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Georgia Forward INC FY2022 filing

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Atlanta, GA501(c)(3)Civil Rights & Advocacy EIN 27-4187308Revenue $125K in FY2022

On file with the IRSgeorgiaforward.org201 Pryor St Sw, 30303-3606 · Atlanta, GATax-exempt since Jun 2011Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Georgiaforward's mission is to improve the state of Georgia by working as a catalyst to promote cross-sector, statewide conversations and partnerships by engaging young professionals and business, political, academic, and civic leaders.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2022 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
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
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists 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 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $19K a year · 11% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$23K
17% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 17% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
19
of 19 voting members
Looks good: 19 of 19 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$125K
-58% vs prior year
Spent
$114K
To programs
77%
Net assets
$109K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$125K
FY2022▼ -58%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$932
FY2021$300K
FY2022$125K
FY2023$108K
FY2024$141K
Expenses
$114K
FY2022▼ -3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$118K
FY2022$114K
FY2023$183K
FY2024$183K
Net assets
$109K
FY2022▲ +11%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$84K
FY2021$98K
FY2022$109K
FY2023$34K
FY2024−$9K

From the FY2022 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 2011.

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

Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $88K Management & general 23% · $26K

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

20 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Larry Hanson
Secretary-Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ben Andrews
Board of Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Carrie Barnes
Board of Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Bill Bolling
Board of Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Amanda Brown-Olmstead
Board of Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Stacey Chavis
Board of Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Lydia Clements
Board of Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Brenda Belcher’s $77K as Executive Director is at the 55th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1032 $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.

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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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Promotes statewide conversations and partnerships to improve Georgia by engaging young professionals and leaders.

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1 program · $88K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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Young gamechangers is a leadership action program that brings together 50 of georgia's brightest minds under the age of 40 to help solve persistent challenges of one georgia community. Each class works for six months to generate big ideas and recommendations for persistent challenges in a georgia community which they present to the…

$88Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$125K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$101K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$24K
Investment incomeLn 3$28
Money outPt IX
$114K
Ln 25
Programscol B$88K
Managementcol C$26K
Owns and owesPt X
$109K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$131K
Total assetsLn 16$132K
LiabilitiesLn 26$23K
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a19
IndependentVI 1b19
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$101K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$24K
Investment incomeLn 3$28
Total revenueLn 12$125K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$131K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$131K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$132K
LiabilitiesLn 26$23K
Net assetsLn 32$109K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$93K$131K
Total assetsLn 16$109K$132K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K$23K
Net assetsLn 32$98K$109K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$27K$21K$7K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$9K$7K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$2K$1K$486
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$318$55$263
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$2K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$555$555
TravelLn 17$37K$36K$870
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$30K$19K$11K
Total functional expensesLn 25$114K$88K$26K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $141K$183K−$42K−$9K 990 PDF
FY2023 $108K$183K−$75K$34K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $125K$114K$11K$109K 990 PDF
FY2021 $300K$118K$182K$98K 990 PDF
FY2020 $932−$84K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $124,838 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $300,125$100,810
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$24,000
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$28
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $300,125$124,838
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $12,504$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $80,893$38,458
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $24,391$75,637
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $117,788$114,095
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $182,337$10,743
Part VI · Governance 19 of 19 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body19
VI-1b Independent voting members19
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $124,838 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$100,810
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$100,810
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $24,000$24,000
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $28$28
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $24,000 · Unrelated business $28 · Excluded from tax $0$124,838
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $114,095 across 9 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $20,552 · Management $6,850$27,402
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $6,831 · Management $2,277$9,108
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,462 · Management $486$1,948
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $55 · Management $263$318
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,540 · Management $4,106$5,646
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,993$1,993
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $555$555
IX-17 TravelPrograms $36,020 · Management $870$36,890
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $19,235 · Management $11,000$30,235
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $88,243 · Management $25,852 · Fundraising $0$114,095
Part X · Balance sheet $131,917 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $92,913$130,917
X-4 Accounts receivable$1,000
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $16,423$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $109,336$131,917
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $11,008$22,846
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $11,008$22,846
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $98,328$109,071
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $98,328$109,071
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $109,336$131,917
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $109,071 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$124,838
XI-2 Total expenses$114,095
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$10,743
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$98,328
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$109,071

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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