FORWARD FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization
FORWARD FOUNDATION (EIN 46-0557952)
Tax period
2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed
2021-08-11
IRS object ID
202132239349301223
Schema version
2020v4.1
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2021-08-11T10:02:18-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2020-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN460557952EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FORWARD FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlFORWBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7012323505PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11202 28TH ST SAddressLine1Txt
CityFARGOCityNm
State AbbreviationNDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP58103ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonHEIDI GUSTAFSONPersonNm
Person TitleTREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone7018451220PhoneNum
Signature2021-08-09SignatureDt

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstHEIDIPersonFirstNm
Person LastGUSTAFSONPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer2TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2020TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerHEIDI GUSTAFSONPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1106 6TH ST SAddressLine1Txt
CityWALKERCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP56484ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$234,802GrossReceiptsAmt
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Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.FORWARDFOUNDATION.COMWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2012FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNDLegalDomicileStateCd
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PY Investment Income$0PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$0CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue-$9,563PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$167,387PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$234,802CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$143,880PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$195,850CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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CY Total Fundraising Expense$1,412CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$13,481PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$12,070CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$157,361PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$207,920CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$10,026PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Grant$195,850GrantAmt
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DescTO ENHANCE THE LIVES OF CHILDREN.Desc
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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 Equipment0ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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IRP Document0IRPDocumentCnt
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees0MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO0CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd
OtherYes (X)OtherInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Business Name Line1SCOTT JOHNSONBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Phone7018451220PhoneNum

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State AbbreviationNDStateAbbreviationCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (4 entries)

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SHERI STOCKMOE
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HEIDI GUSTAFSON
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MALLORY HOOEY
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LIZ JESSEN
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Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

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Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

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Total$67,500TotalAmt
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Total$10,100TotalAmt
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Total$558TotalAmt
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Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Total$1,412TotalAmt
Fundraising$1,412FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$660,719BOYAmt
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Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

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BOY$660,719BOYAmt
EOY$674,451EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$52,000BOYAmt
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Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$52,000BOYAmt
EOY$38,850EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

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BOY$386,624BOYAmt
EOY$423,506EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

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BOY$222,095BOYAmt
EOY$212,095EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$608,719BOYAmt
EOY$635,601EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$660,719BOYAmt
EOY$674,451EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$26,882ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$96,159CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$196,798CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$125,761CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$234,802CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$789,563TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$96,159CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$196,798CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$125,761CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$234,802CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$789,563TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$443,943SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$345,620PublicSupportTotal170Amt
Total Support$789,563TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$154,211GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.43770PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.35200PublicSupportPY170Pct
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$0TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$240,787TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$5,985DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$5,985RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$234,802RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$234,802TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$213,905TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$5,985DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$5,985ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$207,920ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$207,920TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
BREW BIRD
824 8TH ST SFARGOND58103833423060$50,000MEALS FOR CHILDREN
POWER PLATES
2575 41ST ST SFARGOND58104810752701$38,850MEALS FOR CHILDREN
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org2Total501c3OrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeFINANCIAL ASSISTANCEGrantTypeTxt
Recipient14RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$67,500CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationREQUESTS ARE MADE BY APPLICATION AND PROGRESS ON THE USE OF FUNDS IS RECEIVED BY THE FOUNDATION.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8BFULL BOARD MUST ACT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE BOARD WAS PROVIDED A COPY OF THE TAX RETURN ON 08/03/2021
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CANNUAL REVIEW.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19UPON REQUEST THESE DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE.

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