Public Charity

BUSINESS FORWARD INC

BUSINESS FORWARD INC is a Public Charity headquartered in WASHINGTON, DC. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $3.3M revenue, $3.4M expenses, $4.1M total assets. 12 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $1.4M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 264336291 WASHINGTON, DC Chambers of Commerce & Business Leagues NTEE: S41 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$3.3M
Total Expenses$3.4M
Total Assets$4.1M
Grant Records12
Funding Total$1.4M
Filing Years2018–2024

Mission

BUSINESS FORWARD BUILDS SUPPORT FOR POLICIES THAT PROMOTE AMERICA'S ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS. TOGETHER WITH MANY OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST COMPANIES, WE RECRUIT, BRIEF AND ASSIST FORTUNE 1000 EXECUTIVES, SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS, INVESTORS AND ENTREPRENEURS LOOKING FOR A MEANINGFUL WAY TO PARTICIPATE IN POLICY DEBATES.

Where $100 goes at Business Forward Inc

How Business Forward Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 6 years.

$100 Programs the work itself
<$1 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 $100 for programs

$34
The organization communicates with the business community and itsmembers on issues important to the organization
34% of program spending
$33
The organization sponsors briefings, panels and otherevents throughout the country focusing on health care, cleanenergy, education, environmental reforms and other public policyareas
33% of program spending
$33
The organization conducts press briefings and outreach to gainpositive and effective dissemination of the organization'sactivities, to encourage participation, and to promote theorganization's content
33% of program spending
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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.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Adam Hitchcock
DIRECTOR Amy Dacey
EMPLOYEE Carrie Gay
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Elizabeth Fairchild
DIRECTOR Erik Smith
DIRECTOR Jackson Dunn

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$1,304,500 10 grants
Research & Policy
$50,000 1 grant
Civil Rights & Social Justice
$8,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $3.3M $3.4M $4.1M
2023 $3.3M $2.7M $4.2M
2022 $3.7M $2.5M $3.6M
2020 $1.6M $1000K $636K
2018 $571K $595K $88K

Between 2018 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $571K to $3.3M (+486%), with total assets most recently reported at $4.1M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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