2025-11-10T20:00:42-08:00 2024-12-31 270741376 HARSHWAL & COMPANY LLP 11405 W BERNARDO CT STE A SAN DIEGO CA 92127 990 2024-01-01 943311784 Forward Together FORW 5106638300 1440 Broadway Suite 200-1098 Oakland CA 94612 WENDY CALIMAG CO-EXEC DIR/SEC 2025-11-10 true true Sanwar Harshwal CPA P01249746 8589390017 X 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X Wendy Calimag 4201662 false X www.forwardtogether.org X 1999 CA Forward Together is a national reproductive justice organization that centers people, families, and communities who experience reproductive oppression. They prioritize queer, trans, Black, Indigenous, and other peoples of color and utilize a cultural strategy to shift the ways we think about family and to build power and movements grounded in our lived experiences, histories, theories, and struggles for reproductive justice. 7 5 43 3 0 5146777 3836819 10800 79626 347910 74845 6133 5301248 4201662 316244 116750 0 4378846 5308187 0 273803 1970762 964010 6665852 6388947 -1364604 -2187285 13441584 11789219 548148 1083068 12893436 10706151 Forward Together is a national reproductive justice organization that centers people, families, and communities who experience reproductive oppression. 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The Organization has evaluated its current tax positions as of December 31, 2024, and is not aware of any significant uncertain tax positions for which a reserve would be necessary. The Organizations tax returns are generally subject to examination by federal and state taxing authorities for three and four years, respectively, after they are filed. true PROG NOW NEW MEX EDU FUND 344 4TH ST SW ALBUQUERQUE NM 87102 454128254 501(c)(3) 22000 0 PNNM RURAL RESEARCH OUTREACH 1 0 Participant Stipends 55 89750 Grantmaker's Description of How Grants are Used These are discretionary grants given to partner organization working with Forward Together. There are no grant reporting requirements. X X X X false false false false false false false false false BIANCA CAMPBELL UNLEARNING DIR. 133861 42305 176166 CHRISTINE PAULEY DEPUTY DIR. OPS 204359 42405 246764 DIANA LUGO-MARTINEZ CO-EXEC. DIR. 185817 50831 236648 JENNIFER VU DIR. OF FINANCE 124903 47989 172892 Jessica Collins New Mex Prg Dir 131424 48994 180418 KEMI ALABI DEP. DIR. PROG. 147857 15680 163537 Rosa Yadira Ortiz Co-Dir Development 125088 48746 173834 WENDY CALIMAG CO-EXEC. DIR. 184867 39645 224512 Part I, Line 1a: Relevant information in regards to selections on 1a. Forward Together pays every employee a home office stipend ($75/month, primarily for home office internet costs) and cell-phone stipend($50/month, for use of personal phone for business). Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The Director of Finance reviews the 990s for accuracy and completeness and checksthe numbers and works with the tax preparers to finalize the 990. After that, theCo-Executive Directors review the finalized 990. The Board Treasurer reviews the 990and gives the OK to file to the Director of Finance. At that point, the taxpreparers electronically file the form. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Board members must sign the organization's conflict of interest policy andagreement, and if a potential conflict of interest is present, the board memberswill abstain from discussing or voting on said conflict. The chair of the meetingis expected to make an inquiry if such conflict appears to exist and the boardmember has not made it known. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a The organization uses salary surveys to determine compensation. In 2021 theorganization adopted a new salary scale that was based on researching compensationfor comparable positions in nonprofits in the San Francisco Bay Area. The board hadextensive discussions and then approved the final document. Salary surveys areconducted internally by acquiring data from organizations directly and from wider,independent surveys of comparable organizations. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b The organization uses salary surveys to determine compensation. In 2021 theorganization adopted a new salary scale that was based on researching compensationfor comparable positions in nonprofits in the San Francisco Bay Area. The board hadextensive discussions and then approved the final document. Salary surveys areconducted internally by acquiring data from organizations directly and from wider,independent surveys of comparable organizations. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Upon request. Forward Together Action 1440 Broadway Suite 200-1098 Oakland CA 94612 843565059 CA 501(c)(4) N/A false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false Forward Together Action q 35174 ACTUAL EXPENSES