THE FORGE FOR FAMILIES INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
THE FORGE FOR FAMILIES INC (EIN 76-0485959)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-07-17
IRS object ID
202541989349301604
Schema version
2024v5.2
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)
Return2025-07-17T14:07:05-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN760488832PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MCCONNELL & JONES LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14828 LOOP CENTRAL DRIVE SUITE 1000AddressLine1Txt
CityHOUSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP77081ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN760485959EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE FORGE FOR FAMILIESBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlFORGBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7136601863PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13435 DIXIE DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityHOUSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP77021ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonKEVIN S TRUESDELPersonNm
Person TitleBUSINESS MANAGERPersonTitleTxt
Phone7136601863PhoneNum
Signature2025-07-17SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonTENE THOMASPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00849229PTIN
Phone7139681600PhoneNum
Preparation2025-07-08PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerDANA L THOMASPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13435 DIXIE DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityHOUSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP77021ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$2,298,028GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.FORGEFORFAMILIES.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1995FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateTXLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO HOLISTICALLY EQUIP FAMILIES TO FULFILL THEIR GOD-GIVEN POTENTIAL.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body15VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent14VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee35TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers30TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$1,660,442PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$1,461,352CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$174,783PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$180,379CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$0PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$0CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue-$21,248PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$467,334CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$1,813,977PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$2,109,065CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,014,162PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,044,093CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$188,963CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$696,790PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$810,018CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$1,710,952PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$1,854,111CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$103,025PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$254,954CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$6,975,098TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$7,229,552TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$47,766TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$47,266TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$6,927,332NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$7,182,286NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTO HOLISTICALLY EQUIP FAMILIES TO FULFILL THEIR GOD-GIVEN POTENTIAL.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$433,290ExpenseAmt
Revenue$65,066RevenueAmt
DescTHE AFTER-SCHOOL ENRICHMENT PROGRAM SERVED APPROXIMATELY 60 CHILDREN AND 50 PARENTS DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR 2022-2023, AND APPROXIMATELY 68 STUDENTS AND 65 PARENTS DURING THE 2023-2024 SCHOOL YEAR. THE PROGRAM'S PRIMARY OPERATION IS FROM 3:00PM - 6:30PM MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR. THE MAINSTAY OF THE PROGRAM IS TO BECOME AN EXTENSION OF THE CLASSROOM BY PROVIDING HOMEWORK HELP AND TUTORING IN MATH AND READING. COMPUTER-BASED READING AND MATH ASSESSMENT SOFTWARE IS USED TO MEASURE AND ASSESS PROGRESS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT IS ENCOURAGED THROUGH VOLUNTEERINGDesc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$325,232ExpenseAmt
Revenue$21,472RevenueAmt
DescTHE FORGE ATHLETIC DISCIPLESHIP PROGRAM INCLUDES AN INTERNAL BASKETBALL LEAGUE FOR YOUTH AGES 5-10, AND THREE AAU BASKETBALL TEAMS. THE AAU TEAMS COMPETE IN LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND OUT OF TOWN TOURNAMENTS WITHIN 5 HOURS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$291,107ExpenseAmt
Revenue$93,841RevenueAmt
DescTHE FORGE SUMMER CLUB SERVED OVER 108 STUDENTS FOR 8 WEEKS DURING THE SUMMER. THE GOAL WAS TO PROVIDE STUDENTS A FUN EXPERIENCE, WHILE MEETING THE PRACTICAL CHILD CARE NEEDS FOR PARENTS. DAILY ACTIVITIES CONSISTED OF ORGANIZED TEAM SPORTS ACTIVITIES, ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT, CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT, AND WEEKLY FIELD TRIPS. THE ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES WERE DESIGNED TO HELP STUDENTS RETAIN WHAT THEY HAD LEARNED DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$437,671ExpenseAmt
Revenue$250,197RevenueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$437,671TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue$250,197TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$1,487,300TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
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 Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
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
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam MemYes (1)BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document30IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee35EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members15GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member14IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
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 Body0Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
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 FldTXStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PORSCHE GOODINGS BUSINESS ASSISTANTBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone7136601863PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13435 DIXIE DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityHOUSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP77021ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (15 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
DAVID WYNNE
CHAIRMAN2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JACK BURGHER
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CLINT B BAWCOM
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LUCAS KUIPERS
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DEBBIE L COSBY
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILL FRANKLIN
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHARIC M JELLINS
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FRANK C MEYER
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN T PIPER
SECRETARY2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WARREN SPENCER
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRIS D WEEKLEY
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DANA L THOMAS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/BOARD M40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$158,121$0$33,396
NATHAN M WYNNE
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRYANT LEE
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LIZ WADE
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$158,121TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$33,396TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K1IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$547,917FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions$913,435AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$1,461,352TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
SUMMER PROGRAM624410$93,841$93,841
AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM624410$65,066$65,066
ATHLETIC PROGRAM624410$21,472$21,472
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$180,379TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$32,440RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$0RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$32,440RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$32,440TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$32,440RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$54,280FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$547,917ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$188,963FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$134,683TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$134,683ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
OTHER INCOME (YEAR-END LETTER)900099$351,820$351,820
OTHER INCOME900099$217,757$217,757
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$569,577OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$2,109,065TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$782,396RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion-$134,683ExclusionAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$118,121TotalAmt
Program Services$88,591ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$29,530ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$925,972TotalAmt
Program Services$672,098ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$253,874ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$27,000TotalAmt
Management And General$27,000ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Management And General-$90,744ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$90,744FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,258TotalAmt
Program Services$2,443ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$815ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$161,383TotalAmt
Program Services$156,542ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,841ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$77,395TotalAmt
Program Services$71,138ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,257ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE$269,765$269,765
PROGRAM SERVICES$176,094$176,094
VEHICLES$45,678$23,245$22,433
BANK FEES$17,907$3,648$14,259

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$31,538TotalAmt
Program Services$23,736ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General-$90,417ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$98,219FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,854,111TotalAmt
Program Services$1,487,300ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$177,848ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$188,963FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,437,370BOYAmt
EOY$2,274,373EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$587,000BOYAmt
EOY$877,000EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$5,010EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,650BOYAmt
EOY$1,767EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$6,189,643LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$2,121,765LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,941,516BOYAmt
EOY$4,067,878EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,562BOYAmt
EOY$3,524EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,975,098BOYAmt
EOY$7,229,552EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,693BOYAmt
EOY$21,425EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$38,073BOYAmt
EOY$25,841EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$47,766BOYAmt
EOY$47,266EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,785,829BOYAmt
EOY$7,123,220EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$141,503BOYAmt
EOY$59,066EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,927,332BOYAmt
EOY$7,182,286EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,975,098BOYAmt
EOY$7,229,552EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$254,954ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

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$2,040,686CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,977,123CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,901,417CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,660,442CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,515,632CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$9,095,300TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,040,686CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,977,123CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,901,417CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,660,442CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,515,632CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$9,095,300TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$711,228SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$8,384,072PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$9,887CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$9,518CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$23,950CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$36,296CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$32,440CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$112,091TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$9,207,391TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$688,449GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.91060PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.89020PublicSupportPY170Pct
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 D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$496,956InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$496,956BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$5,433,718InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,956,897DepreciationAmt
Book Value$3,476,821BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$132,125InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$51,430DepreciationAmt
Book Value$80,695BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$126,844InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$113,438DepreciationAmt
Book Value$13,406BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$4,067,878TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
CREDIT CARDS PAYABLE$2,562
ACCRUED EXPENSE$19,755
LEASE LIABILITY$3,524
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$25,841TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,220,106TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Revenue$111,041OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$111,041RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$2,109,065RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$2,109,065TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,965,152TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$111,041OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$111,041ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$1,854,111ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,854,111TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:THE FORGE IS RECOGNIZED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (IRS) TO BE TAX-EXEMPT UNDER IRS CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) AND SIMILAR STATE PROVISIONS. THEREFORE, NO PROVISION HAS BEEN MADE FOR FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES IN THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS ARE RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ONLY IF THE POSITION IS MORE-LIKELY-THAN- NOT OF BEING SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES, BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION. THE FORGE DID NOT RECOGNIZE ANY INTEREST AND PENALTIES RELATED TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS IN 2024 AND 2023.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:DIRECT FUNDRAISING EXPENSE 111,041.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:DIRECT FUNDRAISING EXPENSE 111,041.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1GAME CHANGER GALAEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$384,883GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$364,083CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$20,800GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$50,212OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2GOLF TOURNAMENTEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$217,314GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$183,834CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$33,480GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$27,710OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total1OtherEventsTotalCnt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$111,041OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$602,197GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$547,917CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$54,280GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$188,963OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$188,963DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$134,683NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Housing Allowance Or ResidenceYes (X)HousingAllowanceOrResidenceInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
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 Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDANA L THOMASPersonNm
TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/BOARD MTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$118,121BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$40,000OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$29,395DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$4,001NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$191,517TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 1AEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, DANA THOMAS, RECEIVED $40,000.08 IN HOUSING ALLOWANCE.
PART I, LINE 3THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEWED COMPENSATION DATA, INCLUDING COMPARABILITY DATA COLLECTED FROM LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS AS WELL AS CANDID'S 2024 NON PROFIT COMPENSATION REPORT, FOLLOWED BY DELIBERATION WITH THE BOARD CHAIR AS WELL AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BEFORE SETTING COMPENSATION LEVELS.

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BRIDGET THOMASBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionWIFE OF DANA THOMASRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$81,305TransactionAmt
TransactionSALARY, RETIREMENT PLANTransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCH L, PART IV, BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING INTERESTED PERSONS:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation(A) NAME OF PERSON: BRIDGET THOMAS(B) RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INTERESTED PERSON AND ORGANIZATION: WIFE OF DANA THOMAS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR(C) AMOUNT OF TRANSACTION $81,305(D) DESCRIPTION OF TRANSACTION: SALARY, RETIREMENT AND FRINGE BY THE ORGANIZATION(E) SHARING OF ORGANIZATION REVUENUES ? = NOExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2BRIDGET THOMAS IS THE WIFE OF DANA THOMAS AND DANA IS A BOARD MEMBER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AND BRIDGET IS THE PROGRAMS DIRECTOR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BREVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, WHO IS AN OFFICER, THE BUSINESS MANAGER, AS WELL AS BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE TO ENSURE CONSISTENCY WITH THE AUDIT RESULT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTO ENSURE THAT THE CORPORATION OPERATES IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND THAT IT DOES NOT ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES THAT COULD JEOPARDIZE ITS STATUS AS AN ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX, PERIODIC REVIEWS SHALL BE CONDUCTED. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE ADDRESSED WHEN THEY ARISE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEWED COMPENSATION DATA, INCLUDING COMPARABILITY DATA COLLECTED FROM LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS AS WELL AS REVIEWED CANDID'S RECENT NON PROFIT COMPENSATION REPORT, FOLLOWED BY DELIBERATION WITH THE BOARD CHAIR AS WELL AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BEFORE SETTING COMPENSATION LEVELS.
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 XII, LINE 2CTHE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT CHANGED EITHER ITS OVERSIGHT PROCESS OR SELECTION PROCESS DURING THE TAX YEAR.

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