What the amendment changed
Compared with the return it replaced , filed 15 May 2024. matched by us Only the Part I totals and the names listed in Part VII are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.
- Total revenue
- $25,031 changed to $424,179
- Total expenses
- $32,126 changed to $436,041
- Contributions and grants received
- $25,000 changed to $423,408
- Investment income
- $31 changed to $52
- Other revenue
- $0 changed to $719
- Total assets, end of year
- $278,504 changed to $249,296
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $53,187 changed to $35,841
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $225,317 changed to $213,455
- Program services expenses
- $20,981 changed to $346,612
- Management and general expenses
- $4,896 changed to $77,308
- Fundraising expenses
- $6,249 changed to $12,121
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $20,981 changed to $346,612
Listed only on the later return
- S Amy SpencerS AMY SPENCER
Totals
- Total revenue
- $424,179
- Total expenses
- $436,041
- Contributions and grants received
- $423,408
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $52
- Other revenue
- $719
- Total assets, end of year
- $249,296
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $35,841
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $213,455
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $346,612
- Management and general expenses
- $77,308
- Fundraising expenses
- $12,121
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $346,612
Program services were 79.5% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$423,408
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3 · Investment income
total $52 · excluded $52
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11d · All other revenue
total $719 · excluded $719
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11e · Other revenue, total
$719
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $32,632 · program services $24,867 · management and general $7,765
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $193,075 · program services $147,130 · management and general $45,945
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $59,985 · program services $58,297 · management and general $1,688
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $1,530 · management and general $1,530
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $4,000 · fundraising $4,000
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11g · Fees: other
total $29,380 · program services $9,000 · management and general $20,380
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $35,124 · program services $35,124
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13 · Office expenses
total $25,069 · program services $24,311 · fundraising $758
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14 · Information technology
total $12,538 · program services $9,605 · fundraising $2,933
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16 · Occupancy
total $13,858 · program services $13,059 · fundraising $799
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17 · Travel
total $1,813 · fundraising $1,813
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $14,894 · program services $13,076 · fundraising $1,818
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23 · Insurance
total $12,143 · program services $12,143
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $228,504 · end of year $249,296
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $50,000
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $38,187 · end of year $20,841
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18 · Grants payable
beginning of year $15,000 · end of year $15,000
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $62,223 · end of year $172,455
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $163,094 · end of year $41,000
Mission and programs · 2023
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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Elizabeth WesterELIZABETH WESTER
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 12
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Matthew GerdingMATTHEW GERDING
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Ava HawkesAVA HAWKES
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Nick TaylorNICK TAYLOR
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Joanna KelleyJOANNA KELLEY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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S Amy SpencerS AMY SPENCER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Molly Lunn OwenMOLLY LUNN OWEN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $32,632
- From this org
- $32,632
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 20
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2023
- Filed
- 20 May 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2023v6.0
- Source object
- 202521409349301452
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