Forward Impact: FY2021 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 83-1501685)

Daniel Forkkio’s $295K as Chief Executive Officer & Treasurer is at the 96th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $1–10M arts & culture 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 · 7 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Daniel Forkkio	$294,572	$227,551	$228,632	$199,223	$192,667
Jamie Dobie	$177,630	$172,331	$142,304	$115,578	—
Gretel Truong	—	—	$171,182	$162,691	$177,599
Carla Fleisher	$159,584	$149,195	$142,209	$137,557	$106,680
Denise Beek	$155,939	—	—	—	—
Marshan Allen	—	$137,441	$129,300	$112,749	—
Leo Blumberg-Woll	$104,458	—	—	—	—

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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Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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Informs the public about social issues within the U.S. justice system.

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1 program · $2.2M · in their own filed words · FY2021

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Represent justice develops and executes campaigns designed to catalyze social change around premier TV and film. RJ'S public engagement activities influence perception and behavior change at the individual and institutional level.

$2.2Mprogram expense

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Grants

Schedule I · received and paid

Grants received · FY2024

Just Trust for EducationFY2024$400K

Gilead Sciences FoundationFY2024$250K

Elevate Prize Foundation INCFY2024$127K

The Tow Foundation INCFY2024$100K

Draper Richards Kaplan FoundationFY2024$100K

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors INCFY2024$100K

Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust INCFY2024$100K

The Hearthland FoundationFY2024$100K

Total grants receivedfrom 15 funders$1.5M

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Grants paid · 45 grants · $2.9M · 2020–2024

Unitemized GrantFY2024$80,000

Unitemized GrantFY2024$25,000

Life Life LLCFY2024$23,000

Unitemized GrantFY2024$5,000

Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,000

A Little Piece of Light INCNY · FY2023$8,500

Unitemized GrantFY2022$35,000

Everyblackgirl INCSC · FY2022$25,000

Unitemized GrantFY2022$15,000

Women on the RiseFY2021$70,000

The Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of YouthDC · FY2021$10,000

Louisiana Parole Project INCLA · FY2021$10,000

The Anti-Recidivism CoalitionCA · FY2021$10,000

Equal Justice InitiativeAL · FY2020$1,000,000

Art for JusticePA · FY2020$500,000

Tides AdvocacyCA · FY2020$246,000

Colorofchangeorg Education Fund INCNY · FY2020$150,000

The Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of YouthDC · FY2020$120,000

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By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$2.8M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.8M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$2K

Other incomeLn 4–11$397

Money outPt IX

$2.7M

Ln 25

Programscol B$2.2M

Managementcol C$321K

Fundraisingcol D$266K

Owns and owesPt X

$653K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$791K

Total assetsLn 16$1.1M

LiabilitiesLn 26$447K

PeoplePt VI, VII

12

listed · VII A

PaidVII A5

Voting boardVI 1a7

IndependentVI 1b7

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.8M

Government grantsLn 1e$394K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$2K

Investment incomeLn 3$299

Other incomeLn 4–11$397

Total revenueLn 12$2.8M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$458K

SavingsLn 2$333K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$791K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K

Total assetsLn 16$1.1M

LiabilitiesLn 26$447K

Net assetsLn 32$653K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 510

VolunteersI 67

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY21	End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$1.9M	$791K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$6K	$5K
Total assetsLn 16	$1.9M	$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$1.3M	$447K
Net assetsLn 32	$582K	$653K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$106K	$106K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$373K	$271K	$51K	$51K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$785K	$582K	$57K	$146K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$33K	$25K	$3K	$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$84K	$62K	$8K	$14K
Legal feesLn 11b	$26K	$5K	$21K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$93K		$93K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$670K	$587K	$52K	$30K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$87K	$87K
Office expensesLn 13	$32K	$13K	$15K	$5K
Information technologyLn 14	$41K	$37K	$1K	$2K
OccupancyLn 16	$43K	$38K	$2K	$4K
TravelLn 17	$81K	$80K	$536	$178
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$110K	$109K	$331	$255
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$2K	$2K	$226	$413
InsuranceLn 23	$8K	$6K	$470	$865
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$166K	$143K	$17K	$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$2.7M	$2.2M	$321K	$266K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest	$5.0M	$3.6M	$1.4M	$3.2M	990 PDF
FY2023	$3.8M	$2.8M	$1.0M	$1.8M	990 PDF
FY2022	$2.9M	$2.8M	$117K	$770K	990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing	$2.8M	$2.7M	$70K	$653K	990 PDF
FY2020	$1.1M	$7.9M	−$6.8M	$582K	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $2,810,551 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,135,894$2,808,355

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$1,500

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,779$299

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$397

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,138,673$2,810,551

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $2,627,700$105,633

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $847,714$1,275,411

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $96,631$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $4,365,543$1,359,308

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $7,937,588$2,740,352

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$6,798,915$70,199

Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 2 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7

VI-1b Independent voting members7

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,810,551 across 7 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for −$512 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1e Government grants$393,883

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,414,472

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,808,355

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,500$1,500

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $299$299

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $909$909

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $988 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,208$2,810,551

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,740,352 across 17 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $105,633$105,633

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $270,643 · Management $51,343 · Fundraising $51,345$373,331

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $582,283 · Management $56,843 · Fundraising $145,844$784,970

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $24,662 · Management $2,629 · Fundraising $6,106$33,397

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $61,648 · Management $7,784 · Fundraising $14,281$83,713

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $5,000 · Management $21,314$26,314

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $93,003$93,003

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $587,441 · Management $51,907 · Fundraising $30,371$669,719

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $86,888$86,888

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $13,056 · Management $14,629 · Fundraising $4,562$32,247

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $37,367 · Management $1,096 · Fundraising $2,060$40,523

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $37,735 · Management $1,954 · Fundraising $3,581$43,270

IX-17 TravelPrograms $80,377 · Management $536 · Fundraising $178$81,091

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $109,209 · Management $331 · Fundraising $255$109,795

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,784 · Management $226 · Fundraising $413$2,423

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,360 · Management $470 · Fundraising $865$7,695

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $142,543 · Management $17,271 · Fundraising $6,526$166,340

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,152,629 · Management $321,336 · Fundraising $266,387$2,740,352

Part X · Balance sheet $1,099,494 assets, 15 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $309,708$458,216

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,546,247$332,992

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $5,400$177,196

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $41,117$125,946

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,924$5,144

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,908,396$1,099,494

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $81,790$139,389

X-18 Grants payableStart of year $400,000$207,520

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$100,000

X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $844,220$0

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,326,010$446,909

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $477,386$278,425

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $105,000$374,160

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $582,386$652,585

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,908,396$1,099,494

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $652,585 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$2,810,551

XI-2 Total expenses$2,740,352

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$70,199

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$582,386

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$652,585

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