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LEAD FIRST FOUNDATION OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS

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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $137K · expenses $133K · assets $72K

EIN
14-1994953
Address
500 N SHORELINE BLVD STE 807, CORP CHRISTI, TX 78401-0336
Website
WWW.LEADFIRST.ORG
NTEE code
B112
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2007
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Mission

TO TEACH DEMOCRATIC VALUES, LIFE SKILLS, LEADERSHIP SKILLS, EDUCATIONAL SKILLS AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT SKILLS TO YOUTH THROUGH HANDS ON EXPERIENCES.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Guy Nickleson EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR2014-2024 $57,000$622,820 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

6 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Rev Harry Williams VICE PRESIDENT2014-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Dr Richard Ricard SECRETARY2014-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Wayne Lundquist DIRECTOR2021-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Dr Susan Shultz Md DIRECTOR2021-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Nancy Smith DIRECTOR2021-2024 0 $0 reported 1
J Scott Smith PRESIDENT2014-2024 2 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 7 people listed · 1 paid, $57K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GUY NICKLESON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR45 $53,580-$3,420 $57,0001
REV HARRY WILLIAMS VICE PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
DR RICHARD RICARD SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
WAYNE LUNDQUIST DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
DR SUSAN SHULTZ MD DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
NANCY SMITH DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
J SCOTT SMITH PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 7 people listed · 1 paid, $57K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GUY NICKLESON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR45 $53,580-$3,420 $57,0001
REV HARRY WILLIAMS VICE PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
DR RICHARD RICARD SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
WAYNE LUNDQUIST DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
DR SUSAN SHULTZ MD DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
NANCY SMITH DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
J SCOTT SMITH PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 7 people listed · 1 paid, $57K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GUY NICKLESON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR45 $56,430-$570 $57,0001
REV HARRY WILLIAMS VICE PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
DR RICHARD RICARD SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
WAYNE LUNDQUIST DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
DR SUSAN SHULTZ MD DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
NANCY SMITH DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
J SCOTT SMITH PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 7 people listed · 1 paid, $62K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GUY NICKLESON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR45 $61,750-$570 $62,3201
REV HARRY WILLIAMS VICE PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
DR RICHARD RICARD SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
WAYNE LUNDQUIST DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
DR SUSAN SHULTZ MD DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
NANCY SMITH DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
J SCOTT SMITH PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $52K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GUY NICKLESON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR45 $52,250-$0 $52,2501
REV HARRY WILLIAMS VICE PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
DR RICHARD RICARD SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
J SCOTT SMITH PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $57K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GUY NICKLESON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR45 $57,000-$0 $57,0001
REV HARRY WILLIAMS VICE PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
DR RICHARD RICARD SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
J SCOTT SMITH PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $57K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GUY NICKLESON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR45 $57,000-$0 $57,0001
REV HARRY WILLIAMS VICE PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
DR RICHARD RICARD SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
J SCOTT SMITH PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
2017 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $57K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GUY NICKLESON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR45 $57,000-$0 $57,0001
REV HARRY WILLIAMS VICE PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
DR RICHARD RICARD SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
J SCOTT SMITH PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
2016 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $57K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GUY NICKLESON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR45 $57,000-$0 $57,0001
REV HARRY WILLIAMS VICE PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
DR RICHARD RICARD SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
J SCOTT SMITH PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
2015 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $57K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GUY NICKLESON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR45 $57,000-$0 $57,0001
REV HARRY WILLIAMS VICE PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
DR RICHARD RICARD SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
J SCOTT SMITH PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
2014 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $52K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GUY NICKLESON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR45 $52,250-$0 $52,2501
REV HARRY WILLIAMS VICE PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
J SCOTT SMITH PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
DR RICHARD RICARD SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$136,539$133,279 $71,753$32,119 $126,012- ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$111,061$139,180 $72,328$28,859 $102,624- ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$126,919$109,993 $95,978$56,978 $105,204- ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$134,203$112,059 $92,952$40,052 $110,327- ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$81,962$93,880 $68,725$17,908 $80,962- ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$106,873$108,339 $29,826$29,826 $106,873- ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$107,983$112,184 $31,292$31,292 $107,983- ---
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$109,366$103,001 $35,493$35,493 $109,366- ---
2016 · Form 990EZ period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$108,912$108,342 $29,128$29,128 $108,912- ---
2015 · Form 990EZ period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$123,317$110,040 $28,558$28,558 $123,317- ---
2014 · Form 990EZ period ending 2014-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$95,368$105,986 $15,281$15,281 $95,368- ---

Funders of this organization

2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $437,506 in all, tax years 2014 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
COASTAL BEND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2015-2024 11$422,817 2024$50,089
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CHARITY BRIDGE FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2014 1$14,689 2014$14,689
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Who funds organizations like this

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990EZ · $133,279 spent · pay $57,000 · grants $16,500 · events $4,707
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $59,479 44.6%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $57,000 42.8%
Grants and similar amounts paid $16,500 12.4%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $300 0.2%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$4,707reported apart
Total$133,279100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $139,180 spent · pay $57,000 · grants $13,400 · events $5,747
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $64,595 46.4%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $57,000 41.0%
Grants and similar amounts paid $13,400 9.6%
Benefits paid to members $3,200 2.3%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $985 0.7%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$5,747reported apart
Total$139,180100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $109,993 spent · pay $57,000 · grants $15,000 · events $5,913
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $57,000 51.8%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $37,993 34.5%
Grants and similar amounts paid $15,000 13.6%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$5,913reported apart
Total$109,993100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $112,059 spent · pay $62,320 · grants $12,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $62,320 55.6%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $37,739 33.7%
Grants and similar amounts paid $12,000 10.7%
Total$112,059100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $93,880 spent · pay $52,250 · grants $15,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $52,250 55.7%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $26,630 28.4%
Grants and similar amounts paid $15,000 16.0%
Total$93,880100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $108,339 spent · pay $57,000 · grants $8,063 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $57,000 52.6%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $43,276 39.9%
Grants and similar amounts paid $8,063 7.4%
Total$108,339100%

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2018 · Form 990EZ · $112,184 spent · pay $57,000 · grants $8,660 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $57,000 50.8%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $46,524 41.5%
Grants and similar amounts paid $8,660 7.7%
Total$112,184100%

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2017 · Form 990EZ · $103,001 spent · pay $57,000 · grants $5,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $57,000 55.3%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $41,001 39.8%
Grants and similar amounts paid $5,000 4.9%
Total$103,001100%

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2016 · Form 990EZ · $108,342 spent · pay $57,000 · grants $5,300 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $57,000 52.6%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $45,292 41.8%
Grants and similar amounts paid $5,300 4.9%
Fees to independent contractors $750 0.7%
Total$108,342100%

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2015 · Form 990EZ · $110,040 spent · pay $57,000 · grants $13,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $57,000 51.8%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $40,040 36.4%
Grants and similar amounts paid $13,000 11.8%
Total$110,040100%

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2014 · Form 990EZ · $105,986 spent · pay $52,250 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $52,250 49.3%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $51,109 48.2%
Fees to independent contractors $2,627 2.5%
Total$105,986100%

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