FORWARD SERVICE CORPORATION: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization
FORWARD SERVICE CORPORATION (EIN 39-1342890)
Tax period
2021-07-01 to 2022-06-30
Filed
2023-03-14
IRS object ID
202310739349301121
Schema version
2021v4.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2023-03-14T12:01:30-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2022-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN390758449PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WIPFLI LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 8700AddressLine1Txt
CityMADISONCityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP537088700ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2021-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN391342890EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FORWARD SERVICE CORPORATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlFORWBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6082443526PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14600 AMERICAN PARKWAY 301AddressLine1Txt
CityMADISONCityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP53718ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMICHELLE SZABROWICZPersonNm
Person TitleCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICERPersonTitleTxt
Phone6082443526PhoneNum
Signature2023-02-20SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstMICHELLEPersonFirstNm
Person LastSZABROWICZPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJOHN HEMMING CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00856805PTIN
Phone6082741980PhoneNum
Preparation2023-02-20PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer3TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2021TaxYr
Build TS2023-04-26 12:10:37ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerMARCIA CHRISTIANSENPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14600 AMERICAN PARKWAY 301AddressLine1Txt
CityMADISONCityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP53718ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$28,273,088GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.FSC-CORP.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1979FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateWILegalDomicileStateCd
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Voting Members Independent11VotingMembersIndependentCnt
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Total Volunteers14TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Investment Income$71,813PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$116,254CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Revenues Less Expenses$893,541PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$2,118,729CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$19,094,108TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,117,770TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$1,427,659TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionFORWARD SERVICE CORPORATION'S MISSION IS TO TRANSFORM LIVES BY HELPING INDIVIDUALS REALIZE A LARGER SENSE OF POSSIBILITY ABOUT THE PERSON THEY CAN BECOME.FORWARD SERVICE CORPORATION PROVIDES EMPLOYMENT, TRAINING AND SUPPORT SERVICES THAT SPARK A TRANSFORMATION IN THE LIVES OF THOSE WE SERVE. THE ORGANIZATION'S SLATE OF SERVICES PROVIDES ADULTS AND YOUTH A BRIDGE TO EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, AND BUSINESSES A BRIDGE TO A QUALIFIED AND SKILLED WORKFORCE.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$18,642,086ExpenseAmt
Grant$2,908,705GrantAmt
Revenue$0RevenueAmt
DescEMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING - FORWARD SERVICE CORPORATION OFFERS A WIDE RANGE OF SERVICES TO HELP ADULTS DEVELOP THE SKILLS, ATTITUDES AND COMMITMENT NECESSARY TO FULFILL THEIR EDUCATIONAL AND EMPLOYMENT GOALS AND SUCCEED IN TODAY'S WORLD OF WORK. EMPLOYMENT SERVICES INCLUDE: CAREER AWARENESS, CAREER COUNSELING, OCCUPATIONAL SKILLS TRAINING, JOB PLACEMENT, PAID AND UNPAID WORK EXPERIENCE (SUCH AS INTERNSHIPS, APPRENTICESHIPS AND JOB SHADOWING), RESUME AND COVER LETTER DEVELOPMENT, INTERVIEW PREP, JOB COACHING, WORK-READINESS SKILL DEVELOPMENT, LIFE SKILLS AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Grant$564,492GrantAmt
Revenue$0RevenueAmt
DescYOUTH - FORWARD SERVICE CORPORATION OFFERS A WIDE RANGE OF SERVICES TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE DEVELOP THE SKILLS, ATTITUDES AND COMMITMENT NECESSARY TO FULFILL THEIR EDUCATIONAL GOALS AND SUCCEED IN TODAY'S WORLD OF WORK. EMPLOYMENT SERVICES FOR YOUTH INCLUDE: CAREER AWARENESS, CAREER COUNSELING, OCCUPATIONAL SKILLS TRAINING, PAID AND UNPAID WORK EXPERIENCE (SUCH AS INTERNSHIPS, APPRENTICESHIPS AND JOB SHADOWING), RESUME AND COVER LETTER DEVELOPMENT, INTERVIEW PREP, JOB COACHING, WORK-READINESS SKILL DEVELOPMENT, LIFE SKILLS AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND JOB PLACEMENT. EDUCATIONAL SERVICES INCLUDE: ACADEMIC AND CULTURAL ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES, PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING, ACT PREP, FINANCIAL AID APPLICATION ASSISTANCE, STUDY SKILLS TRAINING, MENTORING, TUTORING, BASIC EDUCATION INSTRUCTION LEADING TO COMPLETION OF SECONDARY SCHOOL AND POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION PREP AND SUPPORT.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntYes (1)RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntYes (1)TransactionWithControlEntInd
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Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldWIStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MICHELLE SZABROWICZBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6082443526PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14600 AMERICAN PARKWAY SUITE 301AddressLine1Txt
CityMADISONCityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP53718ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIIInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (17 entries)

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GINA FRANK
PAST CHAIR1.001.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVE MENTEL
CHAIR1.001.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICK PARKS
CHAIR ELECT1.001.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
TOM REWOLINSKI
TREASURER1.001.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARLA RIPP-FISCHER
SECRETARY THRU DEC 20211.001.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRYON NELSON
SECRETARY1.001.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHELE ERIKSON
DIRECTOR1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BENJAMIN JONES
DIRECTOR1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JON KAUPLA
DIRECTOR1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALEJANDRO NUNEZ JIMENEZ
DIRECTOR THRU DEC 20211.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KRISTA SCHMIDT
DIRECTOR1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARCIA CHRISTIANSEN
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER20.0020.00Yes (X)$334,407$0$28,877
MICHELLE SZABROWICZ
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER20.0020.00Yes (X)$205,476$0$27,162
LISA OMEN
CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER40.00$212,778$0$31,003Yes (X)
SARA JACKSON
CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER40.00$109,424$0$10,504Yes (X)
ANTHONY DZIEDZIC
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS40.00$114,256$0$27,686Yes (X)
BRIAN COVEY
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS40.00$107,113$0$38,293Yes (X)
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K6IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (3 entries)

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DANE COUNTY
1202 NORTHPORT DRIVEMADISONWI53704SUPPORTIVE SERVICES$469,286
REACH DANE
2096 RED ARROW TRAILMADISONWI53711CHILD CARE SERVICES$184,773
GREAT LAKES AND SERVICES
3733 DEWEY STMANITOWOCWI54220SUPPORTIVE SERVICES$165,550
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K3CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$25,367,360GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$749,888AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$26,117,248TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$57,143TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$57,143ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$540,431SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$481,320SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$59,111SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$59,111TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$59,111ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMANAGEMENT FEESDesc
Business561000BusinessCd
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Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

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Total Revenue Column$169TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$169ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$1,558,266OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$116,423ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,473,197TotalAmt
Program Services$3,473,197ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$605,848TotalAmt
Program Services$508,230ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$95,386ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,232FundraisingAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$11,438,096ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,146,722ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$50,242FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$520,599ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$97,707ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,287FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$2,409,144ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$452,152ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,582FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$987,300TotalAmt
Program Services$828,220ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$155,442ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,638FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,481TotalAmt
Management And General$1,481ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$19,276TotalAmt
Management And General$19,276ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,000TotalAmt
Management And General$16,000ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$127,604TotalAmt
Program Services$921ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,484ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$113,199FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$888,040TotalAmt
Program Services$602,934ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$285,106ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,534,613TotalAmt
Program Services$1,185,829ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$343,480ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,304FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$178,003ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,882ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$581FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$81,153TotalAmt
Program Services$75,312ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,593ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$248FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$105,162TotalAmt
Program Services$37,720ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$54,057ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,385FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$73,205TotalAmt
Program Services$73,205ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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MINOR EQUIPMENT$195,753$185,399$10,161$193
BOARD EXPENSE$188,196$188,196
SUBSCRIPTIONS/PUBS$29,552$29,552
MEMBERSHIP DUES$26,873$26,873

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,789TotalAmt
Management And General$2,789ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$25,673,039TotalAmt
Program Services$21,516,809ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,954,339ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$201,891FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,207,254BOYAmt
EOY$8,417,683EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$70,276BOYAmt
EOY$42,650EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,891,865BOYAmt
EOY$4,206,095EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,615BOYAmt
EOY$9,338EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$304,209BOYAmt
EOY$434,779EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$855,623LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$569,119LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$257,385BOYAmt
EOY$286,504EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,927,430BOYAmt
EOY$2,590,347EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,988,460BOYAmt
EOY$2,976,168EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$118,227BOYAmt
EOY$130,544EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,777,721BOYAmt
EOY$19,094,108EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$985,537BOYAmt
EOY$1,287,769EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$132,233BOYAmt
EOY$60,296EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$79,594EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,117,770BOYAmt
EOY$1,427,659EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,659,951BOYAmt
EOY$17,666,449EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,659,951BOYAmt
EOY$17,666,449EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,777,721BOYAmt
EOY$19,094,108EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$2,118,729ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$457,939NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$345,708OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$22,079,216CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$23,629,429CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$24,339,146CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$23,565,313CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$26,117,248CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$119,730,352TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$22,079,216CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$23,629,429CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$24,339,146CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$23,565,313CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$26,117,248CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$119,730,352TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$119,730,352PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,715,065CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$573,294CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,620,255CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$42,125CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$57,143CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,007,882TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$165CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$169CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$334TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$123,738,568TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.96760PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.96230PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Volunteers0VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management0PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements0MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members0MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast0PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations0GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact Legislators0DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other ActivitiesYes (1)OtherActivitiesInd
Other Activities$16,000OtherActivitiesAmt
Total Lobbying Expenditures$16,000TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c30NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART II-B, LINE 1:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationLOBBYING TO MAINTAIN AND INCREASE FUNDING FOR THE JOBS FOR AMERICA'S GRADUATES PROGRAM.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$855,623OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$569,119DepreciationAmt
Book Value$286,504BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$286,504TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescINVESTMENT IN SUBSIDIARYDesc
Book Value$2,976,168BookValueAmt
Method ValuationFMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$2,976,168TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescFSC LEASE LIABILITYDesc
Amt$79,594Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$79,594TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationFORWARD SERVICE CORPORATION (FSC) AND AMERICAN BUSINESS RESOURCE CORPORATION (ABR) ARE REQUIRED TO ASSESS WHETHER IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT A TAX POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION ASSUMING THE TAXING AUTHORITY HAS FULL KNOWLEDGE OF ALL INFORMATION. IF THE TAX POSITION DOES NOT MEET THE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT RECOGNITION THRESHOLD, THE BENEFIT OF THAT POSITION IS NOT RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. FSC AND ABR HAVE DETERMINED THERE ARE NO AMOUNTS TO RECORD AS ASSETS OR LIABILITIES RELATED TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (2 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmt
ASSISTANCE TO ADULTS IN TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES10092$2,908,705
ASSISTANCE TO YOUTH IN TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATION SERVICES1101$564,492

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION MONITORS THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS THROUGH ONGOING RELATIONSHIPS WITH PARTICIPANTS. THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS RECORDS TO SUBSTANTIATE THE AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE TO EACH PARTICIPANT.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanYes (1)SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (3 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
MARCIA CHRISTIANSEN
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER$290,697$0$43,260$0$450$0$17,250$0$11,627$0$363,284$0$0$0
LISA OMEN
CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER$212,328$0$0$0$450$0$13,043$0$17,960$0$243,781$0$0$0
MICHELLE SZABROWICZ
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER$205,026$0$0$0$450$0$12,932$0$14,230$0$232,638$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 4BFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationMARCIA CHRISTIANSEN - 457B PLAN $26,000ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BFORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE AUDIT/FINANCE COMMITTEE. FORM 990 IS THEN BROUGHT TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL BEFORE FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CBOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS ARE ASKED ANNUALLY TO COMPLETE AND SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY FORM DECLARING CONFLICTS, IF ANY. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST WILL BE MONITORED AND SHOULD BE REPORTED IMMEDIATELY UPON AN INDIVIDUAL'S DISCOVERY TO THEIR SUPERVISOR IF AN EMPLOYEE, OR THE BOARD IF A BOARD MEMBER. AN INDIVIDUAL WITH A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS PROHIBITED FROM PARTICIPATING IN THE GOVERNING BODY'S DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS REGARDING THE TRANSACTION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S SALARY IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PERSONNEL/EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND THEN THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS. COMPARATIVE DATA IS OBTAINED AND REVIEWED BY THE COMMITTEE WHEN THEY DEEM NECESSARY. CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER SALARIES' ARE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER. THE CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER REVIEWS SALARY MARKET SURVEYS FROM THREE SOURCES EACH YEAR FOR COMPARATIVE DATA. IN 2022 A COMPENSATION ANALYSIS WAS ALSO CONDUCTED BY PONTIFEX.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART VII:MARCIA CHRISTIANSEN AND MICHELLE SZABROWICZ SPLIT THEIR TIME WORKING FOR THE ORGANIZATION AND ITS WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY. THEIR COMPENSATION IS PAID BY THE ORGANIZATION WHICH IS REIMBURSED BY THE SUBSIDIARY FOR ITS SHARE OF THE COST OF COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:CHANGE IN INVESTMENT IN AMERICAN BUSINESS RESOURCE CORPORATION 345,708.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1AMERICAN BUSINESS RESOURCE CORPORATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14600 AMERICAN PARKWAY SUITE 301AddressLine1Txt
CityMADISONCityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP53718ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN391599285EIN
Primary ActivitiesSTAFFING SOLUTIONSPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateWILegalDomicileStateCd

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FORWARD SERVICE CORPORATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Entity TypeCEntityTypeTxt
Share Of Total Income$17,942,742ShareOfTotalIncomeAmt
Share Of EOY Assets$3,630,441ShareOfEOYAssetsAmt
Ownership1.00000OwnershipPct
Controlled OrganizationYes (1)ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related OrganizationYes (1)DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (4 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
AMERICAN BUSINESS RESOURCES CORPORATION
N$162,458COST
AMERICAN BUSINESS RESOURCES CORPORATION
O$1,283,655COST
AMERICAN BUSINESS RESOURCES CORPORATION
Q$111,210COST
AMERICAN BUSINESS RESOURCES CORPORATION
P$62,630COST

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