FORWARD TOGETHER WISCONSIN CO
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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $1.3M · expenses $2.5M · assets $265K
- EIN
- 93-1964673
- Address
- 1 E MAIN ST STE 500, MADISON, WI 53703-3300
- Website
- https://forwardtogetherwi.org
- NTEE code
- B99
- Subsection
- 501(c)(3)
- Ruling year
- 2023
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
See Schedule O.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mandela Barnes | Director | 2023-2024 | $130,931 | $200,931 | 1 |
| Peter Drummond | Executive Director | 2023-2024 | $113,502 | $153,502 | 1 |
| Lauren Stelter | Director | 2024 | $20,541 | $20,541 | 1 |
| Deneine Powell | Treasurer | 2023-2024 | $10,600 | $10,600 | 1 |
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louis Davis | Director | 2023-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Lauren Baker | Director | 2023-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2024 · 6 people listed · 4 paid, $276K · 6 employees · 200 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mandela Barnes | Director | 40 | $130,931 | $0 | $0 | $130,931 | 1 |
| Peter Drummond | Executive Director | 40 | $112,762 | $0 | $740 | $113,502 | 1 |
| Lauren Stelter | Director | 1 | $20,156 | $0 | $385 | $20,541 | 1 |
| Deneine Powell | Treasurer | 1 | $10,600 | $0 | $0 | $10,600 | 1 |
| Lauren Baker | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Louis Davis | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 5 people listed · 2 paid, $110K · 0 employees · 30 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mandela Barnes | President | 40 | $70,000 | $0 | $0 | $70,000 | 1 |
| Peter Drummond | Executive Director | 40 | $40,000 | $0 | $0 | $40,000 | 1 |
| Louis Davis | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Lauren Baker | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Deneine Powell | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
2024 · 2 contractors · $1.5M
| Name | Location | Service | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Second Street Associates LLC | Washington, DC | Consulting | $1,371,390 |
| J Mandela Barnes | Milwaukee, WI | Contractor | $130,931 |
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 · 3 grants to organizations · $276K
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 | ||||||||
| $1,275,905 | $2,506,516 | $265,148 | $181,665 | $1,258,572 | $15,540 | $275,574 | 6 | 200 |
| 2023 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $1,706,160 | $293,884 | $1,459,900 | $1,412,276 | $1,706,160 | $0 | $110,000 | 0 | 30 |
Funders of this organization
14 grantors reported grants to this organization, $2,655,000 in all, tax years 2023 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RF CATALYTIC CAPITAL INC | Public charity | Exact | 2024 | 1 | $1,500,000 | 2024 | $1,500,000 | show |
| VOTER REGISTRATION PROJECT | Public charity | Exact | 2024 | 1 | $480,000 | 2024 | $480,000 | show |
| FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2024 | 1 | $200,000 | 2024 | $200,000 | show |
| ASSETS UNDER MOVEMENT | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2023-2024 | 2 | $101,000 | 2024 | $50,000 | show |
| STATE POWER FUND | Public charity | Exact | 2024 | 1 | $100,000 | 2024 | $100,000 | show |
| WINDWARD FUND | Public charity | Exact | 2023-2024 | 2 | $72,000 | 2024 | $22,000 | show |
| TIDES FOUNDATION | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2024 | 1 | $70,000 | 2024 | $70,000 | show |
| CLEAN AND PROSPEROUS AMERICA | Public charity | Exact | 2023-2024 | 2 | $60,000 | 2024 | $45,000 | show |
| CLEAN ENERGY GROUP INC | Public charity | Exact | 2024 | 1 | $20,000 | 2024 | $20,000 | show |
| WALLACE GLOBAL FUND II | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “FORWARD TOGETHER WISCONSIN CO” | 2024 | 1 | $15,000 | 2024 | $15,000 | show |
| Faith Forward | Public charity | Exact | 2024 | 1 | $10,000 | 2024 | $10,000 | show |
| CLIMATE POWER | Public charity | Exact | 2024 | 1 | $10,000 | 2024 | $10,000 | show |
| STATE VOICES | Public charity | Exact | 2023 | 1 | $10,000 | 2023 | $10,000 | show |
| FUSE INNOVATION FUND | Public charity | Exact | 2023 | 1 | $7,000 | 2023 | $7,000 | 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 990 · $2,506,516 spent · pay $572,032 · grants $276,000 · events $123,006
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other (as described) | Field Program | $1,164,068 | $1,163,390 | $678 | - | 46.4% |
| Grants to US organizations and governments | $276,000 | $276,000 | - | - | 11.0% | |
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees | $275,574 | $246,725 | $28,306 | $543 | 11.0% | |
| Other salaries and wages | $245,607 | $91,066 | $151,665 | $2,876 | 9.8% | |
| Conferences, conventions and meetings | $123,006 | $122,234 | - | $772 | 4.9% | |
| Fees: other services | $109,370 | $109,370 | - | - | 4.4% | |
| Advertising and promotion | $75,474 | $75,474 | - | - | 3.0% | |
| Fees: legal | $72,883 | - | $72,883 | - | 2.9% | |
| Information technology | $35,786 | $33,186 | $2,600 | - | 1.4% | |
| Other (as described) | Clean Energy Program | $33,806 | $33,806 | - | - | 1.3% |
| Fees: management | $25,471 | $25,471 | - | - | 1.0% | |
| Payroll taxes | $25,109 | $9,896 | $14,901 | $312 | 1.0% | |
| Other employee benefits | $18,462 | $11,623 | $6,472 | $367 | 0.7% | |
| Office expenses | $10,261 | $10,260 | - | $1 | 0.4% | |
| Travel | $8,250 | $7,783 | $467 | - | 0.3% | |
| Pension plan contributions | $7,280 | $3,487 | $3,682 | $111 | 0.3% | |
| Insurance | $109 | - | $109 | - | 0.0% | |
| Total | $2,506,516 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990 · $293,884 spent · pay $145,403 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees | $110,000 | $72,785 | $23,401 | $13,814 | 37.4% | |
| Fees: other services | $66,419 | $43,948 | $14,130 | $8,341 | 22.6% | |
| Other (as described) | Field Expenses | $58,624 | $58,624 | - | - | 19.9% |
| Other salaries and wages | $35,403 | $23,757 | $7,260 | $4,386 | 12.0% | |
| Other (as described) | Communication Expenses | $19,550 | $18,573 | $977 | - | 6.7% |
| Travel | $1,958 | $1,958 | - | - | 0.7% | |
| Information technology | $1,930 | $965 | $965 | - | 0.7% | |
| Total | $293,884 | 100% |