2025-11-12T08:05:00-06:00 2024-12-31 270542316 Allied CPAs PC 90 Linden Oaks Suite 100 Rochester NY 14625 990 2024-01-01 611844780 People's Forum Inc PEOP 3476951095 320 West 37th Street New York NY 10018 Jodene Evans Interim Treasurer 3476951095 2025-11-12 1 1 Jason J Mayausky CPA P00520630 5854106733 2025-11-12 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Jodene Evans 320 West 37th Street New York NY 10018 20232643 0 X peoplesforum.org X 2017 NY Provide a space for cultural and education events relevant for marginalized communities. 5 5 14 0 0 0 700031 5789498 542859 406464 -48428 380687 147055 503741 1341517 7080390 62589 129820 0 0 620969 787840 0 0 270788 3038241 3988756 3721799 4906416 -2380282 2173974 16371582 17558135 5704660 4682677 10666922 12875458 X Provide a space for community forums, educational workshops, cultural performances, film screenings, literary commentary and review, and multimedia creations intended to raise awareness and opportunities for addressing injustice. TPF seeks to present and produce work for its community center that addresses the issues of social and economic inequality and educate the larger community about these issues. 0 0 3101047 129820 872237 Education: People's Forum, Inc. hosts accessible educational programming that contributes to building and strengthening popular movements in New York City and beyond as well as a revitalized non-sectarian left intellectual culture rooted in the struggles of the poor and dispossessed. Their education programming includes topics such as: history, political economy, social theory, racial/gender/LGBTQIA/immigrant justice, collective strategies for organizing, liberation theology, and many others - with an internationalist focus. Driven by their organizational commitment to building unity across historic lines of division, their programming covers a wide range of subjects, movements, and pedagogical methods. 566766 25859 Culture: People's Forum, Inc. is committed to building, uplifting and promoting a people's culture that celebrates and advances the struggles of the communities in which they serve. They believe that culture is at the heart of the conception of ideas and consciousness, and therefore, culture and the arts are at the center of movement building. They aim to work with culture creators to curate and support events that deepen the consciousness, and that sustain, nourish and move the hearts of their people as they struggle towards social justice. Cultural progamming includes events such as open mics, performance classes, art workshops, film screenings, and more. 209034 12109 Kitchen/Cafe: People's Forum, Inc. has a kitchen and cafe as part of their space that serves to support their educational and cultural progamming by creating a space where food and drink can be shared by the communities that they serve. The kitchen and cafe provides affordable and healthy options to their community. The food and drink reflect the cultural diversity of people around the world. 3876847 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 14 0 1 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NY X Jodene Evans 3476951095 320 West 37th Street New York NY 10018 William Baptist Jr Board Chair 3.00 X X 0 0 0 Jodene Evans Secretary, Interim Treasurer 3.00 X X 0 0 0 Claudia De la Cruz Board Member 3.00 X 0 0 0 Ben Wilkins Board Member 2.00 X 0 0 0 Kenia Alcocer Board Member 3.00 X 0 0 0 David Chung Organizing Director 40.00 X 67600 0 8649 Ryan Hamby General Manager 40.00 X 61030 0 11058 Layan Fuleihan Education Director 40.00 X 70000 0 8649 Manolo De Los Santos Executive Director 30.00 X 0 0 0 198630 0 28356 0 0 0 0 0 5789498 5789498 Events and Space 531390 377622 377622 Membership Dues 900099 28842 28842 406464 291925 291925 12821145 12732383 88762 88762 88762 923486 419870 503616 503616 Miscellaneous Revenue 900099 125 125 125 7080390 910205 0 380687 129820 129820 226986 213276 13710 404471 380041 24430 98675 90782 7893 57708 53091 4617 17554 17554 43331 43331 9720 9720 226672 150968 66247 9457 83275 83151 124 136192 49289 86903 1891 1740 151 1720714 1548642 172072 550737 308807 183430 58500 473800 435896 37904 47621 42858 4763 Program Supplies 208733 5026 876 202831 Utilities 126547 114344 12203 Postage 92369 83854 8515 Publishing Costs 88742 78751 9991 160858 106511 54347 4906416 3876847 758781 270788 130337 439747 857924 39599 1386 0 72411 49509 27265 110183 96374 69253 10825903 4221864 1751052 6604039 8406964 6356708 5027869 3889097 16371582 17558135 44720 366757 300 2400 5659640 4313520 5704660 4682677 X 10651025 12728236 15897 147222 10666922 12875458 16371582 17558135 2173974 -98471 133033 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 10502 292922 4012601 700031 5789498 10805554 10502 292922 4012601 700031 5789498 10805554 10805554 57136 119610 190335 163247 291925 822253 11627807 0.92930 0.83330 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 5326787 5326787 4096838 2837711 1259127 1387067 1368942 18125 15211 15211 0 6604039 Right of Use Asset 3888127 Security Deposits 970 3889097 Operating Lease 4313520 4313520 X 7504569 -98471 112500 -9720 4309 7500260 -419870 -419870 7080390 5429066 112500 -9720 102780 5326286 -419870 -419870 4906416 Part X, Line 2: The Organization accounts for uncertainty in income taxes in accordance with ASC Topics 740-10, Income Taxes. This standard clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in tax positions and prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statements regarding a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. The Organization has determined that there are no uncertain tax positions which qualify for either recognition or disclosure in the financial statements at December 31, 2024. The Organization did not incur Federal or State tax expenses related to unrelated business income. Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments: Investment Management Fees reported on form 990, Part IX, Line 11F Part XI, Line 4b - Other Adjustments: Cost of Goods Sold reported on Form 990 Part VII, Line 10B Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments: Investment Management Fees reported on form 990, Part IX, Line 11F Part XII, Line 4b - Other Adjustments: Cost of Goods Sold reported on Form 990 Part VII, Line 10B Central America and the Caribbean 0 0 Program Services Educational and Cultural Activities 329834 Central America and the Caribbean 0 0 Grants to Recipients 247573 Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland) 0 0 Program Services Educational and Cultural Activities 21207 South America 0 0 Program Services Educational and Cultural Activities 3350 South Asia 0 0 Program Services Educational and Cultural Activities 3354 0 0 0 0 0 0 605318 0 605318 Central America and the Caribbean Fiscal Sponsorship 0 Wire Transfer 68503 Medical and Health-Related Projects Central America and the Caribbean Humanitarian Assistance 0 Wire Transfer 261331 Disaster Response and Relief 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Part I, Line 2: The purpose of the funds were communicated to the grantee at the time of the disbursement and the organization did not monitor the use of grant funds after the disbursement. Part I, line 3: The Organization accounts for expenditures in the listed regions using the accrual method of accounting. 1 Middle Eastern Children's Alliance 1101 Eighth St 100 Berkeley CA 94710 943074600 16420 0 Humanitarian Relief Fundraiser Justice and Education Fund 2214 Frederick Douglass Blvd Suite 203 New York NY 10026 824975378 100000 0 Disaster Response and Relief Part 1, Line 2: The Organization did not monitor the use of funds after the funds were disbursed. Part V, Line 2A People's Forum, Inc. leases employees from a professional employment organziation, JustWorks Employment Group, LLC. The employees are considered common law employees of People's Forum, Inc. However, JustWorks Employment Group, LLC is the employer of record and employees get the Form-W2s from JustWorks Employment Group, LLC. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b The People's Forum, Inc. form 990 is prepared with the assistance of an outside accounting firm. Following The People's Forum internal management's review, a draft version of the return is distributed to each voting member of the governing body for review and comments. The outside accounting firm will make edits as necessary and finalize the form 990. Copies of the completed form 990 will be distribtued to members of the governing body prior to filing with the IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c Duty to Disclose: In connection with any actual or possible conflict of interest, an interested person must disclose the existence of the financial interest and be given the opportunity to disclose all material facts to the directors and members of committees with board-delegated powers considering the proposed transaction. Violations of the conflicts of interest policy: A. If the board or committee has reasonable casue to believe a member has failed to disclose actual or possible conflicts of interest, it shall inform the member of the basis for such belief and afford the member an opportunity to explain the alleged failure to disclose. B. If, after hearing the member's response and after making further investigation as warranted by the circumstances, the board or committee determines the member has failed to disclose an actual or possible conflict of interest, it shall take appropriate disciplinary and corrective action. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 It is the policy of the Organization to pay no more than a reasonable compensation for personal services rendered to the Organzation by officers and employees. The directors of the Organization shall not receive compensation for fulfilling their duties as directors, although directors may be reimbursed for actual out-of-pocket expenses which they incur in order to fulfill their duties as directors. The Board of Directors must approve in advance the amount of all compensation for officers of the Organization. Before approving the compensation of an officer, the Board shall dedtermine that the total compensation to be provided by the Organization to the officer is reasonable in amount in light of the position, responsibility, and qualification of the officer for the position held, including the result of an evaluation of the officer's prior performance for the Organization, if applicable. In making the determination, the Board shall consider total compensation to include the salary and the value of all benefits provided by the Organization to the individual in payment for services. At the time of the discussion and decision concerning an officer's compensation, the officer should not be present in the meeting. The Board shall obtain and consider appropriate data concerning comparable compensation paid to similar officers in like circumstances. TPF's Board Members determined compensation for top management personnel by researching comparable salaries in the NYC area and consulting with partners in the non-profit sector. After extensive research, Board Members decided on salaries that were competitive while keeping the sustainability and fiscal health of the Organization in mind. The Board consults independent outside advisors regarding the contemplated compensation package before making offers to senior management. The Board shall set forth the basis for its decisions with respect to compensation in the minutes of the meeting at which the decisions are made, including the conclusions of the evaluation and the basis for determining that the individual's compensation was reasonable in light of the evaluation and the comparability data. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 The Organization does not make its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public. Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c: The process has not changed from the prior year.