About Firstday Foundation
FirstDay Foundation is a philanthropic organization dedicated to making good greater throughout the world by providing philanthropic grants and management and governance services to nonprofit organizations doing good work.
Focus Areas
Humanitarian assistanceChild protectionMental health servicesHomelessness servicesEducationDisaster recoveryVeterans servicesFaith-based programming
Funding Style
general/unrestricted operating supportcore operating support (general support)flexible use / discretionary fundingdetails unspecified — see Part IV
About Firstday Foundation
FirstDay Foundation’s recent grantmaking shows a strong pattern of large, repeated support for Texas-based human services organizations, with several recipients appearing across multiple years. The biggest grant on file is $25,346,384 to BCFS Health and Human Services, followed by $7,118,428 to Breckenridge Village and $6,600,811 to National Emergency Management and Response. Those awards point to a funder that backs organizations working in emergency response, family services, and care for vulnerable populations. The foundation’s giving also includes substantial support for Compass Connections, Children's Emergency Relief International, and Silver Cliff Ranch, each of which appears more than once in the recent grants list. That repetition suggests ongoing organizational backing rather than isolated project awards. A number of grants are listed as general support, including awards to Christian Assistance Ministry Inc, Cedars Academy, South Alamo Regional Alliance for the Homeless, Chosen Care Inc, Circle J Ministries International Inc, Grace House Inc, and Heart Need Art. Taken together, the recent grants show a funder supporting nonprofit operations across a mix of human services, housing, education, and faith-based organizations.
What Firstday Foundation Funds
In humanitarian and emergency-response work, FirstDay Foundation gave $6,600,811 to National Emergency Management and Response in 2025 and $2,797,626 to Emergency Management and Response in 2024. Those awards show a sustained commitment to crisis-related services. Child and family services are another visible area. The foundation awarded $3,180,078 to Compass Connections in 2025 and $1,114,285 to Children's Emergency Relief International in 2023, with both organizations receiving additional grants in later years. Housing-related work also appears in the grant list. South Alamo Regional Alliance for the Homeless received $100,000 in 2024 as general support, and Grace House Inc received $100,000 in 2023 as general support. Education is represented as well: Cedars Academy received $100,000 in 2025 for general support, alongside other general-support grants to organizations with broader community missions.
How Firstday Foundation Gives
Typical grants cluster around a median of $100,000, with a lower quartile of $25,000 and an upper quartile of $791,065. The distribution is wide because the foundation makes a small number of very large awards alongside many six-figure grants. The recent list also shows repeated support to the same organizations across multiple years, including BCFS Health and Human Services, Breckenridge Village, National Emergency Management and Response, Compass Connections, Children's Emergency Relief International, Silver Cliff Ranch, and Innovative Network of Knowledge. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. Several grants are marked as general support, and the organization is described as providing philanthropic grants and management and governance services to nonprofit organizations.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$18.7M
Total Assets
$903.3M
Total Revenue
$85.6M
Total Expenses
$71.2M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $25K and $791K, with a median of $100K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$100K
75th Percentile
$791K
Geographic Reach
Local5 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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