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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by DRIVE FORWARD.

Totals

Total revenue
$260,000
Total expenses
$233,886
Contributions and grants received
$260,000
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$201,054
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$201,054
Program services expenses (Part IX)
not reported
Management and general expenses
not reported
Fundraising expenses
not reported
Program service expenses (Part III)
not reported

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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $260,000

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $70,402

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $35,251

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $46,926

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $350

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $24,184

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,490

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $6,374

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $5,586

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $10,334

  • 17 · Travel

    total $1,498

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $1,052

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $2,004

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $970

  • 24a · Other expenses: MEMBER EVENTS/ BENEFITS

    total $21,752

  • 24b · Other expenses: BOOKS/SUBSCRIPTIONS/REF

    total $2,000

  • 24c · Other expenses: WEBSITE

    total $1,338

  • 24d · Other expenses: PAYROLL FEES

    total $1,309

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $1,066

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $172,181 · end of year $198,375

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

    $6,654

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

    $3,975

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $2,759 · end of year $2,679

  • 29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $174,940 · end of year $201,054

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

AT DRIVE FORWARD, WE BELIEVE INDEPENDENT GIG WORKERS ARE CRITICAL TO THE SUCCESS OF THE GIG ECONOMY, ESPECIALLY RIDESHARE AND APP-BASED DELIVERY SERVICES. ITS MISSION IS TO KEEP RIDESHARE, TAXI, FOR-HIRE AND DELIVERY SERVICES. OUR GOAL IS TO SUPPORT INDEPENDENT GIG WORKERS THROUGH EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY, BY EDUCATING AND EMPOWERING OUR MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO SHAPE THE FUTURE OF SEATTLE BY SUPPORTING AND ADVOCATING FOR INDEPENDENT DRIVERS, RIDERS, AND MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS.

  • DRIVE FORWARD CONTINUED PUBLIC ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE ORGANIZATION, ITS MISSION TO KEEP RIDESHARE, TAXI, FOR-HIRE AND APP-BASED DELIVERY DRIVERS INDEPENDENT, AND POLICY ISSUES THAT IMPACT GIG WORKERS AND THE PUBLIC. SINCE THE CITY OF SEATTLE MAYOR SIGNED INTO LAW THE FARE SHARE ORDINANCE OUR CAMPAIGN HAS SHIFTED FROM ONE OF RAISING AWARENESS TO AN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM TO ENSURE MEMBERS UNDERSTAND THE EFFECTS OF THE NEW LAW. STILL THIS CAMPAIGN CONTINUED TO GENERATE IMPRESSIONS ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND COVERAGE ON LOCAL PRINT, DIGITAL, AND TV MEDIA. SIMULTANEOUSLY DRIVE FORWARD STOOD UP A PARALLEL PROGRAM TO ADVOCATE AND RAISE AWARENESS ON THE CITY OF SEATTLE COUNCIL'S PAYUP PROPOSED SET OF REGULATIONS ON NON-RIDESHARE APP-BASED WORKERS AND THE COMPANIES THAT CREATE THE PLATFORMS. THIS PROGRAM IS USING SOCIAL MEDIA, EMAIL MARKETING, SMS MARKETING, AND TRADITIONAL MEDIA OUTREACH TO GENERATE INTEREST IN THE REGULATIONS AND ATTRACT NEW MEMBERS TO THE ORGANIZATION.

  • DRIVER ENGAGEMENT - DRIVE FORWARD CONTINUED TO INVEST IN ENGAGING GIG WORKERS AND GROWING ITS MEMBERSHIP THROUGH VARIOUS MEANS. THE ORGANIZATION RECRUITED NEW MEMBERS THROUGH INFORMATION SESSIONS, GIG WORKERS EVENTS, AND WORD OF MOUTH. DRIVE FORWARD HELD EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR INCLUDING GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS TO EDUCATE AND UPDATE GIG WORKERS ON ISSUES THAT IMPACT THEM SUCH AS STATEWIDE TNC REGULATIONS AND MINIMUM EARNINGS STANDARDS FOR APP-BASED DELIVERY DRIVERS. THE ORGANIZATION HELD BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT EVENTS INCLUDING A TAX SEMINAR AND INSURANCE SEMINAR TO EDUCATE MEMBERS ON 1099 TAX PREPARATION AND INSURANCE COVERAGE. DUE TO THE PANDEMIC THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUED TO HOLD COMMUNITY BUILDING EVENTS IN A VIRTUAL FORMAT USING VIDEOCONFERENCING, ONLINE WEBINAR SOFTWARE, AND OTHER DIGITAL TOOLS TO REACH OUR MEMBERS AND TARGET AUDIENCES.

  • LOBBYING/ADVOCACY - MEMBERS OF DRIVE FORWARD ENGAGED IN LOBBYING AT VARIOUS LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT TO ADVOCATE FOR LAWS AND REGULATIONS THAT HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON INDEPENDENT RIDESHARE, TAXI, FOR-HIRE, AND APP-BASED DELIVERY DRIVERS. THIS INCLUDED MEETING WITH STATE LEGISLATORS IN OLYMPIA TO ADVOCATE FOR STATEWIDE TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANY (TNC) REGULATIONS. MEMBERS ALSO LOBBIED CITY OF SEATTLE OFFICIALS FOR NEW EARNINGS STANDARDS FOR APP-BASED DELIVERY DRIVERS. FURTHERMORE, MEMBERS LOBBIED PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSIONERS AND STAFF TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO PORT OWNED FACILITIES TO CREATE BETTER ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FOR DRIVERS.

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Michael Wolfe

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $73,142
    From this org
    $73,142
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Brooke Steger

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Abdul Yusuf

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Allison Ford

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kierra Phifer

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • James Lockhart

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Caleb Weaver

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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
2022
Filed
15 July 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202441979349301819

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