STRATEGY STUDIO / PUBLIC DATA EXPLORER

FORWARD ASSOC INC: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
FORWARD ASSOC INC (EIN 13-0623590)
Tax period
2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed
2019-11-15
IRS object ID
201933199349319878
Schema version
2018v3.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2019-11-15T14:09:28-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN131459550PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MAZARS USA LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1135 WEST 50TH STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP100200002ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2018-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN130623590EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE FORWARD ASSOCIATION INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlFORWBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2128898200PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1125 MAIDEN LANEAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10038ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonRACHEL FISHMAN FEDDERSENPersonNm
Person TitleCEO AND PUBLISHERPersonTitleTxt
Phone2128898200PhoneNum
Signature2019-11-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonISRAEL TANNENBAUMPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01589203PTIN
Phone2128127000PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address148.77.102.18IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2019-11-15IPDt
IP Tm14:05:06IPTm
IP TimezoneESIPTimezoneCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2018TaxYr
Build TS2020-04-17 16:48:07ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerRACHEL FISHMAN FEDDERSENPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1125 MAIDEN LANEAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10038ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$7,389,164GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.FORWARD.COMWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1901FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO PROMOTE AND STRENGTHEN JEWISH PEOPLEHOOD, YIDDISH CULTURE, AND SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body15VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent15VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee52TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers15TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$519,932TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$8,645NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$5,828,121PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$5,695,667CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$1,538,833PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$1,530,233CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$4,204PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$12,515CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$14,217PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$24,497CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$7,385,375PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$7,262,912CYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Total Fundraising Expense$671,234CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$3,206,939PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$2,565,516CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$8,120,673PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$7,231,854CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$735,298PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$31,058CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$1,267,983TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$1,581,639TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,213,830TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$1,496,428TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$54,153NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$85,211NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE FORWARD'S MISSION IS TO STRENGTHEN ENGAGEMENT WITH JEWISH IDEAS AND COMMUNITIES THROUGH A VARIETY OF MEDIA, AND IN PUBLIC EVENTS. IT CARRIES OUT THIS MISSSION BY PUBLISHING COMMENTARY ON CURRENT ISSUES AND THE ARTS, IN ENGLISH AND YIDDISH, THAT MEET THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF PUBLIC SERVICE IN JOURNALISM AND CULTURAL EXPRESSION. IT FURTHERS THIS MISSION THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS AND COLLABORATIONS THAT ENGAGE DEEPLY WITH THE HISTORY, RANGE AND VARIETY OF THE AMERICAN JEWISH EXPERIENCE.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$4,662,187ExpenseAmt
Revenue$1,003,251RevenueAmt
DescENGLISH MEDIA DIVISION: THE LARGEST PROGRAM OF THE FORWARD ASSOCIATIONIS ITS ENGLISH MAGAZINE, FORWARD. PUBLISHED MONTHLY IN PRINT ANDUPDATED CONTINUALLY ONLINE, IT REACHES APPROXIMATELY 15,400 SUBSCRIBERSBY POSTAL MAIL AND AROUND 1,500,000 READERS MONTHLY VIA THE INTERNET ATFORWARD.COM. THE QUALITY OF ITS JOURNALISM HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BYNUMEROUS AWARDS FOR NEWS AND CULTURAL COVERAGE, EDITORIALS, DESIGN ANDWEBSITE.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$422,584ExpenseAmt
Revenue$22,776RevenueAmt
DescYIDDISH MEDIA DIVISION: THE SECOND MAJOR PROGRAM OF THE FORWARD ASSOCIATION IS ITS YIDDISH NEWSPAPER, FORVERTS. NOW PUBLISHED MONTHLY IN PRINT AND UPDATED REGULARLY ONLINE, IT IS ONE OF THE FEW REMAINING PERIODICALS IN YIDDISH IN THE WORLD AND PROVIDES AN INDISPENSABLE SERVICE TO ITS READERS THROUGH ITS COVERAGE OF YIDDISH CULTURE AS WELL AS NEWS FROM ISRAEL, THE UNITED STATES AND AROUND THE WORLD. THE WEBSITE INCLUDES DAILY RADIO REPORTS FROM CITIES AROUND THE WORLD AND DOZENS OF VIDEO FEATURES. FORVERTS REACHES OVER 600 SUBSCRIBERS BY POSTAL MAIL AND AROUND 12,000 READERS MONTHLY VIA THE INTERNET AT YIDDISH.FORWARD.COM.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$5,084,771TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtYes (1)CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingYes (1)ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
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Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntYes (1)RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent0TransactionWithControlEntInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document133IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee52EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial AccountYes (1)ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign CountryCAForeignCountryCd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
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Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ALAN BENDICHBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2128898200PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1125 MAIDEN LANEAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10038ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (20 entries)

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JACOB MOROWITZ
CHAIR10.001.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATHLEEN PERATIS
SECRETARY5.001.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALAN SILBERSTEIN
VICE-CHAIR5.001.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JIM FELDMAN
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RON SERNAU
TREASURER5.001.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
RONNIE ZOLIN
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RUTH HOROWITZ
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK MLOTEK
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JASON KLEIN
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEFF GOTTLIEB
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELLEN GIBBS
DIRECTOR1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEN BOB
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
EDWARD BLANK
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CARYL RATNER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SAMUEL NORICH
PRESIDENT1.001.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
RACHEL FEDDERSON FISHMAN
CEO/PUBLISHER40.001.00Yes (X)$259,894$0$42,080
ALAN BENDICH
VP, FINANCE AND OPERATIONS40.00Yes (X)$145,469$0$27,588
JANE EISNER
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF40.00$205,848$0$31,489Yes (X)
JAY EHRLICH
VP, DIGITAL GM40.00$119,169$0$38,834Yes (X)
KATHLEEN CHAMBARD
VP MARKETING40.00$131,500$0$27,326Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$861,880TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$167,317TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K5IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (4 entries)

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MACHELP
81 PROSPECT STNEW YORKNY11201CONSULTATION$325,000
THE HORAH GROUP
351 MANVILLE RD 105PLEASANTVILLENY10570DONOR MAILING$180,218
LSC COMMUNICATIONS
211 ATHENS WAY SUITE 20DNASHVILLETX37228PRINTING$150,279
LITTLER MENDELSON PC
PO BOX 207137DALLASTX75320LEGAL$110,051
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K4CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$389,338FundraisingAmt
Related Organizations$3,908,620RelatedOrganizationsAmt
All Other Contributions$1,397,709AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$5,695,667TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescPUBLISHING SERVICEDesc
Business511110BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$1,530,233TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$1,010,301RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$519,932UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$1,530,233TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$12,515TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$12,515ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$8,771TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$8,771ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$126,252FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$389,338ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$126,252FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMISCELLANEOUSDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$15,726TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$15,726RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$15,726OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$7,262,912TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$1,026,027RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$519,932UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$21,286ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$712,368TotalAmt
Program Services$513,912ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$131,984ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$66,472FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,565,492TotalAmt
Program Services$2,572,194ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$660,598ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$332,700FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$35,250TotalAmt
Program Services$25,430ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,531ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,289FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$201,136TotalAmt
Program Services$145,102ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$37,266ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$18,768FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$101,631TotalAmt
Program Services$73,318ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,830ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,483FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$233,259TotalAmt
Program Services$87,183ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$129,875ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$16,201FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$39,930TotalAmt
Management And General$39,930ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$50,461TotalAmt
Fundraising$50,461FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$913,279TotalAmt
Program Services$721,045ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$152,829ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$39,405FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$227,354TotalAmt
Program Services$152,975ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$74,379FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$640,513TotalAmt
Program Services$454,366ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$135,595ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$50,552FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$148,068TotalAmt
Program Services$147,207ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$861ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$109,058TotalAmt
Program Services$41,582ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$66,601ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$875FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$43,005TotalAmt
Program Services$18,182ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$16,174ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,649FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$20,314TotalAmt
Program Services$9,162ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,152ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$69,542TotalAmt
Program Services$34,212ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$35,330ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$66,403TotalAmt
Program Services$43,223ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$23,180ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

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PHOTOS$41,813$41,813
OTHER$12,978$3,865$9,113

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,231,854TotalAmt
Program Services$5,084,771ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,475,849ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$671,234FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$405,545BOYAmt
EOY$519,753EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$261,737BOYAmt
EOY$13,110EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$50,953BOYAmt
EOY$69,735EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$207,892BOYAmt
EOY$195,250EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$55,867BOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$69,338BOYAmt
EOY$72,767EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$748,128LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$655,596LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$160,228BOYAmt
EOY$92,532EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$114,427EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$56,423BOYAmt
EOY$504,065EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,267,983BOYAmt
EOY$1,581,639EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$465,443BOYAmt
EOY$481,170EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$716,554BOYAmt
EOY$747,961EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$31,833BOYAmt
EOY$267,297EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,213,830BOYAmt
EOY$1,496,428EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$54,153BOYAmt
EOY$85,211EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$54,153BOYAmt
EOY$85,211EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,267,983BOYAmt
EOY$1,581,639EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$31,058ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$957,302CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,796,812CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$8,250,767CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,828,121CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,695,667CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$27,528,669TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$796,634CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,028,053CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$705,714CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$862,047CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,010,301CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,402,749TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,753,936CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$7,824,865CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$8,956,481CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,690,168CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,705,968CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$31,931,418TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$31,931,418PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,138,752CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$10,275CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$23,511CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$15,377CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$21,286CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,209,201TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,138,752CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$10,275CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$23,511CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$15,377CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$21,286CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,209,201TotalAmt

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$812,799CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$838,726CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$692,493CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$676,786CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$519,932CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,540,736TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$7,838CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$21,029CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$23,254CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,044CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$15,726CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$70,891TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,713,325CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$8,694,895CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$9,695,739CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,385,375CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,262,912CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$36,752,246TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.86880PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.80740PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.03290InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.07330InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Collection Used PreservationYes (X)CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Solicited Assets Sale0SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$748,128OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$655,596DepreciationAmt
Book Value$92,532BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$92,532TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
STATE OF ISRAEL BONDS$500,000F
OTHER$4,065C
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$504,065TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDUE TO FOWARD FUNDDesc
Amt$267,297Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$267,297TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$7,812,912TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$550,000DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$550,000RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$7,262,912RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$7,262,912TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$7,781,854TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$550,000DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$550,000ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$7,231,854ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$7,231,854TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART III, LINE 4:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE FORWARD ASSOCIATION HAS DEVOTED SUBSTANTIAL EFFORT AND FUNDS FOR THE LAST 17 YEARS TO THE ARCHIVAL DESCRIPTION AND CONSERVATION OF ONE OF THE LARGEST COLLECTIONS OF PHOTOGRAPHS DOCUMENTING THE HISTORY OF JEWISH COMMUNITIES IN THE UNITED STATES, EASTERN EUROPE AND ISRAEL, SPANNING THE ENTIRE 20TH CENTURY. THE YIDDISH FORWARD, OR FORVERTS, PUBLISHED AS A DAILY NEWSPAPER FROM 1897 TO 1983, AS A WEEKLY UNTIL FEBRUARY OF 2012. A BIWEEKLY UNTIL APRIL 2016, AND AS A MONTHLY AS OF APRIL 2016. HAS ALWAYS FEATURED ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHY COMMISSIONED FOR ITS PAGES. THE PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION IS GLOBAL IN SCOPE, BUT IS ESPECIALLY RICH IN ITS EMPHASIS ON 20TH CENTURY JEWISH HISTORY, NEW YORK IMMIGRANT HISTORY, AND JEWISH COMMUNAL LIFE IN THE UNITED STATES. THE PHOTOGRAPHIC RECORD AMASSED BY THE FORVERTS EDITORS PAID PARTICULAR ATTENTION IN ITS EARLY DECADES TO CLASS STRIFE, STRIKES AND UNIONS, AND THEN BROADENED ITS FOCUS TO JEWISH WORKING CLASS PARTICIPATION IN THE POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC LIFE OF URBAN AMERICA. IT CHRONICLED THE 1930S MOBILIZATION AGAINST FASCISM, THE WARTIME HOME FRONT EFFORTS, THE VICTORIES WON BY SOVIET AND WESTERN ARMIES, THE DESPERATION OF THE REMNANTS OF EUROPEAN JEWRY IN THE IMMEDIATE POSTWAR YEARS TO RECONNECT WITH RELATIVES IN THE US, AND TO EMIGRATE TO THE US OR TO ISRAEL. THE FORVERTS GAVE ITS MOSTLY POOR AND WORKING CLASS READERSHIP A WINDOW ON A WIDER WORLD, AND HELPED TO ARTICULATE AND CRYSTALLIZE THE LIBERAL ETHOS OF AMERICAN JEWS WHICH HAS CHARACTERIZED OUR COMMUNITY EVER SINCE. IT WAS A NEWSPAPER ABOUT YIDDISH AS MUCH AS IT WAS A NEWSPAPER IN YIDDISH: IN TEXT AND IMAGE, IT HAS DEPICTED THE VAST RECORD OF YIDDISH ART AND LITERATURE, IN MORE DETAIL AND OVER A WIDER CHRONOLOGICAL AND GEOGRAPHIC SPAN THAN ANY OTHER PERIODICAL. AND YET, BY THE END OF THE 20TH CENTURY, THIS LARGE AND UNIQUE PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION WAS HARDLY KNOWN BEYOND THE CONFINES OF THE FORVERTS' OWN STAFF. IN 1998 THE FORWARD ASSOCIATION HIRED ARCHIVAL STAFF TO IDENTIFY, CATALOGUE AND CONSERVE ITS HOLDINGS. WE NOW KNOW THAT IT CONTAINS GLASS NEGATIVES, METAL AND CARDBOARD PLATES, BOUND ROTOGRAVURE VOLUMES, AND OVER 40,000 GELATIN SILVER PHOTOS DERIVED FROM THE ORIGINAL PRINTING PROCESS OF OUR NEWSPAPER. IN THE PAST 17 YEARS WE HAVE CREATED A COMPUTERIZED DATABASE WITH ITEM-LEVEL DESCRIPTIONS OF THREE-QUARTERS OF THE IMAGES IN THE COLLECTION, AND WE HAVE STORED THE PROCESSED IMAGES IN ACID-FREE ENVELOPES SUITABLE FOR ARCHIVAL STORAGE. SINCE 2009 THE ARCHIVES HAVE BEEN HOUSED IN A TEMPERATURE-AND-HUMIDITY-CONTROLLED, PROTECTED SPACE TO ENSURE THEIR SAFETY. WE ALREADY DIGITIZED ABOUT 5000 IMAGES, AND IN 2007 WE PUBLISHED SOME 500 IMAGES FROM THIS COLLECTION CHOSEN BY ALANA NEWHOUSE, OUR FORMER ARTS AND CULTURE EDITOR, AND CHANA POLLACK, OUR ARCHIVIST, IN A LIVING LENS: PHOTOGRAPHS OF JEWISH LIFE FROM THE PAGES OF THE FORWARD, ISSUED BY W. W. NORTON. AN EXHIBITION WAS SHOWN AT THE MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ALSO IN 2007. AS THE RICHES OF THIS COLLECTION HAVE GAINED ACADEMIC AND PUBLIC ATTENTION IN RECENT YEARS, WE RECEIVED, AND RESPONDED TO, A GROWING NUMBER OF QUERIES FROM ARTISTS, SCHOLARS, FILMMAKERS AND WRITERS. WE ARE NOW EAGER TO COMPLETE THIS PROCESS WITH THE CATALOGUING OF THE FINAL QUARTER OF THIS COLLECTION DURING THE NEXT FEW YEARS. THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 30,000 TO 40,000 IMAGES REMAINING TO BE CATALOGUED AND WE EXPECT THAT THE PROCESS WILL BE COMPLETED IN APPROXIMATELY SEVEN YEARS. CATALOGUING (I.E. DESCRIBING, NUMBERING AND REHOUSING) EACH PHOTO IN OUR COLLECTION WILL THEN BE FOLLOWED BY THE DIGITIZATION OF THE ENTIRE COLLECTION AND THE CREATION OF A PHOTO ARCHIVE WEBSITE THAT WILL ALLOW THE PUBLIC ACCESS TO THESE UNIQUE IMAGES, WITH A SEARCH FUNCTION THAT WILL TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF THE MANY FIELDS IN OUR CATALOGUING PROCESS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsYes (X)MailSolicitationsInd
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone SolicitationsYes (X)PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person SolicitationsYes (X)InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Special Fundraising EventsYes (X)SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (1)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJANE RAMSEYJUST VENTURES LLCPersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11136 W MORSE AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60626ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ActivityFUND RAISINGActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds0FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts$0GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor$50,461RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization$0NetToOrganizationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Retained By Contractors$50,461TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Licensed StatesAKLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesALLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesARLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCOLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesFLLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesGALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesILLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesKSLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesKYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMELicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMNLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMSLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNHLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNJLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNMLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNVLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesOHLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesOKLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesORLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesPALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesRILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesSCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesTNLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesUTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesVALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWVLicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event12018 GALAEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$515,590GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$389,338CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$126,252GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$8,461RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$55,651FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$24,878EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$37,262OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$515,590GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$389,338CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$126,252GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$8,461RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$55,651FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$24,878EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$37,262OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$126,252DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$0NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsYes (1)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (5 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
RACHEL FEDDERSON FISHMAN
CEO/PUBLISHER$245,750$0$13,370$0$774$0$18,262$0$23,818$0$301,974$0$0$0
ALAN BENDICH
VP, FINANCE AND OPERATIONS$140,549$0$4,456$0$464$0$0$0$27,588$0$173,057$0$0$0
JANE EISNER
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF$198,535$0$6,685$0$628$0$22,187$0$9,302$0$237,337$0$0$0
JAY EHRLICH
VP, DIGITAL GM$118,802$0$0$0$367$0$18,500$0$20,334$0$158,003$0$0$0
KATHLEEN CHAMBARD
VP MARKETING$126,346$0$4,736$0$418$0$1,298$0$26,028$0$158,826$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 7FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationCERTAIN EXECUTIVES RECEIVED DISCRETIONARY BONUSES APPROVED BY THE BOARD PRESIDENT. THIS IS DONE ANNUALLY.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6THE FORWARD ASSOCIATION IS A MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION MADE UP OF PEOPLE WHO SUPPORT THE ASSOCIATION'S MISSION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ATHE NOMINATING COMMITTEE PREPARES A SLATE OF CANDIDATES WHO ARE VOTED UPON BY THE ENTIRE ASSOCIATION AT A GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING. IF ELECTED, MEMBERS SERVE FOR AN INITIAL 6 YEAR TERM. THEY MAY THEN BE NOMINATED FOR ONE OR MORE ADDITIONAL 6 YEAR TERMS. THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE PREPARES A SLATE OF CANDIDATES FOR THE 4 OFFICERS, 8 COMMITTEE CHAIRS AND 4 AT-LARGE MEMBERS WHO COMPRISE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION VOTE FOR ELECT THE OFFICERS AND THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BBEFORE THE FORM 990 WAS FILED WITH IRS,IT WAS DISTRIBUTED VIA EMAIL TO MEMBERS OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW. THE MEMBERS COMMUNICATED ANY QUESTIONS OR SUGGESTIONS TO MANAGEMENT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS DISTRIBUTED ANNUALLY TO THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES. EACH IDIVIDUAL IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ANNUALLY THAT HE OR SHE HAS READ THE POLICY AND WHETHER HE OR SHE HAS ENGAGED IN AN ACTIVITY THAT WOULD POSE A CONFLICT. THESE REPORTS ARE REVIEWED BY THE BOARD. FURTHER, IF AN INDIVIDUAL BECOMES AWARE OF A CONFLICT PRIOR TO THE ANNUAL SUBMISSION OF HIS OR HER REPORT, THAT INDIVIDUAL IS REQUIRED TO IMMEDIATELY INFORM THE BOARD. IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS IDENTIFIED, THAT PERSON SHALL REFRAIN FROM USING HIS OR HER PERSONAL INFLUENCE TO ENCOURAGE THE ASSOCIATION TO ENGAGE IN THOSE ACTIVITIES AND HE OR SHE WILL NOT PARTICIPATE IN DELIBERATIONS RELATED TO THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE CEO/PUBLISHER'S AND ALL EMPLOYEE'S COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE AFTER EXAMINING PERTINENT NOT FOR PROFIT COMPANIES. ONCE APPROVED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS VOTES ON THE PROPOSED CONTRACT (CONTRACT NOT APPLICABLE FOR REGULAR EMPLOYEES). THE PROCESS WAS LAST UNDERTAKEN IN 2017.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18THESE DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GFREELANCE WRITERS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 365,689. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 365,689. OTHER: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 355,356. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 152,829. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 39,405. TOTAL EXPENSES 547,590.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE FORWARD FUNDBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1125 MAIDEN LANEAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10038ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN454590140EIN
Primary ActivitiesSUPPORTING ORGANIZAITONPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501 (C) (3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity StatusLINE 12B, IIPublicCharityStatusTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE FORWARD ASSOCIATION INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Controlled OrganizationYes (1)ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FORWARD FUND INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypeCTransactionTypeTxt
Involved$3,908,620InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount DeterminationCASHMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt