FORMAN ARTS INITIATIVE INC

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2024 · Form 990PF · revenue $3.3M · expenses $2.2M · assets $86.4M

EIN
83-2902185
Address
3025 JOHN F KENNEDY BLVD OFC 5, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19104-6442
Website
HTTPS://FORMANARTSINITIATIVE.ORG
NTEE code
A51
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
December 2024 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (private operating foundation) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Private operating foundation
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

4 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Thomas Trala TREASURER/SECRETARY/CFO2020-2024 $121,176$344,007 3
Adjoa Jones De Almeida EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR2024 $274,013$274,013 1
Sunanda Ghosh ASSOCIATE EXECUTIVE2024 $122,026$122,026 1
William Marcellus Armstrong PROGRAM MANAGER2024 $86,284$86,284 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

8 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.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Michael C Forman PRESIDENT2019-2024 1 $0 reported 2
Jennifer S Rice VICE PRESIDENT2019-2024 1 $0 reported 2
Jaime Frankurt BOARD OF DIRECTOR2024 1 $0 reported 1
Luke Nikas BOARD OF DIRECTOR2024 1 $0 reported 1
William R Hite Jr BOARD OF DIRECTOR2024 1 $0 reported 1
Rashid Johnson BOARD OF DIRECTOR2024 1 $0 reported 1
Wendell Pritchett BOARD OF DIRECTOR2024 1 $0 reported 1
Judilee Reed BOARD OF DIRECTOR2024 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 12 people listed · 4 paid, $603K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ADJOA JONES DE ALMEIDA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $257,544-$16,469 $274,0131
SUNANDA GHOSH ASSOCIATE EXECUTIVE40 $113,067-$8,959 $122,0261
THOMAS TRALA TREASURER/SECRETARY/CFO10 $121,176-$0 $121,1763
WILLIAM MARCELLUS ARMSTRONG PROGRAM MANAGER40 $77,329-$8,955 $86,2841
MICHAEL C FORMAN PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $02
JENNIFER S RICE VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $02
JAIME FRANKURT BOARD OF DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
LUKE NIKAS BOARD OF DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
WILLIAM R HITE JR BOARD OF DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
RASHID JOHNSON BOARD OF DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
WENDELL PRITCHETT BOARD OF DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
JUDILEE REED BOARD OF DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $113K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
THOMAS TRALA TREASURER/SECRETARY10 $113,027-$0 $113,0273
MICHAEL C FORMAN PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $02
JENNIFER S RICE VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $02
2022 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $68K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
THOMAS TRALA TREASURER/SECRETARY10 $67,934-$0 $67,9343
MICHAEL C FORMAN PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $02
JENNIFER S RICE VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $02
2021 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $42K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
THOMAS TRALA TREASURER/SECRETARY10 $41,870-$0 $41,8703
MICHAEL C FORMAN PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $02
JENNIFER S RICE VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $02
2020 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MICHAEL C FORMAN PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $02
JENNIFER S RICE VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $02
THOMAS TRALA TREASURER/SECRETARY10 $0-$0 $03
2019 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Michael C Forman President0 $0-$0 $02
Jennifer S Rice Vice President0 $0-$0 $02

Highest-paid independent contractors

2024 · 4 contractors · $542K
NameLocationServicePaid
FB CAPITAL PARTNERS LPPHILADELPHIA, PAACCOUNTING$259,799
DVDL DESIGNNEW YORK, NYCONSULTING/ORG. DEV.$173,960
COZEN O'CONNORPHILADELPHIA, PALEGAL SERVICES$56,140
BLUE MEDIUM INCNEW YORK, NYADVERTISING AND MARKETING$51,798
2023 · 4 contractors · $636K
NameLocationServicePaid
DVDL DESIGNNEW YORK, NYCONSULTING/ORG. DEV.$266,250
FB CAPITAL PARTNERS LPPHILADELPHIA, PAACCOUNTING$170,405
ISAACSON MILLER INCWASHINGTON, DCEXECUTIVE SEARCH FIRM$112,208
BLUE MEDIUM INCNEW YORK, NYADVERTISING AND MARKETING$86,769
2022 · 2 contractors · $337K
NameLocationServicePaid
DVDL DESIGNNEW YORK, NYCONSULTING/ORG. DEV.$223,750
FB CAPITAL PARTNERS LPPHILADELPHIA, PAACCOUNTING$112,830
2021 · 2 contractors · $203K
NameLocationServicePaid
DVDL DESIGNNEW YORK, NYCONSULTING/ORG. DEV.$150,000
FB CAPITAL PARTNERS LPPHILADELPHIA, PAACCOUNTING$53,098

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2024 · 4 grants to organizations · $394K

Listed grants add up to $394,300; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $467,732. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.

2023 · 4 grants to organizations · $322K

Listed grants add up to $322,000; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $662,000. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.

2022 · 2 grants to organizations · $530K
2021 · 3 grants to organizations · $770K

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributors listed on Schedule B of the Form 990-PF: name, city and state as filed (street addresses are not shown), with total and noncash contributions for the year. A link to an organization's page is tagged Fuzzy with its name-similarity score (0 to 1) when it rests on name and state; Schedule B lists no EIN, so no link here is an exact identifier match.

2023 · 2 contributors · $1.7M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST Fuzzy 0.83 Organization or other JENKINTOWN, PA $1,000,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2023 · filing
2 FORMAN FAMILY FOUNDATION Organization or other PHILADELPHIA, PA $715,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2023 · filing
2022 · 2 contributors · $7.5M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
2 FORMAN FAMILY FOUNDATION Organization or other PHILADELPHIA, PA $6,932,500- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2022 · filing
1 MICHAEL C FORMAN Person PHILADELPHIA, PA $575,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2022 · filing
2021 · 2 contributors · $1.2M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
2 FORMAN FAMILY FOUNDATION Organization or other PHILADELPHIA, PA $760,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2021 · filing
1 MICHAEL FORMAN Person PHILADELPHIA, PA $473,020- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2021 · filing
2020 · 2 contributors · $29.0M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 MICHAEL FORMAN Person PHILADELPHIA, PA $16,505,017$16,250,000 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2020 · filing
2 FORMAN FAMILY FOUNDATION Organization or other PHILADELPHIA, PA $12,470,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2020 · filing
2019 · 1 contributor · $19.7M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 Michael Forman Person Philadelphia, PA $19,655,000$1,500,000 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2019 · filing

Contributors listed here are as reported on the filing. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

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.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990PF period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$3,269,723$2,223,228 $86,416,547$85,973,950 $0- $394,189--
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
-$1,800,926$2,944,911 $83,544,282$82,847,455 $1,715,000- $113,027--
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$7,508,224$1,546,319 $83,337,616$79,643,292 $7,508,000- $67,934--
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,235,746$1,250,550 $83,778,323$83,711,387 $1,233,020- $41,870--
2020 · Form 990PF period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$28,975,050$1,134,949 $83,649,211$83,626,211 $28,975,017- $0--
2019 · Form 990PF period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$19,656,832$370,722 $55,786,110$55,786,110 $19,655,000- $0--

Connected to

Organizations that list some of the same people on their returns (officers, directors, key employees on this organization’s latest return), and related organizations it lists on Schedule R.

Funders of this organization

2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $21,162,500 in all, tax years 2020 to 2022. 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

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
FORMAN FAM FOUNDATION TR 12112013 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “FORMAN ARTS INITIATIVE” 2020-2022 7$20,162,500 2022$6,932,500
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NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR DAF sponsor Exact 2022 1$1,000,000 2022$1,000,000
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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.

2024 · Form 990PF · $2,223,228 spent · pay $694,848 · grants $467,732 · events $20,755
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $467,732 21.0%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $394,189 17.7%
Fees: other professional $240,834 10.8%
Pension plans and employee benefits $207,465 9.3%
Other expenses $195,936 8.8%
Occupancy $185,742 8.4%
Fees: accounting $152,947 6.9%
Interest $102,808 4.6%
Taxes $100,000 4.5%
Other salaries and wages $93,194 4.2%
Fees: legal $61,626 2.8%
Travel, conferences and meetings $20,755 0.9%
Total$2,223,228100%

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2023 · Form 990PF · $2,944,911 spent · pay $152,372 · grants $662,000 · events $6,976
LineAs describedTotalShare
Interest $1,053,332 35.8%
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $662,000 22.5%
Other expenses $306,641 10.4%
Fees: other professional $266,250 9.0%
Fees: legal $172,481 5.9%
Occupancy $126,248 4.3%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $113,027 3.8%
Taxes $100,000 3.4%
Fees: accounting $98,611 3.3%
Other salaries and wages $20,735 0.7%
Pension plans and employee benefits $18,610 0.6%
Travel, conferences and meetings $6,976 0.2%
Total$2,944,911100%

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2022 · Form 990PF · $1,546,319 spent · pay $112,830 · grants $530,000 · events $19,876
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses $567,804 36.7%
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $530,000 34.3%
Fees: other professional $223,813 14.5%
Fees: legal $77,507 5.0%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $67,934 4.4%
Other salaries and wages $44,896 2.9%
Travel, conferences and meetings $19,876 1.3%
Fees: accounting $14,288 0.9%
Taxes $201 0.0%
Total$1,546,319100%

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2021 · Form 990PF · $1,250,550 spent · pay $53,098 · grants $770,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $770,000 61.6%
Fees: other professional $251,725 20.1%
Other expenses $150,641 12.0%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $41,870 3.3%
Fees: accounting $12,940 1.0%
Fees: legal $12,146 1.0%
Other salaries and wages $11,228 0.9%
Total$1,250,550100%

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2020 · Form 990PF · $1,134,949 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $2,712
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses $985,076 86.8%
Fees: other professional $147,144 13.0%
Travel, conferences and meetings $2,712 0.2%
Taxes $17 0.0%
Total$1,134,949100%

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2019 · Form 990PF · $370,722 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees: other professional $329,057 88.8%
Other expenses $41,065 11.1%
Taxes $600 0.2%
Total$370,722100%

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