Children First Education Fund
To provide educational choice for students with disabilities, by awarding scholarships to children in K-12.
Children First Education Fund at a glance
- Total assets
- $3,436,584
- +32.3% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $8,188,281
- +224.5% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $206,815
- +78.2% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $8,188,282
- +224.5% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Children First Education Fund
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Children First Education Fund
Who Children First Education Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $82K (2021) to $3.9M (2023). In 2023 it reported $3.9M in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Utah State Board of Education Salt Lake City, UT | Return of Excess | $1,316,758 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,436,584 | $8,188,281 | $8,188,282 | — | — | $206,815 |
| 2024 | $2,597,009 | $2,523,154 | $2,523,156 | — | — | $116,058 |
| 2023 | $3,509,844 | $3,973,789 | $4,189,286 | $3,935,867 | Total only | $34,658 |
| 2022 | $2,249,161 | $222,199 | $1,820,873 | $1,316,758 | 1 | $669 |
| 2021 | $2,552,213 | $2,817,341 | $320,737 | $82,372 | Total only | $539 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Children First Education Fund
Based on IRS filings
Children First Education Fund is a public charity focused on Education, based in South Jordan, UT. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.4M in total assets. Net investment income was $207K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Children First Education Fund is led by Kim Coleman, Director & Fmr Executive Director since 2023 (on filings since 2021); 1 of 7 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Kim Coleman
Director & Fmr Executive Director
Executive Di → Director & Fmr Executive Director, 2023
On filings since 2021
$110K (2021) → $0 (2025)
Ronnie Daniel
Executive Director
Executive Di → Executive Director, 2023
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$79K (2023) → $170K (2025)
Jordan Clements
Chairman
Director → Chairman, 2023
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Elisa Clements
Director
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
William Aho
Director
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Don Mantyla
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Matt Field
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Former officers (2)
- Former: Greg Hughes (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Doug Holmes (2021–2022) — Chairman
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $170K, to Ronnie Daniel (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Children First Education Fund
How large is Children First Education Fund?
Children First Education Fund reported $3.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $8.2M.
What is Children First Education Fund?
Children First Education Fund is a public charity focused on Education, based in South Jordan, UT. It holds $3.4M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Children First Education Fund operate?
Children First Education Fund has awarded grants in Utah.
What is Children First Education Fund's EIN?
Children First Education Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 85-2428825. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS December 5, 2023)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025
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