First Flight Alliance
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 455324894
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2022–2025
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2023
- Location
- Anderson, SC, USA
- Phone
- 8643535113
- Rating
- 86
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Physical Fitness and Community Recreational Facilities
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $141,425
- Expenses
- $141,132
- Assets
- $39,334
- Liabilities
- $2,463
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
10 people listed
People named in this filing
- ALISON YOUNGBLOOD (BOARD CHAIR THROUGH 12/2025)
- SCOTT GREGORY (TREASURER)
- KRYSTLE BANNISTER (BOARD MEMBER)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
First flight was established in the summer of 2010 with a mission to inspire individuals to achieve their goals by completing their first 5k race. Our organization quickly grew as a supportive community where members share their challenges, successes, and encouragement. Driven by our commitment to fostering a healthier and more vibrant community, first flight offers events like our camp #runthistown series, which has helped hundreds of beginners cross their first finish line. We organize a range of races that promise enjoyment or your money back. The proceeds from our events support local children through scholarships in our o.a.k. Program, encouraging their active participation. Our mission is to inspire individuals to take their first steps toward a healthier, stronger community.
What it reported doing in 2025
Other programs including runthistown - ambasador program, offering coaching and fundraising opportunities for local and international races.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 92% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
The verdict
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 81
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 33
- Growth: 80
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 81.2%; rating input score 81
- Program expense ratio: 81.4%; rating input score 81
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 0.2%; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.28; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.06; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 17.7% per year; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 18.2% per year; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -6.7% per year; rating input score 0; 13th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 81.2% of revenue deployed · 81.4% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 4 filed program accomplishments · $115K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 10 people listed
- Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Filing history: 4 filing years from 2022 to 2025
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
- People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 32/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 25/100.
- High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
- High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 24/100.