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FIRSTGEN FORWARD

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $7.7M · expenses $6.4M · assets $6.3M

EIN
99-3297663
Address
ONE DUPONT CIRCLE NW 300, WASHINGTON, DC 20036
Website
WWW.FIRSTGENFORWARD.ORG
NTEE code
-
Exempt type
-
Ruling date
-
Cross-check
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Mission

FIRSTGEN FORWARD IS THE PREMIER SOURCE FOR STUDENT SUCCESS THROUGH A FIRST-GENERATION LENS, EQUIPPING THE HIGHER EDUCATION COMMUNITY WITH EVIDENCE-BASED APPROACHES, DATA-INFORMED STRATEGIES, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND RESEARCH.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

6 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
Maurice Jones CEO, (UNTIL 6/30/2025)2024 $453,875$453,875 1
Samuel Goessling SENIOR VP, GROWTH & SP2024 $383,806$383,806 2
Sarah Whitley EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT2024 $182,261$182,261 2
Megan Stone ASSISTANT VP, GROWTH & OPS2024 $164,006$164,006 2
Stephanie Bannister PRESIDENT, (FROM 11/1/2025)2024 $154,463$154,463 1
Deana Waintraub Stafford VP, FIELD DEV & ENGAGEMENT2024 $127,076$127,076 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

5 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
Jeanine Ward-Roof BOARD MEMBER2024 1 $0 reported 3
Kevin Kruger BOARD MEMBER2024 1 $0 reported 4
Danita Brown Young BOARD MEMBER2024 1 $0 reported 3
Eric Suder BOARD MEMBER2024 37 $0 reported 1
Deborah Suder BOARD MEMBER2024 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 11 people listed · 6 paid, $1.5M · 0 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MAURICE JONES CEO, (UNTIL 6/30/2025)37 $388,224$0$65,651 $453,8751
SAMUEL GOESSLING SENIOR VP, GROWTH & SP37 $338,933$0$44,873 $383,8062
SARAH WHITLEY EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT37 $174,665$0$7,596 $182,2612
MEGAN STONE ASSISTANT VP, GROWTH & OPS37 $145,486$0$18,520 $164,0062
STEPHANIE BANNISTER PRESIDENT, (FROM 11/1/2025)37 $133,475$0$20,988 $154,4631
DEANA WAINTRAUB STAFFORD VP, FIELD DEV & ENGAGEMENT37 $113,916$0$13,160 $127,0761
ERIC SUDER BOARD MEMBER37 $0$0$0 $01
JEANINE WARD-ROOF BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $03
DANITA BROWN YOUNG BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $03
DEBORAH SUDER BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
KEVIN KRUGER BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $04

Highest-paid independent contractors

2024 · 3 contractors · $941K
NameLocationServicePaid
NASPAWASHINGTON, DCMANAGEMENT SERVICES$580,791
NATIONAL STUDENT CLEARINGHOUSEHERNDON, VAPDP MEMBERSHIP FEES$183,690
PHASE TWO ADVISORY LLCCHERRY HILLS VILLAGE, COLANDSCAPE SCAN$176,146

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 · 5 grants to organizations · $50K

Listed grants add up to $50,000; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $109,788. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.

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

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.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2025-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$7,696,035$6,378,009 $6,297,784$1,093,301 $7,104,538$589,739 $593,79605

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, $2,038,582 in all, tax years 2024 to 2024. 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
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STUDENT PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATORS INC Public charity Exact 2024 1$2,013,582 2024$2,013,582
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COUNCIL FOR OPPORTUNITY IN EDUCATION Public charity Exact 2024 1$25,000 2024$25,000
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Not reported: none of these organizations has foundation or DAF-sponsor grants in the filings we have.

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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 990 · $6,378,009 spent · pay $4,108,215 · grants $109,788 · events $255,474
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $2,776,085$1,890,706$781,138$104,241 43.5%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $593,796$118,759$118,759$356,278 9.3%
Fees: management $580,791$936$579,855- 9.1%
Fees: other services $503,820$472,620$31,200- 7.9%
Information technology $359,180$209,489$126,247$23,444 5.6%
Other employee benefits $312,818$185,913$101,190$25,715 4.9%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $255,474$219,761$26,478$9,235 4.0%
Payroll taxes $225,289$136,138$60,466$28,685 3.5%
Travel $206,039$98,761$103,132$4,146 3.2%
Pension plan contributions $200,227$140,642$57,063$2,522 3.1%
Advertising and promotion $119,094$102,446$12,343$4,305 1.9%
Other (as described)HONORARIUM $65,220$56,103$6,759$2,358 1.0%
Grants to US individuals $59,788$59,788-- 0.9%
Grants to US organizations and governments $50,000$50,000-- 0.8%
Insurance $16,522$35$16,487- 0.3%
Office expenses $12,194$9,223$2,430$541 0.2%
Fees: legal $10,198-$10,198- 0.2%
Other (as described)PAYROLL FEES $8,554$5,169$2,296$1,089 0.1%
Other (as described)EMPLOYEE SEARCH $8,440$3,457$4,427$556 0.1%
Other (as described)MISCELLANEOUS $5,975$2,448$3,134$393 0.1%
All other expenses $5,445$3,431$2,006$8 0.1%
Fees: accounting $3,060-$3,060- 0.0%
Total$6,378,009100%

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