2025-11-14T07:14:49-06:00 2024-12-31 430831507 ANDERS MINKLER HUBER & HELM LLP 800 MARKET STREET SUITE 500 ST LOUIS MO 631012501 990 2024-01-01 431921463 KURT WARNER FIRST THINGS FIRST FOUNDATION KURT 6023850840 PO BOX 16793 SAINT LOUIS MO 631051293 KURTIS E WARNER PRESIDENT 6023850840 2025-11-12 1 1 JUSTIN MARTY P01350571 3146555500 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z KURTIS E WARNER 325 N LASALLE STREET 650 CHICAGO IL 60654 853158 0 X WWW.KURTWARNER.ORG X 2001 MO 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. 3 2 1 51 0 0 210058 217812 0 0 55956 124070 467 1292 266481 343174 61571 88009 0 0 75112 75112 0 0 9266 121290 129346 257973 292467 8508 50707 2042844 2092745 1054 248 2041790 2092497 X 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. 0 0 111416 60459 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. 91871 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. 13699 11684 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. 9684 7366 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. 11362 8500 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. 8374 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. 29420 15866 246406 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 X JENNIFER ZINK 6023850840 PO BOX 16793 ST LOUIS MO 63105 KURTIS E WARNER PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 BRENDA WARNER VICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 JENNIFER ZINK EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/SECRETA 40.00 X X 67950 0 1964 67950 0 1964 0 0 0 0 0 217812 68287 217812 121016 121016 513038 509984 3054 3054 3054 36 0 36 36 OTHER INCOME 900099 1256 1256 1256 343174 1292 0 124070 88009 88009 69914 45444 17479 6991 5198 3379 1299 520 4760 4760 20150 10075 10075 562 562 59 59 3410 1102 1367 941 1253 1253 DISNEY WORLD PROGRAM 89856 89856 TICKET PROGRAM 8374 8374 FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 814 814 PROGRAM EXPENSES 108 108 292467 246406 36795 9266 28194 24406 126887 106235 2030 2800 17800 17800 0 0 1835733 1909304 50000 50000 2042844 2092745 1054 248 1054 248 X 0 0 0 0 2041790 2092497 2041790 2092497 2042844 2092745 50707 0 X 0 0 0 X 156903 152425 264649 210058 217812 1001847 56 878 2063 354 36 3387 156959 153303 266712 210412 217848 1005234 20000 39395 59395 0 20000 39395 59395 945839 79141 105906 68562 87701 121016 462326 79141 105906 68562 87701 121016 462326 2529 1775 197 743 1256 6500 238629 260984 335471 298856 340120 1474060 0.64170 0.65100 0.31360 0.27840 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 10756 10756 0 7044 7044 0 0 1 HABITAT FOR HUMANITY CENTRAL AZ 9133 NW GRAND AVENUE NO 1 PEORIA AZ 85345 742401708 501(C)(3) 0 60459 FAIR MARKET VALUE FURNISHINGS AND ELECTRONICS HOMES FOR THE HOLIDAYS SUNSHINE ACRES CHILDRENS HOME INC 3405 N HIGLEY ROAD MESA AZ 85215 860196532 501(C)(3) 0 11684 FAIR MARKET VALUE NIKE SHOES CHRISTMAS GIFTS 2 PART I, LINE 2: THE FOUNDATION MONITORS THE MISSION POSSIBLE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM RECIPIENTS BY REQUIRING THEM TO PROVIDE A FOLLOW UP REPORT ON THEIR MISSION INCLUDING PHOTOS. THE OTHER GRANTS DO NOT HAVE ANY SET PROCEDURES FOR FOLLOW UP BUT THERE IS DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE GRANT RECIPIENT ORGANIZATIONS BY FIRST THINGS FIRST FOUNDATION AFTER THE GRANT AND SOME OF THE GRANT RECIPIENTS PROVIDE LETTERS, PICTURES AND/OR OTHER COMMUNICATION WITH THE FIRST THINGS FIRST FOUNDATION REGARDING THE USE OF THE GRANT FUNDS. X 50369 FAIR MARKET VALUE X TICKETS 2 14332 FAIR MARKET VALUE X FOOD 3 3086 FAIR MARKET VALUE X GIFT CERTIFICATES 1 500 FAIR MARKET VALUE 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 KURT WARNER AND BRENDA WARNER (BOTH ARE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS) HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THERE IS NO COMMITTEE THAT HAS AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED ONLY TO KURTIS WARNER FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND ALL EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTERESTS AS SOON AS THEY ARE KNOWN OR REASONABLY SHOULD BE KNOWN. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE FOUNDATION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PAYROLL OF JENNIFER ZINK. ANY SERVICES RENDERED BY JENNIFER ZINK THAT RELATE TO KURT OR BRENDA WARNER'S ENDORSEMENTS/APPEARANCES OR OTHER PERSONAL MATTERS IS REIMBURSED TO THE FOUNDATION BY KURT AND BRENDA WARNER PERSONALLY ON A MONTHLY BASIS. THE METHOD FOR CALCULATION IS BASED UPON THE NUMBER OF HOURS OF SERVICES ARE PERFORMED FOR KURT/BRENDA WARNER DIVIDED BY THE TOTAL NUMBER OF HOURS OF SERVICES PERFORMED IN A MONTH. THE REIMBURSEMENT CONTAINS PAYMENT FOR PAYROLL, PAYROLL TAXES, HEALTH INSURANCE AND MATCHING SIMPLE IRA CONTRIBUTIONS PAID BY THE FOUNDATION. THE ANNUAL COMPENSATION FOR JENNIFER ZINK WAS $69,914 DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2024. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.