See Forward Fund INC

Not tax-deductible

Northampton, MA501(c)(4)Civil Rights & AdvocacyEIN 20-5490000

Advocacy on issues of social justice, environmental protection, civil rights and civic participation.

89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$25K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(4)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $231K a year · 42% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$25K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 88% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $100K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$223K
33% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 33% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 2 voting members
Looks good: 2 of 2 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$495K
+22% vs prior year
Spent
$392K
To programs
89%
Net assets
$453K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$495K
FY2024▲ +22%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$594K
FY2022$94K
FY2023$405K
FY2024$495K
Expenses
$392K
FY2024▲ +195%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$557K
FY2023$133K
FY2024$392K
Net assets
$453K
FY2024▲ +29%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$538K
FY2022$78K
FY2023$350K
FY2024$453K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 2007.

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

Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $348K Management & general 11% · $44K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

2 people listed on the 990; $25K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President and Director
$24,780Pt VII · Sec A
Director/Treasurer/Secreta
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Linda Stout’s $25K as President and Director is at the 12th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1031 $100K–1M civil rights & advocacy 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Linda Stout$24,780$26,711$12,920$7,884$780

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Advocates for social justice, environmental protection, civil rights, and civic participation.

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1 program service account for $348K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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The organization primarily makes grants to public charities and other nonprofit organizations that work in or for the benefit of social welfare purposes.

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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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$100K
Grants paid · 55 grants · $2.9M · 2020–2024
Down Home North Carolina INCNC · FY2024$50,000
Advance North Carolina INCNC · FY2024$35,000
Indivisible ProjectDC · FY2024$30,000
Progress ArizonaAZ · FY2024$30,000
Black Voters Matter Fund INCGA · FY2024$25,000
People's ActionIL · FY2022$100,000
Rural Arizona EngagementAZ · FY2022$85,000
Advance North Carolina INCNC · FY2022$50,000
LuchaAZ · FY2022$30,000
Black Voters Matter Fund INCGA · FY2022$25,000
Neo Philanthropy INCNY · FY2021$242,482
People's ActionIL · FY2021$90,000
Take Action MinnesotaMN · FY2021$50,000
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$495K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$495K
Investment incomeLn 3$36
Money outPt IX
$392K
Ln 25
Programscol B$348K
Managementcol C$44K
Owns and owesPt X
$453K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$437K
Total assetsLn 16$676K
LiabilitiesLn 26$223K
PeoplePt VI, VII
2
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a2
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$495K
Investment incomeLn 3$36
Total revenueLn 12$495K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$414K
SavingsLn 2$24K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$437K
Total assetsLn 16$676K
LiabilitiesLn 26$223K
Net assetsLn 32$453K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 512
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$192K$437K
Total assetsLn 16$442K$676K
LiabilitiesLn 26$92K$223K
Net assetsLn 32$350K$453K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$240K$240K
Legal feesLn 11b$9K$9K
Accounting feesLn 11c$22K$22K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$30K$30K
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$815$815
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$88K$78K$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$392K$348K$44K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $495K$392K$103K$453K 990 PDF
FY2023 $405K$133K$272K$350K 990 PDF
FY2022 $94K$557K−$463K$78K 990 PDF
FY2021 $594K$1.3M−$660K$538K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.1M$1.6M−$406K$1.4M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $495,036 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$495,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$495,000
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $36$36
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $36$495,036
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $392,092 across 8 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $240,000$240,000
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $9,356$9,356
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $21,680$21,680
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $29,800$29,800
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,009$1,009
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $815$815
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,290$1,290
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $77,837 · Management $10,305$88,142
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $348,452 · Management $43,640 · Fundraising $0$392,092
Part X · Balance sheet $676,275 assets, 11 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $225,291; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $167,787$413,575
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $23,881$23,917
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $25,000$13,492
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $441,959$676,275
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $92,029$8,401
X-18 Grants payable$215,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $92,029$223,401
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $345,042$447,986
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $4,888$4,888
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $349,930$452,874
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $441,959$676,275
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $452,874 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$495,036
XI-2 Total expenses$392,092
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$102,944
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$349,930
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$452,874

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

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