FORWARD ASSOC INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
FORWARD ASSOC INC (EIN 13-0623590)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-10-28
IRS object ID
202503019349300220
Schema version
2024v5.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2025-10-28T09:12:24+00:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Forvis Mazars LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1135 West 50th StreetAddressLine1Txt
CityNew YorkCityNm
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
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Filer Filer

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EIN130623590EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1The Forward Association IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlFORWBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2128898200PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
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PersonRACHEL FISHMAN FEDDERSENPersonNm
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Phone2128898200PhoneNum
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$6,785,842GrossReceiptsAmt
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Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.FORWARD.COMWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
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Activity Or MissionSTRENGTHEN ENGAGEMENT WITH JEWISH IDEAS AND COMMUNITIES THROUGH VARIOUS MEDIA AND PUBLIC EVENTSActivityOrMissionDesc
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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 ChangefalseSignificantChangeInd
Expense$4,844,702ExpenseAmt
DescThe largest program of the Forward Assocation is its website and associated digital properties, including newsletters, videos and social media programs. It reaches approximately 1.4 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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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 FORWARD.COM/YIDDISH.Desc
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Collections Of ArtYes (true)CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
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Report Other AssetsYes (true)ReportOtherAssetsInd
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Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Business Name Line1SOCHIETA MOTHBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Phone2128898200PhoneNum

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Address Line1125 MAIDEN LANE FLOOR 8AddressLine1Txt
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (26 entries)

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Alan Silberstein
Chair4.01.0Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Howard Swibel
Director-At-Large/Secretary2.01.0Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jacob Morowitz
Director/Investment Policy Committee Chair1.01.0Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
James Feldman
Vice Chair/Nominating Committee Chair2.01.0Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jeff Gottlieb thru 111224
Secretary2.01.0Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Samuel Norich
Development Committee Chair6.02.0Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Yeheskel Dattner
Treasurer1.01.0Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Cheryl Fishbein
Director-At-Large1.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dennis Levitt from 111224
Director-At-Large1.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Don Kimelman
Director-At-Large1.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Edward Blank thru 111224
Director-At-Large1.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Joel Brown
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Julie Stone from 111224
Director-At-Large1.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ken Bob thru 111224
Director-At-Large3.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Lisa Portnoy from 111224
Director-At-Large1.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Marcy Syms
Compensation Committee Chair1.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Marge Magner
Budget Committee Chair2.5Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ronnie Zolin thru 111224
Audit Committee Chair1.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rachel Fishman Feddersen
CEO40.01.0Yes (X)$365,640$0$49,962
Sochieta Moth
VP Finance40.01.0Yes (X)$235,082$0$3,741
Jay Ehrlich
Senior VP Operations40.0$245,560$0$48,571Yes (X)
Jodi Rudoren
Editor in Chief40.0$316,505$0$48,994Yes (X)
Lisa Lepson
VP Development40.0$218,966$0$56,297Yes (X)
Adam Langer
Managing Editor40.0$124,059$0$46,010Yes (X)
Cheuk Mui
Controller40.0$137,884$0$17,865Yes (X)
Lauren Markoe
Editor40.0$129,112$0$15,293Yes (X)
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Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

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MacHelp NYC LLC
81 Prospect StreetBrooklynNY11201IT Services$254,105
Marilynn Jacobs Consulting LLC
71 Mountainview RoadMilburnNJ07041Marketing Consultant$156,099
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K2CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$1,970ExclusionAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

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Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

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Total$53,550TotalAmt
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Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Management And General$49,606ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Program Services$99,741ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,773ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$88,652ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,964ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$17,321FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$38,945ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,010ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,797FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Program Services$9,476ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,167ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,811FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Program Services$78,938ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$17,666FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

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Photos$44,336$44,336
Uncollectible Pledges$50,000$50,000
Misc Expenses$6,111$1,259$4,852

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Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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Management And General$572,011ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$870,775FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$262,047BOYAmt
EOY$740,444EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$1,183,825BOYAmt
EOY$374,370EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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BOY$608,849BOYAmt
EOY$626,013EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$77,995BOYAmt
EOY$62,340EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

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

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$102,542BOYAmt
EOY$109,815EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$629,016LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$591,707LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$45,439BOYAmt
EOY$37,309EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,030BOYAmt
EOY$3,030EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

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

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,524,173BOYAmt
EOY$1,935,303EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,811,965BOYAmt
EOY$3,892,689EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$488,742BOYAmt
EOY$528,170EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,452BOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

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

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$490,194BOYAmt
EOY$528,170EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,836,771BOYAmt
EOY$2,765,040EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$485,000BOYAmt
EOY$599,479EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,321,771BOYAmt
EOY$3,364,519EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,811,965BOYAmt
EOY$3,892,689EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$42,748ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

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$4,047,931CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,928,136CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,776,162CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,187,645CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,296,281CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$28,236,155TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$636,996CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$700,757CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$943,604CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$970,949CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,252,306TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Non Unrlt Bus GrossReceiptsNonUnrltBusGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft509 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl509 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,684,927CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,628,893CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,719,766CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$8,158,594CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,296,281CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$31,488,461TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$766,351CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,050,974CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$567,609CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,011,480CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$599,380CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,995,794TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$766,351CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,050,974CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$567,609CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,011,480CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$599,380CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,995,794TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$27,492,667PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$6,461CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$9,052CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,896CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$8,228CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$12,216CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$40,853TotalAmt

Post1975 UBTI Post1975UBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$6,461CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$9,052CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,896CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$8,228CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$12,216CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$40,853TotalAmt

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,251CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,205CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$13,376CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$209,227CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,533CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$238,592TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,693,639CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,643,150CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,738,038CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$8,376,049CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,317,030CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$31,767,906TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.86542PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.8116PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.0014InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule A, Part III, Line 12 Other IncomeFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationDESCRIPTION - MISC. INCOME, COLUMN A - 306.0, COLUMN B - 1272.0, COLUMN C - 10376.0, COLUMN D - 6600.0, COLUMN E - 1970.0, COLUMN F - 20524.0; DESCRIPTION - SPECIAL EVENT INCOME, COLUMN A - 1945.0, COLUMN B - 3933.0, COLUMN C - 3000.0, COLUMN D - 6171.0, COLUMN E - 6563.0, COLUMN F - 21612.0; DESCRIPTION - INSURANCE PROCEEDS, COLUMN A - , COLUMN B - , COLUMN C - , COLUMN D - 196456.0, COLUMN E - , COLUMN F - 196456.0;ExplanationTxt

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 SalefalseSolicitedAssetsSaleInd

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$629,016OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$591,707DepreciationAmt
Book Value$37,309BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$37,309TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDue from Forward FundDesc
Book Value$1,935,303BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$1,935,303TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt
Other Revenue$0OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$0RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$0OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$0TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Other Expenses Included$0OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$0ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$0OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$0TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule D, Part III, Line 4 Collections of art - description of collectionsFormAndLineReferenceDesc
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.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

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

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdActivityActivityTxtFundraiser Control Of FundsFundraiserControlOfFundsIndGross ReceiptsGrossReceiptsAmtRetained By ContractorRetainedByContractorAmtNet To OrganizationNetToOrganizationAmt
Kenneth Cohen
81 Clarken DriveWest OrangeNJ07052Outreach and Solicitation of Donorsfalse$0$5,000-$5,000
Plan A Advisors
30 Usonia RoadPleastantvilleNY10570Fundraising Advisory Servicesfalse$5,000$15,000-$10,000
Linked Philantropic Strategies
1802 Avenue M Suite 305BrooklynNY11230Fundraising Advisory Servicesfalse$0$15,780-$15,780
Altruicity
7755 Stanway PlaceE Boca RatonFL33433Fundraising Advisory Servicesfalse$250,000$26,195$223,805
Lauren Di Silvio Heinz DBA LD
15 Fox Hunt LaneCold Spring HarborNY11724Grant Narrative Writingfalse$1,095,000$27,600$1,067,400
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts$1,350,000TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors$89,575TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization$1,260,425TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed StatesCALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesFLLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesGALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesALLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesHILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesILLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesKSLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesKYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMNLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMSLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNHLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNJLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNMLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesORLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesPALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesRILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesSCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesTNLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesUTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesVALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesARLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWVLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWILicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1Yiddish EventEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$44,191GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$37,628CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$6,563GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$9,221OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$0GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Other Events$0GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$44,191GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$37,628CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$6,563GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$9,221OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$9,221DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$2,658NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentYes (true)SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsYes (true)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (7 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$330,640$0$35,000$0$0$0$6,821$0$43,141$0$415,602$0$0$0
Sochieta Moth
VP Finance$215,082$0$20,000$0$0$0$2,463$0$1,278$0$238,823$0$0$0
Jodi Rudoren
Editor in Chief$276,505$0$40,000$0$0$0$5,738$0$43,256$0$365,499$0$0$0
Jay Ehrlich
Senior VP Operations$220,560$0$25,000$0$0$0$4,634$0$43,937$0$294,131$0$0$0
Lisa Lepson
VP Development$200,966$0$18,000$0$0$0$4,370$0$51,927$0$275,263$0$0$0
Adam Langer
Managing Editor$124,059$0$0$0$0$0$2,700$0$43,310$0$170,069$0$0$0
Cheuk Mui
Controller$137,884$0$0$0$0$0$2,760$0$15,105$0$155,749$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule J, Part I, Line 4a Severance or change-of-control paymentONE INDIVIDUAL RECEIVED SEVERANCE PAYMENTS AND THE AMOUNTS ARE REPORTED ON FORM 990. DUE TO CONFIDENTIALITY CONCERNS, THE NAME OF THE INDIVIDUAL IS NOT DISCLOSED. THE DETAILED INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE TO THE IRS UPON REQUEST.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 7 Non-fixed paymentsCERTAIN EXECUTIVES RECEIVED DISCRETIONARY BONUSES RECOMMENDED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD CHAIR. THIS IS DONE ANNUALLY.

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contribution3ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$128,385NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesOther - SALES PRICEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received0Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be HeldfalseAnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsfalseReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedfalseThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule M, Part I Explanations of reporting method for number of contributionsFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationSecurities - Publicly traded - THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS ABOVE REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF DONORS OF PUBLICLY TRADED SECURITIES DURING THE YEAR.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Line 6 Classes of members or stockholdersTHE 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, Line 7a Members or stockholders electing members of governing bodyTHE 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 TO ELECT THE OFFICERS AND THE BOARD.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing bodyBEFORE 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, Line 12c Conflict of interest policyTHE 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, Line 15a Process to establish compensation of top management officialTHE CEO'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, Line 15b Process to establish compensation of other employeesTHE 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, Line 19 Required documents available to the publicTHE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g Other FeesFreelance writers - Total Expense: 293525, Program Service Expense: 293525, Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ; Other Professional Fees - Total Expense: 856524, Program Service Expense: 844729, Management and General Expenses: 11795, Fundraising Expenses: ;

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Loans Or Guarantees From Oth OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
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Asset ExchangefalseAssetExchangeInd
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