2012-11-29T15:00:23-06:00 2011-12-31 131517563 LOEB & TROPER LLP 655 THIRD AVENUE 12TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10017 990 2011-01-01 130623590 THE FORWARD ASSOCIATION INC FORW 2128898200 125 MAIDEN LANE NEW YORK NY 10038 SAMUEL NORICH 2128898200 2012-11-28 1 FREDERICK H ROTHMAN P01275277 2128674000 2011 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z SAMUEL NORICH 125 MAIDEN LANE NEW YORK NY 10038 16662640 0 X WWW.FORWARD.COM X 1901 NY TO 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. 12 12 70 12 614506 -250 93994 360179 1610808 1420795 6955995 1341557 127391 44876 8788188 3167407 2350 9228 0 0 3954461 4119514 0 28000 373360 4329055 4275246 8285866 8431988 502322 -5264581 67442237 60715478 1755905 1597156 65686332 59118322 X THE FORWARD ASSOCIATION SERVES THE AMERICAN JEWISH COMMUNITY BY ENABLING ITS MEMBERS TO BE BETTER INFORMED IN ORDER TO GROW AS INDIVIDUALS, BECOME MORE ENGAGED WITH COMMUNAL CONCERNS AND BE MORE FAMILIAR WITH JEWISH CULTURE. IT CARRIES OUT ITS MISSION THROUGH REPORTING, ANALYSIS AND COMMENTARY ON CURRENT EVENTS AND THE ARTS, IN ENGLISH AND YIDDISH, THAT MEET THE HIGHEST STANDARD OF PUBLIC SERVICE IN JOURNALISM AND CULTURAL EXPRESSION. 0 0 4992840 9228 736080 ENGLISH MEDIA DIVISION: THE LARGEST PROGRAM OF THE FORWARD ASSOCIATION IS ITS ENGLIH NEWSPAPER FORWARD,PUBLISHED WEEKLY IN PRINT AND UPDATED CONTINUALLY ONLINE. IT REACHES NEARLY 30,000 READERS BY POSTAL MAIL AND 300,000 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. 1181911 70209 YIDDISH MEDIA DIVISION: THE SECOND MAJOR PROGRAM OF THE FORWARD ASSOCIATION IS ITS YIDDISH NEWSPAPER FORVERTS, ALSO PUBLISHED 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 NUMEROUS MULTIMEDIA FEATURES, INCLUDING A WEEKLY HOURLONG RADIO HOUR AND DOZENS OF VIDEO FEATURES. 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IT IS THE ONLY YIDDISH NEWSPAPER ORIGINATING IN THE 19TH CENTURY THAT CONTINUES TO PUBLISH IN THE 21ST CENTURY. IT WAS THE NEWSPAPER OF RECORD FOR MANY JEWISH IMMIGRANTS ARRIVING HERE BEFORE CONGRESS CUT IMMIGRATION IN 1924, AND HAS CONTINUED TO SERVE THOSE AND OTHER IMMIGRANTS AND THEIR DESCENDENTS IN ENSUING GENERATIONS WHO CONTINUE TO RELY ON IT. THE COLLECTION FORMED DURING PUBLISHING OF AMERICA'S LARGEST YIDDISH DAILY NEWSPAPER FROM 1897-1983, AND AS A WEEKLY SINCE. NEWS EVENTS WORLDWIDE SHAPE THE COLLECTION, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON MODERN JEWISH HISTORY, NEW YORK IMMIGRANT HISTORY, AND GENERAL CULTURE AND HISTORY OF THE LATE 19TH AND 20TH CENTURIES. THROUGHOUT ITS 113 YEAR HISTORY, THE FORVERTS HAS USED ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHY. THE COLLECTION IS FAIRLY GLOBAL IN SCOPE COMPRISING MATERIALS FROM EASTERN CENTRAL AND WESTERN EUROPE, THE FORMER SOVIET UNION, BRITISH MANDATED PALESTINE, THE US AND CANADA AS WELL AS ASIA, AFRICA AND ARAB LANDS. WE HOUSE OVER 40,000 GELATIN SILVER PHOTOS MORE THAN HALF OF WHICH REMAIN TO BE CATALOGED. WE OWN SEVERAL UNPROCESSED ROLLS OF FILM BY HARRY LOPATIN, WHOSE CONTRIBUTIONS ARE LARGELY UNKNOWN & WHO WAS ONE OF OUR EARLY PHOTOGRAPHERS. THERE ARE SEVERAL CANS OF REGULAR 8MM COLOR MOTION PICTURE FILM FROM 'CAMP HEMSHEKH' WHICH WAS A SUMMER CAMP SERVING CHILDREN OF MEMBERS OF THE HISTORIC JEWISH LABOR BUND. THERE ARE GLASS NEGATIVES, METAL AND CARDBOARD PLATES, PHOTOS DERIVED FROM THE ORIGINAL PRINTING PROCESS OF OUR NEWSPAPER. THE PRINTING OF THE NEWSPAPER TOOK PLACE IN OUR HISTORIC LANDMARKED BUILDING ON THE LOWER EAST SIDE OF NYC, AND THE METAL PLATES WERE MAINTAINED IN FILE FOLDERS ALONG WITH THE FILE CABINETRY - MORGUE OF NEWSPAPER PHOTOS, BUT ARE NOT COMPLETE REPLICAS OF THE PHOTOS, AND OFTEN CONTAIN UNIQUE HISTORIC IMAGES WE DON'T HAVE AS PHOTOGRAPHS. OVERSIZE HANDWRITTEN NOTEBOOKS CONTAINING BOARD MEETING NOTES IN YIDDISH 1920-1980'S DESCRIBING THE BUSINESS AND POLITICS OF RUNNING THE PAPER; LITERARY & BUSINESS CORRESPONDENCE IN ENGLISH & YIDDISH, BUSINESS RECORDS, CONTRACTS & FINANCIAL CERTIFICATES, YIDDISH MANUSCRIPTS, CD'S OF OUR YIDDISH RADIO PROGRAMS FROM THE 'FORVERTS RADIO HOUR'/WEVD RADIO STATION, EXTERIOR PIECES OF BUILDING FACADE FROM THE ORIGINAL FORVERTS BUILDING, PLAQUES AND AWARDS, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR INCLUDING THOSE FROM INDIVIDUALS SEEKING RELATIVES LOST DURING WWII, AND SEVERAL HARD COPY ISSUES FROM THE 1930'S-60'S OF THE ORIGINAL YIDDISH NEWSPAPER. DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48: PART X: 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, 2008 AND SUBSEQUENT REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY APPLICABLE TAXING AUTHORITIES. PART XI, LINE 8 - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: LOSS ON ADJUSTMENT ON SALE OF BUILDING -68,072. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: RENTAL EXPENSE 42,649. UNREALIZED LOSS ON INVESTMENT -1,235,357. LOSS ON ADJUSTMENT ON SALE OF BUILDING -68,072. PART XIII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: RENTAL EXPENSE 42,649. 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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 11 WHEN THE COMPLETED FORM 990 IS RECEIVED BY THE ORGANIZATION,BEFORE IT IS FILED WITH THE IRS, IT WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE FOR AN INITIAL REVIEW. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE MEETS, EITHER IN PERSON OR VIA TELECONFERENCE, TO DISCUSS THE 990 AND THEN REFERS IT TO THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR SEPARATE REVIEW. BOARD MEMBERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO COMMENT AND AFTER DISCUSSION, THE 990 WILL BE FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE 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 15 THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S AND ALL EMPLOYEE'S COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE AFTER EXAMINING PERTINENT NOT FOR PROFIT COMPANIES. ONCE APPROVED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS VOTES ON THE PROPOSED CONTRACT (CONTRACT NOT APPLICABLE FOR REGULAR EMPLOYEES). THE PROCESS WAS LAST UNDERTAKEN IN 2011. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THESE DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES: FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5: NET UNREALIZED LOSSES ON INVESTMENTS: -1,235,357. LOSS ON ADJUSTMENT ON SALE OF BUILDING -68,072. TOTAL TO FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5: -1,303,429. FORM 990 PART XII LINE 2C THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. FORWARD FUND INC 125 MAIDEN LANE NEW YORK NY 10038 454590140 SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION NY 501(C)(3) LINE 11A, I THE FOWARD ASSOCIATION INC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0