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← THE FORAKER GROUP

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by THE FORAKER GROUP.

Totals

Total revenue
$5,189,678
Total expenses
$5,212,972
Contributions and grants received
$1,692,969
Grants paid
$86,765
Program service revenue
$3,391,857
Investment income
$104,852
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$6,779,772
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,886,278
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$4,893,494
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,842,372
Management and general expenses
$1,370,600
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,842,372

Program services were 73.7% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $75,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,617,969

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM FEES

    total $3,391,857 · related or exempt $3,391,857

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $104,852 · excluded $104,852

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $86,765 · program services $86,765

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $564,397 · program services $406,366 · management and general $158,031

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,757,525 · program services $1,265,418 · management and general $492,107

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $115,114 · program services $82,882 · management and general $32,232

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $287,473 · program services $223,934 · management and general $63,539

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $159,943 · program services $115,159 · management and general $44,784

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $14,800 · management and general $14,800

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $27,500 · program services $27,500

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,505,824 · program services $1,322,864 · management and general $182,960

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $10,931 · program services $10,709 · management and general $222

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $91,721 · program services $20,186 · management and general $71,535

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $19,075 · program services $19,075

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $221,907 · program services $42,268 · management and general $179,639

  • 17 · Travel

    total $91,127 · program services $72,200 · management and general $18,927

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $44,165 · program services $44,165

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $718 · management and general $718

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $14,729 · management and general $14,729

  • 24a · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $160,468 · program services $96,188 · management and general $64,280

  • 24b · Other expenses: BAD DEBT

    total $29,690 · program services $6,693 · management and general $22,997

  • 24c · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE

    total $9,100 · management and general $9,100

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $3,639,393 · end of year $3,702,847

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $268,490 · end of year $15,000

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $525,026 · end of year $348,638

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $110,834 · end of year $75,834

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    end of year $39,238

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $220,326

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $210,046

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $10,998 · end of year $10,280

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $1,663,080 · end of year $1,861,912

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $7,121 · end of year $726,023

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $663,006 · end of year $429,207

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $764,961 · end of year $734,961

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    end of year $722,110

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,796,975 · end of year $4,893,494

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE FORAKER GROUP IS A 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION. OUR CORE PURPOSE IS TO STRENGTHEN NONPROFITS. WE ARE A CAPACITY BUILDING ORGANIZATION FOCUSING ON THE NEEDS OF ALASKAN NONPROFITS, TRIBAL ENTITIES, AND RURAL AND NON-RURAL COMMUNITIES.

  • FORAKER PROVIDES FISCAL SPONSORSHIP TO NEW PROGRAMS THAT ARE IN THE PRELIMARY STAGES OF THEIR DEVELOPMENT. THE SERVICES ARE INTENDED TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY TO INCUBATE PROGRAMS THAT ARE SHORT-TERM AND/OR WILL EVENTUALLY BECOME THEIR OWN 501(C) ORGANIZATION.

    Expenses $951,441 · Revenue $938,001

  • THE FORAKER SHARED FINANCIAL SERVICES SERVES OVER 120 NONPROFITS RANGING BETWEEN 50,000 - 9,000,000 WITH ACCOUNTING AND BOOKKEEPING SERVICES. THE SERVICES PROVIDED INCLUDE PAYROLL PROCESSING, CASH DISBURSEMENTS, GRANT REPORTING, FINANCIAL STATEMENT PREPARATION, AND AUDIT PREPARATION.

    Expenses $1,853,623 · Revenue $1,890,367

  • A MAJOR FOCUS OF THE FORAKER GROUP IS TO HELP ORGANIZATIONS PREPARE FOR LEADERSHIP CHANGE, CONDUCT EXECUTIVE SEARCHES, AND SUPPORT THE NEW HIRE. OUR OBJECTIVE IS TO ASSIST ORGANIZATIONS MOVE THROUGH EACH PHASE AND POSITION THEM TO ACHIEVE ITS GOALS. THE SERVICES ARE DESIGNED TO HELP ORGANIZATIONS ASK CRITICAL QUESTIONS ABOUT STRUCTURE, FINANCIAL STABILITY, MISSION RESULTS, AND COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY.

    Expenses $592,281 · Grants $500 · Revenue $445,955

  • ALL OTHER PROGRAMS.

    Expenses $445,027 · Grants $86,265 · Revenue $117,535

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Laurie Wolf

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $315,169
    From this org
    $275,342
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $39,827
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $275,342
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $17,181
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,646
    Filer's total
    $315,169
  • Michele Skoog

    VP OF PROGRA

    Total calculated
    $213,949
    From this org
    $155,691
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $58,258
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $155,691
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $58,258
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    $213,949
  • Raju Shankar

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $212,529
    From this org
    $200,499
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,030
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $200,499
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $12,030
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    $212,529
  • Michael Walsh

    VP OF PUBLIC

    Total calculated
    $184,719
    From this org
    $138,839
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $45,880
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $138,839
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $45,880
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    $184,719
  • Kate O'Brien

    VP OF OPS/CO

    Total calculated
    $156,766
    From this org
    $116,359
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $40,407
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $116,359
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $40,407
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    $156,766
  • Amanda Ramsay

    FINANCE DIRE

    Total calculated
    $131,940
    From this org
    $115,138
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,802
    Hours/week
    40
  • Pearl Kiyawn Brower

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Pat Branson

    TREASURER/SE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Nils Andreassen

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Valerie Nurr'Araaluk Davidson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Greg Deal

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Michelle Dewitt

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Dylan Faber

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Michael Fredericks

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Carol Gore

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jaeleen Kookesh

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Wendy Lindskoog

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kris Norosz

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Tom Panamaroff

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Tim Thompson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Ethan Tyler

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Eric Gurley

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Grier Hopkins

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Curtis McQueen

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Bryan Butcher

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • SULTANA NEW VENTURES LLC

    SEE PT VII · AK · income $410,991 · assets $846,427

    Directly controlled by SEE PT VII

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
8 May 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202621289349303397

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