Majority Forward FY2021 filing

Washington, DCUnknown exempt organizationSince 2019EIN 83-3690373Revenue $104.8M in FY2021

On file with the IRSmajorityforward.com1032 15th Street Nw 247 · Washington, DC

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The organization's mission is to advocate for progressive policies and engaging in nonpartisan voter registration.

98¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$290K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $11.7M a year · 11% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
98%
of spending
Looks good: 98% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$290K
to officers and key staff · 0.2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 0% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.0 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5.0M
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
2
of 4 voting members
Fine: 2 of 4 voting members are independent, half.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$104.8M
Spent
$165.0M
To programs
98%
Net assets
$108K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$104.8M
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$104.8M
FY2022$75.2M
FY2023$122.6M
FY2024$127.8M
FY2025$119.6M
Expenses
$165.0M
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$165.0M
FY2022$56.6M
FY2023$123.9M
FY2024$53.5M
FY2025$209.7M
Net assets
$108K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$108K
FY2022$18.8M
FY2023$17.5M
FY2024$91.8M
FY2025$1.7M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025.

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Where the money goes

98 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 98% · $161.8M Management & general 2% · $3.0M Fundraising 0% · $224K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. 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; $290K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
National Finance Director
$150,000Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Advisor
$90,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$50,000Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
J B Poersch——$380,000——
Emma Mishel$209,917$175,000———
Tonya Fulkerson——$150,000$150,000$150,000
Rebecca Lambe$90,000$90,000$90,000—$90,000
Karen Hancox———$50,000$50,000

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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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

Advocates for progressive policies and registers voters to encourage civic participation.

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1 program · $161.8M · in their own filed words · FY2020
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The organization conducted activities promoting progressive policies and registered voters.

$161.8Mprogram 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 · FY2025
IncaendoFY2025$5.0M
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5.0M
Grants paid · 54 grants · $484.9M · 2020–2024
SmpFY2024$68,000,000
Duty and HonorDC · FY2024$45,650,000
America VotesDC · FY2024$29,350,000
Last Best Place PacFY2024$28,900,000
Forward Action FundNH · FY2024$3,920,000
Voto Latino INCDC · FY2024$250,000
Fight for DemocracyTX · FY2024$200,000
907 InitiativeAK · FY2024$30,000
Duty and HonorDC · FY2023$20,725,000
Last Best Place PacFY2023$12,530,000
SmpFY2023$7,000,000
Duty and CountryFY2023$4,050,000
America VotesDC · FY2023$2,550,000
Nevada AllianceNV · FY2023$250,000
SmpFY2022$53,750,000
America VotesDC · FY2022$40,870,000
Duty and HonorDC · FY2022$7,051,000
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$104.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$104.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$120K
Money outPt IX
$165.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$161.8M
Managementcol C$3.0M
Fundraisingcol D$224K
Owns and owesPt X
$108K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$108K
Total assetsLn 16$108K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$104.7M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$202K
Investment incomeLn 3$120K
Gains on assetsLn 7$120K
Total revenueLn 12$104.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$108K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$108K
Total assetsLn 16$108K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$108K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 63
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$60.0M$108K
Total assetsLn 16$60.0M$108K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$60.0M$108K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$125.5M$125.5M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$50K$50K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$635K$484K$151K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$33K$33K
Payroll taxesLn 10$160K$87K$73K
Legal feesLn 11b$1.4M$1.2M$213K
Accounting feesLn 11c$112K$112K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.6M$1.6M$26K
Office expensesLn 13$34K$34K
Information technologyLn 14$355K$334K$20K
OccupancyLn 16$40K$40K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$33.2M$31.3M$1.9M
All other expensesLn 24e$2.0M$2.0M
Total functional expensesLn 25$165.0M$161.8M$3.0M$224K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $119.6M$209.7M−$90.1M$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $127.8M$53.5M$74.3M$91.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $122.6M$123.9M−$1.3M$17.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $75.2M$56.6M$18.7M$18.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $104.8M$165.0M−$60.2M$108K 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 $104,787,046 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $91,684,923$104,667,262
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$119,784
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $91,684,923$104,787,046
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $20,262,552$125,476,617
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $405,038$877,529
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $16,591,403$38,654,487
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $37,258,993$165,008,633
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $54,425,930−$60,221,587
Part VI · Governance 2 of 4 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members2
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $104,787,046 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$987,715
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$103,679,547
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$201,902
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$104,667,262
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $119,784$119,784
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $119,784$104,787,046
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $165,008,633 across 13 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $125,476,617$125,476,617
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $50,000$50,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $484,283 · Fundraising $150,696$634,979
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $32,583$32,583
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $86,989 · Fundraising $72,978$159,967
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $1,156,275 · Management $212,815$1,369,090
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $112,345$112,345
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,578,500 · Management $25,588$1,604,088
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $34,494$34,494
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $334,495 · Management $20,383$354,878
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $40,162$40,162
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $31,254,330 · Management $1,901,237$33,155,567
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,983,863$1,983,863
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $161,784,080 · Management $3,000,879 · Fundraising $223,674$165,008,633
Part X · Balance sheet $108,390 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $60,048,388$108,390
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $60,048,388$108,390
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $60,048,388$108,390
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $60,048,388$108,390
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $60,048,388$108,390
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $108,390 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$104,787,046
XI-2 Total expenses$165,008,633
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$60,221,587
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$60,048,388
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$281,589
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$108,390

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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