Kids Forward INC: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 39-0806301)

Michele Mackey’s $213K as Executive Director is at the 92nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3868 $1–10M human services 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Michele Mackey	$213,239	$123,976	$124,524	$124,306	—
Kenneth Taylor	—	—	—	—	$119,049

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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Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Advocates for children and families, promoting their well-being across Wisconsin.

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1 program · $1.2M · in their own filed words · FY2024

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State Education and Public Issues

Kids forward advocates for effective, long-lasting solutions that break down barriers to success for children and families in wisconsin, notably children and families of color and those furthest from opportunity.

$1.2Mprogram expense

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Grants

Schedule I · received and paid

Grants received · FY2025

Economic Policy InstituteFY2025$150K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$150K

Grants paid · 20 grants · $527K · 2020–2024

University of Wisconsin SystemFY2024$20,000

Worker Justice WisconsinWI · FY2024$20,000

Milwaukee Area Service & Hospitality Workers Hiring Hall INCFY2024$20,000

Gardner Learning Center LLCFY2024$6,000

Worker Justice WisconsinWI · FY2023$25,000

Milwaukee Area Service & Hospitality Workers Hiring Hall INCFY2023$25,000

Center for Community Stewardship INCWI · FY2023$12,940

Center for Community Stewardship INCWI · FY2022$37,670

Supporting Families Together Association INCWI · FY2022$27,831

Voces De La Frontera INCWI · FY2022$25,000

Milwaukee Area Service & Hospitality Workers Hiring Hall INCFY2022$25,000

Rooted WI INCWI · FY2022$15,000

Wisconsin Alliance for Women'sWI · FY2022$8,000

YWCA of Rock CountyWI · FY2021$15,000

Wisconsin Alliance for Women'sWI · FY2021$9,800

Wisconsin Early Childhood Association INCWI · FY2020$159,500

Center for Community Stewardship INCWI · FY2020$35,000

Wisconsin Head Start AssociationWI · FY2020$15,000

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By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$1.5M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$83K

Investment incomeLn 3$24K

Money outPt IX

$2.0M

Ln 25

Programscol B$1.2M

Managementcol C$591K

Fundraisingcol D$210K

Owns and owesPt X

$1.4M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M

Total assetsLn 16$1.8M

LiabilitiesLn 26$434K

PeoplePt VI, VII

17

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a16

IndependentVI 1b16

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M

Government grantsLn 1e$353K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$83K

Investment incomeLn 3$24K

Other incomeLn 4–11$5K

Total revenueLn 12$1.5M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$445K

SavingsLn 2$662K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.1M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$21K

Other assetsLn 15$171K

Total assetsLn 16$1.8M

LiabilitiesLn 26$434K

Net assetsLn 32$1.4M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 513

VolunteersI 616

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14Yes

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$1.2M	$1.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$28K	$21K
Total assetsLn 16	$2.2M	$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$292K	$434K
Net assetsLn 32	$1.9M	$1.4M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$76K	$76K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$230K	$104K	$115K	$12K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$822K	$548K	$128K	$146K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$25K	$16K	$6K	$4K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$83K	$51K	$19K	$12K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$78K	$48K	$18K	$12K
Legal feesLn 11b	$810		$810
Accounting feesLn 11c	$68K		$68K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$401K	$266K	$134K	$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$3K	$1K	$2K
Office expensesLn 13	$19K	$9K	$7K	$3K
Information technologyLn 14	$3K	$998	$2K	$316
OccupancyLn 16	$54K	$34K	$12K	$8K
TravelLn 17	$60K	$25K	$35K	$377
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$42K	$19K	$21K	$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$10K		$10K
InsuranceLn 23	$9K	$4K	$4K	$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$22K	$6K	$8K	$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$2.0M	$1.2M	$591K	$210K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest Viewing	$1.5M	$2.0M	−$494K	$1.4M	990 PDF
FY2023	$1.3M	$1.8M	−$500K	$1.9M	990 PDF
FY2022	$2.2M	$1.8M	$412K	$2.4M	990 PDF
FY2021	$2.1M	$1.5M	$630K	$1.9M	990 PDF
FY2020	$1.9M	$1.8M	$79K	$1.3M	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 J · Pay O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $1,512,291 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,168,753$1,400,458

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $48,199$83,107

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $33,382$24,186

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,855$4,540

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,252,189$1,512,291

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $64,940$76,000

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,079,478$1,237,529

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $607,878$693,108

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,752,296$2,006,637

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$500,107−$494,346

Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16

VI-1b Independent voting members16

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,512,291 across 8 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $4,540 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1a Federated campaigns$14,343

VIII-1d Related organizations$31,585

VIII-1e Government grants$353,162

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,001,368

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,400,458

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $83,107$83,107

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $24,186$24,186

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $83,107 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $28,726$1,512,291

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,006,637 across 18 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $76,000$76,000

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $103,542 · Management $115,047 · Fundraising $11,505$230,094

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $547,537 · Management $128,166 · Fundraising $146,412$822,115

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $15,545 · Management $5,807 · Fundraising $3,770$25,122

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $51,104 · Management $19,090 · Fundraising $12,395$82,589

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $48,022 · Management $17,939 · Fundraising $11,648$77,609

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $810$810

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $68,100$68,100

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $265,692 · Management $134,263 · Fundraising $1,230$401,185

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,108 · Management $2,102$3,210

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,030 · Management $7,495 · Fundraising $2,542$19,067

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $998 · Management $1,874 · Fundraising $316$3,188

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $33,694 · Management $12,393 · Fundraising $8,152$54,239

IX-17 TravelPrograms $25,070 · Management $34,560 · Fundraising $377$60,007

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $19,034 · Management $20,808 · Fundraising $2,650$42,492

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $10,199$10,199

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,600 · Management $3,873 · Fundraising $1,140$8,613

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $6,048 · Management $8,046 · Fundraising $7,904$21,998

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,206,024 · Management $590,572 · Fundraising $210,041$2,006,637

Part X · Balance sheet $1,799,227 assets, 16 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $288,003$444,780

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $932,590$661,874

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $641,468$467,217

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $15,131$14,556

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $17,827$18,531

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $28,436$21,298

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $227,778$170,971

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,151,233$1,799,227

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $73,833$141,631

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $15,000$151,250

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $203,028$141,320

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $291,861$434,201

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,099,313$821,066

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $760,059$543,960

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,859,372$1,365,026

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,151,233$1,799,227

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,365,026 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$1,512,291

XI-2 Total expenses$2,006,637

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$494,346

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,859,372

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,365,026

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

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