First Ladies Initiative

990EZ • Fiscal year 2016 • EIN 45-4323493

Jul 01, 2015 to Jun 30, 2016 • Filed on Sep 29, 2016

Organization Profile www.gfla.org

11126 Ophir DrLos Angeles, CA 90024

(310) 663-0346

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2016

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2016

-215%

Higher net margin than 3% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2016

Higher top officer pay than 75% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2016

-74%

Faster asset growth than 5% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2015 to 2016

-22%

Faster revenue growth than 22% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2015 to 2016

Balance Sheet

Liabilities / Assets56th percentile

Assets

Flat

$3,125

Flat from 2016

Net Assets

$3,125

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Liabilities

Flat

Flat from 2016

Revenue And Expenses

Liabilities / Revenue55th percentile Net Margin3rd percentile

Revenue

Flat

$3,250

Flat from 2016

Expenses

Flat

$10,231

Flat from 2016

Net Income

Flat

-$6,981

Flat from 2016

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth5th percentile

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

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2016

Assets$3,125

Liabilities$0

Net Assets$3,125

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Operations Trend

Revenue Growth22nd percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

Highlighted filing

2016

Revenue$3,250

Expenses$10,231

Net Income-$6,981

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Filing Snapshot

Filing Period: Jul 1, 2015 to Jun 30, 2016
Signed: Sep 29, 2016
Return Version: 2015v2.1
Gross Receipts: $3,250

Mission and Program Overview

Mission

TheFirstLadiesInitiativesupportsfirstladies,individuallyandcollectively,intheireffortstoadvancepositivechangeintheircommunitiesandaroundtheworld.

The First Ladies Initiative works with First Ladies worldwide to further the health, education, and development programs that support those with the most need in their countries.

Program Services

Description	Grants	Expenses
Capacity building of advisors of First Ladies.	$0	$9,764
Monitor and evaluate progress of birthing shelters in Namibia, promote the work of First Ladies, and provide training support for advisors of First Ladies.	$0	$0

Compensation and Service Providers

Top Officer Pay75th percentile

Employees

Name	Title	Full / Part Time	Base	Other	Total
Nicole Field Brzeski	Executive Director	PT	$0	-	-
Jennifer Van Duzer	Director	-	$0	-	-
Cathy Watts	Director	-	$0	-	-
Lawrence Ham	Director	PT	$0	-	-
Cora Neumann	Director	PT	$0	-	-

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name: First Ladies Initiative
EIN: 45-4323493
Phone: 3106630346
Address: 11126 Ophir Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90024

Signing Officer

Name: Lawrence Ham
Title: Director
Phone: 3235404418
Signed: 2016-09-29

Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Description;Amount^Conferences and translation services for advisors of first ladies;4603|Bank fees;67|Website;300^Total;4970^”

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Filings

Displayed year

2016 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing

Assets: $3,125
Liabilities: $0
Net assets: $3,125
Revenue: $3,250
Expenses: $10,231
Net income: -$6,981

	Balance Sheet			Operations
Year	Assets	Liabilities	Net Assets	Revenue	Expenses	Net Income
2025XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.	$2.73	$0.00	$2.73	$5.36	$3.76	$1.60
2024Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.	$1.13	$0.00	$1.13	$1.88	$1.95	$0.07
2023XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.	$1.20	$0.00	$1.20	$2.59	$1.56	$1.03
2022XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.	$0.17		$0.17	$1.64	$1.55	$0.10
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.	$0.07	$0.00	$0.07	$0.81	$0.88	$0.07
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.	$0.09	$0.00	$0.09	$0.90	$0.84	$0.07
2017XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.	$0.02	$0.00	$0.02	$0.05	$0.06	$0.01
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$0.03	$0.00	$0.03	$0.03	$0.10	$0.07
2016Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.	$0.03	$0.00		$0.03	$0.10	$0.07
2015Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.	$0.12	$0.02		$0.04	$0.09	$0.05
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$0.17	$0.02	$0.15	$0.07	$0.05	$0.02
2013Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.	$0.16	$0.02	$0.14	$0.30	$0.15	$0.15