Long Beach Forward INC: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 85-1047927)

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

Name	FY2023	FY2022
James Suazo	$82,602	$51,162

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

Programs and updates

Empowering low-income communities of color to build knowledge, leadership, and power for a healthier Long Beach.

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3 programs · $682K · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

Best Start Central Long Beach

Best start central long beach is a network that brings parents, caregivers, organizations, and policymakers together to change policies and systems that improve the lives of children 0-5 and their families. The network focuses on improving childcare access, housing and economic security, healthy parenting, and child abuse prevention.

$451Kprogram expense

02

The social housing for long beach project aims to expand the supply of quality, permanently affordable housing in low-income neighborhoods within the city of long beach to improve housing stability, economic security, and community wellbeing among children and families.

$167Kprogram expense

03

The best start community projects are community-led projects that are designed by and carried out by members of the best start central long beach network through participatory budgeting and the best start central long beach leadership team.

$64Kprogram 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 · received and paid

Grants received · FY2024

Long Beach Nonprofit Partnership INCFY2024$499K

The California EndowmentFY2024$200K

Weingart FoundationFY2024$175K

California Community FoundationFY2024$135K

Public Health AdvocatesFY2024$60K

Community PartnersFY2024$40K

Network for Good INCFY2024$24K

Amalgamated Charitable Foundation INCFY2024$10K

Total grants receivedfrom 11 funders$1.2M

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Grants paid · 15 grants · $273K · 2022–2024

Long Beach Nonprofit Partnership INCCA · FY2024$38,626

Families in Good HealthAZ · FY2024$4,000

Cambodia Town INCCA · FY2024$4,000

Food Chain Workers Alliance INCCA · FY2023$6,500

Food Chain Workers Alliance INCCA · FY2023$6,000

Community PartnersCA · FY2023$5,500

Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs INCCA · FY2022$55,800

California Families in FocusCA · FY2022$32,225

Ahn FoundationCA · FY2022$31,655

The Edwin & Dorothy Baker Foundation DBA Days Long BeachCA · FY2022$27,090

United Cambodian Community INCCA · FY2022$19,000

Public Health Foundation INCCA · FY2022$17,500

Birthworkers of Color CollectiveCA · FY2022$9,000

City FabrickCA · FY2022$7,900

Community PartnersCA · FY2022$7,800

By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$1.5M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$37K

Investment incomeLn 3$112

Money outPt IX

$1.3M

Ln 25

Programscol B$974K

Managementcol C$242K

Fundraisingcol D$124K

Owns and owesPt X

$163K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$16K

Total assetsLn 16$643K

LiabilitiesLn 26$480K

PeoplePt VI, VII

9

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a8

IndependentVI 1b8

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M

Noncash giftsLn 1g$2K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$37K

Investment incomeLn 3$112

Total revenueLn 12$1.5M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$16K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$16K

Other assetsLn 15$4K

Total assetsLn 16$643K

LiabilitiesLn 26$480K

Net assetsLn 32$163K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 518

VolunteersI 60

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14Yes

3Year over year

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

Line	Start FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$125K	$16K
Total assetsLn 16	$296K	$643K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$321K	$480K
Net assetsLn 32	−$24K	$163K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$47K	$47K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$72K	$29K	$21K	$21K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$667K	$496K	$126K	$45K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$20K	$14K	$4K	$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$81K	$57K	$16K	$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$64K	$45K	$13K	$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$10K		$10K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$26K	$26K
Office expensesLn 13	$2K	$1K	$380	$171
Information technologyLn 14	$18K	$13K	$4K	$2K
OccupancyLn 16	$85K	$60K	$17K	$8K
TravelLn 17	$4K	$3K	$815	$367
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$22K	$21K	$834	$375
InterestLn 20	$14K		$14K
InsuranceLn 23	$19K	$14K	$4K	$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$133K	$122K	$0	$10K
All other expensesLn 24e	$57K	$26K	$11K	$21K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$1.3M	$974K	$242K	$124K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest Viewing	$1.5M	$1.3M	$182K	$163K	990 PDF
FY2023	$718K	$2.0M	−$1.3M	−$24K	990 PDF
FY2022	$2.8M	$1.5M	$1.3M	$1.3M	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 O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $1,522,443 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $671,402$1,485,015

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $45,808$37,316

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $387$112

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $717,597$1,522,443

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $64,415$46,626

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

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,382,998$902,742

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $561,496$390,661

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,008,909$1,340,029

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,291,312$182,414

Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8

VI-1b Independent voting members8

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

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

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,522,443 across 6 lines filed

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,441,768

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$2,240

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,485,015

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $37,316$37,316

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $112$112

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $37,316 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $112$1,522,443

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,340,029 across 17 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $46,626$46,626

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $28,652 · Management $21,489 · Fundraising $21,488$71,629

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $495,642 · Management $126,199 · Fundraising $44,972$666,813

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $13,845 · Management $3,900 · Fundraising $1,755$19,500

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $57,425 · Management $16,176 · Fundraising $7,279$80,880

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $45,383 · Management $12,784 · Fundraising $5,753$63,920

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $9,984$9,984

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $26,019$26,019

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,348 · Management $380 · Fundraising $171$1,899

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $12,803 · Management $3,607 · Fundraising $1,623$18,033

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $60,158 · Management $16,946 · Fundraising $7,625$84,729

IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,891 · Management $815 · Fundraising $367$4,073

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $21,237 · Management $834 · Fundraising $375$22,446

IX-20 InterestManagement $14,470$14,470

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $13,502 · Management $3,803 · Fundraising $1,712$19,017

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $122,314 · Management $0 · Fundraising $10,300$132,614

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $25,948 · Management $10,669 · Fundraising $20,760$57,377

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $973,793 · Management $242,056 · Fundraising $124,180$1,340,029

Part X · Balance sheet $642,862 assets, 15 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $125,068$15,673

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $87,252$466,143

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $8,669$900

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $20,085$19,537

X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $49,766$136,276

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $5,550$4,333

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $296,390$642,862

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $215,095$198,277

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $57,227$94,727

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $48,455$186,831

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $320,777$479,835

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$111,738−$109,678

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $87,351$272,705

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$24,387$163,027

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $296,390$642,862

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $163,027 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$1,522,443

XI-2 Total expenses$1,340,029

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$182,414

XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$24,387

XI-8 Prior period adjustments$5,000

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$163,027

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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