Employees
1
Volunteers
51
Year formed
2001
State of legal domicile
MO

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JENNIFER ZINKEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/SECRETA
Trustee or director, Officer
40$67,950$1,964
KURTIS E WARNERPRESIDENT/DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
BRENDA WARNERVICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 3 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JENNIFER ZINKEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/SECRETA
Trustee or director, Officer
40$67,950$1,964
KURTIS E WARNERPRESIDENT/DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
BRENDA WARNERVICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
PO BOX 16793, SAINT LOUIS, MO 63105-1293
In care of
% JENNIFER ZINK
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
KURTIS E WARNER, 325 N LASALLE STREET 650, CHICAGO, IL 60654
Signed the 990
KURTIS E WARNER, PRESIDENT
Phone
(602) 385-0840
Return prepared by
ANDERS MINKLER HUBER & HELM LLP

Mission

DEDICATED TO IMPACTING LIVES IN A LASTING WAY BY PROMOTING CHRISTIAN VALUES, SHARING EXPERIENCES AND PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES TO ENCOURAGE EVERYONE THAT ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE WHEN PEOPLE SEEK TO PUT "FIRST THINGS FIRST" WITH PROJECTS SUCH AS TRIPS TO DISNEY WORLD FOR ILL CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES, BUILDING RECREATION CENTERS IN CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS, REWARDING SINGLE PARENTS AS THEY ACHIEVE THE DREAM OF HOME OWNERSHIP, ENCOURAGING INCLUSION IN SCHOOL FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS AND MORE. ALL PROJECTS PRIMARILY TARGET CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN GREATER PHOENIX, ST. LOUIS AND IOWA AND ARE CENTERED ON THE WARNERS' LIFE THEME OF PUTTING FAITH AND FAMILY FIRST.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS - TOGETHER WITH AARON'S INC, U-HAUL, BROOKLYN BEDDING, AND SPROUTS THE FOUNDATION REWARDS SINGLE MOTHERS OR FATHERS, WHO HAVE ACHIEVED THE DREAM OF HOMEOWNERSHIP WITH HABITAT FOR HUMANITY BY TURNING A HOUSE INTO A HOME WITH NEW FURNISHINGS AS A SURPRISE FOR FIRST-TIME HOMEOWNERS. IN 2024, TWO SINGLE MOMS AND THEIR SEVEN KIDS WERE SURPRISED IN ARIZONA (2) FOR MOTHER'S DAY AND CHRISTMAS, RESPECTIVELY.
    Expenses $111,416 · grants $60,459
  • DISNEY WORLD PROGRAM - FOR THE TWENTY-SECOND YEAR, THE FOUNDATION TEAMED WITH DREAM FACTORY AND MAKE-A-WISH TO TREAT CHILDREN FROM ARIZONA AND MISSOURI WITH LIFE-THREATENING ILLNESSES AND THEIR FAMILIES TO THE MAGICAL WORLD OF MICKEY, DONALD AND GOOFY IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA FOR A WEEKLONG VACATION. THE WEEK IS DIRECTED BY THE WARNER FAMILY (KURT, BRENDA AND THEIR SEVEN CHILDREN). SEVEN MAKE-A-WISH AND DREAM FACTORY CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES EXPERIENCED THE LIFE CHANGING TRIP IN 2024. A REUNION WAS ALSO HOSTED IN PHOENIX TO RECONNECT WITH FAMILIES HOSTED IN PREVIOUS YEARS.
    Expenses $91,871
  • CHRISTMAS GIVING PROGRAM - THIS PROGRAM CELEBRATES CHRISTMAS WITH FOSTER KIDS AT SUNSHINE ACRES CHILDREN'S HOME IN MESA, AZ. THIS YEAR EACH CHILD RECEIVED A BRAND NEW PAIR OF NIKE SHOES ALONG WITH SOCKS THANKS TO AN IN-KIND PARTNERSHIP WITH NIKE. ALL OF THE STAFF AND CHILDREN AT SUNSHINE ACRES SPENT AN AFTERNOON PLAYING GAMES WITH THE WARNER FAMILY AND ENJOYING LUNCH DONATED BY CRUST. IN 2024, 72 PAIRS OF SHOES WERE PROVIDED.
    Expenses $13,699 · grants $11,684
  • WARNERS' WARM-UP IS A PROGRAM HELD ANNUALLY IN THE FALL TO COLLECT WINTER COATS IN GREATER ST. LOUIS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OPERATION FOOD SEARCH, LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS, FEDEX OFFICE, LOOKAFTER HAIR COMPANY, A-MRAZEK MOVING SYSTEMS, BI-STATE CREDIT UNIONS, LION'S CHOICE, AND LOCAL ST. LOUIS MEDIA. ST. LOUISANS ARE ENCOURAGED TO DONATE NEW OR GENTLY-USED WINTER COATS AT DROP OFF LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE ST. LOUIS REGION. OPERATION FOOD SEARCH DISTRIBUTES THE COATS TO THOSE WHO NEED THEM VIA LOCAL HOMELESS SHELTERS, SCHOOLS AND SOCIAL SERVICE CENTERS. THE FOUNDATION ALSO PURCHASES NEW COATS AT A REDUCED RATE IN BULK. IN 2024, MORE THAN 7,000 COATS AND WINTER APPAREL ITEMS WERE DISTRIBUTED IN THE BI-STATE AREA.
    Expenses $9,684 · grants $7,366
  • MISSION: POSSIBLE! SCHOLARSHIPS EASE THE FINANCIAL BURDEN FOR HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE AGE GROUPS (14-22 YEARS OLD) PARTICIPATING IN SERVICE-BASED MISSION TRIPS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. SERVICE BASED MISSIONS ENLIGHTEN PARTICIPANTS TO THE WORK OF JESUS AND STRENGTHEN THEIR FAITH WHILE MAKING A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITIES SERVED. IN 2024, ELEVEN GROUPS WERE AWARDED SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THEIR SPRING BREAK AND SUMMER MISSION TRIPS TOTALING $8,500.
    Expenses $11,362 · grants $8,500
  • THE TICKET PROGRAM HONORS VETERANS WITH TICKETS TO MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL. THE PROGRAM HOSTS MILITARY VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES FROM VETERAN TICKET FOUNDATION AT THE GAMES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. AUTOGRAPHED KURT WARNER MEMORABILIA ARE ALSO GIVEN TO PARTICIPANTS. TWENTY-SIX PEOPLE ATTENDED A MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL GAME IN 2024.
    Expenses $8,374

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
43-1921463
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
2001
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$2,092,745
Income (IRS master file)
$853,158

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$343,174$292,467$2,092,745XML
990December 2023$266,481$257,973$2,042,844XML
990December 2022$351,336$290,470$2,033,337IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS
990December 2017–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 43-1921463).

Questions about KURT WARNER FIRST THINGS FIRST FOUNDATION

What is the EIN of KURT WARNER FIRST THINGS FIRST FOUNDATION?
The employer identification number (EIN) of KURT WARNER FIRST THINGS FIRST FOUNDATION is 43-1921463.
Is KURT WARNER FIRST THINGS FIRST FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2001.
Are donations to KURT WARNER FIRST THINGS FIRST FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does KURT WARNER FIRST THINGS FIRST FOUNDATION file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of KURT WARNER FIRST THINGS FIRST FOUNDATION due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did KURT WARNER FIRST THINGS FIRST FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
Who is the principal officer of KURT WARNER FIRST THINGS FIRST FOUNDATION?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names KURTIS E WARNER.
Who are the officers and directors of KURT WARNER FIRST THINGS FIRST FOUNDATION?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 3 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $67,950 (JENNIFER ZINK, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/SECRETA).
How much revenue does KURT WARNER FIRST THINGS FIRST FOUNDATION have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $343,174, expenses of $292,467 and total assets of $2,092,745 at year end.

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