Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 2023.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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; $12K paid to officers and key staff.
Molly Lunn Owen’s $12K as Executive Director is at the 10th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education 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.
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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 15aYes
Programs and updates
Empowers working-age Granite Staters to lead and participate more fully in their communities through research and education.
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In 2022, the forward foundation ran a digital education program in communities with the highest density of same-day voter registration, including around nine college campuses, to ensure this community understands their constitutionally-protected right to vote.
Recruitment of Appointed Positions That Protect Our Democracy
The forward foundation ran a comprehensive campaign to identify, educate, and activate working-age adults in new hampshire to sign up to serve as volunteer poll workers for new hampshire's general election on november 8, 2022.
Issue-Based Education for Elected Officials
New hampshire's elected officials are tasked with making decisions on a variety of issues, but unfortunately a legislator cannot be an expert in each of these issues. That is why the forward foundation engages in a governance program, to make sure elected officials in towns, cities, and in the state house are educated on issues that…
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Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
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By the numbers
The FY2022 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY22 | End FY22 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $189K | |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $0 | $289K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $0 | $56K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $0 | $232K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $15K | $15K | ||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $12K | $6K | $6K | |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $29K | $29K | ||
| Legal feesLn 11b | $3K | $1K | $1K | |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $83K | $83K | ||
| TravelLn 17 | $117 | $117 | ||
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $2K | $1K | $1K | |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $407 | $407 | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $1K | $1K | ||
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $146K | $130K | $9K | $7K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 Latest | $424K | $436K | −$12K | $213K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 | Not on file | ||||
| FY2022 Viewing | $378K | $146K | $232K | $232K | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $378,110 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $378,110 across 4 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $145,698 across 9 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $288,557 assets, 10 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $232,412 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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