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← PALO ALTO FORWARD

Form 990-EZ for tax year 2024

Filed by PALO ALTO FORWARD.

Totals

Total revenue
$105,442
Total expenses
$92,847
Contributions and grants received
$50,000
Grants paid
$9,137
Program service revenue
$13,200
Membership dues (line 3)
$36,819
Investment income (line 4)
$5,423
Gain or loss on sale of assets (line 5c)
$0
Gaming and fundraising events, net (line 6d)
$0
Gross profit on inventory sales (line 7c)
$0
Other revenue (line 8)
not reported
Total assets, end of year
$193,495
Total liabilities, end of year
not reported
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$193,495
Program service expenses (Part III)
$92,847

Program services were 100.0% of total expenses calculated — Part III's total program service expenses over total expenses, both as filed.

Mission and programs · 2024

Primary exempt purpose

Our Mission is to innovate and expand housing and transportation choices for a more inclusive affordable and environmentally sustainable Palo Alto by working with residents and city government. We host educational events conduct original research on local housing and transportation-related issues and serve as a voice to our elected officials and city staff.

  • We engaged in an educational campaign to stress the importance of adding housing for all income groups in Palo Alto. The activities included a kickoff event coffees tabling at Farmers markets in Palo Alto and a digital media campaign. We engaged a consultant to design the campaign and digital media outreach and contributed our Executive Director and Community Builder to the activities. We had an event at City Hall to communicate our findings. We have directly engaged several hundred residents in our community and hope our advocacy will benefit the many residents seeking more affordable housing.

    Expenses $20,000

  • Development and maintenance of information on our website regular newsletters physical and online events including solicitation of and coordination with event cosponsor including 350 Silicon Valley and Silicon Valley at Home. Development of agendas and conduct of monthly board meetings and an annual retreat. Meetings with multiple non-profit organizations to build support for improvements in housing and transportation in Palo Alto. The work was conducted by our Executive Director with assistance from board member and other volunteers

    Expenses $59,647

  • With VTA funding we conducted educational events on the connections between land use mobility and transit ridership.

    Expenses $13,200 · Grants $13,200

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part IV

  • Sheryl Klein

    Board Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    5
  • Natalie Guise

    Board Vice Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    3
  • Reid Kleckner

    Board Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    2
  • Stephen Levy

    Board Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    8
  • Elaine Uang

    Board member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    2
  • Owen Byrd

    Board member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    4
  • Gina Dalma

    Board member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    2
  • Scott O'neil

    Board member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    4

Compensation is as filed in Part IV of the Form 990-EZ: compensation, contributions to benefit plans, expense account, 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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990_ez
Tax year
2024
Filed
3 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.1
Source object
202523079349200502

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