Mission
RACE FORWARD SUPPORTS COMMUNITIES AND PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS TO ACHIEVE A JUST MULTIRACIAL DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY THROUGH GOVERNANCE THAT ADVANCES SOCIAL JUSTICE.
Public Charity
RACE FORWARD
RACE FORWARD is a Public Charity headquartered in WASHINGTON, DC. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $20.5M revenue, $25.5M expenses, $32.4M total assets. 95 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $33.3M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 942759879
WASHINGTON, DC
Nonprofit Management
NTEE: S50
Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$20.5M
Total Expenses$25.5M
Total Assets$32.4M
Grant Records95
Funding Total$33.3M
Filing Years2019–2024
Where $100 goes at Race Forward
How Race Forward divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.
$78
Programs
the work itself
$17
Management
running the organization
$5
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $78 for programs
$78
For more than 43 years, Race Forward has brought a systemic analysis and an innovative approach to complex race issues to help people take effective action toward racial…
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.
Sample Grants Received
GENERAL SUPPORT
$5,661
TO SUPPORT SCALING PLAN
$2,700,000
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
$508,000
Project support
$200,000
COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES
$100,000
Showing up to 5 of 95 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
DIRECTOR
Alberto Retana
DIRECTOR
Aletha Maybank
SENIOR STRAT
Candace Moore
SD, FED. STR
Carlton Eley
VP, STRATEGI
Cheryl Blakemore
CHAIRPERSON
Christi Tran
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $20.5M | $25.5M | $32.4M |
| 2023 | $27.2M | $25.9M | $37.0M |
| 2022 | $16.4M | $25.0M | $34.9M |
| 2020 | $20.9M | $13.0M | $24.0M |
| 2019 | $11.0M | $12.1M | $15.3M |
Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $11.0M to $20.5M (+86%), with total assets most recently reported at $32.4M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.