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← FORWARD CAREERS INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by FORWARD CAREERS INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,060,466
Total expenses
$2,046,695
Contributions and grants received
$1,991,362
Grants paid
$222,817
Program service revenue
$55,223
Investment income
$13,881
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$1,569,211
Total liabilities, end of year
$440,706
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,128,505
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,748,292
Management and general expenses
$298,403
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,748,292

Program services were 85.4% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $10,545

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $1,740,377

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $240,440

  • 2a · Program service revenue: FEES FOR SERVICES

    total $45,015 · related or exempt $45,015

  • 2b · Program service revenue: JOB FAIR REGISTRATIONS

    total $10,075 · related or exempt $10,075

  • 2c · Program service revenue: JOB CENTER SERVICES

    total $133 · related or exempt $133

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $13,881 · excluded $13,881

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $70,828 · program services $70,828

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $151,989 · program services $151,989

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $236,684 · program services $119,266 · management and general $117,418

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $647,929 · program services $541,261 · management and general $106,668

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $28,640 · program services $25,358 · management and general $3,282

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $62,089 · program services $60,084 · management and general $2,005

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $65,539 · program services $58,399 · management and general $7,140

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $16,997 · management and general $16,997

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,811 · program services $1,588 · management and general $223

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $2,673 · program services $2,673

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $15,674 · program services $13,331 · management and general $2,343

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $19,319 · program services $8,285 · management and general $11,034

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $76,329 · program services $67,452 · management and general $8,877

  • 17 · Travel

    total $18,694 · program services $17,875 · management and general $819

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $5,843 · program services $5,331 · management and general $512

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $12,319 · program services $10,883 · management and general $1,436

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $15,787 · program services $13,951 · management and general $1,836

  • 24a · Other expenses: PARTICIPANT TRAININGS

    total $578,762 · program services $578,762

  • 24b · Other expenses: BAD DEBT EXPENSE

    total $16,825 · management and general $16,825

  • 24c · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $1,964 · program services $976 · management and general $988

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $15,083 · end of year $38,033

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $490,436 · end of year $621,814

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $728,934 · end of year $464,063

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $24,513 · end of year $20,830

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $113,646 · end of year $128,465

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $26,673 · end of year $27,156

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

    $59,623

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

    $13,123

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $46,060 · end of year $46,500

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $259,113 · end of year $222,350

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $326,791 · end of year $212,374

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $3,820 · end of year $4,525

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $259,113 · end of year $223,807

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,052,009 · end of year $1,029,524

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $62,725 · end of year $98,981

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

FORWARD CAREERS, INC. (FORWARD CAREERS) IS A 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT WITH OVER 30 YEARS OF ADMINISTERING AND IMPLEMENTING JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS ACROSS SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN. OUR MISSION IS TO DEVELOP A THRIVING WORKFORCE AND STRONG ECONOMY BY BEING THE PREFERRED SOURCE FOR CAREER EXPLORATION, EDUCATION AND SKILLS TRAINING, AND EMPLOYMENT CONNECTIONS TO EVERY PERSON AND BUSINESS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

FORWARD CAREERS PROVIDES CAREER GUIDANCE, JOB SKILLS TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT CONNECTIONS, AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO ASSIST INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE UNEMPLOYED OR UNDEREMPLOYED FROM AGES 14 AND ABOVE. ADDITIONALLY, A WIDE VARIETY OF TALENT ATTRACTION, RETENTION AND BUSINESS CLOSURE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO SMALL, MID-SIZE AND LARGE EMPLOYERS ACROSS ALL INDUSTRIES.

  • ADMINISTERING THE WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT (WIOA) PROGRAM. THE WIOA ADULT, DISLOCATED WORKER, YOUTH AND RAPID RESPONSE PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO HELP JOB SEEKERS ACCESS EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION, TRAINING AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO SUCCEED IN THE LABOR MARKET AND TO MATCH EMPLOYERS WITH THE SKILLS WORKERS THEY NEED TO COMPLETE IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY. THE ADULT PROGRAM SERVED APPROXIMATELY 82 CLIENTS, THE DISLOCATED WORKER PROGRAM SERVED APPROXIMATELY 40 CLIENTS, AND THE YOUTH PROGRAM SERVED APPROXIMATELY 73 CLIENTS WITH CAREER PLANNING, BASIC SKILLS TRAINING, JOB SEARCH ASSISTANCE, JOB SEARCH SKILLS, AND IN-DEMAND EMPLOYER-LINKED TRAINING. THE RAPID RESPONSE PROGRAM ACTIVITIES INCLUDE PRESENTATIONS OF AVAILABLE RESOURCES AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES TO GROUPS OF WORKERS FACING LAYOFFS OR THEIR COMPANY IS HAVING A LARGE DOWNSIZING OF THEIR WORKFORCE OR COMPLETE CLOSER.

    Expenses $1,034,847 · Grants $49,939

  • THE PATHWAY HOME 2 (PROJECT RENEW) GRANT PROVIDES TRAINING SERVICES AND INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED CREDENTIALS TO JUSTICE SERVED INDIVIDUALS. THIS IS A MULTI-YEAR PROGRAM AND HAS SERVED APPROXIMATELY 110 CLIENTS DURING THE PROGRAM.

    Expenses $260,066 · Grants $15,321

  • THE WORKER ADVANCEMENT INITIATIVE PLACES INDIVIDUALS WITH LIMITED AND/OR NONTRADITIONAL WORK HISTORIES INTO SUCCESSFUL PAID INTERNSHIPS AND ON-THE-JOB TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES. THIS MULTI-YEAR PROGRAM SERVED APPROXIMATELY 163 CLIENTS WITH TRAINING SERVICES, SUCH AS CAREER GUIDANCE AND JOB READINESS, PLACEMENT INTO PAID INTERNSHIPS AND ON-THE-JOB TRAINING, SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, AND INCENTIVE PAYMENTS.

    Expenses $230,383 · Grants $23,731

  • PROVIDING VARIOUS JOB PLACEMENT, EMPLOYMENT TRAINING, JOB FAIRS, AND OTHER SIMILAR PROGRAM SERVICES.

    Expenses $222,996 · Grants $133,826 · Revenue $55,223

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Cindy Simons

    PRESIDENT & CEO

    Total calculated
    $137,146
    From this org
    $129,383
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,763
    Hours/week
    40

  • Joseph Starrett

    CONTROLLER/TREASURER/SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $94,589
    From this org
    $89,235
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,354
    Hours/week
    40

  • Steve Holtan

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Francisco Sanchez

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mark Goldstein

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Chris Carman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rashi Khosla

    DIRECTOR (FROM JUNE 2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mary Wehrheim

    DIRECTOR (THRU NOV 2023)

    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

  • COUNTY OF MILWAUKEE - HOUSE OF CORRECTIONS

    $31,328

    ACCESS TO FACILITY AND PROGRAMMING

  • MORAINE PARK TECHNICAL COLLEGE

    $24,349

    PROGRAMMING

  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN OSHKOSH

    $15,151

    PROGRAMMING

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
18 March 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202540789349301019

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