Nonprofit · EIN 88-0808418
FORWARD FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · CONCORD, NH 03302
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $424,179 | $436,041 | -$11,862 | $249,296 | $35,841 | $213,455 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $25,031 | $32,126 | -$7,095 | $278,504 | $53,187 | $225,317 |
| December 31, 2022 | 990 | $378,110 | $145,698 | $232,412 | $288,557 | $56,145 | $232,412 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $423,408
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $52
- Other revenue
- $719
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $32,632
- Other salaries and wages
- $193,075
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $285,692
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $1,530
- Occupancy
- $13,858
- Travel
- $1,813
- Program services (functional)
- $346,612
- Management and general (functional)
- $77,308
- Fundraising (functional)
- $12,121
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $278,504
- Total assets, end of year
- $249,296
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $35,841
- Net assets, end of year
- $213,455
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $172,455
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $41,000
- Gross receipts
- $424,179
- Employees
- 8
- Volunteers
- 6
- Year formed
- 2022
- State of legal domicile
- NH
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MOLLY LUNN OWEN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 20 | $32,632 |
| ELIZABETH WESTER | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 12 | $0 |
| MATTHEW GERDING | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| AVA HAWKES | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| NICK TAYLOR | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| JOANNA KELLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| S AMY SPENCER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 6 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELIZABETH WESTER | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 12 | $0 |
| MATTHEW GERDING | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| AVA HAWKES | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| NICK TAYLOR | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| JOANNA KELLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MOLLY LUNN OWEN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 20 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2022: 6 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MOLLY LUNN OWEN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 20 | $11,931 |
| ELIZABETH WESTER | CHAIR Trustee or director | 12 | $0 |
| MATTHEW GERDING | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| AVA HAWKES | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| NICK TAYLOR | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| JOANNA KELLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 676, CONCORD, NH 03302-0676
- In care of
- % MOLLY LUNN OWEN
- Principal officer (990 for 2023)
- ELIZABETH WESTER, PO BOX 676, CONCORD, NH 03302
- Signed the 990
- ELIZABETH WESTER, CHAIR
- Phone
- (781) 572-0829
- Website
- WWW.FORWARDNH.ORG
- Return prepared by
- WIPFLI LLP
Mission
THE FORWARD FOUNDATION WAS FOUNDED TO INCREASE THE PARTICIPATION OF WORKING-AGE PEOPLE IN THEIR GRANITE STATE COMMUNITIES THROUGH PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND LEADERSHIP GROWTH. WORKING-AGE PEOPLE ARE VASTLY UNDERREPRESENTED AS LEADERS IN LOCAL ELECTED OFFICE, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, AND STATE GOVERNMENT IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. THE FORWARD FOUNDATION SEEKS TO EMPOWER THIS POPULATION IN THEIR COMMUNITIES BY IDENTIFYING, EDUCATING, AND SUPPORTING THEM SO THEY WILL GROW AS LEADERS AND PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN OUR DEMOCRACY.
Program accomplishments
- COMMUNITY ORGANIZING: PROVIDING SPACES FOR FOLKS TO TALK ABOUT ISSUES THEY FACE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. WE TALK THROUGH THESE ISSUES AND SUGGEST THE BEST WAY TO GET INVOLVED TO SPEAK OUT ABOUT THESE ISSUES.Expenses $152,326
- 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 CITY AND TOWN ELECTIONS. THROUGH COMMUNITY OUTREACH, PAID DIGITAL ADVERTISING, TRAINING WEBINARS, AND RELATIONAL ORGANIZING, THE FORWARD FOUNDATION IDENTIFIED 50 NEW FOLKS WHO WERE INTERESTED IN POLL WORKING, ESPECIALLY IN THE CITY ELECTIONS. THIS SET THE GROUNDWORK FOR A SMOOTH PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN 2024 AS WELL.Expenses $71,158
- IN 2024, THE FORWARD FOUNDATION RAN A DIGITAL EDUCATION PROGRAM IN COMMUNITIES WITH THE HIGHEST DENSITY OF SAME-DAY VOTER REGISTRATION TO ENSURE THIS COMMUNITY UNDERSTANDS THEIR CONSTITUTIONALLY-PROTECTED RIGHT TO VOTE. THE FORWARD FOUNDATION'S DIGITAL VOTER EDUCATION PROGRAM SAW STRONGER-THAN-ANTICIPATED RESULTS, SHOWING THAT THE TARGETED COMMUNITIES (THOSE WITH THE HIGHEST DENSITY OF SAME-DAY VOTER REGISTRATION) WERE INTERESTED AND ENGAGED IN LEARNING ABOUT HOW TO REGISTER AND VOTE ON ELECTION DAY.Expenses $68,946
- 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 MATTER MOST TO WORKING-AGE INDIVIDUALS. IN 2024, WE WERE ABLE TO TRAIN 70 ADDITIONAL FOLKS WITH THIS PROGRAM - HOWEVER, THE FIRST SET OF ABOUT 50 FOLKS WE TRAINED ON HOUSING ARE CONTINUALLY COMING BACK TO INTERACT WITH OUR ORGANIZATION, ATTEND MORE TRAININGS, AND HELP WITH OUR OTHER PROGRAMS.Expenses $54,182
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | Not on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 88-0808418
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2023
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B01)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $249,296
- Income (IRS master file)
- $424,179
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2024 | $424,179 | $436,041 | $249,296 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $25,031 | $32,126 | $278,504 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $378,110 | $145,698 | $288,557 | XML |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 88-0808418).
Questions about FORWARD FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of FORWARD FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of FORWARD FOUNDATION is 88-0808418.
- Is FORWARD FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2023.
- Are donations to FORWARD FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does FORWARD FOUNDATION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of FORWARD FOUNDATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did FORWARD FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of FORWARD FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2024 names ELIZABETH WESTER.
- Who are the officers and directors of FORWARD FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2024 lists 7 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $32,632 (MOLLY LUNN OWEN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does FORWARD FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2024 it reported revenue of $424,179, expenses of $436,041 and total assets of $249,296 at year end.
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