FORWARD ASSOC INC: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
FORWARD ASSOC INC (EIN 13-0623590)
Tax period
2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed
2018-01-23
IRS object ID
201800239349300125
Schema version
2016v3.0
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)
Return2018-01-23T11:16:55-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN131517563PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LOEB & TROPER LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line1655 THIRD AVENUE 12TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10017ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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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Address Line1125 MAIDEN LANEAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10038ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonRACHEL FISHMAN FEDDERSENPersonNm
Person TitleCEO AND PUBLISHERPersonTitleTxt
Phone2128898200PhoneNum
Signature2018-01-19SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonAARON SHAPIROPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01333816PTIN
Phone2128674000PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address38.98.118.70IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2018-01-22IPDt
IP Tm14:18:26IPTm
IP TimezoneESIPTimezoneCd
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Tax2016TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Amended ReturnYes (X)AmendedReturnInd
Principal OfficerRACHEL FISHMAN FEDDERSENPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1125 MAIDEN LANEAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10038ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$9,695,739GrossReceiptsAmt
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 JUSTICE. IT PURSUES THESE GOALS THROUGH ITS PUBLICATIONS AND PHILANTHROPIC GRANTS, AND THROUGH COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS WITH OTHER LIKEMINDED ORGANIZATIONS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body13VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent13VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee76TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers13TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$692,493TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm-$250NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$6,796,812PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$8,250,767CYContributionsGrantsAmt
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PY Investment Income$0PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$907CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$31,304PYOtherRevenueAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$539,162CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$4,075,975PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$3,875,702CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$8,890,177PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$8,862,255CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$195,282PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$833,484CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$5,064,759TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$2,780,855TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$5,208,792TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$2,091,404TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY-$144,033NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$689,451NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE FORWARDS 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
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$5,481,524ExpenseAmt
Revenue$683,570RevenueAmt
DescENGLISH MEDIA DIVISION: THE LARGEST PROGRAM OF THE FORWARD ASSOCIATION IS ITS ENGLISH NEWSPAPER, FORWARD. PUBLISHED WEEKLY IN PRINT AND UPDATED CONTINUALLY ONLINE, IT REACHES APPROXIMATELY 21,000 SUBSCRIBERS BY POSTAL MAIL AND AROUND 1,300,000 READERS MONTHLY VIA THE INTERNET AT FORWARD.COM. THE QUALITY OF ITS JOURNALISM HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY NUMEROUS AWARDS FOR NEWS AND CULTURAL COVERAGE, EDITORIALS, DESIGN AND WEBSITE.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$965,901ExpenseAmt
Revenue$22,144RevenueAmt
DescYIDDISH MEDIA DIVISION: THE SECOND MAJOR PROGRAM OF THE FORWARD ASSOCIATION IS ITS YIDDISH NEWSPAPER, FORVERTS. NOW PUBLISHED MONTHLY IN PRINT AND UPDATED REGULARLY ONLINE, IT IS ONE OF THE FEW REMAINING PERIODICALS 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 DAILY RADIO REPORTS FROM CITIES AROUND THE WORLD AND DOZENS OF VIDEO FEATURES. FORVERTS REACHES OVER 1,500 SUBSCRIBERS BY POSTAL MAIL AND AROUND 15,000 READERS MONTHLY VIA THE INTERNET AT YIDDISH.FORWARD.COM.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$6,447,425TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtYes (1)CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
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Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
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Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
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Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
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Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
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Foreign Financial AccountYes (1)ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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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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Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1ALAN BENDICHBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2128898200PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1125 MAIDEN LANEAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10038ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIIInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (24 entries)

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JACOB MOROWITZ
CHAIR OF THE BOARD10.001.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK MLOTEK
VICE CHAIR OF THE BOARD5.001.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JIM HOFHEIMER
SECRETARY5.001.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
RON SERNAU
TREASURER5.001.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
RONNIE ZOLIN
AUDIT COMMITTEE CHAIR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ARY FREILICH
AUDIT COMMITTEE CHAIR (UNTIL 5/16)5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HARVEY SIGELBAUM
BUDGET COMMITTEE CHAIR (UNTIL 11/16)5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CARYL RATNER
COMPENSATION CHAIR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JIM FELDMAN
DEVELOPMENT CHAIR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALEXIS GELBER
MEDIA CHAIR (UNTIL 11/16)5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELLEN BERLAND GIBBS
INVESTMENT POLICY CHAIR5.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEN BOB
NOMINATING AND MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE CHAIR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALAN SILBERSTEIN
STRATEGIC PLANNING CHAIR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RUTH HOROWITZ
BUDGET COMMITTEE CHAIR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATHLEEN PERATIS
DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEFF GOTTLEIB
MEDIA CHAIR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SAMUEL NORICH
PRESIDENT40.001.00Yes (X)$411,802$0$51,126
RACHEL FISHMAN FEDDERSEN
CEO/PUBLISHER40.00Yes (X)$126,381$0$14,987
MARSHALL GENGER
VP FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION40.00Yes (X)$54,840$0$17,155
JANE EISNER
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF40.00$206,178$0$47,378Yes (X)
BARRY S SURMAN
ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER40.00$152,224$0$36,755Yes (X)
MICHAEL J SARID
VP DEVELOPMENT40.00$169,110$0$33,273Yes (X)
BORIS SANDLER
EDITOR40.00$125,114$0$16,607Yes (X)
DANIEL FRIEDMAN
MANAGING EDITOR40.00$113,041$0$48,662Yes (X)
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Total Other Compensation$265,943TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K7IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (3 entries)

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MAC HELP NYC
28 WEST 27TH STREETNEW YORKNY10001COMPUTER CONSULTANT$585,281
EMPIRICAL MEDIA ADVISORS
52 VANDERBILT AVENEW YORKNY10038STRATEGIC PLANNING$351,241
ERIC F NEWSUM
667 RUGBY ROADBROOKLYNNY11230FINANCE TEMP$113,250
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Related Organizations$6,807,297RelatedOrganizationsAmt
All Other Contributions$1,443,470AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$175,966NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$8,250,767TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescPUBLISHING SERVICEDesc
Business511110BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$1,398,207TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$705,714RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$692,493UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$1,398,207TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

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Exclusion$907ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$23,254OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$46,765ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$924,225TotalAmt
Program Services$667,414ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$256,811ManagementAndGeneralAmt

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Total$3,180,907TotalAmt
Program Services$2,533,824ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$287,675ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$359,408FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Program Services$53,820ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,257ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,113FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$402,855ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$77,682ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$21,006FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$311,688TotalAmt
Program Services$261,677ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$23,610ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$26,401FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$723,808ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$788,299ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$58,937FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

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Management And General$51,736ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$15,272FundraisingAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$50,000TotalAmt
Management And General$50,000ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$394,527TotalAmt
Program Services$394,527ProgramServicesAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$182,195TotalAmt
Program Services$148,629ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$33,566FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$244,377TotalAmt
Program Services$110,991ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$123,581ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,805FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$100,170TotalAmt
Program Services$100,170ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$120,255TotalAmt
Program Services$43,353ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$76,902ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$37,492TotalAmt
Program Services$17,707ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,131ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,654FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$25,969TotalAmt
Program Services$10,772ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,197ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$59,687TotalAmt
Program Services$34,791ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$24,896ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$65,951TotalAmt
Program Services$36,370ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$29,581ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
FREIGHT AND CIRCULATION$438,695$438,695
PRINTING$339,431$339,431
BAD DEBT$50,000$50,000
PHOTOS$40,017$40,017

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,805TotalAmt
Program Services$6,495ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$310ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,862,255TotalAmt
Program Services$6,447,425ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,875,668ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$539,162FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$74BOYAmt
EOY$473,029EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$594,318BOYAmt
EOY$879,575EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$52,970BOYAmt
EOY$43,720EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$135,652BOYAmt
EOY$191,666EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$69,049BOYAmt
EOY$55,708EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$833,355LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$658,824LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$225,562BOYAmt
EOY$174,531EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$105,359BOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,751,526BOYAmt
EOY$4,065EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$130,249BOYAmt
EOY$958,561EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,064,759BOYAmt
EOY$2,780,855EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$528,532BOYAmt
EOY$530,394EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$625,148BOYAmt
EOY$678,708EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,055,112BOYAmt
EOY$882,302EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,208,792BOYAmt
EOY$2,091,404EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-$169,629BOYAmt
EOY$689,451EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,596BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-$144,033BOYAmt
EOY$689,451EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,064,759BOYAmt
EOY$2,780,855EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$833,484ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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$687,838CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$873,813CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$957,302CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,796,812CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,250,767CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$17,566,532TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$807,182CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$851,238CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$796,634CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,028,053CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$705,714CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,188,821TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,495,020CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,725,051CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,753,936CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,824,865CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,956,481CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$21,755,353TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$21,755,353PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,022,321CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,259,812CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,138,752CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$10,275CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$23,511CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,454,671TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,022,321CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,259,812CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,138,752CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$10,275CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$23,511CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,454,671TotalAmt

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$853,706CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$900,114CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$812,799CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$838,726CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$692,493CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,097,838TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$35,794CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,241CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$7,838CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$21,029CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$23,254CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$94,156TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,406,841CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,891,218CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,713,325CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$8,694,895CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$9,695,739CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$29,402,018TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.73990PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.62260PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.11750InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.19400InvestmentIncomePYPct
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, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationMISCELLANEOUSExplanationTxt

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$833,355OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$658,824DepreciationAmt
Book Value$174,531BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$174,531TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDUE FROM BROKERDesc
Book Value$958,561BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$958,561TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
DEFERRED COMPENSATION$327,000
DUE TO FORWARD FUND$555,302
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$882,302TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$10,245,739TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$550,000DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$550,000RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$9,695,739RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$9,695,739TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$9,412,255TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$550,000DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$550,000ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$8,862,255ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$8,862,255TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART III, LINE 4:THE FORWARD ASSOCIATION HAS DEVOTED SUBSTANTIAL EFFORT AND FUNDS FOR THE LAST 16 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, AND AS A BIWEEKLY SINCE THEN, 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 16 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 10,000 IMAGES REMAINING TO BE CATALOGUED AND WE EXPECT THAT THE PROCESS WILL BE COMPLETED IN APPROXIMATELY THREE 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.
PART X, LINE 2:THE ASSOCIATION HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. PERIODS ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2013 AND SUBSEQUENT REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY APPLICABLE TAXING AUTHORITIES.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (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
SAMUEL NORICH
PRESIDENT$210,419$0$0$0$201,383$0$27,076$0$24,050$0$462,928$0$0$0
JANE EISNER
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF$204,922$0$0$0$1,256$0$29,238$0$18,140$0$253,556$0$0$0
BARRY S SURMAN
ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER$89,000$0$0$0$63,224$0$11,338$0$25,417$0$188,979$0$0$0
MICHAEL J SARID
VP DEVELOPMENT$168,766$0$0$0$344$0$17,439$0$15,834$0$202,383$0$0$0
DANIEL FRIEDMAN
MANAGING EDITOR$112,912$0$0$0$129$0$12,084$0$36,578$0$161,703$0$0$0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution4ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$175,966NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFAIR VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, COLUMN (B):FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationNUMBER OF CONTRIBUTERS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6THE FORWARD ASSOCIATION IS A MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION MADE UP OF PEOPLE WHO SUPPORT THE ASSOCIATION'S MISSION.
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 1 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 PRESIDENT/PUBLISHER'S AND ALL EMPLOYEE'S 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 WAS LAST UNDERTAKEN IN 2016.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THESE DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A, LINE 13:ON JUNE 27,2014 SAMUEL NORICH ENTERED INTO AN EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE FORWARD ASSOCIATION, INC. INCLUDED IN THE TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT WAS A "SUBSEQUENT COMPENSATION" CLAUSE, WHICH CONTINUED AND RESTATED THE TERMS OF HIS PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS WITH THE FORWARD ASSOCIATION GOING BACK TO 2005, THE EIGHTH YEAR OF HIS EMPLOYMENT, TERMS INTENDED TO COMPENSATE HIM, UPON RETIREMENT, FOR THE ABSENCE OF ANY OTHER EMPLOYER-FUNDED PENSION PROVISION. WHILE PREVIOUS AGREEMENTS PROVIDED FOR A LIFETIME ANNUAL PAYMENT TO NORICH, THE 2014 AGREEMENT RECALCULATED THE ACTUARIAL EQUIVALENT OF SUCH A STREAM OF ANNUAL PAYMENTS BASED ON NORICH'S AGE AND LIFE EXPECTANCY, AND PROVIDED FOR THE PAYOUT OF THIS AMOUNT IN THREE PAYMENTS, AS FOLLOWS: IF STILL EMPLOYED BY THE FORWARD ASSOCIATION ON 1/2/2015, HE WOULD RECEIVE A LUMP SUM PAYMENT OF $170,000; IF HE WAS STILL EMPLOYED BY THE FORWARD ASSOCIATION ON 1/2/2016, HE WOULD RECEIVE A LUMP SUM PAYMENT OF $200,000; AND IF HE WAS STILL EMPLOYED BY THE FORWARD ASSOCIATION ON 1/3/2017, HE WOULD RECEIVE A LUMP SUM PAYMENT OF $327,000. THESE SUBSEQUENT COMPENSATION AMOUNTS ARE INCLUDED IN HIS REPORTABLE COMPENSATION FROM THE ORGANIZATION (W-2/1099-MISC) IN PART VII COMPENSATION OF OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, TRUSTEES, KEY EMPLOYEES, HIGHEST COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES, AND INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.
FORM 990, PAGE 1, BOX B:UPON COMPLETION OF THE AUDIT, CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE FINANCIAL INFORMATION INCLUDED PARTS VIII, IX, X AND XI OF THE 990. RELATED TO THESE CHANGES, THE FOLLOWING AREAS OF THE FORM ALSO CHANGED: PARTS I, III, IV, VII AND XII OF THE 990, SCHEDULE A PART III, SCHEDULE D PARTS XI AND XII.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FORWARD FUND INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1125 MAIDEN LANEAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10038ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN454590140EIN
Primary ActivitiesSUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONPrimaryActivitiesTxt
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 FOWARD 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 FUNDBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypeCTransactionTypeTxt
Involved$6,807,297InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount DeterminationCASHMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt

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