Program areas at Friends First
The office of justice program is a grant award through the federal office of juvenile justice and delinquency prevention. The grant award funds implementation of the stars peer mentoring program across five states and serves 350 youth each year for three years.
The adams county grant is a grant offered through adams county human services to provide services for stars peer to peer mentoring program for 150 youth per year and project aim (adult identity mentoring) for 500 youth per year. Additionally, 300 students annually are provided with healthy relationship education in the form of assemblies.
The sexual risk avoidance education program is a grant offered through the u.s. department of health & human services. This grant funds mentoring programs for 300 students, as well as additional 2,200 students and parents with additional programming and services.
Friends First served nearly 2,000 students, parents and community members through a variety of programs, including the stars mentoring program, stars national conference, and other on and off campus programs.
Who funds Friends First
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at Friends First
| Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
|---|
| Andy Matott | Interim President | $83,780 | 2022-08-30 |
| Elycia Cook | President and Chief Executive Officer / Executive Director | $110,872 | 2021-06-30 |
| Leah Galvin | Director of Learning, Evaluation | | 2022-05-10 |
| Mike Wright | Finance Manager | | 2022-05-10 |
| Sarah Rowe | Strategy Manager | | 2022-05-10 |
| ...and 4 more key personnel |
Financials for Friends First
| Revenues | FYE 06/2022 | FYE 06/2021 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $949,442 | $1,443,174 | -34.2% |
| Program services | $27,850 | $12,000 | 132.1% |
| Investment income and dividends | $499 | $769 | -35.1% |
| 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 | $12,828 | -100% |
| Total revenues | $977,791 | $1,468,771 | -33.4% |
Organizations like Friends First
| Organization | Type | Location | Revenue |
|---|
| Coshocton County Head Start | 501(c)(3) | Coshocton, OH | $3,127,062 |
| Adams County Children's Educational and Special Services | 501(c)(3) | Gettysburg, PA | $2,887,662 |
| Winston Prouty Center for Child and Family Development | 501(c)(3) | Brattleboro, VT | $2,304,776 |
| Jefferson Youth Foundation | 501(c)(3) | Marrero, LA | $404,927 |
| Programs for Infants and Children | 501(c)(3) | Anchorage, AK | $3,908,435 |
| V I P Tots | 501(c)(3) | Hemet, CA | $2,643,181 |
| Partners for Children | 501(c)(3) | Knoxville, TN | $375,676 |
| Lewis County Head Start | 501(c)(3) | Lowville, NY | $1,734,145 |
| Carbon County Child Development Programs | 501(c)(3) | Rawlins, WY | $1,331,837 |
| UrbanPromise Wilmington | 501(c)(3) | Wilmington, DE | $2,705,321 |
Data update history
November 25, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
May 14, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 2 new personnel
February 3, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
Nonprofit Types
SchoolsK-12 schoolsYouth service charitiesCharities
Issues
EducationChildren
Characteristics
Receives government fundingTax deductible donations
General information
- Address
- 4950 S Yosemite St F2-364
- Greenwood Village, CO 80111
- Metro area
- Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
- County
- Arapahoe County, CO
- Website URL
- friendsfirst.org/Â
- Phone
- (720) 981-9193
- Facebook page
- friendsfirstÂ
- Twitter profile
- @friendsfirstincÂ
IRS details
- EIN
- 84-1234326
- Fiscal year end
- June
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 1993
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- B20: Elementary, Secondary Education
- NAICS code, primary
- 624110: Child and Youth Services
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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