2016-08-17T09:37:48-07:00 2015-12-31 Crosby & Kaneda CPAs 1970 Broadway STE 930 Oakland CA 94612 990 2015-01-01 943311784 Forward Together FORW 5106638300 1440 Broadway Oakland CA 94612 Eveline Shen President/E.D. 2016-08-17 true Adele Kaneda P01664922 5108352727 2015 2016-09-27 15:27:22Z Eveline Shen 1440 Broadway Ste 301 Oakland CA 94612 3351822 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. Our mission is to ensure that women, youth and families have the power and resources they need to reach their full potential. 10 9 26 30 0 3924005 3184628 126160 158746 8942 7198 1250 4059107 3351822 132715 0 1305109 1507569 17603 81258 854526 945618 2159635 2603505 1899472 748317 4350749 5128628 143003 172565 4207746 4956063 X Forward Together is a multi-racial organization that works with community leaders and organizations to transform culture and policy to catalyze social change. Our mission is to ensure that women, youth and families have the power and resources they need to reach their full potential. By developing strong leaders, building networks across communities, and implementing innovative campaigns, we are making our mission a reality. false true 1611670 125265 158746 Strong Families is a national network comprised of over 170 partner organizations as well as thousands of individual supporters dedicated to changing culture and policy so that all families can thrive. 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. 73425 7450 Developed the leadership of 60 young Asian women and men in Oakland, CA, to advocate on behalf of their communities. In addition to the overall leadership development goals of the program, Forward Together youth led the "Sex Ed in the City" campaign, which worked to ensure that public schools implemented a comprehensive sex education curriculum that is culturally sensitive and inclusive of LGBT students, immigrant students, and youth of color. 1685095 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 false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false true 35 0 true 26 true false false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false false false false X 10 9 false false false false false false false true true false false false true true true true true true true false CA CO CT DC IL MA MI NJ NM NY OR PA X X Leslie Griep 5106638300 1440 Broadway Ste 301 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 Alicia Garza 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 121000 0 15340 121000 15340 1 false false false 0 3184628 1250734 3184628 Consulting 158746 158746 158746 7198 7198 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Miscellaneous 1250 1250 1250 3351822 158746 8448 X 102525 102525 30190 30190 0 0 136340 87258 17724 31358 0 1063331 622042 426067 15222 0 198832 120241 74549 4042 109066 66018 39191 3857 0 5505 280 5225 7935 7935 0 17603 17603 0 368208 217167 151041 4057 4057 67649 46915 18507 2227 53270 43880 8658 732 0 102200 62380 37143 2677 239699 209616 27121 2962 0 2567 1751 627 189 0 0 0 8089 4652 3254 183 Miscellaneous 81043 60802 20039 202 Publications 5396 5321 71 4 0 2603505 1685095 837152 81258 1737306 1440701 1314751 2119077 1260380 1509000 6229 28522 0 0 0 0 31383 28419 0 0 0 0 0 700 2909 4350749 5128628 143003 172565 143003 172565 X 1245035 1836112 2962711 3119951 4207746 4956063 4350749 5128628 748317 X false true X false false X 1955573 1551983 1592549 3924005 3184628 12208738 0 0 1955573 1551983 1592549 3924005 3184628 12208738 4606086 7602652 9700 7311 8809 8942 7198 41960 0 910 1250 2160 12252858 506544 0.62050 0.65950 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false false 11024 38674 49698 2553807 2603505 280175 70044 false 227800 242090 257982 280175 1008047 1512071 5908 49181 14787 49698 119574 56950 60523 64496 70044 252013 378020 3455 11182 12344 11024 38005 X 3351822 3351822 3351822 2603505 2603505 2603505 Part X : FIN48 Footnote The Organization has evaluated its current tax positions as of December 31, 2015 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 2791000 30375 2760625 Monique Mehta 1237 Versailles Ave Alamdea CA 94501 Grant Reporting false 7350 2791000 37725 2760625 CA CO CT IL MA MI NJ NM NY OR PA true Media Literacy Project 6400 Wyoming Blvd NE Albuquerque NM 87109 850129165 501(c)(3) 10000 0 Online Film Festival New Mexico Asian Family Ctr 128 Quincy St NE Albuquerque NM 87108 260545877 501(c)(3) 10000 0 NM Legislative Advocacy NM Religious Coalition PO Box 66433 Albuquerque NM 87193 850391823 501(c)(3) 35000 0 Civic Engagement Tewa Women United PO Box 397 Santa Cruz NM 87567 850480836 501(c)(3) 20000 0 Civic Engagement Transgender Resource Ctr NM 5308 Rosemont Ave NE Albuquerque NM 87441 392076744 501(c)(3) 10000 0 NM Legislative Advocacy 5 0 Project Support 1 13500 Individuals Stipends 116 16690 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. X 3 1250734 Statements false false false Form 990, Part III, Line 3: Ceased Conducting or Significant Changes To Services Yes, due to a variety of factors, Forward Together discontinued its Youth Organizing Program in June 2015. 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.