2024-11-14T19:47:23-08:00 2023-12-31 270741376 HARSHWAL & COMPANY LLP 11405 W BERNARDO CT STE A SAN DIEGO CA 92127 990 2023-01-01 943311784 Forward Together FORW 5106638300 1423 Broadway 1098 Oakland CA 94612 WENDY CALIMAG CO-EXEC DIR/SEC 2024-11-14 true true Sanwar Harshwal CPA P01249746 8589390017 X 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z Wendy Calimag 5305643 false X www.forwardtogether.org X 1999 CA Forward Together unites communities to win rights, recognition and resources for allfamilies.We transform culture and policy to work for all of us nationwide. Since ourfounding in 1989, we have continually fought to dismantle the ways our societymarginalizes us based on race, sexuality, and gender. Today, we build courage andfoster connection among our multi-racial community of changemakers to secure therights, recognition and resources all families need to thrive. 5 3 43 3 0 6627665 5146777 1100 0 14167 79626 16969 74845 6659901 5301248 97808 316244 0 3997053 4378846 37075 0 829698 1568718 1970762 5700654 6665852 959247 -1364604 15087213 13441584 803101 548148 14284112 12893436 Forward Together unites communities to win rights, recognition and resources for allfamilies.We transform culture and policy to work for all of us nationwide. Since ourfounding in 1989, we have continually fought to dismantle the ways our Society marginalizes us based on race, sexuality, and gender. Today, we build courage andfoster connection among our multi-racial community of changemakers to secure therights, recognition and resources all families need to thrive. false false 5110173 316244 The goal of Forward Togethers Movement Building program is to achieve policy andculture-change victories that significantly increase the rights, recognition andresources of women and non-binary people of color and Indigenous people on issues offamily recognition, community safety and healthcare access. We leverage our nationalnetwork of over 200 Strong Families organizations and 90,000 individual supporters to lead civic engagement and policy advocacy, leadership development, cross-sectoralliance building and culture-shift projects in our priority states of New Mexico and Oregon, as well as in multiple other states and nationally in collaboration withgrassroots partners. Throughout our work, we prioritize building leadership and power with women and non-binary people of color and Indigenous people. 5110173 true true false true false true false false false false true false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false true true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false true 102 0 true 43 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 5 3 false false false false false false false true true false false false true true true true true true true false AL AR CA CT DC FL GA HI IL KS KY MA MD MI MN MS NC NH NJ NM NY OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WI WV X X Jennifer Vu 5106638300 1423 Broadway 1098 Oakland CA 94612 DIANA LUGO-MARTINEZ CO-EXEC DIR. 32.00 4.00 X X 167400 0 43265 WENDY CALIMAG CO-EXEC DIR/SEC 32.00 4.00 X X 169157 0 27075 CHRISTINE PAULEY Deputy Dir. ops 32.00 4.00 X 147923 0 39741 Rosa Yadira Ortiz Co-Dir Development 32.00 0.00 118559 0 43447 Jessica Collins New Mex Prg Dir 32.00 0.00 113933 0 39068 JENNIFER VU Dir. of Finance 32.00 0.00 X 103191 0 41174 Eveline Shen Former Executive Director 0.00 0.00 79437 0 19668 Latonya Slack Board Chair 1.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 YEE WON CHONG Treasurer 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Rosie Abriam Board Member 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 899600 253438 6 true true false Jamila Aisha LLC 410 Grand Ave Apt 6 Brooklyn NY 11238 Comms consulting 135000 Korwin Consulting 58 WEST POTAL AVE SAN FRANCISCO CA 94127 Management Consulting 105073 2 5146777 5146777 0 29174 29174 0 117 117 4395 4395 0 50452 50452 50452 50452 0 0 0 Convenings Revenue 900099 6200 6200 Other revenue 900099 466 466 Reimbursable Income 900099 68062 68062 74728 5301248 154471 X 45025 45025 271219 271219 0 0 738926 566475 80477 91974 0 2796227 2143643 304539 348045 0 579143 443982 63075 72086 264550 202809 28812 32929 0 48776 37393 5312 6071 41261 31631 4494 5136 0 0 0 1044691 800881 113778 130032 4640 3557 505 578 110610 84796 12046 13768 204786 156993 22303 25490 0 41758 32013 4547 5198 250904 192348 27326 31230 0 17092 13103 1862 2127 0 0 51643 39591 5624 6428 16417 12585 1788 2044 Participant Stipends 82567 38531 44036 Other expenses 32299 24761 3518 4020 Stipend to Other Organizations 13707 6397 7310 Membership/sponsorhip 9611 7368 1047 1196 0 6665852 5110173 725981 829698 3650957 1523384 6956122 2977808 1926265 2664442 252032 107687 0 0 0 0 185857 72052 14579 14579 608 0 2064337 6096211 0 0 0 51035 0 15087213 13441584 745626 548148 57475 803101 548148 X 9559921 7767489 4724191 5125947 14284112 12893436 15087213 13441584 -1364604 -26072 X false true X true false X 7438521 8328200 7840994 6627665 5146777 35382157 0 0 7438521 8328200 7840994 6627665 5146777 35382157 0 35382157 45924 30856 79645 14167 33686 204278 0 24650 16188 -907 16969 74728 131628 35718063 0.99060 0.61610 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false false false 422319 437577 435033 1294929 1942394 392793 392793 105580 109394 108758 323732 485598 85521 100000 185521 47100 47100 true true 14579 14579 X 5279571 -26072 4395 -21677 5301248 5301248 6670247 4395 4395 6665852 6665852 Part X : FIN48 Footnote The Internal Revenue Service and the California Franchise Tax Board have determined that the Organization is exempt from federal and state income taxes under IRC 501(c)(3) and California RTC 23701(d). The Organization has evaluated its current tax positions as of December 31, 2023, and is not aware of any significant uncertain tax positions for which a reserve would be necessary. The Organizations tax returns are generally subject to examination by federal and state taxing authorities for three and four years, respectively, after they are filed. Part XI, Line 2d: Other revenue amounts included in F/S but not included on form 990 Sublease Expenses $4395 Part XII, Line 2d: Other expenses and losses per audited F/S Sublease Expenses $4395 true Center of Southwest Culture 505 MARQUETTE AVE NW SUITE 16 ALBUQUERQUE NM 87102 850402832 20000 0 NM Together for Healthcare Campaign 1 0 Participant Stipends 66 353786 Additional Supplemental Information Grant paid to Individual given in Form 990, Part IX, Line 2 is the part of expenses which relates to Program. The balance of $82567 is provided in Line 24a Participant Stipends Grantmaker's Description of How Grants are Used These are discretionary grants given to partner organization working with Forward Together. There are no grant reporting requirements. X X X X true false false false false false false false false CHRISTINE PAULEY Deputy Dir. ops 147923 39741 187664 DIANA LUGO-MARTINEZ CO-EXEC DIR. 167400 43265 210665 Eveline Shen Former Executive Director 79437 19668 99105 Jessica Collins New Mex Prg Dir 113933 39068 153001 Rosa Yadira Ortiz Co-Dir Development 118559 43447 162006 WENDY CALIMAG CO-EXEC DIR/SEC 169157 27075 196232 Part I, Line 1a: Relevant information in regards to selections on 1a. Forward Together pays every employee a home office stipend ($75/month, primarily for home office internet costs) and cell-phone stipend($50/month, for use of personal phone for business). Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The Director of Finance reviews the 990s for accuracy and completeness and checksthe numbers and works with the tax preparers to finalize the 990. After that, theCo-Executive Directors review the finalized 990. The Board Treasurer reviews the 990and gives the OK to file to the Director of Finance. At that point, the taxpreparers electronically file the form. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Board members must sign the organization's conflict of interest policy andagreement, and if a potential conflict of interest is present, the board memberswill abstain from discussing or voting on said conflict. The chair of the meetingis expected to make an inquiry if such conflict appears to exist and the boardmember has not made it known. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a The organization uses salary surveys to determine compensation. In 2021 theorganization adopted a new salary scale that was based on researching compensationfor comparable positions in nonprofits in the San Francisco Bay Area. The board hadextensive discussions and then approved the final document. Salary surveys areconducted internally by acquiring data from organizations directly and from wider,independent surveys of comparable organizations. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b The organization uses salary surveys to determine compensation. In 2021 theorganization adopted a new salary scale that was based on researching compensationfor comparable positions in nonprofits in the San Francisco Bay Area. The board hadextensive discussions and then approved the final document. Salary surveys areconducted internally by acquiring data from organizations directly and from wider,independent surveys of comparable organizations. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Upon request. 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