Fourth Plain Forward EIN 82-2923189

Fourth Plain Forward FY2021 filing

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Supports small businesses with loans and training, promotes the International District's identity, and provides comprehensive resources and advocacy for Fourth Plain residents. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $507K in revenue, $432K in expenses, and $260K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Community Development
Location
Vancouver, WA
Filings
5 on file (2020–2021)
Revenue
$507KFY2021
Expenses
$432K
Net assets
$260K
People
5
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  82-2923189 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Vancouver, WA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Supports small businesses with loans and training, promotes the International District's identity, and provides comprehensive resources and advocacy for Fourth Plain residents.
Leadership
Sydney Johnson · Executive Director · $57K
Money in and out
$507K revenue, $432K expenses
Bottom line
98% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$507K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$432K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$260K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $75K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.98 Management & general $0.01 Fundraising $0.01
Program efficiency
98%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
7.2mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+15%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$507K
FY2021▼ -43%
Expenses
$432K
FY2021▼ -45%
Total assets
$260K
FY2021▲ +39%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2021▼ -100%
Total revenue
$507K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$432K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$260K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$75K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$260K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B98%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 34
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 44
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $423K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
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Fourth plain forward supported local area small businesses through a storefront improvement program, organizing a local multicultural festival, liven the community through a summer of murals program, as well as provide small business technical assistance and funding through small business emergency grants to 46 businesses in 2021.

$423Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CFourth Plain Forward
EINHdr · item D82-2923189
Principal addressHdr · item CVancouver, WA
WebsiteHdr · item Jnone reported
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MWA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCommunity Development (S31)
Ruling yearIRS BMFFeb 2018

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a4
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b4
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
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
Executive Director
$56,645Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Paul Burgess’s $84K as Executive Director is at the 12th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2834 $1–10M 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Paul Burgess$83,619$110,000$89,769
Sydney Johnson$56,645
Michele Cruse$26,381

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%$507K
Program service revenue$350
Total revenueLn 12$507K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.98 Management & general $0.01 Fundraising $0.01
Program services98%$423K
Management & general1%$5K
Fundraising1%$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$432K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$260K
Total assetsLn 16$260K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$260K
Months of cash on handcomputed7.2

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $260K · Operating expenses/yr $432K
7.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $423K · Total expenses $432K
98%
Management & General
Management & general $5K · Total expenses $432K
1%
Fundraising
Fundraising $4K · Total expenses $432K
1.0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $3K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $444K
$0.01 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $507K · Total revenue $507K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $507K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $350 · Total revenue $507K
0.07%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $507K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $350 · Total expenses $432K
0.08%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $507K · Prior year $889K
-43%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $260K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $507K · Expenses $432K
+15%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $260K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $260K · Total assets $260K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $260K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Sydney Johnson · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $57K · Total expenses $432K
13%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $98K · Total expenses $432K
23%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 98%
Overhead ratio 1%
Fundraising cost ratio 0.8%
Revenue growth -43%
Legal fee ratio 0.08%
Accounting fee ratio 0.6%

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$8K
Grants paid · 41 grants · $714K · 2020–2021
Unitemized GrantFY2021$102,000
Tienda Del CarmenFY2021$6,000
Gloria's Beauty SalonFY2021$6,000
Daisy's Hair SalonFY2021$6,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$213,500
4 Caminos Mexican RestaurantFY2020$20,000
Martis Corp (martizz Bakery)FY2020$18,000
Daisy's Hair SalonFY2020$17,500
Tienda Del CarmenFY2020$16,000
Life NutritionFY2020$16,000
La Costena LLCFY2020$16,000
Gloria's Beauty SalonFY2020$16,000
Frutas Locas LLCFY2020$16,000
Anoush Deli International MarketFY2020$16,000
Vallarta LandscapeFY2020$12,000
Car Tech LLCFY2020$12,000
Wang Fung Company (silver Dragon Restaurant)FY2020$10,000
Velonia Botique LLCFY2020$10,000
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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
FY2024 (Latest)$2.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$962K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$359K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$507K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$889K revenue · ⤓ 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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