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FORGOTTEN INITIATIVE INC

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $1.1M · expenses $959K · assets $845K

EIN
83-0956002
Address
216 E GROVE ST STE 1200, BLOOMINGTON, IL 61701-5278
Website
theforgotteninitiative.org
NTEE code
P31
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2021
Cross-check
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Mission

Helping support the foster care community thorugh awareness, encourangement, and advocacy

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

1 person 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
Jami Kaeb Executive Director2022-2024 $52,285$153,050 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

10 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
Marla Ringger Secretary2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Dan Loggans Treasurer2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Jesse Casler Board Chair2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Alisa Hoober Director2024 1 $0 reported 1
Selena Whitley (former) DIRECTOR2023 1 $0 reported 1
Gary Ringger (former) TREASURER ENDED DEC 20232022-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Josh Jeffrey (former) VP ENDED DEC 2023PRES DEC 202022-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Diana Jeffrey (former) SECRETARY ENDED DEC 20232022-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Clint Kaeb (former) DIRECTOR2022 1 $0 reported 1
Margie Sauder (former) DIRECTOR2022 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $52K · 10 employees · 105 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Jami Kaeb Executive Director40 $52,285$0$0 $52,2851
Marla Ringger Secretary1 $0$0$0 $01
Dan Loggans Treasurer1 $0$0$0 $01
Jesse Casler Board Chair1 $0$0$0 $01
Alisa Hoober Director1 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 8 people listed · 1 paid, $51K · 10 employees · 57 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMI KAEB EXEC DIR PRESIDENT UNTIL DEC40 $50,765$0$0 $50,7651
SELENA WHITLEY DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
DAN LOGGANS DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
MARLA RINGGER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JESSE CASLER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
GARY RINGGER TREASURER ENDED DEC 20231 $0$0$0 $01
JOSH JEFFREY VP ENDED DEC 2023PRES DEC 201 $0$0$0 $01
DIANA JEFFREY SECRETARY ENDED DEC 20231 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 8 people listed · 1 paid, $50K · 10 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMI KAEB PRESIDENTEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $50,000$0$0 $50,0001
JESSE CASLER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
MARLA RINGGER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
CLINT KAEB DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
MARGIE SAUDER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
DIANA JEFFREY SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
JOSH JEFFREY VICE PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
GARY RINGGER TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

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.

2022 · 1 grant to organizations · $9K

Listed grants add up to $8,978; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $33,467. 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 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,122,067$958,770 $844,842$829,964 $1,121,154$200 $52,28510105
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,143,039$877,235 $671,618$666,667 $1,137,804$7,637 $50,7651057
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · amended · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,142,577$821,328 $401,572$376,249 $1,142,199$0 $50,00010-

Funders of this organization

14 grantors reported grants to this organization, $762,272 in all, tax years 2020 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 CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2023-2024 2$533,257 2024$291,407
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2021-2024 4$77,300 2024$27,300
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PRAXIS INC Public charity Exact 2023 1$50,000 2023$50,000
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GS DONOR ADVISED PHILANTHROPY FUND FOR WEALTH MANAGEMENT INC DAF sponsor Exact 2022 1$15,000 2022$15,000
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AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2023 1$13,458 2023$13,458
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$11,200 2024$11,200
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STAND TOGETHER FOUNDATION Public charity Exact 2022 1$10,000 2022$10,000
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COMMUNITYGIVING DAF sponsor Exact 2021 1$10,000 2021$10,000
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WEALTHPROMISE Public charity Exact 2020 1$10,000 2020$10,000
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SERVANT FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2023 1$9,600 2023$9,600
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CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA DAF sponsor Exact 2022 1$8,905 2022$8,905
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VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$6,800 2024$6,800
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MASONIC HOME OF MISSOURI Public charity Exact 2023 1$6,600 2023$6,600
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “FORGOTTEN INITIATIVE INC” 2023 1$152 2023$152
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ADOPTION ASSOCIATES INCMIP31 $1,547,825$1,295,259 DIRECTOR$84,961 Same NTEE code P31, revenue within 2x
ADVOCATES FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES INCFLP31 $1,696,391$2,011,268 DIRECTOR$168,737 Same NTEE code P31, revenue within 2x
CREDENCE VILLAGE INCTXP31 $1,516,973$1,294,019 CEO$97,250 Same NTEE code P31, revenue within 2x
CHOICE NETWORK INCOHP31 $1,382,962$1,011,888 CEO/TREASURER/SECRETARY$173,324 Same NTEE code P31, revenue within 2x
A FUTURE FOR EVERY CHILDCAP31 $842,470$670,725 President$0 Same NTEE code P31, revenue within 2x
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Who funds organizations like this

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GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
PURE INC DAF sponsor$17,406,85226 132014–2023 HOPING HEARTS FOUNDATION INC; HEARTLINE MINISTRIES; MADISON ADOPTION ASSOCIATES LTD; CONGRESSIONAL COALITION ON ADOPTION INSTITUTE and 9 more
NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION funds this one DAF sponsor$4,941,973238 482012–2024 ABBA FUND INC; ORPHAN CARE ALLIANCE INC; THE CHOSEN & DEARLY LOVED FOUNDATION; HOPING HEARTS FOUNDATION INC and 44 more
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND funds this one DAF sponsor$4,622,013154 452016–2024 YOU GOTTA BELIEVE THE OLDER CHILD ADOPTION & PERMANENCY MOVEMENT; HOPING HEARTS FOUNDATION INC; BOSTON POST ADOPTION RESOURCES INC; POPS FOUNDATION and 41 more
FORGOOD INC DAF sponsor$2,517,61368 212010–2024 YOU GOTTA BELIEVE THE OLDER CHILD ADOPTION & PERMANENCY MOVEMENT; ADOPTION ADVOCATES INTERNATIONAL; CHRISTIAN FAMILY SERVICES INC; HOPE 1312 COLLECTIVE INC and 17 more
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC funds this one DAF sponsor$2,246,202116 302019–2024 HOPING HEARTS FOUNDATION INC; A FUTURE FOR EVERY CHILD; KIDSPIRE; YOU GOTTA BELIEVE THE OLDER CHILD ADOPTION & PERMANENCY MOVEMENT and 26 more
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING funds this one DAF sponsor$1,809,288108 312014–2024 OPEN HEARTS FOR ORPHANS INC; YOU GOTTA BELIEVE THE OLDER CHILD ADOPTION & PERMANENCY MOVEMENT; CRADLE OF HOPE ADOPTION CENTER INC; A FUTURE FOR EVERY CHILD and 27 more
COLORADO GIVES FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$951,86134 32011–2024 COLORADO CHRISTIAN SERVICES INC; AMERICAS KIDS BELONG INC; ADOPTION OPTIONS
GEORGE GUND FOUNDATION Private foundation$865,00011 12017–2024 ADOPTION NETWORK CLEVELAND
RAYMOND JAMES CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT FUND DAF sponsor$862,70815 72012–2024 THE CHOSEN & DEARLY LOVED FOUNDATION; HOLY FAMILY SERVICES ADOPTION & FOSTER CARE; HOPING HEARTS FOUNDATION INC; YOU GOTTA BELIEVE THE OLDER CHILD ADOPTION & PERMANENCY MOVEMENT and 3 more
CONRAD N HILTON FOUNDATION Private foundation$807,5009 32018–2024 RAISE A CHILD INCORPORATED; CONGRESSIONAL COALITION ON ADOPTION INSTITUTE; HOLY FAMILY SERVICES ADOPTION & FOSTER CARE
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THE LUZERNE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$769,60013 42011–2020 CONGRESSIONAL COALITION ON ADOPTION INSTITUTE; HEARTLINE MINISTRIES; AMERICAS KIDS BELONG INC; NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR ADOPTION
TEN TALENTS FOUNDATION Private foundation$622,1093 12022–2024 HOPE FOR ORPHANS USA INC
PING AND AMY CHAO FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation$619,90315 12014–2024 KIDSPIRE
MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC DAF sponsor$530,85031 102016–2024 POPS FOUNDATION; CRADLE OF HOPE ADOPTION CENTER INC; AMERICAS KIDS BELONG INC; A FUTURE FOR EVERY CHILD and 6 more

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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 · $958,770 spent · pay $520,889 · grants $0 · events $16,400
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $388,415$265,021$61,654$61,740 40.5%
Other (as described)Advocate Support $270,902$270,902-- 28.3%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $52,285$15,686$23,528$13,071 5.5%
Other employee benefits $45,386$28,909$8,773$7,704 4.7%
Office expenses $39,618$25,490$6,748$7,380 4.1%
Occupancy $35,138$14,056$7,027$14,055 3.7%
Payroll taxes $34,803$22,168$6,727$5,908 3.6%
Depreciation and depletion $31,484$19,785$6,229$5,470 3.3%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $16,400$16,400-- 1.7%
Other (as described)Team Development $14,600-$14,600- 1.5%
Fees: accounting $13,538-$13,538- 1.4%
Other (as described)Miscellaneous $8,626$4,398$1,409$2,819 0.9%
Advertising and promotion $7,275$3,823$956$2,496 0.8%
Fees: legal $300-$300- 0.0%
Total$958,770100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $877,235 spent · pay $459,896 · grants $208,864 · events $3,704
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $323,775$256,507$52,439$14,829 36.9%
Grants to US individuals $208,864$208,864-- 23.8%
Other (as described)ADVOCATE SUPPORT $57,757$57,667$90- 6.6%
Other employee benefits $53,808$36,676$13,218$3,914 6.1%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $50,765$15,230$22,844$12,691 5.8%
Office expenses $49,071$35,017$8,666$5,388 5.6%
Occupancy $40,527$6,264$34,263- 4.6%
Payroll taxes $31,548$22,849$6,261$2,438 3.6%
Depreciation and depletion $31,484$22,803$6,248$2,433 3.6%
Fees: accounting $11,456$10,074$1,382- 1.3%
Other (as described)TEAM DEVELOPMENT $5,962$4,455$1,507- 0.7%
Advertising and promotion $4,522$2,288$494$1,740 0.5%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $3,704$3,704-- 0.4%
Other (as described)MISCELLANEOUS $3,192$1,570$1,622- 0.4%
Fees: legal $800-$800- 0.1%
Total$877,235100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $821,328 spent · pay $411,438 · grants $33,467 · events $1,354
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $295,599$266,039$29,560- 36.0%
Other (as described)MINISTRY SUPPLIESSERVICES $211,632$169,306$21,163$21,163 25.8%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $50,000$12,500$25,000$12,500 6.1%
Occupancy $42,690$34,152$4,269$4,269 5.2%
Travel $40,116$40,116-- 4.9%
Other employee benefits $36,985$29,808$5,839$1,338 4.5%
Payroll taxes $28,854$23,255$4,555$1,044 3.5%
Grants to US individuals $24,489$24,489-- 3.0%
Other (as described)MISCELLANEOUS $22,333$14,254$3,563$4,516 2.7%
Office expenses $18,897$15,117$1,890$1,890 2.3%
Depreciation and depletion $15,704$12,564$1,570$1,570 1.9%
Information technology $13,024-$13,024- 1.6%
Grants to US organizations and governments $8,978$8,978-- 1.1%
Fees: accounting $3,749-$3,749- 0.5%
Insurance $3,576-$3,576- 0.4%
Fees: legal $2,138-$2,138- 0.3%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $1,354$1,354-- 0.2%
Advertising and promotion $960--$960 0.1%
Fees: other services $250-$250- 0.0%
Total$821,328100%

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