2024-09-10T12:34:50-05:00 2023-12-31 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 915 HIGHLAND POINTE DR SUITE 300 ROSEVILLE CA 95678 990EZ 2023-01-01 464290311 WHATS YOUR FORTE FOUNDATION WHAT 4808005360 PO BOX 1620 TEMPE AZ 85280 MATT FORTE PRESIDENT 4808005360 2024-09-04 1 1 JENNA BERTUCCELLI P01534744 9167847800 2024-09-04 2023 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z X WWW.WHATSYOURFORTEFOUNDATION.ORG X X 153143 X 144765 8378 28526 -20148 124617 63002 1331 7587 24 28376 100320 24297 210460 0 234757 210460 234757 210460 234757 0 0 210460 234757 X THE FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS DESIGNED TO UPLIFT, IMPACT AND EMPOWER TODAY'S YOUTH BY ESTABLISHING A SENSE OF COMMUNITY, PROVIDING RESOURCES TO FURTHER EDUCATION, AND CREATING MENTORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES. IN 2013, MATT FORTE, ALL PRO RUNNING BACK FOR THE CHICAGO BEARS, ESTABLISHED THE MATT FORTE FOUNDATION WITH HIS CO-FOUNDER AND WIFE DANIELLE FORTE AFTER LEARNING THAT 14.7 % OF CHICAGO'S HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUTS WERE INCARCERATED, AND NEARLY 42,000 TEENS DID NOT RECEIVE HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMAS. AS A CATALYST FOR CHANGE, AND TO MEET THE EVER-GROWING NEED FOR WRAP-AROUND SUPPORT IN SOUTHSIDE AND WESTSIDE NEIGHBORHOODS IN CHICAGO, THE FOUNDATION EXPANDED PROGRAMMING FROM SCHOLARSHIPS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION TO DIRECTLY FACILITATING ONGOING PROGRAMMING IN VIOLENCE PREVENTION, MENTORING, FINANCIAL LITERACY, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, AND YOUTH EMPOWERMENT OPPORTUNITIES. THE EVOLUTION TO HIGHLY VARIED, DIRECTLY OPERATED PROGRAMMING; MOTIVATED THE NAME CHANGE FROM "MATT FORTE FOUNDATION" TO "WHAT'S YOUR FORTE FOUNDATION," AS IT IS KNOWN TODAY. THE WHAT'S YOUR FORTE FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO INVEST IN THE EQUITABLE ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT OF YOUTH AND FAMILIES THROUGH PARTNERSHIP AND PURPOSEFUL RELATIONSHIPS. OUR VISION IS TO BE A POWERFUL LEVER FOR SOCIAL CHANGE, THAT FACILITATES TRANSFORMATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ON THE SOUTH & WEST SIDES OF CHICAGO. WE DO THIS THROUGH PHILANTHROPY, INNOVATIVE OPPORTUNITIES, ROBUST ENGAGEMENT, AND A CONTINUUM OF SERVICES. THE FOUNDATION HOLISTICALLY SUPPORTS THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY BECAUSE WE ARE NOT JUST ABOUT PROGRAMS BUT COMMUNITY-BASED PROJECTS. IT HAS BEEN OUR CHARGE TO SEEK OUT THE FORGOTTEN, DISCONNECTED(OPPORTUNITY YOUTH), AND MARGINALIZED. CENTERING OUR OUTREACH ON THE EDUCATION OF YOUTH IN THE MOST UNDERINVESTED NEIGHBORHOODS AND UPLIFTING THE FAMILY UNIT AS A WHOLE, WE UNDERSTAND THAT STRONG FAMILIES CAN TRANSFORM CULTURE IN POSITIVE WAYS THAT LAST FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.AS A PROUD GRADUATE OF TULANE UNIVERSITY, MATT UNDERSTANDS THE POWER OF EDUCATION AND OPPORTUNITY AND HOW IT CHANGES LIVES FOR THE BETTER. MATT BELIEVES THAT THROUGH AWARENESS, RELATIONSHIP-BUILDING AND YOUTH -FOCUSED EMPOWERMENT, SUCCESSFUL PATHWAYS CAN BE CHARTERED, AND A TRANSFORMATION OF STATISTICS AND FUTURES OF THE YOUTH AND COMMUNITIES CAN BE REALIZED. 0 100321 100321 JAMIA JOWERS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 60641 0 0 MATT FORTE PRESIDENT 1.00 0 0 0 REV DR JIMMY DANIELS SECRETARY/TREAUSRER 1.00 0 0 0 LA-DONIA ALFORD JEFFRIES DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 SHONTA CONNOLLY DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 DANIELLE FORTE DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 GENE FORTE DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RONALD BLUE TRUST PO BOX 1620 TEMPE AZ 85280 4808005360 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 92996 145910 43607 120856 144765 548134 92996 145910 43607 120856 144765 548134 45574 502560 548134 0.91690 1.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED CASINO NIGHTS 68904 60526 8378 28526 68904 60526 8378 28526 28526 -20148 FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSES DESCRIPTION: ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION. AMOUNT: 14,766. DESCRIPTION: VENUE. AMOUNT: 7,523. DESCRIPTION: GIFTS. AMOUNT: 3,493. DESCRIPTION: DONOR DEVELOPMENT. AMOUNT: 963. DESCRIPTION: MERCHANDISE. AMOUNT: 522. DESCRIPTION: OFFICE EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 469. DESCRIPTION: WEBSITE. AMOUNT: 358. DESCRIPTION: PARKING. AMOUNT: 255. DESCRIPTION: OTHER. AMOUNT: 27. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 28,376. THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.