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Fort Bend Forward INC

Tax-deductible

Sugar Land, TX501(c)(3)EducationEIN 76-0285756

The mission of fort bend forward is to provide resources to meet the literary, cultural, educational and health needs of the greater fort bend community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $59K a year · 17% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $40K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$147
0.02% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$653K
+83% vs prior year
Spent
$458K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$622K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$653K
FY2024▲ +83%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$101K
FY2021$358K
FY2022$297K
FY2023$357K
FY2024$653K
Expenses
$458K
FY2024▲ +48%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$269K
FY2021$155K
FY2022$279K
FY2023$310K
FY2024$458K
Net assets
$622K
FY2024▲ +46%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$159K
FY2021$362K
FY2022$380K
FY2023$427K
FY2024$622K

From the FY2024 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 Feb 2000.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $458K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
King Banerjee
Immediate Past Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jim Rice
Incoming Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tariq Zafar
Legal Counsel
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Keri Schmidt
President and CEO
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides resources for literacy, culture, education, and health in the Fort Bend community.

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3 program services account for $458K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Provide scholarship grants to schools and other organizations committed to the development of fort bend county.

$222Kprogram expense
02

To provide a forum to those individuals wanting to learn and develop skills to enhance the success of the organizations they lead in fort bend county.

$190Kprogram expense
03

The youth in philanthropy program brings together 200 juniors and seniors from across fort bend county to grow as leaders and learn about the nonprofit sector.

$46Kprogram expense

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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
The Henderson-Wessendorff FoundationFY2024$40K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$40K
Grants paid · 25 grants · $412K · 2020–2024
University of Texas at AustinFY2024$38,000
University of HoustonFY2024$24,000
Texas a & M UniversityFY2024$19,000
Houston Community College FoundationTX · FY2024$9,000
Wharton County Junior College FoundationTX · FY2024$7,000
The University of Texas at DallasFY2024$5,500
University of Texas at AustinFY2023$25,000
University of HoustonFY2023$21,000
Texas a & M Research FoundationTX · FY2023$17,000
Houston Community College FoundationTX · FY2023$6,500
Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Houston FoundationTX · FY2023$5,500
Texas State UniversityFY2023$5,500
University of Texas at AustinFY2022$36,000
University of Houston FoundationTX · FY2022$29,500
Texas State UniversityFY2022$12,000
Texas a & M University 12th Man FoundationTX · FY2022$10,000
University of ChicagoIL · FY2022$6,500
University of Houston FoundationTX · FY2021$12,000
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$653K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$338K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$315K
Money outPt IX
$458K
Ln 25
Programscol B$458K
Owns and owesPt X
$622K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$373K
Total assetsLn 16$622K
LiabilitiesLn 26$147
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$315K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$338K
Total revenueLn 12$653K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$373K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$373K
Total assetsLn 16$622K
LiabilitiesLn 26$147
Net assetsLn 32$622K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 610
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
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$372K$373K
Total assetsLn 16$427K$622K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$147
Net assetsLn 32$427K$622K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$222K$222K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$226K$226K
All other expensesLn 24e$10K$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$458K$458K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $653K$458K$195K$622K 990 PDF
FY2023 $357K$310K$47K$427K 990 PDF
FY2022 $297K$279K$18K$380K 990 PDF
FY2021 $358K$155K$203K$362K 990 PDF
FY2020 $101K$269K−$168K$159K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $652,589 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$314,835
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$314,835
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $337,754$337,754
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $337,754 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$652,589
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $457,644 across 3 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $221,750$221,750
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $226,155$226,155
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $9,739$9,739
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $457,644 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$457,644
Part X · Balance sheet $622,244 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $372,425$373,078
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $54,727$249,166
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $427,152$622,244
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$147
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$147
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $166,497$361,442
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $260,655$260,655
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $427,152$622,097
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $427,152$622,244
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $622,097 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$652,589
XI-2 Total expenses$457,644
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$194,945
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$427,152
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$622,097

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

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