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FIRST DESCENTS

DENVER, COEIN: 81-0539964Website

Data sourced from IRS 990 public filings

FIRST DESCENTS FIRST DESCENTS PROVIDES LIFE-CHANGING OUTDOOR ADVENTURES TO YOUNG ADULTS IMPACTED BY CANCER AND OTHER SERIOUS HEALTH CONDITIONS.

National
Young Adults (Ages 19-25)
Local (City/County Level)
Direct Service Delivery
Youth Development
Education & Awareness
Mental Health & Substance Abuse
Health

Annual Revenue

$8,875,854

Known Funders

95

Grants Received

162

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesAssets
2024$8,875,854$4,486,181$13,122,329
2023$4,687,860$4,618,131$8,523,002
2022$4,698,091$3,978,589$9,193,462
2021$4,632,014$2,535,532$8,441,056
2020$5,353,262$2,286,273$7,107,473
2019$3,585,157$3,141,034$3,319,469
2018$3,915,929$3,116,989$3,258,497
2017$3,428,253$2,999,416$2,192,636

Top Funders

$436,525 (2021)
Wend II Inc

BENTONVILLE, AR

$250,000 (2024)
$250,000 (2024)
Tap Cancer Out Inc

INDIAN LAND, SC

$175,000 (2023)
Wend II Inc

BENTONVILLE, AR

$166,000 (2021)
$100,000 (2023)
The VF Foundation

Wilmington, DE

$75,000 (2022)

Showing top 10 of 95 funders.

Key Personnel

From 2024 IRS 990 filing

D

DEBBIE KING FORD

BOARD CHAIRP

Officer
J

JULIE WRIGHT

VICE CHAIRPE

Officer
M

MICHAEL GROSS

TREASURER

Officer
K

KIP CROSS

SECRETARY

Officer
L

LARRY SMITH

MEDICAL DIRE

D

DR BRANDON HAYES-LATTIN

DIRECTOR

A

ALIX BERGLUND

DIRECTOR

B

BRENT GOLDSTEIN

DIRECTOR

J

JOEL APPEL

DIRECTOR

T

TANUM DAVIS BOHEN

DIRECTOR

Showing 10 of 20 key personnel.

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