2017-07-24T09:14:05-07:00 2016-12-31 Crosby & Kaneda CPAs 1970 Broadway STE 930 Oakland CA 94612 990 2016-01-01 943311784 Forward Together FORW 5106638300 300 Frank Ogawa Plaza Ste 700 Oakland CA 94612 Eveline Shen President/E.D. 2017-07-24 true Adele Kaneda P01664922 5108352727 2016 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z X Eveline Shen 300 Frank Ogawa Plaza Ste 700 Oakland CA 94612 3676445 false false X www.forwardtogether.org X 1999 CA A multi-racial organization that works with community leaders and organizations to transform culture and policy to catalyze social change. 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The goals of Strong Families are to: change the way people think about, feel about, and act in support of families of all kinds; build strong alliances across social justice sectors to expand the initiative's base of power; change policy on the local, state, and national levels to benefit the majority of families and; mobilize communities to take action for issues impacting families facing the greatest challenges and discrimination. 2180162 true true false true false false false false false false false false false false false true true false false false false false false true false false false true true true false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false true 47 0 true 50 true false false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false false false false X 9 8 false false false false false false false true true false false false true true true true true true true false AK AL AR CA CO CT DC FL GA HI IL KS KY MA MD ME MI MN MS NC NC ND NH NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WA WI WV X X Leslie Griep 5106638300 300 Frank Ogawa Plaza Ste 700 Oakland CA 94612 Kay Fernandez-Smith Board Chair 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Liza Fuentes Secretary 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Sojeila Silva Treasurer 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Rosie Abriam Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Mia Birdsong Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Yee Won Chong Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Edith Sargon Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Shiree Teng Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Eveline Shen President/E.D. 40.00 0.00 X X 138842 0 16476 138842 16476 1 false true false 0 3583432 432788 3583432 Consulting 85424 85424 85424 7089 7089 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Miscellaneous 500 500 500 3676445 85424 7589 X 83200 83200 13438 13438 0 0 157824 102585 31566 23673 0 1403614 822110 558356 23148 0 245619 144240 96386 4993 135587 80017 51643 3927 0 12137 9671 2466 8500 8500 0 15175 15175 0 325568 286503 35714 3351 183423 182523 900 89761 74719 12851 2191 42926 22006 20191 729 0 112873 69382 41069 2422 253307 223152 26994 3161 0 5632 3479 1917 236 0 0 0 10947 6753 3972 222 Miscellaneous 62101 50361 10984 756 Publications 6169 5745 409 15 Dues, license & service fees 4992 278 2577 2137 0 3172793 2180162 905595 87036 1440701 2280173 2119077 1423681 1509000 1935000 28522 11251 0 0 0 0 28419 54472 0 0 0 0 0 2909 2303 5128628 5706880 172565 247165 172565 247165 X 1836112 2082327 3119951 3377388 4956063 5459715 5128628 5706880 503652 X false true X false false X 1551983 1592549 3924005 3184628 3583432 13836597 0 0 1551983 1592549 3924005 3184628 3583432 13836597 5507618 8328979 7311 8809 8942 7198 7089 39349 0 1250 500 1750 13877696 552543 0.60020 0.62050 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false false 22985 25779 48764 3124029 3172793 308640 77160 false 242090 257982 280175 308640 1088887 1633331 49181 14787 49698 48764 162430 60523 64496 70044 77160 272223 408335 11182 12344 11024 22985 57535 X 3676445 3676445 3676445 3172793 3172793 3172793 Part X : FIN48 Footnote The Organization has evaluated its current tax positions as of December 31, 2016 and is not aware of any significant uncertain tax positions for which a reserve would be necessary. X X X X X true Genie Grants 900 W Edmundson Ave Morgan Hill CA 95037 Grant Writing false 2451715 13478 2438237 2451715 13478 2438237 AL AK AR CA CO CT DC FL GA HI IL KS KY ME MD MA MI MN MS NC ND NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WA WV WI true Fronteras Education Inc 5232 Singer Rd Las Cruces NM 88011 242424766 501c3 10000 0 Civic Engagement Montana Human Rights Network PO Box 1509 Helena MT 59624 810472423 501c3 10000 0 Civic Engagement NM Religious Coalition PO Box 66433 Albuquerque NM 87193 850391823 501c3 35000 0 Civic Engagement Young Women United 309 Gold Ave SW Albuquerque NM 87102 850481224 501c3 10000 0 Abortion access research 4 0 Project Support/Honoraria 11 13438 Grantmaker's Description of How Grants are Used A Memorandum of Understanding (which includes deliverables) is executed with organizations and individuals who receive stipends. Since much of the work stipend recipients perform is in collaboration with Forward Together staff, their completion of the work is confirmed by work product and in-person or telephone/electronic check ins. false false false false false false false false false false Eveline Shen President/E.D. 138842 16476 155318 X 4 432788 FMV false false false Form 990, Part III, Line 2: New Services Within Strong Families Movement Building, Forward Together initiated a grassroots canvass operation in New Mexico. Also within Strong Families Movement Building, Forward Together started a new leadership development project called Stepping Into Power. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process The Form 990 is prepared under the direction of the Director of Finance and Operations and is reviewed by at least one member of the executive committee, usually the Treasurer, before it is submitted. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts Board members must sign the organization's conflict of interest policy and agreement, and if a potential conflict of interest is present, the board members will abstain from discussing or voting on said conflict. The chair of the meeting is expected to make an inquiry if such conflict appears to exist and the board member has not made it known. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management The organization uses salary surveys to determine compensation. In 2008 the organization adopted a new salary scale that was based on researching compensation for comparable positions in nonprofits in the San Francisco Bay Area. The board had extensive discussions and then approved the final document. Salary surveys are conducted internally by acquiring data from organizations directly and from wider, independent surveys of comparable organizations. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees The organization uses salary surveys to determine compensation. In 2008 the organization adopted a new salary scale that was based on researching compensation for comparable positions in nonprofits in the San Francisco Bay Area. The board had extensive discussions and then approved the final document. Salary surveys are conducted internally by acquiring data from organizations directly and from wider, independent surveys of comparable organizations. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available These documents are not made available to the public.