FORWARD ASSOC INC: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization
FORWARD ASSOC INC (EIN 13-0623590)
Tax period
2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Filed
2022-11-03
IRS object ID
202203079349300140
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)
Return2022-11-03T08:55:50-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2021-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN131459550PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MAZARS USA LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1135 WEST 50TH STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP100200002ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2021-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN130623590EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE FORWARD ASSOCIATION INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlFORWBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2128898200PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1125 MAIDEN LANE FLOOR 8AddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10038ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonRACHEL FISHMAN FEDDERSENPersonNm
Person TitleCEO AND PUBLISHERPersonTitleTxt
Phone2124539403PhoneNum
Signature2022-11-01SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstRACHELPersonFirstNm
Person LastFISHMAN FEDDERSENPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonTAMAR PLOTZKERPreparerPersonNm
PTINP02047230PTIN
Phone2128127000PhoneNum

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 TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerRACHEL FISHMAN FEDDERSENPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1125 MAIDEN LANE FLOOR 8AddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10038ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$6,233,033GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.FORWARD.COMWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1901FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionSTRENGTHEN ENGAGEMENT WITH JEWISH IDEAS AND COMMUNITIES THROUGH VARIOUS MEDIA AND PUBLIC EVENTSActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent13VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee53TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers13TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$369,498TotalGrossUBIAmt
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PY Contributions Grants$4,047,931PYContributionsGrantsAmt
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CY Total Expenses$5,750,071CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$317,608PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$207,361CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$1,778,782TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$1,999,330TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,524,763TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$1,538,048TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$254,019NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$461,282NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE FORWARD'S MISSION IS TO STRENGTHEN ENGAGEMENT WITH JEWISH IDEAS AND COMMUNITIES THROUGH A VARIETY OF MEDIA, AND IN PUBLIC EVENTS. IT CARRIES OUT THIS MISSION BY PUBLISHING COMMENTARY ON CURRENT ISSUES AND THE ARTS, IN ENGLISH AND YIDDISH, THAT MEET THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF PUBLIC SERVICE IN JOURNALISM AND CULTURAL EXPRESSION. IT FURTHERS THIS MISSION THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS AND COLLABORATIONS THAT ENGAGE DEEPLY WITH THE HISTORY, RANGE AND VARIETY OF THE AMERICAN JEWISH EXPERIENCE.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$4,204,686ExpenseAmt
Revenue$702,029RevenueAmt
DescTHE LARGEST PROGRAM OF THE FORWARD ASSOCATION IS ITS WEBSITE AND ASSOCIATED DIGITAL PROPERTIES, INCLUDING NEWSLETTERS, VIDEOS AND SOCIAL MEDIA PROGRAMS. IT REACHES APPROXIMATELY 1.5 MILLION READERS A MONTH VIA THE INTERNET AT FORWARD.COM AND OTHER WEBSITES. THE QUALITY OF ITS JOURNALISM HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED WITH NUMEROUS AWARDS FOR NEWS AND CULTURAL COVERAGE, EDITORIALS, AND DIGITAL INNOVATION.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$335,326ExpenseAmt
DescYIDDISH MEDIA DIVISION: THE SECOND MAJOR PROGRAM OF THE FORWARD ASSOCIATION IS ITS YIDDISH PUBLICATION, FORVERTS. UPDATED REGULARLY ONLINE, IT IS ONE OF THE FEW REMAINING PUBLICATIONS IN YIDDISH IN THE WORLD AND PROVIDES AN INDISPENSABLE SERVICE TO ITS READERS THROUGH ITS COVERAGE OF YIDDISH CULTURE AS WELL AS NEWS FROM ISRAEL, THE UNITED STATES AND AROUND THE WORLD. THE WEBSITE INCLUDES DOZENS OF VIDEO FEATURES. FORVERTS REACHES AROUND 20,000 READERS MONTHLY VIA THE INTERNET AT YIDDISH.FORWARD.COM.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$4,540,012TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtYes (1)CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
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 ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ALAN BENDICHBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2128898200PhoneNum

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Address Line1125 MAIDEN LANE FLOOR 8AddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (21 entries)

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SAMUEL NORICH
PRESIDENT6.002.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALAN SILBERSTEIN
CHAIR4.001.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES FELDMAN
VICE-CHAIR3.001.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CARYL RATNER
SECRETARY1.001.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEN BOB
TREASURER3.001.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
EDWARD BLANK
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
YEHESKEL DATTNER
DIRECTOR4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEFF GOTTLIEB
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RUTH HOROWITZ
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARGE MAGNER
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JACOB MOROWITZ
DIRECTOR2.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RON SERNAU
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
RONNIE ZOLIN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RACHEL FISHMAN FEDDERSEN
CEO/PUBLISHER40.001.00Yes (X)$319,619$0$40,937
ALAN BENDICH
VP, FINANCE AND OPERATIONS40.001.00Yes (X)$194,863$0$43,456
JODI RUDOREN
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF40.00$251,019$0$42,401Yes (X)
JAY EHRLICH
VP, DIGITAL GM40.00$217,161$0$42,184Yes (X)
LISA LEPSON
VP, DEVELOPMENT40.00$199,795$0$49,245Yes (X)
ROBERT ESHMAN
NATIONAL EDITOR40.00$141,113$0$36,800Yes (X)
ADAM LANGER
SENIOR EDITOR40.00$100,166$0$38,956Yes (X)
CHEUK MUI
CONTROLLER40.00$128,696$0$16,483Yes (X)
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K8IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CityBROOKLYNCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP11201ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ServicesIT SERVICESServicesDesc
Compensation$295,150CompensationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K1CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Related Organizations$1,500,000RelatedOrganizationsAmt
Government Grants$613,635GovernmentGrantsAmt
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Noncash Contributions$229,084NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$4,928,136TotalContributionsAmt

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DescPUBLISHING SERVICEDesc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$220,385SecuritiesAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$229,084SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities-$8,699SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$42,584TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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DescMISCELLANEOUSDesc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$1,272OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion-$42,231ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$862,695TotalAmt
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Fundraising$115,454FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$305,382ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$24,107ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$50,908FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$188,389ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,871ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$31,405FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

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Fundraising$13,894FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$42,000TotalAmt
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Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$21,959ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$43,169ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$45,562FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$152,510ProgramServicesAmt
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Fundraising$82,249FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$116,441TotalAmt
Program Services$115,015ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,426ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$76,309TotalAmt
Program Services$35,277ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$41,032ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$10,982ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,627ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$46FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$6,082ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,167ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,768FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$19,601ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$946FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$37,125ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,813ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescPHOTOSDesc
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All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$508,570ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$701,489FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$248,890BOYAmt
EOY$264,752EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$122,954BOYAmt
EOY$38,038EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$278,263BOYAmt
EOY$430,140EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$276,172BOYAmt
EOY$105,249EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$134,002BOYAmt
EOY$191,145EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$868,069LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$785,409LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$103,619BOYAmt
EOY$82,660EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,871BOYAmt
EOY$3,773EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,065BOYAmt
EOY$4,065EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$606,946BOYAmt
EOY$879,508EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,778,782BOYAmt
EOY$1,999,330EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$359,770BOYAmt
EOY$473,459EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$568,791BOYAmt
EOY$468,387EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$596,202BOYAmt
EOY$596,202EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,524,763BOYAmt
EOY$1,538,048EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$183,384BOYAmt
EOY$461,282EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$70,635BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$254,019BOYAmt
EOY$461,282EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,778,782BOYAmt
EOY$1,999,330EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$207,361ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$98NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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 Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,828,121CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,695,667CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,873,860CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,047,931CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,928,136CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$25,373,715TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$862,047CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,010,301CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$885,876CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$636,996CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$700,757CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,095,977TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$6,690,168CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,705,968CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,759,736CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,684,927CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,628,893CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$29,469,692TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$150,000CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$542,012CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$733,496CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$766,351CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,050,974CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,242,833TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$150,000CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$542,012CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$733,496CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$766,351CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,050,974CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,242,833TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$26,226,859PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$15,377CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$21,286CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$19,281CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,461CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$9,052CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$71,457TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$15,377CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$21,286CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$19,281CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,461CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$9,052CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$71,457TotalAmt

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$676,786CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$519,932CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$302,519CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$343,063CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$369,498CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,211,798TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,044CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$15,726CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$132,803CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,251CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,205CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$159,029TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$7,385,375CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$7,262,912CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,214,339CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,036,702CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,012,648CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$31,911,976TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.82190PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.84740PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00220InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.00240InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

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 D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Collection Used PreservationYes (X)CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Solicited Assets Sale0SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$868,069OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$785,409DepreciationAmt
Book Value$82,660BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$82,660TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDUE FROM FORWARD FUNDDesc
Book Value$879,508BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$879,508TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART III, LINE 4:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE FORWARD ASSOCIATION HAS DEVOTED SUBSTANTIAL EFFORT AND FUNDS FOR THE LAST 18 YEARS TO THE ARCHIVAL DESCRIPTION AND CONSERVATION OF ONE OF THE LARGEST COLLECTIONS OF PHOTOGRAPHS DOCUMENTING THE HISTORY OF JEWISH COMMUNITIES IN THE UNITED STATES, EASTERN EUROPE AND ISRAEL, SPANNING THE ENTIRE 20TH CENTURY. THE YIDDISH FORWARD, OR FORVERTS, PUBLISHED AS A DAILY NEWSPAPER FROM 1897 TO 1983, AS A WEEKLY UNTIL FEBRUARY OF 2012, A BIWEEKLY UNTIL APRIL 2016, A MONTHLY AS OF APRIL 2016, AND FULLY DIGITAL BEGINNING IN EARLY 2019, HAS ALWAYS FEATURED ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHY COMMISSIONED FOR ITS PAGES. THE PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION IS GLOBAL IN SCOPE, BUT IS ESPECIALLY RICH IN ITS EMPHASIS ON 20TH CENTURY JEWISH HISTORY, NEW YORK IMMIGRANT HISTORY, AND JEWISH COMMUNAL LIFE IN THE UNITED STATES. THE PHOTOGRAPHIC RECORD AMASSED BY THE FORVERTS EDITORS PAID PARTICULAR ATTENTION IN ITS EARLY DECADES TO CLASS STRIFE, STRIKES AND UNIONS, AND THEN BROADENED ITS FOCUS TO JEWISH WORKING CLASS PARTICIPATION IN THE POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC LIFE OF URBAN AMERICA. IT CHRONICLED THE 1930S MOBILIZATION AGAINST FASCISM, THE WARTIME HOME FRONT EFFORTS, THE VICTORIES WON BY SOVIET AND WESTERN ARMIES, THE DESPERATION OF THE REMNANTS OF EUROPEAN JEWRY IN THE IMMEDIATE POSTWAR YEARS TO RECONNECT WITH RELATIVES IN THE US, AND TO EMIGRATE TO THE US OR TO ISRAEL. THE FORVERTS GAVE ITS MOSTLY POOR AND WORKING CLASS READERSHIP A WINDOW ON A WIDER WORLD, AND HELPED TO ARTICULATE AND CRYSTALLIZE THE LIBERAL ETHOS OF AMERICAN JEWS WHICH HAS CHARACTERIZED OUR COMMUNITY EVER SINCE. IT WAS A NEWSPAPER ABOUT YIDDISH AS MUCH AS IT WAS A NEWSPAPER IN YIDDISH: IN TEXT AND IMAGE, IT HAS DEPICTED THE VAST RECORD OF YIDDISH ART AND LITERATURE, IN MORE DETAIL AND OVER A WIDER CHRONOLOGICAL AND GEOGRAPHIC SPAN THAN ANY OTHER PERIODICAL. AND YET, BY THE END OF THE 20TH CENTURY, THIS LARGE AND UNIQUE PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION WAS HARDLY KNOWN BEYOND THE CONFINES OF THE FORVERTS' OWN STAFF. IN 1998 THE FORWARD ASSOCIATION HIRED ARCHIVAL STAFF TO IDENTIFY, CATALOGUE AND CONSERVE ITS HOLDINGS. WE NOW KNOW THAT IT CONTAINS GLASS NEGATIVES, METAL AND CARDBOARD PLATES, BOUND ROTOGRAVURE VOLUMES, AND OVER 40,000 GELATIN SILVER PHOTOS DERIVED FROM THE ORIGINAL PRINTING PROCESS OF OUR NEWSPAPER. IN THE PAST 24 YEARS WE HAVE CREATED A COMPUTERIZED DATABASE WITH ITEM-LEVEL DESCRIPTIONS OF THREE-QUARTERS OF THE IMAGES IN THE COLLECTION, AND WE HAVE STORED THE PROCESSED IMAGES IN ACID-FREE ENVELOPES SUITABLE FOR ARCHIVAL STORAGE. SINCE 2009 THE ARCHIVES HAVE BEEN HOUSED IN A TEMPERATURE-AND-HUMIDITY-CONTROLLED, PROTECTED SPACE TO ENSURE THEIR SAFETY. WE ALREADY DIGITIZED ABOUT 5000 IMAGES, AND IN 2007 WE PUBLISHED SOME 500 IMAGES FROM THIS COLLECTION CHOSEN BY ALANA NEWHOUSE, OUR FORMER ARTS AND CULTURE EDITOR, AND CHANA POLLACK, OUR ARCHIVIST, IN A LIVING LENS: PHOTOGRAPHS OF JEWISH LIFE FROM THE PAGES OF THE FORWARD, ISSUED BY W. W. NORTON. AN EXHIBITION WAS SHOWN AT THE MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ALSO IN 2007. AS THE RICHES OF THIS COLLECTION HAVE GAINED ACADEMIC AND PUBLIC ATTENTION IN RECENT YEARS, WE RECEIVED, AND RESPONDED TO, A GROWING NUMBER OF QUERIES FROM ARTISTS, SCHOLARS, FILMMAKERS AND WRITERS. WE ARE NOW EAGER TO COMPLETE THIS PROCESS WITH THE CATALOGUING OF THE FINAL QUARTER OF THIS COLLECTION DURING THE NEXT FEW YEARS. THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 30,000 TO 40,000 IMAGES REMAINING TO BE CATALOGUED AND WE EXPECT THAT THE PROCESS WILL BE COMPLETED IN APPROXIMATELY SEVEN YEARS. CATALOGUING (I.E. DESCRIBING, NUMBERING AND REHOUSING) EACH PHOTO IN OUR COLLECTION WILL THEN BE FOLLOWED BY THE DIGITIZATION OF THE ENTIRE COLLECTION AND THE CREATION OF A PHOTO ARCHIVE WEBSITE THAT WILL ALLOW THE PUBLIC ACCESS TO THESE UNIQUE IMAGES, WITH A SEARCH FUNCTION THAT WILL TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF THE MANY FIELDS IN OUR CATALOGUING PROCESS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event12021 VIRTUAL GALAEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$121,605GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$117,672CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$3,933GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$28,182EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$18,335OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$121,605GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$117,672CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$3,933GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$28,182EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$18,335OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$46,517DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$42,584NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
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 PaymentsYes (1)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (6 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
RACHEL FISHMAN FEDDERSEN
CEO/PUBLISHER$285,619$0$34,000$0$0$0$2,892$0$38,045$0$360,556$0$0$0
JODI RUDOREN
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF$221,019$0$30,000$0$0$0$4,600$0$37,801$0$293,420$0$0$0
JAY EHRLICH
VP, DIGITAL GM$200,661$0$16,500$0$0$0$4,200$0$37,984$0$259,345$0$0$0
LISA LEPSON
VP, DEVELOPMENT$183,295$0$16,500$0$0$0$4,000$0$45,245$0$249,040$0$0$0
ALAN BENDICH
VP, FINANCE AND OPERATIONS$178,363$0$16,500$0$0$0$3,800$0$39,656$0$238,319$0$0$0
ROBERT ESHMAN
NATIONAL EDITOR$141,113$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$36,800$0$177,913$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 7FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationCERTAIN EXECUTIVES RECEIVED DISCRETIONARY BONUSES RECOMMENDED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD CHAIR. THIS IS DONE ANNUALLY.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution5ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$229,084NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, COLUMN (B):FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE NUMBER ABOVE REPRESENTS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF DONORS OF PUBLICLY TRADED SECURITIES DURING THE YEAR.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE ASSOCIATION SHALL CONSIST OF THOSE MEMBERS WHO HAVE PREVIOUSLY BEEN ELECTED TO MEMBERSHIP AND NOW ENJOY THAT STATUS, AND SUCH MEMBERS AS ARE ELECTED TO MEMBERSHIP IN THE FUTURE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BYLAWS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ATHE NOMINATING COMMITTEE PREPARES A SLATE OF CANDIDATES WHO ARE VOTED UPON BY THE ENTIRE ASSOCIATION AT A GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING. IF ELECTED, MEMBERS SERVE FOR AN INITIAL 6 YEAR TERM. THEY MAY THEN BE NOMINATED FOR ONE OR MORE ADDITIONAL 6 YEAR TERMS. THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE PREPARES A SLATE OF CANDIDATES FOR THE 4 OFFICERS, 8 COMMITTEE CHAIRS AND 4 AT-LARGE MEMBERS WHO COMPRISE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION VOTE FOR ELECT THE OFFICERS AND THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BBEFORE THE FORM 990 WAS FILED WITH IRS, IT WAS FIRST REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT, THEN DISTRIBUTED VIA EMAIL TO MEMBERS OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW. THE MEMBERS COMMUNICATED ANY QUESTIONS OR SUGGESTIONS TO MANAGEMENT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS DISTRIBUTED ANNUALLY TO THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES. EACH INDIVIDUAL IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ANNUALLY THAT HE OR SHE HAS READ THE POLICY AND WHETHER HE OR SHE HAS ENGAGED IN AN ACTIVITY THAT WOULD POSE A CONFLICT. THESE REPORTS ARE REVIEWED BY THE BOARD. FURTHER, IF AN INDIVIDUAL BECOMES AWARE OF A CONFLICT PRIOR TO THE ANNUAL SUBMISSION OF HIS OR HER REPORT, THAT INDIVIDUAL IS REQUIRED TO IMMEDIATELY INFORM THE BOARD. IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS IDENTIFIED, THAT PERSON SHALL REFRAIN FROM USING HIS OR HER PERSONAL INFLUENCE TO ENCOURAGE THE ASSOCIATION TO ENGAGE IN THOSE ACTIVITIES AND HE OR SHE WILL NOT PARTICIPATE IN DELIBERATIONS RELATED TO THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE CEO/PUBLISHER'S AND ALL EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE AFTER EXAMINING PERTINENT NOT FOR PROFIT COMPANIES. ONCE APPROVED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS VOTES ON THE PROPOSED CONTRACT (CONTRACT NOT APPLICABLE FOR REGULAR EMPLOYEES). THE PROCESS IS DONE ANNUALLY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GFREELANCE WRITERS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 365,166. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 365,166. OTHER: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 527,652. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 21,959. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 30,272. TOTAL EXPENSES 579,883.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE FORWARD FUNDBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1125 MAIDEN LANEAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10038ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN454590140EIN
Primary ActivitiesSUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(C)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity StatusLINE 12A, IPublicCharityStatusTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE FORWARD ASSOCIATION INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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 OrgYes (1)GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
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 Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FORWARD FUND INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypeCTransactionTypeTxt
Involved$1,500,000InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount DeterminationCASHMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt

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