SANTA MONICA FORWARD
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2016 · Form 990 · revenue $797K · expenses $808K · assets $2K
- EIN
- 47-3640804
- Address
- 2632 WILSHIRE BLVD STE 256, SANTA MONICA, CA 90403-4623
- NTEE code
- S20
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(4): social welfare (association)
- Ruling date
- May 2017 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
- IRS status
- Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
- Tax-deductible donations
- No
- Principal officer
- Juan Matute (its 2025 Form 990-N)
- Form 990-N e-postcards
- 1 filed, 2025 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
The purpose of Santa Monica Forward is to work towards a diverse, progressive, sustainable, and equitable City of Santa Monica. The organization stands for fact-based, inclusive, and civil public discourse that respects the many viewpoints of Santa Monicas residents.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).
People paid by the organization
2 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Latest year pay | Total pay from here | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Islas | Secretary | 2016 | $24,600 | $24,600 | 1 |
| Debra Mulvaney | Treasurer | 2016 | $11,000 | $11,000 | 1 |
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
2 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Matute | CO-CHAIR | 2016 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Judy Abdo | CO-CHAIR | 2016 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2016 · 4 people listed · 2 paid, $36K · 0 employees · 25 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JASON ISLAS | Secretary | 5 | $24,600 | $0 | $0 | $24,600 | 1 |
| DEBRA MULVANEY | Treasurer | 5 | $11,000 | $0 | $0 | $11,000 | 1 |
| JUAN MATUTE | CO-CHAIR | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JUDY ABDO | CO-CHAIR | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
No independent contractors reported.
Who gave
Contributor names are not public for this form type.
Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.
Finances
Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $796,614 | $808,099 | $2,016 | $2,016 | $796,614 | $0 | $0 | 0 | 25 |
Funders of this organization
1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $49,000 in all, tax years 2016 to 2016. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS ISSUES MOBILIZATION PAC | Public charity | Exact | 2016 | 1 | $49,000 | 2016 | $49,000 | show |
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Where the money went
Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.
2016 · Form 990 · $808,099 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other (as described) | Direct Mailing Costs | $323,444 | - | - | $323,444 | 40.0% |
| Other (as described) | Field Costs | $219,421 | - | - | $219,421 | 27.2% |
| Fees: other services | $101,342 | - | $101,342 | - | 12.5% | |
| Other (as described) | Polling - Focus Group | $60,067 | - | $60,067 | - | 7.4% |
| Advertising and promotion | $57,006 | - | $57,006 | - | 7.1% | |
| Fees: legal | $15,810 | - | $15,810 | - | 2.0% | |
| Fees: accounting | $11,000 | - | $11,000 | - | 1.4% | |
| All other expenses | $10,018 | - | $7,590 | $2,428 | 1.2% | |
| Travel | $5,899 | - | $5,899 | - | 0.7% | |
| Other (as described) | Telephone | $4,092 | - | $4,092 | - | 0.5% |
| Total | $808,099 | 100% |