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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Mandela Barnes Director2023-2024 $130,931$200,931 1
Peter Drummond Executive Director2023-2024 $113,502$153,502 1
Lauren Stelter Director2024 $20,541$20,541 1
Deneine Powell Treasurer2023-2024 $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.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Louis Davis Director2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Lauren Baker Director2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 6 people listed · 4 paid, $276K · 6 employees · 200 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Mandela Barnes Director40 $130,931$0$0 $130,9311
Peter Drummond Executive Director40 $112,762$0$740 $113,5021
Lauren Stelter Director1 $20,156$0$385 $20,5411
Deneine Powell Treasurer1 $10,600$0$0 $10,6001
Lauren Baker Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Louis Davis Director1 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 5 people listed · 2 paid, $110K · 0 employees · 30 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Mandela Barnes President40 $70,000$0$0 $70,0001
Peter Drummond Executive Director40 $40,000$0$0 $40,0001
Louis Davis Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Lauren Baker Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Deneine Powell Director1 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

2024 · 2 contractors · $1.5M
NameLocationServicePaid
Second Street Associates LLCWashington, DCConsulting$1,371,390
J Mandela BarnesMilwaukee, WIContractor$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.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2025-05-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,275,905$2,506,516 $265,148$181,665 $1,258,572$15,540 $275,5746200
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2024-05-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,706,160$293,884 $1,459,900$1,412,276 $1,706,160$0 $110,000030

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

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
RF CATALYTIC CAPITAL INC Public charity Exact 2024 1$1,500,000 2024$1,500,000
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VOTER REGISTRATION PROJECT Public charity Exact 2024 1$480,000 2024$480,000
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$200,000 2024$200,000
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ASSETS UNDER MOVEMENT DAF sponsor Exact 2023-2024 2$101,000 2024$50,000
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STATE POWER FUND Public charity Exact 2024 1$100,000 2024$100,000
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WINDWARD FUND Public charity Exact 2023-2024 2$72,000 2024$22,000
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TIDES FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$70,000 2024$70,000
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CLEAN AND PROSPEROUS AMERICA Public charity Exact 2023-2024 2$60,000 2024$45,000
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CLEAN ENERGY GROUP INC Public charity Exact 2024 1$20,000 2024$20,000
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WALLACE GLOBAL FUND II Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “FORWARD TOGETHER WISCONSIN CO” 2024 1$15,000 2024$15,000
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Faith Forward Public charity Exact 2024 1$10,000 2024$10,000
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CLIMATE POWER Public charity Exact 2024 1$10,000 2024$10,000
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STATE VOICES Public charity Exact 2023 1$10,000 2023$10,000
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FUSE INNOVATION FUND Public charity Exact 2023 1$7,000 2023$7,000
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Who funds organizations like this

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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND funds this one DAF sponsor$11,764,843156 362016–2024 YESHIVA OHR YISRAEL HIGH SCHOOL FOR BOYS INC; THE NEW HAVEN READS COMMUNITY BOOK BANK INC; FOUND IN TRANSLATION INC; THE ANTI FRAUD COALITION INC and 32 more
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TIDES FOUNDATION funds this one DAF sponsor$3,387,50015 52018–2024 COLORADO PLATEAU FOUNDATION; CENTER FOR CREATIVE EDUCATION; WISCONSIN FARMERS UNION FOUNDATION INC; CODEPINK WOMEN FOR PEACE and 1 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 · $2,506,516 spent · pay $572,032 · grants $276,000 · events $123,006
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
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$2,506,516100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $293,884 spent · pay $145,403 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
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$293,884100%

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