March Forth with Hope Foundation INC

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March Forth with Hope Foundation provides financial assistance to families battling cancer or other life-threatening diseases. The Foundation holds an annual black tie gala and various other fundraising events.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 20-1579326) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
21¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers and 1 employee.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $13K a year · 15% of revenue · last 5 filings
A surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
21%
of spending
21% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
1.3 mo
of spending, in cash
1.3 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $76
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$112K
41% of total assets
Liabilities are 41% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
7 of 7 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$69K
+3% vs prior year
Spent
$65K
To programs
21%
Net assets
$161K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$69K
FY2024▲ +3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$66K
FY2021$111K
FY2022$114K
FY2023$67K
FY2024$69K
Expenses
$65K
FY2024▼ -32%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$117K
FY2021$114K
FY2022$103K
FY2023$95K
FY2024$65K
Net assets
$161K
FY2024▲ +3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$176K
FY2021$173K
FY2022$184K
FY2023$157K
FY2024$161K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2011-05-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 2013.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

21 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 21% · $13K Management & general 33% · $21K Fundraising 46% · $30K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
VP/Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President/Tr
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Stuart Stout’s $12K as President/Tr is at the 54th percentile of top reported officer pay among 133 <$100K philanthropy & grantmaking nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Stuart Stout$12,371$14,115$46,392$48,158

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides financial aid to families facing cancer or life-threatening illnesses.

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1 program · $13K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Grants are made to cover basic living expenses while families are battling cancer or other life-threatening diseases. The Foundation has helped more than 386 families year to date.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 20-1579326) · Dispute this line
$13Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$76
Grants paid · 9 grants · $100K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$11,164
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,686
Unitemized GrantFY2023$11,383
Unitemized GrantFY2023$2,250
Unitemized GrantFY2022$35,642
Unitemized GrantFY2022$1,614
Unitemized GrantFY2021$19,155
Unitemized GrantFY2021$3,230
Unitemized GrantFY2020$13,955

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$69K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$60K
Other incomeLn 4–11$9K
Investment incomeLn 3$23
Money outPt IX
$65K
Ln 25
Programscol B$13K
Managementcol C$21K
Fundraisingcol D$30K
Owns and owesPt X
$161K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$7K
Total assetsLn 16$273K
LiabilitiesLn 26$112K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$60K
Investment incomeLn 3$23
Other incomeLn 4–11$9K
Total revenueLn 12$69K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$7K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$7K
Inventories for sale or useLn 8$459
Other assetsLn 15$266K
Total assetsLn 16$273K
LiabilitiesLn 26$112K
Net assetsLn 32$161K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$18K$7K
Total assetsLn 16$268K$273K
LiabilitiesLn 26$112K$112K
Net assetsLn 32$157K$161K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$13K$13K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$14K$5K$8K
Legal feesLn 11b$563$563
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$740$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$18K$7K$11K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$1K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$3K$1K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$8K$3K$5K
TravelLn 17$2K$1K$924
InterestLn 20$1K$546$819
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$252$88$164
Total functional expensesLn 25$65K$13K$21K$30K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Oct 9, 2025 $69K$65K$5K$161K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Sep 4, 2024 $67K$95K−$27K$157K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Sep 19, 2023 $114K$103K$11K$184K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Sep 15, 2022 $111K$114K−$3K$173K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Oct 13, 2021 $66K$117K−$51K$176K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $69,400 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $61,680$60,468
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$23
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $5,746$8,909
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $67,426$69,400
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $13,633$12,850
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $26,458$13,566
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $54,466$38,214
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $94,557$64,630
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$27,131$4,770
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $69,400 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$60,468
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$60,468
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $23$23
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $8,909$8,909
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $8,932$69,400
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $64,630 across 11 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $12,850$12,850
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $5,426 · Fundraising $8,140$13,566
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $563$563
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $740 · Fundraising $1,110$1,850
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $7,056 · Fundraising $10,585$17,641
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,289 · Fundraising $1,206$2,495
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $1,342 · Fundraising $2,013$3,355
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $3,353 · Fundraising $5,030$8,383
IX-17 TravelManagement $1,386 · Fundraising $924$2,310
IX-20 InterestManagement $546 · Fundraising $819$1,365
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $88 · Fundraising $164$252
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $13,413 · Management $21,226 · Fundraising $29,991$64,630
Part X · Balance sheet $273,162 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $18,370$6,737
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $231$459
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $249,691$265,966
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $268,292$273,162
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $111,600$111,700
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $111,600$111,700
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $156,692$161,462
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $156,692$161,462
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $268,292$273,162
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $161,462 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$69,400
XI-2 Total expenses$64,630
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$4,770
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$156,692
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$161,462

Form 990 e-file FY2024 from the IRS (about our sources) · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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