Pennsylvania Forward FY2021 filing

Washington, DCUnknown exempt organizationEIN 83-4192848Revenue $305K in FY2021

On file with the IRS4925 41st St Nw · Washington, DC

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To advocate for progressive policies in Pennsylvania

80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$30K 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
FY2022
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
0 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $39K a year · 12% of revenue · last 3 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$30K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.7 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $350K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$156
0.6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 2 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$305K
+3% vs prior year
Spent
$392K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$24K
By yearFY2020–FY2022
Revenue
$305K
FY2021▲ +3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$296K
FY2021$305K
FY2022$350K
Expenses
$392K
FY2021▲ +30%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$302K
FY2021$392K
FY2022$374K
Net assets
$24K
FY2021▼ -78%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$112K
FY2021$24K
FY2022$0

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2022.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $315K Management & general 15% · $60K Fundraising 4% · $17K

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

3 people listed on the 990; $30K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director/Treasurer
$30,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director/President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dir/Secretary Began Oct2021
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021
Kimberly Coleman$50,750$30,000

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

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  • 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 in Pennsylvania.

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1 program · $315K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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To advocate for progressive policies in pennsylvania

$315Kprogram 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 · FY2022
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$350K
Grants paid · 3 grants · $155K · 2020–2021
PA Alliance ActionPA · FY2021$25,000
The Voter ProjectPA · FY2020$80,000
PA Alliance ActionPA · FY2020$50,000

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$305K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$305K
Money outPt IX
$392K
Ln 25
Programscol B$315K
Managementcol C$60K
Fundraisingcol D$17K
Owns and owesPt X
$24K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$24K
Total assetsLn 16$24K
LiabilitiesLn 26$156
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$305K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$305K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$24K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$24K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$24K
LiabilitiesLn 26$156
Net assetsLn 32$24K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
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
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$112K$24K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$112K$24K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$156
Net assetsLn 32$112K$24K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$25K$25K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$30K$30K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$196K$180K$16K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$19K$15K$3K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$6K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$40K$40K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$55K$55K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$14K$14K$372
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$392K$315K$60K$17K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2022 Latest $350K$374K−$24K$0 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $305K$392K−$87K$24K 990 PDF
FY2020 $296K$302K−$6K$112K 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
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $305,000 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $296,004$305,000
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $296,004$305,000
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $130,000$25,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $65,328$244,227
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $106,645$123,171
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $301,973$392,398
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$5,969−$87,398
Part VI · Governance 2 of 3 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
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 $305,000 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$305,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$305,000
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueUnrelated business $0$305,000
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $392,398 across 29 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $25,000$25,000
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $30,000$30,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $180,000 · Fundraising $15,500$195,500
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $14,508 · Management $2,664 · Fundraising $1,555$18,727
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $5,529$5,529
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,626$7,626
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $40,463$40,463
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $55,350$55,350
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $13,831 · Fundraising $372$14,203
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $315,321 · Management $59,650 · Fundraising $17,427$392,398
Part X · Balance sheet $24,315 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $111,557$24,315
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $111,557$24,315
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$156
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$156
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $111,557$24,159
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $111,557$24,159
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $111,557$24,315
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $24,159 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$305,000
XI-2 Total expenses$392,398
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$87,398
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$111,557
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$24,159

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