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Fort Bend Forward INC FY2023 filing

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Sugar Land, TX501(c)(3)EducationEIN 76-0285756Revenue $357K in FY2023

On file with the IRS445 Commerce Green Blvd, 77478-3539 · Sugar Land, TXTax-exempt since Feb 2000Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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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.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2023 · 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
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 14.4 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
$0
0% 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
$357K
+20% vs prior year
Spent
$310K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$427K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$357K
FY2023▲ +20%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$101K
FY2021$358K
FY2022$297K
FY2023$357K
FY2024$653K
Expenses
$310K
FY2023▲ +11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$269K
FY2021$155K
FY2022$279K
FY2023$310K
FY2024$458K
Net assets
$427K
FY2023▲ +12%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$159K
FY2021$362K
FY2022$380K
FY2023$427K
FY2024$622K

From the FY2023 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% · $310K

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

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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 programs · $310K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

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

$175Kprogram 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.

$92Kprogram 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.

$44Kprogram 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
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 FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$357K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$298K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$60K
Money outPt IX
$310K
Ln 25
Programscol B$310K
Owns and owesPt X
$427K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$372K
Total assetsLn 16$427K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
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$298K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$60K
Total revenueLn 12$357K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$372K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$372K
Total assetsLn 16$427K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$427K
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$305K$372K
Total assetsLn 16$380K$427K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$380K$427K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$175K$175K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$135K$135K
Total functional expensesLn 25$310K$310K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $653K$458K$195K$622K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $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
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Part I · Summary $357,207 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $272,950$297,694
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $24,184$59,513
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $297,134$357,207
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $169,000$174,750
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $109,939$135,468
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $278,939$310,218
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $18,195$46,989
Part VI · Governance 5 of 6 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $357,207 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$297,694
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$297,694
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $59,513$59,513
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $59,513 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$357,207
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $310,218 across 2 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $174,750$174,750
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $135,468$135,468
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $310,218 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$310,218
Part X · Balance sheet $427,152 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $305,051$372,425
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $75,112$54,727
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $380,163$427,152
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $119,508$166,497
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $260,655$260,655
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $380,163$427,152
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $380,163$427,152
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $427,152 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$357,207
XI-2 Total expenses$310,218
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$46,989
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$380,163
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$427,152

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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