CHILDRENS FORUM INC: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization: CHILDRENS FORUM INC (EIN 65-0165007)
Tax period: 2015-07-01 to 2016-06-30
Filed: 2017-02-13
IRS object ID: 201700449349300960
Schema version: 2015v3.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

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

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2017-02-13T10:24:02-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2016-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	721396621	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CARR RIGGS & INGRAM LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2633 CENTENNIAL BLVD SUITE 200	AddressLine1Txt
City	TALLAHASSEE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	FL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	32308	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2015-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	650165007	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CHILDREN'S FORUM INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	CHIL	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	8506817002	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2807 REMINGTON GREEN CIRCLE	AddressLine1Txt
City	TALLAHASSEE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	FL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	323083752	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	PHYLLIS KALIFEH	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT AND CEO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	8506817002	PhoneNum
Signature	2017-02-02	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	L THOMAS COX	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00108148	PTIN
Phone	8508788777	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2015	TaxYr
Build TS	2021-01-29 14:40:06Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	PHYLLIS KALIFEH	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2807 REMINGTON GREEN CIRCLE	AddressLine1Txt
City	TALLAHASSEE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	FL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	323083752	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$8,255,638	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.THECHILDRENSFORUM.COM	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1989	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	FL	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	PROVIDES LEADERSHIP AND ADVOCACY TO ACHIEVE HIGH-QUALITY, AFFORDABLE AND AVAILABLE EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION SERVICES FOR ALL CHILDREN.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	10	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	10	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	97	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	10	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$7,966,978	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$8,185,679	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$112,017	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$67,969	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$916	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$927	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$1,779	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$1,063	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$8,081,690	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$8,255,638	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$2,964,047	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$3,741,540	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$4,026,458	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$3,604,866	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,172,735	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$908,299	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$8,163,240	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$8,254,705	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$81,550	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$933	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$3,276,301	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$3,900,920	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$634,477	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$1,258,165	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$2,641,824	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$2,642,755	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	PROVIDES LEADERSHIP AND ADVOCACY TO ACHIEVE HIGH-QUALITY, AFFORDABLE AND AVAILABLE EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION SERVICES FOR ALL CHILDREN.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$4,599,649	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$3,469,537	GrantAmt
Desc	THE TEACHER EDUCATION AND COMPENSATION HELPS (TEACH) EARLY CHILDHOOD SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM: PROVIDES SCHOLARSHIPS FOR EARLY CARE EDUCATORS AND CENTER DIRECTORS TO WORK TOWARDS EARNING AN ASSOCIATE'S DEGREEE OR CREDENTIALS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION. THE MAJORITY OF TUITION AND BOOK COSTS ARE PAID FOR AND MOST TEACH PARTICIPANTS RECEIVE A PER-SEMESTER STIPEND FOR TRAVEL OR FOR INTERNET ACCCESS AS WELL AS A BONUS FOR CAREGIVERS AND DIRECTORS WHO COMPLETE THEIR SCHOLARSHIP CONTRACT. THE TEACH PROGRAM WORKS WITH 48 COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES AND VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE STATE AS WELL AS 14 COMMUNITY BASED TRAINING INSTITUTIONS. UNDER MANAGEMENT OF THE FORUM, THE FLORIDA TEACH EARLY CHILDHOOD SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM SERVES AS AN UMBRELLA FOR A VARIETY OF EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE WORKING IN EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$546,447	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$266,003	GrantAmt
Desc	CHILD CARE WAGE$ FLORIDA: THE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO INCREASE STABILITY AND IMPROVE CHILD CARE QUALITY BY REDUCING TURNOVER AND ENCOURAGING CONTINUED EDUCATION OF CHILD CARE PRACTITIONERS. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES EDUCATION BASED SALARY SUPPLEMENTS FOR LOW TO MODERATE WAGE EARNERS WHO WORK WITH YOUNG CHILDREN AGES BIRTH TO FIVE.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$1,345,200	ExpenseAmt
Desc	PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: THE FORUM MANAGES WORKFORCE REGISTRIES FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS IN MIAMI-DADE AND PALM BEACH COUNTIES. FORUM STAFF VERIFY EDUCATIONAL, TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION RECORDS, TRACK PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DATA, AND PRODUCE REPORTS ON THE ECE WORKFORCES IN THOSE COUNTIES.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$1,532,573	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$6,000	GrantAmt
Revenue	$52,312	RevenueAmt
Desc	IN ADDITION TO THE PROGRAMS LISTED ABOVE, THERE ARE FIVE OTHER PROGRAMS THAT CHILDREN'S FORUM OPERATES. SOME OF THESE PROGRAMS ARE FOR EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING SERVICES.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$1,532,573	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant	$6,000	TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue	$52,312	TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$8,023,869	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	Yes (1)	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	509	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	97	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	10	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	10	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (1)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Other Website	Yes (X)	OtherWebsiteInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	KERRI CLOUD	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	8506817002	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2807 REMINGTON GREEN CIRCLE	AddressLine1Txt
City	TALLAHASSEE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	FL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	32308	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (13 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd
CLAUDIA DAVANT
DIRECTOR	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CHRISTOPHER CARD
DIRECTOR	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CHARLES HOOD
DIRECTOR	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KENNETH SCRUBBS
DIRECTOR	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LARRY PINTACUDA
DIRECTOR	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LINDA STOLLER
DIRECTOR	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PHYLLIS KALIFEH
PRESIDENT/CEO	40.00		$168,831	$0	$14,977	Yes (X)
BEVERLY ESPOSITO
VP OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOP	40.00		$85,502	$0	$10,582	Yes (X)
WILLIAM KIRCHHOFF
VP OF MIS	40.00		$80,628	$0	$10,447	Yes (X)
BOB BUESING
CHAIR	5.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
WIL BLECHMAN
VICE CHAIR	5.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
ALLISON DAVIS
TREASURER	5.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
MELISSA CLEMENTS
VP,CHIEF RESEARCH OFFICER	40.00		$78,922	$0	$3,925	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$413,883	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$39,931	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$8,185,679	GovernmentGrantsAmt
Total Contributions	$8,185,679	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt
MEMBERSHIP FEES	900099	$26,935	$26,935
WEBSITE CONSULTING SER	541900	$17,377	$17,377
CONVENTION	900099	$16,720		$16,720
SHARED SERVICES INCOME	900099	$4,000	$4,000
CONSULTING INCOME	541900	$1,805	$1,805

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,132	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,132	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$67,969	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$927	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$927	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MISCELLANEOUS INCOME	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$1,063	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,063	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$1,063	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$8,255,638	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$52,312	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$17,647	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,000	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,735,540	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,735,540	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$475,143	TotalAmt
Program Services	$455,918	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$19,225	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,512,300	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,410,648	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$101,652	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$67,063	TotalAmt
Program Services	$61,962	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,101	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$341,752	TotalAmt
Program Services	$327,055	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$14,697	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$208,608	TotalAmt
Program Services	$206,824	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,784	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,200	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,200	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$34,830	TotalAmt
Program Services	$33,959	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$871	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$98,818	TotalAmt
Program Services	$87,733	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$11,085	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$231,476	TotalAmt
Program Services	$190,547	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$40,929	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$21,646	TotalAmt
Program Services	$21,646	ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$160,181	TotalAmt
Program Services	$155,394	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,787	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$114,021	TotalAmt
Program Services	$89,269	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$24,752	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$48,939	TotalAmt
Program Services	$48,939	ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$23,125	TotalAmt
Program Services	$20,622	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,503	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$27,221	TotalAmt
Program Services	$26,630	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$591	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN	$55,864	$53,523	$2,341
MENTORING & TRAINING	$49,318	$49,318
DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS	$38,142	$38,142
PUBLIC EDUCATION	$518		$518

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,254,705	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,023,869	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$230,836	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$21,988	BOYAmt
EOY	$29,563	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$346,763	BOYAmt
EOY	$491,553	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,124,053	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,577,250	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$159,578	BOYAmt
EOY	$122,036	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$12,404	BOYAmt
EOY	$37,188	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$1,133,490	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$508,620	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$600,462	BOYAmt
EOY	$624,870	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$11,053	BOYAmt
EOY	$18,460	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,276,301	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,900,920	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$488,060	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,115,405	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$146,417	BOYAmt
EOY	$142,760	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$634,477	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,258,165	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,641,824	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,642,755	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,641,824	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,642,755	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,276,301	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,900,920	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$933	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	-$2	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit Performed	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$8,162,904	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$8,066,936	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$8,213,267	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$7,966,978	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$8,185,679	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$40,595,764	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$8,162,904	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$8,066,936	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$8,213,267	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$7,966,978	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$8,185,679	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$40,595,764	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	$40,595,764	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$24,353	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$21,260	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,110	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$916	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$927	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$48,566	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$2,882	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$89,144	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$3,401	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,779	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,063	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$98,269	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$40,742,599	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$620,242	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.99640	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.99570	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$209,848	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$209,848	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$623,082	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$283,597	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$339,485	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$136,744	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$91,275	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$45,469	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$101,858	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$71,790	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$30,068	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$61,958	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$61,958	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$624,870	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$8,255,638	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$0	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$8,255,638	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$8,255,638	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$8,254,707	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	$2	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$2	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$8,254,705	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$8,254,705	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

PART X, LINE 2:

THE FORUM IMPLEMENTED IN THE PRIOR YEAR THE ACCOUNTING REQUIREMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH UNCERTAINITY IN INCOME TAXES USING THE PROVISIONS OF FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD (FASB) ASC 740, INCOME TAXES. USING THAT GUIDANCE, TAX POSITIONS INITIALLY NEED TO BE RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WHEN IT IS MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT THE POSITIONS WILL BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE TAX AUTHORITIES. IT ALSO PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR DERECOGNITION, CLASSIFICATION, INTEREST AND PENALTIES, ACCOUNTING IN INTERIM PERIODS, DISCLOSURE AND TRANSITION. AS OF JUNE 30, 2016, THE FORUM HAS NO UNCERTAIN TAX PROVISIONS THAT QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:

ROUNDING 2.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	UNITED WAY OF FLORIDA	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	307-B EAST OF FLORIDA INC	AddressLine1Txt
City	TALLAHASSEE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	FL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	32303	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN	596011150	RecipientEIN
IRC Section	501(C)(3)	IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant	$6,000	CashGrantAmt
Purpose Of Grant	EARLY CHILDHOOD	PurposeOfGrantTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	1	Total501c3OrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (2 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxt	RecipientRecipientCnt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt
TEACH SUB RECEIPIENTS	3780	$3,469,537
WAGE$ SUB RECEIPIENTS	1332	$266,003

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	FLORIDA OFFICE OF EARLY LEARNING MONITORS THE PROGRAMS AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR. THEY REVIEW RECORDS FOR COMPLETENESS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other Organizations	Yes (X)	Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment Contract	Yes (X)	WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	PHYLLIS KALIFEH	PersonNm
Title	PRESIDENT/CEO	TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org	$168,831	BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs	$0	CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization	$0	BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations	$0	BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org	$0	OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org	$8,675	DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs	$0	DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org	$6,956	NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs	$0	NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org	$184,462	TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org	$0	CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs	$0	CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	NEW BOARD MEMBERS ARE ELECTED BY UNANIMOUS VOTE BY THE CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11	FORM 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE GOVERNING BODY VIA EMAIL FOR THEM TO REVIEW.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS MUST SIGN AND DISCLOSE ANNUALLY ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A	THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS' COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE OFFICERS' COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC BY ANOTHER'S WEBSITE.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:	ROUNDING -2.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 2C	THERE HAVE BEEN NO CHANGES FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.