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FACING FORWARD TO END HOMELESSNESS

EIN 36-3397005 CHICAGO, IL

Revenue 2024
$6,838,449
Expenses 2024
$7,385,398

Program services were 79.2% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
P85Z
Classification
1000
Street
642 N KEDZIE

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO END HOMELESSNESS FOR FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS BY OFFERING HOME, HELP, AND HOPE.

  • SCATTERED SITE PROGRAMS: SAFE AT HOME I, III, & V; SHELTER GRADUATES I & II; VITAL VETERANSIN COLLABORATION WITH LANDLORDS ACROSS CHICAGO, FACING FORWARD'S PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING (PSH) PROGRAMS PROVIDE LONG-TERM HOUSING AND COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT SERVICES FOR FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS AND LIVE WITH DISABLING CONDITIONS. BASED ON HOUSING FIRST PRINCIPLES, OUR PROGRAMS PRIORITIZE IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO STABLE HOUSING WITHOUT ADDITIONAL PRECONDITIONS OR PREDETERMINED END DATES. THROUGH STABLE HOUSING, CASE MANAGEMENT, AGE-SPECIFIC SUPPORT FROM FACING FORWARD'S FAMILY EMPOWERMENT TEAM, AND CONNECTIONS TO OUR NETWORK OF OVER 100 TRUSTED COMMUNITY PARTNERS, PSH CLIENTS GAIN ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL RESOURCES AND EMPOWERING OPPORTUNITIES THAT END THE CYCLE OF HOMELESSNESS TODAY, AND FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. FACING FORWARD SERVED 245 HOUSEHOLDS, OR 559 INDIVIDUALS, THROUGH PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING IN FY25.

    Expenses $4,304,477 · Revenue $172,678

  • SUPPORTIVE SERVICES PROGRAMS: SANCTUARY PLACE, HOME CONNECTIONS, HOME CONNECTIONS II, HOUSING RESOURCE SPECIALISTS (FORMERLY SKILLED ASSESSORS), HOUSING LOCATION, FIRST FOUNDATIONSSANCTUARY PLACE - CLIENTS IN THIS PROGRAM RESIDE AT SANCTUARY PLACE, A 69-UNIT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT IN CHICAGO'S WEST HUMBOLDT PARK NEIGHBORHOOD. IT OFFERS 63 STUDIO APARTMENTS FOR SINGLE RESIDENTS, 6 TOWNHOMES FOR FAMILIES, AND ACCESS TO ON-SITE CASE MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES LONG-TERM HOUSING AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES WHICH ARE DESIGNED TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS AND EMPOWER THEM IN MOVING TOWARD PROGRESSIVELY SELF-SUFFICIENT LIVING. SUPPORT SERVICES INCLUDE PROMOTING RESIDENTIAL STABILITY, INCREASING HOUSEHOLD INCOME, ADDRESSING HEALTHCARE NEEDS, EDUCATIONAL ADVANCEMENT, JOB READINESS, AND EVERYTHING ELSE IDENTIFIED AS A ROOT CAUSE OF HOMELESSNESS OR A BARRIER TO ADVANCEMENT. SERVICES ARE PROVIDED BY THE ORGANIZATION AS WELL AS THROUGH LINKAGE AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER AGENCIES.HOUSING RESOURCE SPECIALISTS (FORMERLY SKILLED ASSESSORS): IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL SHELTERS, FACING FORWARD CONDUCTS ONE-TIME ASSESSMENTS FOCUSED ON HOUSING NEEDS AND VULNERABILITY. FACING FORWARD ASSISTED 1,994 INDIVIDUALS IN FISCAL YEAR 2025 FROM CHICAGO'S HOUSING SERVICES WAIT LIST TO CONNECT THEM TO CRITICAL RESOURCES INCLUDING FOOD, SHELTER, AND MEDICAL CARE THROUGH REFERRALS TO SERVICE PROVIDERS IN THE COMMUNITY.FIRST FOUNDATIONS IS A RAPID-REHOUSING PILOT PROGRAM FOR FAMILIES WITH EXPECTANT PARENTS OR CHILDREN AGES THREE AND UNDER WHO ARE FACING OR AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS AND HELPS THEM TO SECURE STABLE, AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR FAMILIES AND PROVIDES TWO YEARS OF RENTAL ASSISTANCE AND COMPREHENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT. SUPPORTIVE SERVICES INCLUDE EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE, AGE-SPECIFIC SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN, PARENTING SUPPORTS, AND CONNECTIONS TO CHILDCARE AND FAMILY HEALTHCARE, WE HELP FAMILIES BUILD STABILITY AND DEVELOP THE SKILLS NECESSARY TO MOVE FROM THE PROGRAM INTO STABLE HOUSING OF THEIR OWN. FIRST FOUNDATIONS SERVED 11 FAMILIES (30 INDIVIDUALS) IN FY25.INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS FOR FAMILIES FACING FORWARD'S TWO-GENERATION PILOT PROGRAMS HOME CONNECTIONS I & II TAKE A TRANSFORMATIVE APPROACH TO ENDING HOMELESSNESS BY ADDRESSING THE INTERCONNECTED NEEDS OF PARENTS AND CHILDREN. BY HOUSING FAMILIES QUICKLY AND PROVIDING TARGETED SUPPORT, FAMILIES ARE EMPOWERED TO BREAK GENERATIONAL CYCLES OF HOMELESSNESS AND CREATE PATHWAYS TO LASTING STABILITY AND SUCCESS. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO URBAN LABS, THE HOME CONNECTION PILOT PROGRAM PROVIDES HOUSING-FOCUSED CASE MANAGEMENT, SHORT-TERM FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, AND UP TO ONE YEAR OF RENTAL ASSISTANCE FOR FAMILIES WITH STUDENTS EXPERIENCING OR AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS. OUR HOME CONNECTION PROGRAM SERVED 47 FAMILIES (165 INDIVIDUALS) IN FY25.

    Expenses $1,546,262

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

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • DOUGLAS BRADSHAW

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $170,735
    From this org
    $151,981
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,754
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $151,981
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $1,990
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,764
    Filer's total
    $170,735

  • HARISH VENKITARAMANAN

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • CHRISTINA LOPEZ

    VICE-PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ASHWIN AVARSARALA

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JEFFREY OSKIN

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ROB DEWIG

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SCHUNDRA HUBBARD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SANDY JOHNSON

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • AL KATOR

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LAURA LINTON

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • KAREN LOTHAN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • CHRISTINA MACUMBER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • TODD MACUMBER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ADAM O'CONNER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SAMUEL RODRIGUEZ

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • BEN VAN VLERAH

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LASHONDA MILTON

    DEPUTY DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $128,047
    From this org
    $120,045
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,002
    Hours/week
    40

  • MELISSA ANSON

    DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $109,520
    From this org
    $100,639
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,881
    Hours/week
    40

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $6,838,449
    Expenses
    $7,385,398
    Contributions
    $6,606,862
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $7,006,455
    Expenses
    $7,554,362
    Contributions
    $6,745,863
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $6,436,789
    Expenses
    $6,733,696
    Contributions
    $6,234,026
    Grants paid
    $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $6,966,734
    Expenses
    $6,201,651
    Assets (EOY)
    $3,939,429

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $7,768,308
    Expenses
    $5,628,575
    Assets (EOY)
    $3,177,733

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $5,200,768
    Expenses
    $5,201,284
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,322,349

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $5,206,934
    Expenses
    $4,700,259
    Assets (EOY)
    $990,279

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $4,356,905
    Expenses
    $4,381,883
    Assets (EOY)
    $465,125

  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,964,630
    Expenses
    $2,845,001
    Assets (EOY)
    $389,697

  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,524,585
    Expenses
    $1,560,529
    Assets (EOY)
    $279,332

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 26 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.