Skip to content
ProPublica Donate
ProPublica Donate

Vertical First Foundation

  • Rochester Hls, MI
  • Tax-exempt since Dec. 2015
  • EIN: 47-5368148

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Religion-Related, Spiritual Development / Christian (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$185k (2024)

Expenses
$203k (2024)

Total Assets
$30.9k (2024)

Total Liabilities
$1.02k (2024)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2017 to 2024

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2024

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$185,078
Expenses
$203,354
Net Income
-$18,276
Net Assets
$29,866
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $185,078
100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $118,000
58.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $8,000
3.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $30,890
Total Liabilities $1,024
Net Assets $29,866
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
David S Wilson (President) $118,000 $0 $0
John Borglin (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Jason Schomer (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ann Wilson (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
+ View more people

Document Links

990
Filed on June 17, 2025

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

View Filing
XML

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$171,478
Expenses
$182,459
Net Income
-$10,981
Net Assets
$48,142
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $155,797
90.9%
Program Services $15,681
9.1%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $105,000
57.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $6,000
3.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $50,416
Total Liabilities $2,274
Net Assets $48,142
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
David S Wilson (President) $105,000 $0 $0
John Borglin (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Jason Schomer (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ann Wilson (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
+ View more people

Document Links

990
Filed on May 2, 2024

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

View Filing
XML

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$294,713
Expenses
$324,217
Net Income
-$29,504
Net Assets
$59,123
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $294,713
100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $229,715
70.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $6,000
1.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $64,124
Total Liabilities $5,001
Net Assets $59,123
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
David S Wilson (President) $229,715 $0 $0
John Borglin (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Jason Schomer (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ann Wilson (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
+ View more people

Document Links

990
Filed on May 12, 2023

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

View Filing
XML

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$182,651
Expenses
$175,495
Net Income
$7,156
Net Assets
$88,627
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $174,318
95.4%
Program Services $8,333
4.6%
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $91,257
Total Liabilities $2,630
Net Assets $88,627
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
David S Wilson (President) $51,000 $0
John Borglin (Treasurer) $0 $0
Ann Wilson (Secretary) $0 $0
Jason Schomer (Director) $0 $0
+ View more people

Document Links

990-EZ
Filed on Aug. 4, 2022

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

View Filing
XML

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$141,191
Expenses
$156,403
Net Income
-$15,212
Net Assets
$81,667
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $32,624
23.1%
Program Services $108,567
76.9%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $58,000
37.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $30,000
19.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $109,287
Total Liabilities $27,620
Net Assets $81,667
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
David S Wilson (President) $58,000 $0 $0
John Borglin (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Jason Schomer (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ann Wilson (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
+ View more people

Document Links

990
Filed on Nov. 4, 2021

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

View Filing
XML

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$227,837
Expenses
$263,189
Net Income
-$35,352
Net Assets
$96,879
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $55,000
24.1%
Program Services $172,837
75.9%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $130,000
49.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $30,000
11.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $101,759
Total Liabilities $4,880
Net Assets $96,879
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
David S Wilson (President) $130,000 $0 $0
John Borglin (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Jason Schomer (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ann Wilson (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
+ View more people

Document Links

990
Filed on June 4, 2020

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

View Filing
PDF XML

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$177,511
Expenses
$154,085
Net Income
$23,426
Net Assets
$132,231
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $177,511
100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $57,000
37.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $30,000
19.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $132,231
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $132,231
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
David S Wilson (President) $52,000 $0 $0
Ann Wilson (Director) $5,000 $0 $0
Robert Houghtlin (Treasurer/Di) $0 $0 $0
John Borglin (Vice Pres/Di) $0 $0 $0
Jason Schomer (Director) $0 $0 $0
Michelle Houghtlin (Director) $0 $0 $0
+ View more people

Document Links

990
Filed on May 14, 2019

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

View Filing
PDF XML

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$199,400
Expenses
$97,867
Net Income
$101,533
Net Assets
$131,975
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $199,400
100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $54,000
55.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $9,000
9.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $131,975
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $131,975
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
David S Wilson (President) $53,000 $0 $0
Robert Houghtlin (Treas/Dir) $1,000 $0 $0
John Borglin (Vice Preside) $0 $0 $0
Ann Wilson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jason Schomer (Director) $0 $0 $0
Michelle Houghtlin (Director) $0 $0 $0
+ View more people

Document Links

990
Filed on June 4, 2018

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

View Filing
PDF XML

About This Data

What Is This Data?

Nonprofit Explorer includes summary data for nonprofit tax returns and full Form 990 documents, in both PDF and digital formats.

The summary data contains information processed by the IRS during the 2012-2019 calendar years; this generally consists of filings for the 2011-2018 fiscal years, but may include older records. This data release includes only a subset of what can be found in the full Form 990s.

In addition to the raw summary data, we link to PDFs and digital copies of full Form 990 documents wherever possible. This consists of separate releases by the IRS of Form 990 documents processed by the agency, which we update regularly.

We also link to copies of audits nonprofit organizations that spent $750,000 or more in Federal grant money in a single fiscal year since 2016. These audits are copied from the Federal Audit Clearinghouse.

Which Organizations Are Here?

Every organization that has been recognized as tax exempt by the IRS has to file Form 990 every year, unless they make less than $200,000 in revenue and have less than $500,000 in assets, in which case they have to file form 990-EZ. Organizations making less than $50,000 don’t have to file either form but do have to let the IRS they’re still in business via a Form 990N "e-Postcard."

Nonprofit Explorer has organizations claiming tax exemption in each of the 27 subsections of the 501(c) section of the tax code, and which have filed a Form 990, Form 990EZ or Form 990PF. Taxable trusts and private foundations that are required to file a form 990PF are also included. Small organizations filing a Form 990N "e-Postcard" are not included in this data.

Types of Nonprofits

There are 27 nonprofit designations based on the numbered subsections of section 501(c) of the tax code. See the list »

Get the Data

For those interested in acquiring the original data from the source, here’s where our data comes from:

  • Raw filing data. Includes EINs and summary financials as structured data.
  • Exempt Organization profiles. Includes organization names, addresses, etc. You can merge this with the raw filing data using EIN numbers.
  • Form 990 documents. Prior to 2017, these documents were obtained and processed by Public.Resource.org and ProPublica. Bulk PDF downloads since 2017 are available from the IRS.
  • Form 990 documents as XML files. Includes complete filing data (financial details, names of officers, tax schedules, etc.) in machine-readable format. Only available for electronically filed documents. Electronic data released prior to October 2021 is also available through Amazon Web Services.
  • Audits. PDFs of single or program-specific audits for nonprofit organizations that spent $750,000 or more in Federal grant money in a single fiscal year. Available for fiscal year 2015 and later.

API

The data powering this website is available programmatically, via an API. Read the API documentation »

See an issue with the data?

Contact Us

About Nonprofit Explorer

Nonprofit Explorer

Browse millions of annual returns filed by tax-exempt organizations with ProPublica’s Nonprofit Explorer. See details like executive compensation, revenue, expenses and more. Search for an organization or a person, or search the full text of filings.

By Andrea Suozzo, Alec Glassford, Ash Ngu and Brandon Roberts.

Design by Jeff Frankl. Additional development by Ken Schwencke, Mike Tigas, and Sisi Wei.

E-file viewer adapted from IRS e-File Viewer by Ben Getson. Code for scraping audit documents adapated from Govwiki.

Updated