Public Charity

BARKSDALE FORWARD INC

BARKSDALE FORWARD INC, of SHREVEPORT, LA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $813K in revenue, $986K in expenses, $965K in total assets. 7 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $265K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 721268137 SHREVEPORT, LA Community Service Clubs NTEE: S80 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$813K
Total Expenses$986K
Total Assets$965K
Grant Records7
Funding Total$265K
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

BARKSDALE FORWARD, INC. IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION FUNDED BY THE CITIES OF SHREVEPORT AND BOSSIER CITY AS WELL AS THE GREATER BOSSIER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND THE PARISH (COUNTY) OF CADDO, THE STATE OF LOUISIANA AND BOSSIER PARISH SCHOOLS. BARKSDALE FORWARD ACTS AS AN ADVOCATE FOR BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE ON A LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL. ITS MISSION STATEMENT IS TO RAISE THE AWARENESS OF THE SIGNIFICANCE OF BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE FOR NORTHWEST LOUISIANA, THE STATE AND NATIONAL SECURITY. BARKSDALE FORWARD HAS BEEN IN EXISTENCE SINCE 1994.

Where $100 goes at Barksdale Forward Inc

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

$77 Programs the work itself
$23 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 $77 for programs

$48
Barksdale air force base show sponsors a two-day biennial event at barksdale air force base to showcase the home of the b-52s in a safe environment
63% of program spending
$21
Development & promotion of barksdale air force base
27% of program spending
$8
Shreveport-bossier military affairs council acts as a support group and liasion between civilians and base command, supporting people who serve the united states of america while stationed at…
10% of program spending
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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

GREATER BOSSIER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION
2024
GENERAL SUPPORT FOR THE ORGANIZATION AND SUPPORT FOR THE AIR SHOW
$20,000
GREATER BOSSIER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION
2023
GENERAL SUPPORT FOR THE ORGANIZATION AND SUPPORT FOR THE AIR SHOW
$40,000
GREATER BOSSIER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION
2022
GENERAL SUPPORT FOR THE ORGANIZATION.
$20,000
GREATER BOSSIER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION
2020
GENERAL SUPPORT FOR THE ORGANIZATION.
$20,000
GREATER BOSSIER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION
2019
GENERAL SUPPORT FOR THE ORGANIZATION.
$60,000

Showing up to 5 of 7 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Carl Thibodeaux
DIRECTOR David Dethloff
DIRECTOR David Rockett
DIRECTOR Don Jones
TREASURER Doug Rogers
DIRECTOR Dr Ken Ward

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$265,000 7 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $813K $986K $965K
2024 $579K $495K $1.1M
2023 $871K $814K $1.1M
2022 $587K $411K $999K
2020 $241K $335K $902K

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $241K to $813K (+237%), with total assets most recently reported at $965K.

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

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