Public Charity

FORWARD CAREERS INC

FORWARD CAREERS INC, of WAUKESHA, WI, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $2.3M in revenue, $2.3M in expenses, $1.6M in total assets. 23 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $1.2M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 391657328 WAUKESHA, WI Employment Preparation & Procurement NTEE: J20 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$2.3M
Total Expenses$2.3M
Total Assets$1.6M
Grant Records23
Funding Total$1.2M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

FORWARD CAREERS, INC. (FORWARD CAREERS) IS A 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT WITH OVER 30 YEARS OF ADMINISTERING AND IMPLEMENTING JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS ACROSS SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN. OUR MISSION IS TO DEVELOP A THRIVING WORKFORCE AND STRONG ECONOMY BY BEING THE PREFERRED SOURCE FOR CAREER EXPLORATION, EDUCATION AND SKILLS TRAINING, AND EMPLOYMENT CONNECTIONS TO EVERY PERSON AND BUSINESS.

Where $100 goes at Forward Careers Inc

How Forward Careers Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$89 Programs the work itself
$11 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 $89 for programs

$28
Administering the workforce innovation and opportunity act (wioa) program
32% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 87 clients; 46 clients; 73 clients
$24
Providing various job placement, employment training, job fairs, and other similar program services
27% of program spending
$22
The next (nursing
24% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 94 clients

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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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

$110,123
$92,497
2024
CHILDCARE ADVANCEMENT READINESS EMPLOYMENT INITIATIVE (CARE)
$81,000
2024
REDUCING BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT
$50,000
$112,728

Showing up to 5 of 23 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Chris Carman
PRESIDENT & CEO Cindy Simons
VICE CHAIR Francisco Sanchez
CONTROLLER/TREASURER/SECRETARY Joseph Starrett
DIRECTOR Rashi Khosla
CHAIR Steve Holtan

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$704,865 11 grants
Economic Development
$131,000 2 grants
Health & Medicine
$23,500 1 grant
Unspecified
$356,489 4 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $2.3M $2.3M $1.6M
2024 $2.1M $2.0M $1.6M
2023 $2.2M $2.2M $1.7M
2022 $2.3M $2.2M $1.4M
2021 $1.9M $1.8M $1.1M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $1.9M to $2.3M (+25%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.6M.

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

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