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
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Latest year pay | Total pay from here | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Trala | TREASURER/SECRETARY/CFO | 2020-2024 | $121,176 | $344,007 | 3 |
| Adjoa Jones De Almeida | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 2024 | $274,013 | $274,013 | 1 |
| Sunanda Ghosh | ASSOCIATE EXECUTIVE | 2024 | $122,026 | $122,026 | 1 |
| William Marcellus Armstrong | PROGRAM MANAGER | 2024 | $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.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael C Forman | PRESIDENT | 2019-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 2 |
| Jennifer S Rice | VICE PRESIDENT | 2019-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 2 |
| Jaime Frankurt | BOARD OF DIRECTOR | 2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Luke Nikas | BOARD OF DIRECTOR | 2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| William R Hite Jr | BOARD OF DIRECTOR | 2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Rashid Johnson | BOARD OF DIRECTOR | 2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Wendell Pritchett | BOARD OF DIRECTOR | 2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Judilee Reed | BOARD OF DIRECTOR | 2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2024 · 12 people listed · 4 paid, $603K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADJOA JONES DE ALMEIDA | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $257,544 | - | $16,469 | $274,013 | 1 |
| SUNANDA GHOSH | ASSOCIATE EXECUTIVE | 40 | $113,067 | - | $8,959 | $122,026 | 1 |
| THOMAS TRALA | TREASURER/SECRETARY/CFO | 10 | $121,176 | - | $0 | $121,176 | 3 |
| WILLIAM MARCELLUS ARMSTRONG | PROGRAM MANAGER | 40 | $77,329 | - | $8,955 | $86,284 | 1 |
| MICHAEL C FORMAN | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| JENNIFER S RICE | VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| JAIME FRANKURT | BOARD OF DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| LUKE NIKAS | BOARD OF DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| WILLIAM R HITE JR | BOARD OF DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| RASHID JOHNSON | BOARD OF DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| WENDELL PRITCHETT | BOARD OF DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JUDILEE REED | BOARD OF DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $113K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THOMAS TRALA | TREASURER/SECRETARY | 10 | $113,027 | - | $0 | $113,027 | 3 |
| MICHAEL C FORMAN | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| JENNIFER S RICE | VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
2022 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $68K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THOMAS TRALA | TREASURER/SECRETARY | 10 | $67,934 | - | $0 | $67,934 | 3 |
| MICHAEL C FORMAN | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| JENNIFER S RICE | VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
2021 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $42K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THOMAS TRALA | TREASURER/SECRETARY | 10 | $41,870 | - | $0 | $41,870 | 3 |
| MICHAEL C FORMAN | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| JENNIFER S RICE | VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
2020 · 3 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL C FORMAN | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| JENNIFER S RICE | VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| THOMAS TRALA | TREASURER/SECRETARY | 10 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 3 |
2019 · 2 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael C Forman | President | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Jennifer S Rice | Vice President | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
2024 · 4 contractors · $542K
| Name | Location | Service | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| FB CAPITAL PARTNERS LP | PHILADELPHIA, PA | ACCOUNTING | $259,799 |
| DVDL DESIGN | NEW YORK, NY | CONSULTING/ORG. DEV. | $173,960 |
| COZEN O'CONNOR | PHILADELPHIA, PA | LEGAL SERVICES | $56,140 |
| BLUE MEDIUM INC | NEW YORK, NY | ADVERTISING AND MARKETING | $51,798 |
2023 · 4 contractors · $636K
| Name | Location | Service | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| DVDL DESIGN | NEW YORK, NY | CONSULTING/ORG. DEV. | $266,250 |
| FB CAPITAL PARTNERS LP | PHILADELPHIA, PA | ACCOUNTING | $170,405 |
| ISAACSON MILLER INC | WASHINGTON, DC | EXECUTIVE SEARCH FIRM | $112,208 |
| BLUE MEDIUM INC | NEW YORK, NY | ADVERTISING AND MARKETING | $86,769 |
2022 · 2 contractors · $337K
| Name | Location | Service | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| DVDL DESIGN | NEW YORK, NY | CONSULTING/ORG. DEV. | $223,750 |
| FB CAPITAL PARTNERS LP | PHILADELPHIA, PA | ACCOUNTING | $112,830 |
2021 · 2 contractors · $203K
| Name | Location | Service | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| DVDL DESIGN | NEW YORK, NY | CONSULTING/ORG. DEV. | $150,000 |
| FB CAPITAL PARTNERS LP | PHILADELPHIA, PA | ACCOUNTING | $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
| # | Contributor | Type | City, state | Total | Noncash | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
2021 · 2 contributors · $1.2M
2020 · 2 contributors · $29.0M
2019 · 1 contributor · $19.7M
| # | Contributor | Type | City, state | Total | Noncash | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · Form 990PF | ||||||||
| $3,269,723 | $2,223,228 | $86,416,547 | $85,973,950 | $0 | - | $394,189 | - | - |
| 2023 · Form 990PF | ||||||||
| -$1,800,926 | $2,944,911 | $83,544,282 | $82,847,455 | $1,715,000 | - | $113,027 | - | - |
| 2022 · Form 990PF | ||||||||
| $7,508,224 | $1,546,319 | $83,337,616 | $79,643,292 | $7,508,000 | - | $67,934 | - | - |
| 2021 · Form 990PF | ||||||||
| $1,235,746 | $1,250,550 | $83,778,323 | $83,711,387 | $1,233,020 | - | $41,870 | - | - |
| 2020 · Form 990PF | ||||||||
| $28,975,050 | $1,134,949 | $83,649,211 | $83,626,211 | $28,975,017 | - | $0 | - | - |
| 2019 · Form 990PF | ||||||||
| $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.
- FORMAN FAM FOUNDATION TR 12112013 Philadelphia, PA · 3 people in common (Jennifer S Rice, Michael C Forman, Thomas Trala)
- CAT COLLABORATIVE Philadelphia, PA · 1 person in common (Thomas Trala)
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
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FORMAN FAM FOUNDATION TR 12112013 | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “FORMAN ARTS INITIATIVE” | 2020-2022 | 7 | $20,162,500 | 2022 | $6,932,500 | show |
| NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2022 | 1 | $1,000,000 | 2022 | $1,000,000 | 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.
2024 · Form 990PF · $2,223,228 spent · pay $694,848 · grants $467,732 · events $20,755
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $2,223,228 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990PF · $2,944,911 spent · pay $152,372 · grants $662,000 · events $6,976
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $2,944,911 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990PF · $1,546,319 spent · pay $112,830 · grants $530,000 · events $19,876
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $1,546,319 | 100% |
2021 · Form 990PF · $1,250,550 spent · pay $53,098 · grants $770,000 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $1,250,550 | 100% |
2020 · Form 990PF · $1,134,949 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $2,712
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $1,134,949 | 100% |
2019 · Form 990PF · $370,722 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fees: other professional | $329,057 | 88.8% | |
| Other expenses | $41,065 | 11.1% | |
| Taxes | $600 | 0.2% | |
| Total | $370,722 | 100% |
State business registration
- Forman Arts Initiative, Inc. PA, Domestic Nonprofit Corporation, Current, formed 2018-12-20
The same business name in the same state, from the state’s official registry data.
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