Kids Forward INC: FY2020 Nonprofit Profile & 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 · $1.5M · in their own filed words · FY2020

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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. Using research and a community-informed approach, kids forward works to help every child, every family, and every community thrive.

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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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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$1.9M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M

Investment incomeLn 3$4K

Money outPt IX

$1.8M

Ln 25

Programscol B$1.5M

Managementcol C$186K

Fundraisingcol D$134K

Owns and owesPt X

$1.3M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$580K

Total assetsLn 16$1.5M

LiabilitiesLn 26$173K

PeoplePt VI, VII

13

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a12

IndependentVI 1b12

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M

Government grantsLn 1e$505K

Investment incomeLn 3$4K

Total revenueLn 12$1.9M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$329K

SavingsLn 2$250K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$580K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$532K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K

Other assetsLn 15$13K

Total assetsLn 16$1.5M

LiabilitiesLn 26$173K

Net assetsLn 32$1.3M

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 FY20	End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$563K	$580K
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$528K	$532K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$4K	$3K
Total assetsLn 16	$1.3M	$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$99K	$173K
Net assetsLn 32	$1.2M	$1.3M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$246K	$246K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$138K	$101K	$11K	$26K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$767K	$624K	$75K	$68K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$28K	$23K	$3K	$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$98K	$80K	$10K	$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$67K	$55K	$7K	$6K
Legal feesLn 11b	$1K		$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$55K	$1K	$53K
Investment management feesLn 11f	$1K	$1K	$4	$67
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$185K	$185K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$17K	$17K
Office expensesLn 13	$30K	$24K	$1K	$4K
Information technologyLn 14	$12K	$12K
OccupancyLn 16	$95K	$76K	$11K	$8K
TravelLn 17	$4K	$2K	$2K	$957
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$2K	$889	$875	$103
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$750		$750
InsuranceLn 23	$7K	$7K	$17	$323
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$19K	$367	$10K	$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$1.8M	$1.5M	$186K	$134K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest	$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 Viewing	$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 O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $1,851,199 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,583,377$1,846,803

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $14,482$4,396

I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$2,845$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,595,014$1,851,199

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$245,550

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

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,185,592$1,098,372

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

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $619,425$428,332

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,805,017$1,772,254

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$210,003$78,945

Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12

VI-1b Independent voting members12

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 $1,851,199 across 7 lines filed

VIII-1a Federated campaigns$37,975

VIII-1d Related organizations$37,383

VIII-1e Government grants$504,648

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,266,797

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,846,803

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $4,396$4,396

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $4,396$1,851,199

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,772,254 across 19 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $245,550$245,550

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $100,876 · Management $11,055 · Fundraising $26,255$138,186

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $623,500 · Management $74,879 · Fundraising $68,409$766,788

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $23,142 · Management $2,779 · Fundraising $2,539$28,460

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $79,510 · Management $9,549 · Fundraising $8,724$97,783

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $54,606 · Management $6,558 · Fundraising $5,991$67,155

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,439$1,439

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,444 · Management $53,396$54,840

IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $1,357 · Management $4 · Fundraising $67$1,428

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $184,965$184,965

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $16,746$16,746

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $23,998 · Management $1,131 · Fundraising $4,387$29,516

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $11,784$11,784

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $76,000 · Management $11,401 · Fundraising $7,600$95,001

IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,526 · Management $2,017 · Fundraising $957$4,500

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $889 · Management $875 · Fundraising $103$1,867

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $750$750

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,589 · Management $17 · Fundraising $323$6,929

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $367 · Management $9,662 · Fundraising $8,538$18,567

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,452,849 · Management $185,512 · Fundraising $133,893$1,772,254

Part X · Balance sheet $1,490,606 assets, 17 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $0$329,341

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $562,820$250,315

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $162,937$340,399

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $43,386$0

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $22,863$22,545

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,854$3,104

X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $528,469$531,558

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $13,316$13,344

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,337,645$1,490,606

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $98,661$70,427

X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$101,875

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$375

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $98,661$172,677

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $809,881$717,471

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $429,103$600,458

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,238,984$1,317,929

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,337,645$1,490,606

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,317,929 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$1,851,199

XI-2 Total expenses$1,772,254

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$78,945

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,238,984

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,317,929

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