Power Forward Communities INC

Tax-deductible

Columbia, MD501(c)(3)Since 2023Foundations & GrantmakersEIN 93-2705500

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 15 volunteers.
Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$486K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 93% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2542 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 2542.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$2.0B
100% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 100% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$9.5M
×94846 vs prior year
Spent
$9.5M
To programs
92%
Net assets
$0
By yearFY2023–FY2024
Revenue
$9.5M
FY2024▲ ×94846
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$100
FY2024$9.5M
Net assets
$0
FY2024▼ -100%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023$100
FY2024$0

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2024.

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

Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $8.7M Management & general 8% · $741K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

17 people listed on the 990; $486K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
SVP and COO A/O 5/24
$279,382Pt VII · Sec A
President, CEO & Director A/O 7/24
$206,250Pt VII · Sec A
Director, Co-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

William Jenkins’s $279K as SVP and COO A/O 5/24 is at the 93rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1690 $1–10M philanthropy & grantmaking 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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Distributes grants to expand and preserve affordable housing, reduce utility bills, improve community health, and create jobs.

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1 program service account for $8.7M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Distributing greenhouse gas reduction fund national clean investment fund grant to expand and preserve affordable housing, reduce utility bills, improve community health and safety, and create well-paying jobs.

$8.7Mprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 4 grants · $5.5M · 2024–2024
United Way WorldwideVA · FY2024$145,013

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$9.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$9.5M
Money outPt IX
$9.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$8.7M
Managementcol C$741K
Owns and owesPt X
$0
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.0B
Total assetsLn 16$2.0B
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.0B
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$9.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$9.5M
Total revenueLn 12$9.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$2.01B
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.0B
Total assetsLn 16$2.0B
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.0B
Net assetsLn 32$0
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 615
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
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.01B
Total assetsLn 16$100$2.01B
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$2.01B
Net assetsLn 32$100$0
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$5.5M$5.5M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$516K$473K$43K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$211K$193K$18K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$3K$2K$228
Other employee benefitsLn 9$92K$84K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$122K$111K$11K
Legal feesLn 11b$305K$305K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2.2M$1.6M$613K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$63K$63K
Office expensesLn 13$36$32$4
Information technologyLn 14$9K$8K$558
TravelLn 17$11K$11K$663
InsuranceLn 23$159K$143K$16K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$310K$279K$31K
Total functional expensesLn 25$9.5M$8.7M$741K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $9.5M$9.5M$0$0 990 PDF
FY2023 $100$100 990 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 VIII · Statement of revenue $9,484,569 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$9,484,569
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$9,484,569
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$9,484,569
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $9,484,569 across 14 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $5,491,887$5,491,887
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $472,713 · Management $43,349$516,062
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $193,052 · Management $17,704$210,756
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,489 · Management $228$2,717
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $84,116 · Management $7,714$91,830
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $111,233 · Management $11,198$122,431
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $305,070$305,070
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,578,006 · Management $612,924$2,190,930
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $62,980$62,980
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $32 · Management $4$36
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $8,156 · Management $558$8,714
IX-17 TravelPrograms $10,660 · Management $663$11,323
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $143,400 · Management $15,933$159,333
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $279,450 · Management $31,050$310,500
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $8,743,244 · Management $741,325 · Fundraising $0$9,484,569
Part X · Balance sheet $2,009,871,590 assets, 10 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$2,009,366,923
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$504,667
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $100$2,009,871,590
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$3,833,349
X-18 Grants payable$5,491,887
X-19 Deferred revenue$2,000,546,354
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$2,009,871,590
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $100$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $100$0
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $100$2,009,871,590
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$9,484,569
XI-2 Total expenses$9,484,569
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$0
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$100
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$100
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

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

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