Spring Forward provides educational and enrichment opportunities at no cost to enhance the lives of families in our community. Activities include after school programs and summer enrichment camps.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 35 volunteers and 96 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $11K a year · 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Looks good: 75% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$73K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
14
named funders · $469K
Looks good: 14 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$56K
29% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 29% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$732K
-2% vs prior year
Spent
$702K
To programs
75%
Net assets
$141K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$732K
FY2025▼ -2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$801K
FY2022$923K
FY2023$752K
FY2024$747K
FY2025$732K
Expenses
$702K
FY2025▼ -7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$734K
FY2022$964K
FY2023$742K
FY2024$759K
FY2025$702K
Net assets
$141K
FY2025▲ +29%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$152K
FY2022$111K
FY2023$121K
FY2024$110K
FY2025$141K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending July 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2007.

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Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $527K Management & general 15% · $104K Fundraising 10% · $71K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $73K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$73,154Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Robert McIntyre’s $73K as Executive Director is at the 65th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Robert McIntyre$73,154————
Dan McNeil—$71,407$70,031$67,569$69,906

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

Offers free after-school and summer programs to enrich families' lives.

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2 programs · $527K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Spring Forward summer enrichment camps are held in June and July at elementary and junior high schools in the Rock Island-Milan, Moline-Coal Valley, East Moline and Bettendorf School Districts. Camps are designed to help children avoid the "summer slide" that occurs while they are out of school.

$412Kprogram expense
02

Spring Forward after school and intersession programs are held September through May at elementary and junior high schools in the Rock Island-Milan and East Moline School Districts. The programs include homework help, focused instruction, educational outreach programs and field trips.

$115Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$732K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$729K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Money outPt IX
$702K
Ln 25
Programscol B$527K
Managementcol C$104K
Fundraisingcol D$71K
Owns and owesPt X
$141K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$127K
Total assetsLn 16$198K
LiabilitiesLn 26$56K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$729K
Government grantsLn 1e$10K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Total revenueLn 12$732K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$23K
SavingsLn 2$104K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$127K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$22K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K
Total assetsLn 16$198K
LiabilitiesLn 26$56K
Net assetsLn 32$141K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 596
VolunteersI 635
Fiscal year endsHeaderJuly
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$119K$127K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$10K$22K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9K$5K
Total assetsLn 16$163K$198K
LiabilitiesLn 26$53K$56K
Net assetsLn 32$110K$141K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$81K$24K$32K$24K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$425K$385K$16K$24K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$824$0$330$494
Other employee benefitsLn 9$9K$5K$1K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$39K$32K$3K$4K
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$32K$0$32K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$183$0$183$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$18K$0$4K$13K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$0$2K$0
Office expensesLn 13$2K$0$2K$0
Information technologyLn 14$4K$0$4K$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$0$0$0$0
TravelLn 17$0$0$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$309$0$309$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$7K$7K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$68K$68K$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$9K$1K$4K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$702K$527K$104K$71K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $732K$702K$30K$141K 990 PDF
FY2024 $747K$759K−$11K$110K 990 PDF
FY2023 $752K$742K$10K$121K 990 PDF
FY2022 $923K$964K−$41K$111K 990 PDF
FY2021 $801K$734K$66K$152K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $732,278 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $743,318$729,433
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,378$4,609
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,479−$1,764
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $747,175$732,278
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $584,121$555,019
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $174,517$146,931
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $758,638$701,950
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$11,463$30,328
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $732,278 across 12 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$10,328
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$719,105
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$729,433
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $4,609$4,609
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$1,764−$1,764
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,845$732,278
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $701,950 across 27 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $24,194 · Management $32,259 · Fundraising $24,195$80,648
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $385,158 · Management $16,066 · Fundraising $24,008$425,232
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $330 · Fundraising $494$824
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $5,300 · Management $1,468 · Fundraising $2,201$8,969
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $32,251 · Management $3,465 · Fundraising $3,630$39,346
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $32,218 · Fundraising $0$32,218
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $183 · Fundraising $0$183
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $4,500 · Fundraising $13,390$17,890
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $2,391 · Fundraising $0$2,391
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $2,086 · Fundraising $0$2,086
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $4,349 · Fundraising $0$4,349
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $309 · Fundraising $0$309
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,300 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$3,300
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,433 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$7,433
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $67,702 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$67,702
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,280 · Management $4,349 · Fundraising $3,441$9,070
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $526,618 · Management $103,973 · Fundraising $71,359$701,950
Part X · Balance sheet $197,898 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $109,378$22,960
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $10,012$103,821
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $24,428$43,838
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $8,637$5,337
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $10,335$21,942
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $162,790$197,898
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $52,793$56,488
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $52,793$56,488
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $109,997$141,410
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $109,997$141,410
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $162,790$197,898
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $141,410 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$732,278
XI-2 Total expenses$701,950
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$30,328
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$109,997
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,085
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$141,410

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