Mission
FFWD accelerates the growth of technology nonprofits by providing financial and human capital to help scale technology solutions for education, environmental, health, and human rights issues.
Public Charity
FFWD
FFWD is a private foundation categorized as Public Charity based in San Francisco, CA. Its most recent IRS filing (2024) reports revenue of $22.6M, expenses of $20.1M, total assets of $14.4M. Imperigo tracks 303 reported grants from this foundation totaling approximately $45.3M.
EIN: 464626500
San Francisco, CA
Public Foundations
NTEE: T30
Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$22.6M
Total Expenses$20.1M
Total Assets$14.4M
Grants Given303
Grant Total$45.3M
Filing Years2020–2024
Where $100 goes at Ffwd
How Ffwd divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.
$94
Programs
the work itself
$2
Management
running the organization
$4
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $94 for programs
$94
In support of this mission Ffwd runs an accelerator program, which in eleven years has helped 100 tech nonprofits impact over 262 million lives and raise $1 billion…
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Before you apply to Ffwd
Who to contact, what to include, deadlines, typical grant size and geographic focus are available with membership.
Sample Grants Given
FreeWorld
General Support
$4,786,422
Adalat AI
General Support
$682,034
General Support
$550,723
General Support
$405,418
General Support
$398,100
Showing up to 5 of 303 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
VP Fundraising
Anna Pickren
Treasurer
Aston Motes
VP Programs
Caroline Summer Kennedy
Director
Ime Archibong
Vice President
James Slavet
Dir Strategic Prtn
Kendall Arthur
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $22.6M | $20.1M | $14.4M |
| 2023 | $22.5M | $18.9M | $11.6M |
| 2022 | $12.5M | $8.3M | $7.3M |
| 2021 | $6.7M | $5.5M | $3.3M |
| 2020 | $3.8M | $3.9M | $2.2M |
Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $3.8M to $22.6M (+490%), with total assets most recently reported at $14.4M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.
Grant Geography
Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in CA, CT, DC, DE, GA, IL, and 4 other states.
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Full geographic grant map with state-by-state breakdown available with membership.