Forward Change EIN 81-3538948

Forward Change FY2021 filing

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Improves child and family outcomes in disadvantaged communities through research, policy, and leadership. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $929K in revenue, $565K in expenses, and $673K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Human Services
Location
San Francisco, CA
Website
forwardchangeconsulting.com
Filings
5 on file (2021–2021)
Revenue
$929KFY2021
Expenses
$565K
Net assets
$673K
People
5
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  81-3538948 Public charity (501(c)(3)) San Francisco, CA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
<$100K
What they do
Improves child and family outcomes in disadvantaged communities through research, policy, and leadership.
Leadership
Arnold Chandler · President · $127K
Money in and out
$929K revenue, $565K expenses
Bottom line
87% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$929K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$565K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$673K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $364K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.87 Management & general $0.13
Program efficiency
87%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
14.5mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+39%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$929K
FY2021
Expenses
$565K
FY2021
Total assets
$685K
FY2021
Total liabilities
$12K
FY2021
Total revenue
$929K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$565K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$673K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$364K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$685K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B87%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 33
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 43
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $491K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Capacity Building

For youth and community justice. Created and piloted curriculum for a multi session trainings on "organizing for liberation and freedom: the historical roots of the us education system" and "understanding the historical roots of the school to prison pipeline: connecting the black and brown experience".

$324Kprogram expense
02

Knowledge Building

Researched and designed presentation and white paper connecting the experience of african americans and native americans from 1890 to the present. Documented and manualized rites of passage programs targeting african american young men. Presented the life course framework for boys and men of color to groups across the nation.

$167Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CForward Change
EINHdr · item D81-3538948
Principal addressHdr · item CSan Francisco, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jforwardchangeconsulting.com
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P05)
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 2017

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a3
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b3
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
$127,120Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$79,750Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Arnold Chandler’s $9K as President is at the 25th percentile of top reported officer pay among 203 <$100K 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Arnold Chandler$9,487$153,333$154,667
Arnold Chandler$112,523$127,120
Tia Martinez$127,073$79,750
Tia Martinez$87,996

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$765K · 82%
Program service revenue$164K · 18%
Contributions & grants82%$765K
Program service revenue18%$164K
Total revenueLn 12$929K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.87 Management & general $0.13
Program services87%$491K
Management & general13%$74K
Total functional expensesLn 25$565K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$681K
Total assetsLn 16$685K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$12K
Total net assetsLn 32$673K
Months of cash on handcomputed14.5

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $681K · Operating expenses/yr $565K
14.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $491K · Total expenses $565K
87%
Management & General
Management & general $74K · Total expenses $565K
13%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $565K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $0 · Solicited contributions $765K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $765K · Total revenue $929K
82%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $929K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $164K · Total revenue $929K
18%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $929K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $164K · Total expenses $565K
29%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $929K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $673K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $929K · Expenses $565K
+39%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $685K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $673K · Total assets $685K
98%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $685K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Arnold Chandler · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $127K · Total expenses $565K
22%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $441K · Total expenses $565K
78%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 87%
Overhead ratio 13%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 3%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$83K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $500K · 2022–2022
Organizing Roots INCCA · FY2022$500,000

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$23K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$155K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$422K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$1.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$929K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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