Mission
See schedule O
Public Charity
West Side Forward
West Side Forward is a Public Charity headquartered in Chicago, IL. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $502K revenue, $426K expenses, $1.2M total assets. 11 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $336K, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 204502193
Chicago, IL
Employment Preparation & Procurement
NTEE: J20
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$502K
Total Expenses$426K
Total Assets$1.2M
Grant Records11
Funding Total$336K
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at West Side Forward
How West Side Forward divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 6 years.
$86
Programs
the work itself
$14
Management
running the organization
$0
Fundraising
none reported
No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.
Inside the $86 for programs
$86
WSF is committed to driving economic revitalization of Chicagos west side by investing in people, systems and infrastructure to foster thriving communities
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
PROGRAM SUPPORT
$100,020
PROGRAM SUPPORT
$100,000
COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATION COLLECTIVE MEMBER COMPENSATION
$10,000
PROGRAM SUPPORT
$50,000
PROGRAM SUPPORT
$12,502
Showing up to 5 of 11 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
Treasurer
Benita Mordi
Director
David Sanders
Secretary
Edward Coleman
Director
Joel Simon
Director
Margaret Garner
Chair
Melanie Mosley
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $502K | $426K | $1.2M |
| 2024 | $942K | $790K | $1.1M |
| 2023 | $800K | $607K | $726K |
| 2022 | $957K | $647K | $338K |
| 2021 | $457K | $702K | $338K |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $457K to $502K (+10%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.2M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.