Vote Forward FY2022 filing

Washington, DCUnknown exempt organizationSince 2019 EIN 84-2427217Revenue $4.2M in FY2022

On file with the IRSvotefwd.org611 Pennsylvania Ave Se 192 · Washington, DC

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The organization's mission is to empower grassroots volunteers to encourage their fellow citizens in historically underrepresented communities to Vote.

72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$694K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2022 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $315K a year · 11% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$694K
to officers and key staff · 26% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 26% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $5.4M
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$624K
19% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 19% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.2M
+153% vs prior year
Spent
$2.7M
To programs
72%
Net assets
$2.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$4.2M
FY2022▲ +153%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.2M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$4.2M
FY2023$787K
FY2024$6.5M
FY2025$1.4M
Expenses
$2.7M
FY2022▲ +116%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$2.7M
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$3.4M
FY2025$3.2M
Net assets
$2.7M
FY2022▲ +131%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$782K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$2.7M
FY2023$848K
FY2024$3.9M
FY2025$2.1M

From the FY2022 Form 990 · 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

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $1.9M Management & general 17% · $450K Fundraising 12% · $311K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $694K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$166,293Pt VII · Sec A
Head of Oper
$95,173Pt VII · Sec A
Development
$89,489Pt VII · Sec A
$85,086Pt VII · Sec A
$77,768Pt VII · Sec A
Director Ope
$64,486Pt VII · Sec A
Head of Mark
$60,289Pt VII · Sec A
Software Eng
$55,098Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Scott Forman——$85,457$166,293$158,000$158,640
Yasmin Radjy$139,750$136,035$164,331———
Adam Sterns—————$130,134
Emily Wasserman$123,797$104,150$111,641———
Lejamiel Goodall—$119,067$65,819———
Michelle Alwardt$112,585$86,757————
Elizabeth Buechler———$95,173$30,558—
Adam Blackwell———$89,489$41,650$35,642

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

Empowers volunteers to encourage voting in underrepresented communities.

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1 program · $1.9M · in their own filed words · FY2022
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The organization engaged in activities designed to empower grassroots volunteers to encourage their fellow citizens in historically underrepresented communities to vote. These activities included letter- writing campaigns to promote voter registration and voter turnout.

$1.9Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Hopewell FundFY2024$4.8M
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$5.4M
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By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Money outPt IX
$2.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.9M
Managementcol C$450K
Fundraisingcol D$311K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.0M
Total assetsLn 16$3.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$624K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A8
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Total revenueLn 12$4.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$3.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.0M
Total assetsLn 16$3.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$624K
Net assetsLn 32$2.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 559
VolunteersI 60
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.5M$3.0M
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M$3.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$847K$624K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M$2.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$244K$161K$12K$71K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.4M$1.1M$279K$111K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$64K$46K$11K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$40K$29K$7K$4K
Legal feesLn 11b$30K$30K
Accounting feesLn 11c$16K$16K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$206K$206K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$268K$268K
OccupancyLn 16$70K$62K$8K
TravelLn 17$34K$25K$6K$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$6K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$19K$7K$10K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$234K$120K$14K$100K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.7M$1.9M$450K$311K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.4M$3.2M−$1.8M$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $6.5M$3.4M$3.0M$3.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $787K$2.6M−$1.8M$848K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $4.2M$2.7M$1.5M$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.7M$1.2M$418K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.2M$1.7M$522K$782K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $4,204,698 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,643,306$4,199,285
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,724$3,635
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $15,023$1,778
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,661,053$4,204,698
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $894,658$1,792,611
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $348,274$886,476
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,242,932$2,679,087
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $418,121$1,525,611
Part VI · Governance 5 of 7 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 $4,204,698 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,199,285
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,199,285
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $3,635$3,635
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,778$1,778
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $5,413$4,204,698
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,679,087 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $160,791 · Management $12,203 · Fundraising $71,067$244,061
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,054,226 · Management $279,304 · Fundraising $110,993$1,444,523
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $46,136 · Management $11,069 · Fundraising $6,913$64,118
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $28,716 · Management $6,890 · Fundraising $4,303$39,909
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $30,305$30,305
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $15,500$15,500
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $205,621$205,621
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,992$1,992
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,228$2,228
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $268,167$268,167
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $62,476 · Fundraising $7,550$70,026
IX-17 TravelPrograms $24,577 · Management $5,897 · Fundraising $3,683$34,157
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsFundraising $5,700$5,700
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,480 · Management $10,463 · Fundraising $1,121$19,064
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $120,052 · Management $13,608 · Fundraising $100,056$233,716
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,917,758 · Management $449,943 · Fundraising $311,386$2,679,087
Part X · Balance sheet $3,317,111 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,521,172$3,046,317
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $489,735$267,973
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $4,001$2,821
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,014,908$3,317,111
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $945$20,054
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $846,353$603,836
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $847,298$623,890
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,167,610$2,693,221
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,167,610$2,693,221
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,014,908$3,317,111
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,693,221 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,204,698
XI-2 Total expenses$2,679,087
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,525,611
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,167,610
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,693,221

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