Totals
- Total revenue
- $3,156,132
- Total expenses
- $1,987,546
- Contributions and grants received
- $3,107,733
- Grants paid
- $124,000
- Program service revenue
- $3,828
- Investment income
- $36,156
- Other revenue
- $8,415
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,291,090
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $440,624
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $2,850,466
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $1,640,590
- Management and general expenses
- $320,563
- Fundraising expenses
- $26,393
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $1,640,590
Program services were 82.5% 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
$3,107,733
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2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM REVENUE
total $3,828 · related or exempt $3,828
-
3 · Investment income
total $36,156 · excluded $36,156
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11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME
total $8,415 · excluded $8,415
-
11e · Other revenue, total
$8,415
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $124,000 · program services $124,000
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $80,485 · program services $64,388 · management and general $14,487 · fundraising $1,610
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $852,058 · program services $681,646 · management and general $153,371 · fundraising $17,041
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $81,211 · program services $64,969 · management and general $14,618 · fundraising $1,624
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $76,545 · program services $61,236 · management and general $13,778 · fundraising $1,531
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11b · Fees: legal
total $330 · program services $264 · management and general $59 · fundraising $7
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $7,374 · program services $5,900 · management and general $1,327 · fundraising $147
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11g · Fees: other
total $211,480 · program services $211,480
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $7,626 · management and general $7,626
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13 · Office expenses
total $12,311 · program services $9,849 · management and general $2,216 · fundraising $246
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14 · Information technology
total $31,647 · management and general $31,647
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16 · Occupancy
total $43,748 · management and general $43,748
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17 · Travel
total $101,428 · program services $81,143 · management and general $18,257 · fundraising $2,028
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23 · Insurance
total $3,430 · program services $2,744 · management and general $617 · fundraising $69
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24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM EXPENSES
total $249,365 · program services $249,365
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24b · Other expenses: SUPPLIES
total $73,617 · program services $58,894 · management and general $13,251 · fundraising $1,472
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24c · Other expenses: STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS
total $20,443 · program services $16,354 · management and general $3,680 · fundraising $409
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24d · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
total $8,850 · program services $7,080 · management and general $1,593 · fundraising $177
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24e · All other expenses
total $1,598 · program services $1,278 · management and general $288 · fundraising $32
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $164,868 · end of year $847,640
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $1,088,459 · end of year $1,063,290
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
end of year $870,000
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $672 · end of year $1,625
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $349,503 · end of year $30,062
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15 · Other assets
end of year $478,473
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $372,672 · end of year $440,624
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,230,830 · end of year $2,850,466
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
WE ARE CREATING A DETROIT WHERE EVERY STUDENT GRADUATES READY TO BECOME A FULLY ENGAGED PARTICIPANT IN THE WORLD, EQUIPPED WITH THE CHARACTER AND THE CAPACITY TO NEGOTIATE HIS/HER ENVIRONMENT AND CHANGE IT FOR THE BETTER.
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THE MICHIGAN EDUCATION JUSTICE COALITION HELD 10 COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS ON SCHOOL FUNDING IN LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO LISTEN TO COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS' CURRENT SCHOOL FUNDING PRIORITIES AND TO EDUCATE CITIZENS ABOUT HOW SCHOOL FUNDING WORKS. MEJC TRAINED MORE THAN 50 PARENTS ON THE LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD BUDGET PROCESS IN OVER 20 SCHOOL DISTRICTS. MEJC ALSO HELPED OVER 100 ORGANIZERS, PARENTS, AND CAREGIVERS SPEAK TO ELECTED OFFICIALS TO ADVOCATE FOR INCREASED AND EQUITABLE SCHOOL FUNDING AT THE STATE LEVEL.
Expenses $1,466,973 · Grants $124,000 · Revenue $3,828
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YOC: 482FORWARD'S YOUTH ORGANIZING COLLECTIVE EXPANDED ITS BASE BY ADDING THREE NEW ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERS. THE YOC ALSO LAUNCHED A CAMPAIGN FOR BETTER SCHOOL FACILITIES IN DETROIT AND STATEWIDE.
Expenses $160,980
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NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZING: 482FORWARD'S NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZING WORK IN 2023 FOCUSED ON REBUILDING OUR BASE AND DEEPLY TRAINING OUR ORGANIZERS NETWORK- WIDE FOLLOWING THE COVID PANDEMIC. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH A MIDWEST ACADEMY, WE TRAINED 40 ORGANIZERS IN DETROIT AND ACROSS THE STATE OF MICHIGAN. AS A RESULT, OUR ORGANIZERS WERE ABLE TO GROW OUR BASE IN DETROIT BY 100 NEW LEADERS.
Expenses $12,637
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
-
Molly SweeneyMOLLY SWEENEY
EXECUTIVE DI
- Total calculated
- $80,485
- From this org
- $80,485
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 30
-
Maria SalinasMARIA SALINAS
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Anell EcclestonANELL ECCLESTON
VICE PRESIDE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jamila MartinJAMILA MARTIN
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 15
-
Jayesh PatelJAYESH PATEL
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Shantinette LoweSHANTINETTE LOWE
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Perriel PacePERRIEL PACE
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Kelsey WileyKELSEY WILEY
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Larry SimmonsLARRY SIMMONS
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Christine BellCHRISTINE BELL
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Angela ReyesANGELA REYES
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Wytrice HarrisWYTRICE HARRIS
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Rima MerouehRIMA MEROUEH
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Kim JohnsonKIM JOHNSON
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Sirrita DarbySIRRITA DARBY
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Cindy EggletonCINDY EGGLETON
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Branden SnyderBRANDEN SNYDER
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Norma RomeroNORMA ROMERO
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Stephanie Cobb-JohnsonSTEPHANIE COBB-JOHNSON
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Helena LazoHELENA LAZO
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Ines De JesusINES DE JESUS
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
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PROGRAM SUPPORT
-
CENTER FOR AFROCENTRIC THOUGHT
$11,000
PROGRAM SUPPORT
-
$10,000
PROGRAM SUPPORT
-
$10,000
PROGRAM SUPPORT
-
PROGRAM SUPPORT
-
$10,000
PROGRAM SUPPORT
-
$10,000
PROGRAM SUPPORT
-
URBAN NEIGHBORHOOD INITIATIVES
$10,000
PROGRAM SUPPORT
-
MACOMB INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT
$10,000
PROGRAM SUPPORT
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 17 November 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.0
- Source object
- 202513219349328356
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