Drive Forward EIN 81-4014488

Drive Forward

EIN  81-4014488 Business league / trade association Tukwila, WA
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Advocates for independent drivers, riders, and member groups to shape Seattle's future.
Leadership
Michael Wolfe · Executive Director · $100K
Money in and out
$230K revenue, $265K expenses
Bottom line
-15% operating surplus

Advocates for independent drivers, riders, and member groups to shape Seattle's future. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $230K in revenue, $265K in expenses, and $166K in net assets.Pt I

Membership & operating revenue · FY2024
Total revenue
$230K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$265K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$166K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$35K
Operating surplus
-15%
revenue over expenses▼ -250% vs prior filing year
Earned revenue
0%
of revenue from program services & dues
Payroll share
62%
of spending is salaries & benefits▼ -4% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$230K
FY2024▼ -12%
Expenses
$265K
FY2024▲ +13%
Total assets
$166K
FY2024▼ -17%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2024
Total revenue
$230K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$265K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$166K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$35K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$166K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

Drive forward continued public advertising campaigns to raise awareness of the organization, its mission to keep rideshare, taxi, for-hire and app-based delivery drivers independent, and policy issues that impact gig workers and the public.

Pt IX · col B
02

Driver Engagement

Drive forward continued to invest in engaging gig workers and growing its membership through various means. The organization recruited new members through information sessions, gig workers events, and word of mouth.

Pt IX · col B
03

Lobbying/Advocacy

Members of drive forward engaged in lobbying at various levels of government to advocate for laws and regulations that have a positive impact on independent rideshare, taxi, for-hire, and app-based delivery drivers.

Pt IX · col B

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CDrive Forward
EINHdr · item D81-4014488
Principal addressHdr · item CTukwila, WA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.driveforwardseattle.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MWA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(6) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCommunity Development (S01)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 2018

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a5
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b5
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 (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$100,000Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member Thru 02/24
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michael Wolfe’s $100K as Executive Director is at the 73rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1711 $100K–1M community development 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Michael Wolfe$100,000$73,142$38,475$36,000$36,000

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 & grants100%$230K
Total revenueLn 12$230K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$166K
Total assetsLn 16$166K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$166K
Months of cash on handcomputed7.5

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $166K · Operating expenses/yr $265K
7.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services — · Total expenses $265K
Management & General
Management & general — · Total expenses $265K
Fundraising
Fundraising — · Total expenses $265K
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense — · Solicited contributions —
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $230K · Total revenue $230K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $230K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $230K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $230K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $265K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $230K · Prior year $260K
-12%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $124K · FY2023 $230K
+17%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $166K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $230K · Expenses $265K
-15%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $166K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $166K · Total assets $166K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $166K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Michael Wolfe · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $100K · Total expenses $265K
38%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $165K · Total expenses $265K
62%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth -12%
Accounting fee ratio 16%

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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$64K

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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
FY2024 (Latest)$230K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$260K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$180K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$290K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$124K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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