Helping individuals realize a larger sense of possibility about the person they can become.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$790K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $338K a year · 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$790K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $2.8M
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.0M
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$27.5M
Spent
$24.9M
To programs
84%
Net assets
$11.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$27.5M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$27.5M
FY2021$25.2M
FY2022$27.8M
FY2023$27.9M
FY2024$30.5M
FY2025$34.4M
Expenses
$24.9M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$24.9M
FY2021$24.3M
FY2022$25.7M
FY2023$29.7M
FY2024$31.1M
FY2025$35.7M
Net assets
$11.6M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$11.6M
FY2021$15.7M
FY2022$17.7M
FY2023$14.5M
FY2024$13.8M
FY2025$12.1M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1980.

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Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $20.8M Management & general 16% · $4.0M Fundraising 0% · $91K

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

15 people listed on the 990; $790K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Chief Executive Officer
$301,319Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operations Officer
$199,950Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$171,008Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Operations
$114,236Pt VII · Sec A
$400Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$400Pt VII · Sec A
$400Pt VII · Sec A
$400Pt VII · Sec A

Michelle Szabrowicz’s $326K as CEO is at the 75th percentile of top reported officer pay among 414 $10–100M employment 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Marcia Christiansen——$326,674$334,407$308,380$301,319
Michelle Szabrowicz$326,000$252,700$216,555$205,476$206,602$171,008
Lisa Omen$274,892$241,585$217,249$212,778$210,775$199,950
Sara Jackson$204,861$178,136$130,793$109,424——
Patty Haggerty$158,619$133,042$109,066———
Anthony Dziedzic$124,079$117,363$116,333$114,256$117,015$114,236
Brian Covey$121,832$110,000$109,395$107,113$105,284—
Amy Gallagher—$82,896————

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Inspires people to discover their full potential and become their best selves.

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2 programs · $20.8M · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Employment and Training

Forward service corporation offers a wide range of services to help adults develop the skills, attitudes and commitment necessary to fulfill their educational and employment goals and succeed in today's world of work.

$18.6Mprogram expense
02

Youth

Forward service corporation offers a wide range of services to help young people develop the skills, attitudes and commitment necessary to fulfill their educational goals and succeed in today's world of work.

$2.2Mprogram 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 · FY2024
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Grants paid · 14 grants · $28.4M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$5,888,751
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,108,860
Dane County Department of Human ServicesFY2024$300,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$4,615,531
Unitemized GrantFY2023$579,129
Dane County Department of Human ServicesFY2023$395,500
Unitemized GrantFY2022$4,155,671
Unitemized GrantFY2022$556,644
Unitemized GrantFY2021$2,908,705
Unitemized GrantFY2021$564,492
Unitemized GrantFY2020$2,566,930
Unitemized GrantFY2020$414,823
Unitemized GrantFY2019$3,827,109
Unitemized GrantFY2019$519,541

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$27.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$24.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.6M
Other incomeLn 4–11$1.5M
Money outPt IX
$24.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$20.8M
Managementcol C$4.0M
Fundraisingcol D$91K
Owns and owesPt X
$11.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.8M
Total assetsLn 16$12.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A15
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$24.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$23.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.6M
Other incomeLn 4–11$1.5M
Gains on assetsLn 7−$6K
Total revenueLn 12$27.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$4.7M
SavingsLn 2$54K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$276K
Other assetsLn 15$92K
Total assetsLn 16$12.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.0M
Net assetsLn 32$11.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5383
VolunteersI 611
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.0M$4.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5.1M$4.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$427K$276K
Total assetsLn 16$11.6M$12.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M$1.0M
Net assetsLn 32$10.5M$11.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$4.3M$4.3M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$790K$669K$119K$3K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$11.2M$9.5M$1.7M$37K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$515K$436K$77K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3.1M$2.6M$465K$10K
Payroll taxesLn 10$915K$774K$137K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$15K$15K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$548K$18K$518K$12K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$13K$13K
Office expensesLn 13$985K$656K$313K$16K
OccupancyLn 16$1.6M$1.3M$291K$7K
TravelLn 17$354K$324K$30K$282
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$77K$66K$11K$188
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$180K$57K$123K$542
InsuranceLn 23$58K$58K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$173K$173K
All other expensesLn 24e$897$654$243
Total functional expensesLn 25$24.9M$20.8M$4.0M$91K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $34.4M$35.7M−$1.2M$12.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $30.5M$31.1M−$612K$13.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $27.9M$29.7M−$1.8M$14.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $27.8M$25.7M$2.1M$17.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $25.2M$24.3M$894K$15.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $27.5M$24.9M$2.6M$11.6M 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 $27,500,775 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $23,629,429$24,339,146
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $573,807$1,613,788
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,671,860$1,547,841
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $25,875,096$27,500,775
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $4,615,146$4,346,650
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $16,625,606$16,530,204
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $4,026,234$3,984,667
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $25,266,986$24,861,521
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $608,110$2,639,254
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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 $27,500,775 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$23,913,193
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$425,953
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$24,339,146
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,620,255$1,620,255
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$6,467−$6,467
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Unrelated business $1,547,841$1,547,841
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $1,547,841 · Excluded from tax $1,613,788$27,500,775
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $24,861,521 across 18 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $4,346,650$4,346,650
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $669,320 · Management $118,517 · Fundraising $2,588$790,425
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $9,493,596 · Management $1,681,044 · Fundraising $36,710$11,211,350
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $435,859 · Management $77,178 · Fundraising $1,685$514,722
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,624,260 · Management $464,682 · Fundraising $10,147$3,099,089
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $774,484 · Management $137,139 · Fundraising $2,995$914,618
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $2,827$2,827
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $15,191$15,191
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $17,700 · Management $518,087 · Fundraising $12,089$547,876
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $13,319$13,319
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $656,142 · Management $312,696 · Fundraising $16,227$985,065
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,279,671 · Management $290,585 · Fundraising $7,145$1,577,401
IX-17 TravelPrograms $323,902 · Management $29,534 · Fundraising $282$353,718
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $65,856 · Management $11,285 · Fundraising $188$77,329
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $57,370 · Management $122,556 · Fundraising $542$180,468
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $57,548$57,548
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $173,028$173,028
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $654 · Fundraising $243$897
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $20,818,504 · Management $3,952,176 · Fundraising $90,841$24,861,521
Part X · Balance sheet $12,583,111 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,977,891$4,743,617
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $27,601$54,152
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $3,633,752$3,183,297
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $29,821$7,472
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $326,768$251,582
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $427,338$275,777
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,350,081$1,835,263
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $3,729,841$2,139,545
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $123,576$92,406
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $11,626,669$12,583,111
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,073,734$1,007,925
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $50,317$13,519
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,124,051$1,021,444
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $10,502,618$11,561,667
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $10,502,618$11,561,667
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $11,626,669$12,583,111
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $11,561,667 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$27,500,775
XI-2 Total expenses$24,861,521
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,639,254
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$10,502,618
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$10,091
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$1,590,296
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$11,561,667

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