FORWARD ASSOC INC: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization
FORWARD ASSOC INC (EIN 13-0623590)
Tax period
2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Filed
2020-11-13
IRS object ID
202033189349307373
Schema version
2019v5.1
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)
Return2020-11-13T13:00:25-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2019-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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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 Begin2019-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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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 LANEAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10038ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonRACHEL FISHMAN FEDDERSENPersonNm
Person TitleCEO AND PUBLISHERPersonTitleTxt
Phone2128898200PhoneNum
Signature2020-11-13SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonTAMAR PLOTZKERPreparerPersonNm
PTINP02047230PTIN
Phone2128127000PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address148.77.102.18IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2020-11-13IPDt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2019TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerRACHEL FISHMAN FEDDERSENPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1125 MAIDEN LANEAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10038ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$6,275,191GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.FORWARD.COMWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1901FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO PROMOTE AND STRENGTHEN JEWISH PEOPLEHOOD, YIDDISH CULTURE, AND SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC JUSTICEActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body16VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent16VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee57TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers16TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$302,519TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm-$250NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$5,695,667PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$4,873,860CYContributionsGrantsAmt
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PY Investment Income$12,515PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$5,720CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$24,497PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$15,912CYOtherRevenueAmt
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CY Total Revenue$6,083,887CYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Total Expenses$5,592,910CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$31,058PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$490,977CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$1,581,639TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$1,469,854TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,496,428TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$896,760TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$85,211NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$573,094NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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 MISSSION 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$3,452,047ExpenseAmt
Revenue$1,149,479RevenueAmt
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. 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$391,235ExpenseAmt
Revenue$41,694RevenueAmt
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$3,843,282TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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 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 FundraisingYes (1)ProfessionalFundraisingInd
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
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Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document108IRPDocumentCnt
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee57EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
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Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
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Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1125 MAIDEN LANEAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10038ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (24 entries)

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JACOB MOROWITZ
CHAIR10.001.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATHLEEN PERATIS
SECRETARY5.001.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALAN SILBERSTEIN
VICE-CHAIR5.001.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JIM FELDMAN
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RON SERNAU
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RONNIE ZOLIN
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RUTH HOROWITZ
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK MLOTEK
TREASURER5.001.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JASON KLEIN
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEFF GOTTLIEB
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELLEN GIBBS
DIRECTOR1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEN BOB
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
EDWARD BLANK
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CARYL RATNER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SAMUEL NORICH
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HEZZY DATTNER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RACHEL FISHMAN FEDDERSEN
CEO/PUBLISHER40.001.00Yes (X)$281,801$0$48,234
ALAN BENDICH
VP, FINANCE AND OPERATIONS40.001.00Yes (X)$157,318$0$35,684
JANE EISNER
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF40.00$182,330$0$3,991Yes (X)
JAY EHRLICH
VP, DIGITAL GM40.00$206,659$0$52,504Yes (X)
LISA LEPSON
VP, DEVELOPMENT40.00$142,202$0$38,977Yes (X)
ROBERTA CAPLAN
NAT'L DIRECTOR, MAJOR GIFTS40.00$117,214$0$3,411Yes (X)
ADAM LANGER
SENIOR EDITOR40.00$101,297$0$3,500Yes (X)
CHEUK MUI
CONTROLLER40.00$117,384$0$24,972Yes (X)
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Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
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Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

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)
ServicesCONSULTATIONServicesDesc
Compensation$300,000CompensationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K1CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$246,888FundraisingAmt
Related Organizations$2,448,607RelatedOrganizationsAmt
All Other Contributions$2,178,365AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$4,873,860TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

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DescPUBLISHING SERVICEDesc
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$885,876RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$302,519UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$1,188,395TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$6,147TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$13,134TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$13,134ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$60,852SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$61,279SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities-$427SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$427TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$427ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$130,025FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
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Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMISCELLANEOUSDesc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$2,778OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$6,083,887TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Exclusion$18,854ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$709,360TotalAmt
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Management And General$123,374ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$91,591FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,495,597TotalAmt
Program Services$1,739,331ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$434,041ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$322,225FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,664TotalAmt
Program Services$10,221ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,550ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,893FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$323,314TotalAmt
Program Services$225,337ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$56,232ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$41,745FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$233,389TotalAmt
Program Services$162,663ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$40,591ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$30,135FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$17,254ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$42,531ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,163FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$35,000TotalAmt
Management And General$35,000ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$24,112TotalAmt
Fundraising$24,112FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$801,533TotalAmt
Program Services$700,161ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$49,793ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$51,579FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$66,854TotalAmt
Program Services$26,358ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$40,496FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$404,881TotalAmt
Program Services$224,616ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$132,264ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$48,001FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$100,605TotalAmt
Program Services$100,605ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$96,749TotalAmt
Program Services$25,178ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$70,946ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$625FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$41,136TotalAmt
Program Services$14,089ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$17,858ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,189FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,823TotalAmt
Program Services$4,239ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,584ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$50,077TotalAmt
Program Services$20,794ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$29,212ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$71FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$52,321TotalAmt
Program Services$34,017ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,304ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

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PHOTOS$42,989$42,989
OTHER$12,558$1,035$11,523

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,592,910TotalAmt
Program Services$3,843,282ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,074,803ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$674,825FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$519,753BOYAmt
EOY$472,810EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,110BOYAmt
EOY$43,026EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$69,735BOYAmt
EOY$212,971EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$195,250BOYAmt
EOY$181,457EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$72,767BOYAmt
EOY$106,730EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$761,156LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$705,672LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$92,532BOYAmt
EOY$55,484EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$114,427BOYAmt
EOY$36,074EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$504,065BOYAmt
EOY$4,065EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$357,237EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,581,639BOYAmt
EOY$1,469,854EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$481,170BOYAmt
EOY$414,314EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$747,961BOYAmt
EOY$482,446EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$267,297BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,496,428BOYAmt
EOY$896,760EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$85,211BOYAmt
EOY$533,094EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$40,000EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$85,211BOYAmt
EOY$573,094EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,581,639BOYAmt
EOY$1,469,854EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$490,977ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$3,094NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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$6,796,812CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$8,250,767CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,828,121CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,695,667CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,873,860CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$31,445,227TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,028,053CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$705,714CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$862,047CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,010,301CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$885,876CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,491,991TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$7,824,865CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$8,956,481CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,690,168CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,705,968CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,759,736CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$35,937,218TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$325,000CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$363,922CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$250,000CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$742,012CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$443,496CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,124,430TotalAmt

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$325,000CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$363,922CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$250,000CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$742,012CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$443,496CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,124,430TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$33,812,788PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$10,275CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$23,511CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$15,377CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$21,286CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$19,281CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$89,730TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$10,275CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$23,511CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$15,377CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$21,286CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$19,281CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$89,730TotalAmt

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$838,726CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$692,493CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$676,786CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$519,932CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$302,519CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,030,456TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$21,029CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$23,254CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,044CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$15,726CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$132,803CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$195,856TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$8,694,895CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$9,695,739CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$7,385,375CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,262,912CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,214,339CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$39,253,260TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.86140PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.86880PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00230InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.03290InvestmentIncomePYPct
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$761,156OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$705,672DepreciationAmt
Book Value$55,484BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$55,484TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDUE FROM FORWARD FUNDDesc
Book Value$357,237BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$357,237TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

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 17 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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsYes (X)MailSolicitationsInd
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone SolicitationsYes (X)PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person SolicitationsYes (X)InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Special Fundraising EventsYes (X)SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (1)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJANE RAMSEYJUST VENTURES LLCPersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11136 W MORSE AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60626ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ActivityFUND RAISINGActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds0FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts$0GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor$24,112RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization-$24,112NetToOrganizationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Retained By Contractors$24,112TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization-$24,112TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed StatesAKLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesALLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesARLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCOLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesFLLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesGALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesILLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesKSLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesKYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMELicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMNLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMSLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNHLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNJLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNMLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNVLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesOHLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesOKLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesORLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesPALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesRILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesSCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesTNLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesUTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesVALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWVLicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event12019 GALAEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$376,913GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$246,888CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$130,025GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$48,445RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$31,731FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$31,481EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$18,368OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$376,913GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$246,888CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$130,025GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$48,445RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$31,731FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$31,481EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$18,368OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$130,025DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$0NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentYes (1)SeverancePaymentInd
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 (5 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$256,801$0$25,000$0$0$0$17,586$0$30,648$0$330,035$0$0$0
ALAN BENDICH
VP, FINANCE AND OPERATIONS$147,318$0$10,000$0$0$0$0$0$35,684$0$193,002$0$0$0
JANE EISNER
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF$30,587$0$0$0$151,743$0$3,000$0$991$0$186,321$0$0$0
JAY EHRLICH
VP, DIGITAL GM$199,159$0$7,500$0$0$0$18,869$0$33,635$0$259,163$0$0$0
LISA LEPSON
VP, DEVELOPMENT$142,202$0$0$0$0$0$7,115$0$31,862$0$181,179$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 4AJANE EISNER, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, RECEIVED SEVERANCE PAYMENTS DURING THE YEAR OF $151,743.
PART I, LINE 7CERTAIN EXECUTIVES RECEIVED DISCRETIONARY BONUSES APPROVED BY THE BOARD PRESIDENT. THIS IS DONE ANNUALLY.

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 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 IDIVIDUAL 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 305,458. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 305,458. OTHER: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 394,703. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 49,793. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 51,579. TOTAL EXPENSES 496,075.

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 ORGANIZAITONPrimaryActivitiesTxt
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$2,448,607InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount DeterminationCASHMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt

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