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
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Latest year pay | Total pay from here | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurice Jones | CEO, (UNTIL 6/30/2025) | 2024 | $453,875 | $453,875 | 1 |
| Samuel Goessling | SENIOR VP, GROWTH & SP | 2024 | $383,806 | $383,806 | 2 |
| Sarah Whitley | EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT | 2024 | $182,261 | $182,261 | 2 |
| Megan Stone | ASSISTANT VP, GROWTH & OPS | 2024 | $164,006 | $164,006 | 2 |
| Stephanie Bannister | PRESIDENT, (FROM 11/1/2025) | 2024 | $154,463 | $154,463 | 1 |
| Deana Waintraub Stafford | VP, FIELD DEV & ENGAGEMENT | 2024 | $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.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeanine Ward-Roof | BOARD MEMBER | 2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 3 |
| Kevin Kruger | BOARD MEMBER | 2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 4 |
| Danita Brown Young | BOARD MEMBER | 2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 3 |
| Eric Suder | BOARD MEMBER | 2024 | 37 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Deborah Suder | BOARD MEMBER | 2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2024 · 11 people listed · 6 paid, $1.5M · 0 employees · 5 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAURICE JONES | CEO, (UNTIL 6/30/2025) | 37 | $388,224 | $0 | $65,651 | $453,875 | 1 |
| SAMUEL GOESSLING | SENIOR VP, GROWTH & SP | 37 | $338,933 | $0 | $44,873 | $383,806 | 2 |
| SARAH WHITLEY | EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT | 37 | $174,665 | $0 | $7,596 | $182,261 | 2 |
| MEGAN STONE | ASSISTANT VP, GROWTH & OPS | 37 | $145,486 | $0 | $18,520 | $164,006 | 2 |
| STEPHANIE BANNISTER | PRESIDENT, (FROM 11/1/2025) | 37 | $133,475 | $0 | $20,988 | $154,463 | 1 |
| DEANA WAINTRAUB STAFFORD | VP, FIELD DEV & ENGAGEMENT | 37 | $113,916 | $0 | $13,160 | $127,076 | 1 |
| ERIC SUDER | BOARD MEMBER | 37 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JEANINE WARD-ROOF | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 3 |
| DANITA BROWN YOUNG | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 3 |
| DEBORAH SUDER | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| KEVIN KRUGER | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 4 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
2024 · 3 contractors · $941K
| Name | Location | Service | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| NASPA | WASHINGTON, DC | MANAGEMENT SERVICES | $580,791 |
| NATIONAL STUDENT CLEARINGHOUSE | HERNDON, VA | PDP MEMBERSHIP FEES | $183,690 |
| PHASE TWO ADVISORY LLC | CHERRY HILLS VILLAGE, CO | LANDSCAPE 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.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $7,696,035 | $6,378,009 | $6,297,784 | $1,093,301 | $7,104,538 | $589,739 | $593,796 | 0 | 5 |
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.
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STUDENT PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATORS INC Washington, DC · 5 people in common (Danita Brown Young, Kevin Kruger, Megan Stone)
- NASPA FOUNDATION Washington, DC · 3 people in common (Danita Brown Young, Jeanine Ward-Roof, Kevin Kruger)
- LEADERSHAPE INCORPORATED Champaign, IL · 1 person in common (Jeanine Ward-Roof)
- HIGHER EDUCATION CONSORTIUM FOR STUDENT AFFAIRS CERTIFICATION Washington, DC · 1 person in common (Kevin Kruger)
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
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STUDENT PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATORS INC | Public charity | Exact | 2024 | 1 | $2,013,582 | 2024 | $2,013,582 | show |
| COUNCIL FOR OPPORTUNITY IN EDUCATION | Public charity | Exact | 2024 | 1 | $25,000 | 2024 | $25,000 | show |
Similar organizations
No similar organizations found.
Who funds organizations like this
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
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $6,378,009 | 100% |