First Trail Foundation

990EZ • Fiscal year 2019 • EIN 35-2334651

Jan 01, 2019 to Dec 31, 2019 • Filed on May 07, 2020

Organization Profile FIRSTTRAIL.ORG

6044 Cornerstone Court West Bldg ESan Diego, CA 92121

(858) 457-1919

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Higher top officer pay than 84% of similar nonprofits.

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Filing Snapshot

Filing Period: Jan 1, 2019 to Dec 31, 2019
Signed: May 7, 2020
Return Version: 2019v5.0

Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Research at the foundation is focused on the understanding and prevention of chronic infections. One of our current efforts is to develop a vaccine and diagnostic test for tuberculosis. With 8 million new cases and 2 million deaths from the disease each year, success in this endeavor will have great impact in many parts of the world where tuberculosis remains prevalent.

Program Services

Description	Grants	Expenses
Research at the foundation is focused on the understanding and prevention of chronic infections. One of our current efforts is to develop a vaccine and diagnostic test for tuberculosis. With 8 million new cases and 2 million deaths from the disease each year, success in this endeavor will have great impact in many parts of the world where tuberculosis remains prevalent.	-	-

Compensation and Service Providers

Top Officer Pay84th percentile

Employees

Name	Title	Full / Part Time	Base	Other	Total
ANTHONY M SORGE	Executive Direc	-	$0	-	-
ANTHONY M SORGE	Chief Finl Ofcr	-	$0	-	-
THOMAS N DAVIES	Secretary	-	$0	-	-

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name: First Trail Foundation
EIN: 35-2334651
Phone: 8584571919
Address: 6044 CORNERSTONE COURT WEST BLDG E, SAN DIEGO, CA 92121

Signing Officer

Name: Anthony M Sorge
Title: Executive Direc
Signed: 2020-05-07
Discuss with paid preparer: Yes

Preparer

Firm: Brannen Shirley LLP
Address: 3579 Valley Centre Drive Suite 125, San Diego, CA 92130-3322
Preparer: Jack M Shirley
Phone: 8587942800

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2019 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

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Year	Assets	Liabilities	Net Assets	Revenue	Expenses	Net Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$0.00	$1.20	$1.20	$0.00	$0.40	$0.40
2023XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.	$0.00	$0.80	$0.80	$0.00	$0.40	$0.40
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$0.00	$0.40	$0.40	$0.00	$0.40	$0.40
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$0.00		$0.00	$0.00
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$0.00		$0.00	$0.00
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$0.00		$0.00	$0.00
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$0.00		$0.00	$0.00
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$0.00		$0.00	$0.00	$11.1	$11.1
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$11.1		$11.1	$0.00	$0.42	$0.42
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$11.5		$11.5	$0.00	$0.42	$0.42
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$11.9		$11.9	$0.00	$0.42	$0.42
2013Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$12.3		$12.3	$0.00	$15.4	$15.4
2012Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.	$27.8		$27.8	$8.00	$0.42	$7.58
2011Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.	$20.2		$20.2	$8.50	$0.42	$8.08