FORWARD ASSOC INC: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
FORWARD ASSOC INC (EIN 13-0623590)
Tax period
2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed
2015-11-16
IRS object ID
201523219349300632
Schema version
2014v5.0
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)
Return2015-11-16T10:10:10-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN131517563PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1655 THIRD AVENUE 12TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10017ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN130623590EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE FORWARD ASSOCIATION INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlFORWBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2128898200PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1125 MAIDEN LANEAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10038ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSAMUEL NORICHPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT/CEO & PUBLISHERPersonTitleTxt
Phone2128898200PhoneNum
Signature2015-11-13SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonERIC GOLDFARBPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01277125PTIN
Phone2128674000PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-03-07 17:11:31ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerSAMUEL NORICHPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1125 MAIDEN LANEAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10038ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$14,945,107GrossReceiptsAmt
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 Body12VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent12VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee68TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers12TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$812,799TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm-$250NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$873,813PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$957,302CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$1,751,352PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$1,609,433CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$3,305,454PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$1,744,956CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$120,049PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$143,517CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$6,050,668PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$4,455,208CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$4,500PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$4,696,264PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$4,530,484CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$420,982CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$3,999,306PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$4,158,711CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$8,700,070PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$8,689,195CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$2,649,402PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$4,233,987CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$56,475,980TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$53,024,774TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,691,069TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$1,884,461TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$54,784,911NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$51,140,313NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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$5,794,166ExpenseAmt
Revenue$754,075RevenueAmt
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 NEARLY 30,000 SUBSCRIBERS BY POSTAL MAIL AND 500,000 READERS MONTHLY VIA THE INTERNET AT FORWARD.COM. THE QUALITY OF ITS JOURNALISM HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED THROUGH NUMEROUS AWARDS FOR ITS NEWS COVERAGE, EDITORIALS, DESIGN AND WEBSITE.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,027,569ExpenseAmt
Revenue$42,559RevenueAmt
DescYIDDISH MEDIA DIVISION: THE SECOND MAJOR PROGRAM OF THE FORWARD ASSOCIATION IS ITS YIDDISH NEWSPAPER FORVERTS, NOW PUBLISHED BI-WEEKLY IN PRINT AND UPDATED REGULARLY ONLINE. IT IS ONE OF THE FEW REMAINING PERIODICALS IN YIDDISH IN THE WORLD AND PROVIDES AN INDISPENSIBLE SERVICE TO ITS READERS WITH 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 2000 READERS THROUGH THE PRINTED NEWSPAPER AND THOUSANDS MORE THROUGH ITS WEBSITE, YIDDISH.FORWARD.COM.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$6,821,735TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
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 SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntYes (1)RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent0TransactionWithControlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
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Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial AccountYes (1)ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign CountryCAForeignCountryCd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CRAIG ROSENBERGBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2128898200PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1125 MAIDEN LANEAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10038ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (21 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
JACOB MOROWITZ
CHAIR OF THE BOARD10.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK MLOTEK
VICE CHAIR OF THE BOARD5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
TOM FREUDENHEIM
SECRETARY5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
RON SERNAU
TREASURER5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DEBORAH ZISKIN
NOMINATING & MEMBERSHIP CH5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ARY FREILICH
AUDIT CHAIR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HARVEY SIGELBAUM
BUDGET CHAIR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MATTHEW D GELFAND
COMPENSATION CHAIR (UNTIL 11/14)5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CARYL RATNER
COMPENSATION CHAIR (FROM 11/14)5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JIM HOFHEIMER
DEVELOPMENT CHAIR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALEXIS GELBER
MEDIA CHAIR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JON LUKOMNIK
INVESTMENT CHAIR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALAN SILBERSTEIN
STRATEGIC PLANNING CHAIR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JUDY MISZNER
STRATEGIC PLANNING CHAIR(UNTIL11/14)5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SAMUEL NORICH
PRESIDENT/CEO & PUBLISHER60.00Yes (X)$256,207$0$14,101
JANE EISNER
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF60.00$205,782$0$13,031Yes (X)
BARRY SURMAN
ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER50.00$167,366$0$19,672Yes (X)
BORIS SANDLER
EDITOR50.00$141,109$0$0Yes (X)
KIM AMZALLAG
ADVERTISING DIRECTOR50.00$117,835$0$22,688Yes (X)
ROBERT STEVEN GOLDFARB
MARKETING DIRECTOR40.00$106,112$0$7,474Yes (X)
DANIEL FRIEDMAN
MANAGING EDITOR50.00$104,191$0$22,688Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,098,602TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$99,654TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K7IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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MACHELP
28 WEST 27TH STREETNEW YORKNY10001COMPUTER CONSULTANTS$366,779
DAILY NEWS
125 THEODORE CONRAD DRIVEJERSEY CITYNJ07305NEWSPAPER PRODUCTION$325,418
BERMPORAD BARANOWSKI
20 JAY STREETBROOKLYNNY11201REBRANDING CONSULTANTS$239,525
DIGITAL PULP
220 EAST 23RD STNEW YORKNY10010DIGITAL STRATEGY CONSULTANTS$150,459
SPRUCE PRIVATE INVESTORS
263 TRESSER BLVDSTAMFORDCT06901INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT$145,901
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K5CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$957,302AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$29,718NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$957,302TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescPUBLISHING SERVICEDesc
Business511110BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$1,609,433TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$796,634RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$812,799UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$1,609,433TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$961,495TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$961,495ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$19,929TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$19,929ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$157,328RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$41,578RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$115,750RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$115,750TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$115,750ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$11,231,782SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$10,448,321SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$783,461SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$783,461TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$783,461ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMISCELLANEOUSDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$7,838TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$7,838ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$7,838OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$4,455,208TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Unrelated Business Revenue$812,799UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$1,888,473ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$489,121TotalAmt
Program Services$313,250ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$175,871ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,500,141TotalAmt
Program Services$2,963,412ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$328,753ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$207,976FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$58,334TotalAmt
Program Services$47,986ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,286ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,062FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$179,786TotalAmt
Program Services$152,837ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$16,088ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,861FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$303,102TotalAmt
Program Services$249,335ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$37,857ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$15,910FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,012,623TotalAmt
Program Services$872,975ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$22,078ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$117,570FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$127,749TotalAmt
Program Services$53,708ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$61,506ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,535FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$39,992TotalAmt
Management And General$39,992ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$145,901TotalAmt
Management And General$145,901ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$126,498TotalAmt
Program Services$126,498ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$705,112TotalAmt
Program Services$526,272ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$149,831ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$29,009FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$231,942TotalAmt
Program Services$177,275ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$50,817ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,850FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$53,778TotalAmt
Program Services$41,969ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,809ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,242TotalAmt
Program Services$11,972ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,859ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$411FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$433,736TotalAmt
Program Services$79,515ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$340,052ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$14,169FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$50,580TotalAmt
Program Services$29,164ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$20,559ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$857FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
FREIGHT AND CIRCULATION$587,636$587,636
FREELANCE WRITERS$530,120$530,120
PHOTOS$56,063$56,063
BAD DEBT$9,128$9,128

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$25,611TotalAmt
Program Services$1,748ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$19,091ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,772FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,689,195TotalAmt
Program Services$6,821,735ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,446,478ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$420,982FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,213,115BOYAmt
EOY$1,591,796EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$63,053BOYAmt
EOY$88,367EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$335,975BOYAmt
EOY$378,731EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$29,676BOYAmt
EOY$170,082EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$14,727,446LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$2,544,459LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,589,608BOYAmt
EOY$12,182,987EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$34,752,175BOYAmt
EOY$30,843,998EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,492,304BOYAmt
EOY$7,768,739EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$56,475,980BOYAmt
EOY$53,024,774EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$336,115BOYAmt
EOY$386,117EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$582,308BOYAmt
EOY$821,840EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$772,646BOYAmt
EOY$676,504EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,691,069BOYAmt
EOY$1,884,461EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$54,634,911BOYAmt
EOY$51,077,786EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$150,000BOYAmt
EOY$62,527EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$54,784,911BOYAmt
EOY$51,140,313EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$56,475,980BOYAmt
EOY$53,024,774EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$4,233,987ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$589,389NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
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$93,994CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$360,179CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$687,838CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$873,813CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$957,302CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,973,126TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$816,797CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$806,289CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$807,182CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$851,238CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$796,634CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,078,140TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$910,791CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,166,468CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,495,020CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,725,051CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,753,936CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$7,051,266TotalAmt

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$7,051,266PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$543,414CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$921,150CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,022,321CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,259,812CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,138,752CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,885,449TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$543,414CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$921,150CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,022,321CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,259,812CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,138,752CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,885,449TotalAmt

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$794,011CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$614,506CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$853,706CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$900,114CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$812,799CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,975,136TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$8,403CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$21,477CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$35,794CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,241CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,838CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$79,753TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,256,619CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,723,601CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,406,841CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,891,218CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,713,325CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$15,991,604TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.44090PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.42690PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.30550InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.29710InvestmentIncomePYPct
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

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$13,969,102OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,008,972DepreciationAmt
Book Value$11,960,130BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$758,344OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$535,487DepreciationAmt
Book Value$222,857BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$12,182,987TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
COOPERATIVE BANK STOCK$4,065F
HEDGE FUNDS$7,764,674F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$7,768,739TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescSEVERANCE PAYABLEDesc
Amt$676,504Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$676,504TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,940,274TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$589,389NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue$41,578OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$630,967RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$4,309,307RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$145,901InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$145,901RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$4,455,208TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$8,584,872TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$41,578OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$41,578ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$8,543,294ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$145,901InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$145,901ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$8,689,195TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 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, 2011 AND SUBSEQUENT REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY APPLICABLE TAXING AUTHORITIES.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:RENTAL EXPENSE 41,578.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:RENTAL EXPENSE 41,578.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionCENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEANRegionTxt
Offices0OfficesCnt
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedINVESTMENTS- FOREIGN HEDGE FUNDS AND LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANYTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$7,764,674RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$7,764,674SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$7,764,674TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

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 PaymentsYes (1)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (3 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/CEO & PUBLISHER$231,207$0$25,000$0$0$0$0$0$14,101$0$270,308$0$0$0
JANE EISNER
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF$201,782$0$4,000$0$0$0$0$0$13,031$0$218,813$0$0$0
BARRY SURMAN
ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER$154,866$0$12,500$0$0$0$0$0$19,672$0$187,038$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 7FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE BOARD APPROVES MERIT BASED BONUSES FOR ITS OFFICERS AND TOP EMPLOYEES FOR THEIR DEDICATION TO THE ORGANIZATION.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution2ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$29,718NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
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
ExplanationTHE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF ITEMS CONTRIBUTEDExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6THE FORWARD ASSOCIATION IS A MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION MADE UP OF PEOPLE WHO SUBSCRIBE TO THE ASSOCIATION'S MISSION STATEMENT.
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, NEW MEMBERS SERVE FOR AN INITIAL 3 YEAR TERM. THEY MAY THEN BE NOMINATED FOR LIFETIME MEMBERSHIP. THE ASSOCIATION ALSO VOTES ON THE NOMINEES FOR LIFETIME MEMBERSHIP. THE GENERAL MEMBERSHIP ALSO ELECTS THE OFFICERS AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTOR/COMMITTEE CHAIRS. THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE PREPARES A SLATE OF CANDIDATES FOR THE 4 OFFICERS AND 8 COMMITTEE CHAIRS WHO COMPRISE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION VOTE FOR AND ELECT THE OFFICERS AND THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BEFORE 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 ON AUGUST 9 2014.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THESE DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990 PART XII LINE 2CTHE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FORM THE PRIOR YEAR.

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 11A, 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 Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
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 Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

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