Public Charity

FORWARD ACTION FUND

FORWARD ACTION FUND is a Public Charity headquartered in CONCORD, NH. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $72.3M revenue, $73.0M expenses, $4.3M total assets. 96 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $90.8M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 831806898 CONCORD, NH Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$72.3M
Total Expenses$73.0M
Total Assets$4.3M
Grant Records96
Funding Total$90.8M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

THE FORWARD ACTION FUND IS ORGANIZED FOR THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL WELFARE INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ECONOMIC, GENDER, CLIMATE, RACIAL, HEALTH AND SOCIAL JUSTICE BY: 1) ADVOCATING FOR LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS, AND GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS RELATED TO POLICIES THAT DELIVER CONCRETE OUTCOMES FOR PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY; 2) EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THESE ISSUES; 3) CONDUCTING RESEARCH ABOUT AND PUBLICIZING THE POSITIONS OF ELECTED OFFICIALS CONCERNING THESE ISSUES; AND 4) ENCOURAGING THE PUBLIC TO MAKE THEIR VOICES HEARD BY CONTACTING ELECTED OFFICIALS, CASTING THEIR BALLOTS IN ELECTIONS, AND ENGAGING IN CIVIC LIFE.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Anthony Lopez
DIRECTOR Courtney Jones
CHAIR Deborah Butler
TREASURER Mary Schuh
SECRETARY Monica Ciolfi

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Top Grant Purposes

SOCIAL WELFARE
$30,843,500 12 grants
GENERAL SUPPORT
$16,670,000 16 grants
PRIMARY PURPOSE, NON-LOBBYING ACTIVITIES
$15,363,815 1 grant
CAPACITY BUILDING
$4,949,888 2 grants
CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY
$4,915,500 10 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $72.3M $73.0M $4.3M
2023 $9.3M $8.4M $3.8M
2022 $16.8M $15.6M $3.0M
2020 $24.2M $22.7M $2.1M
2019 $443K $330K $130K

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $443K to $72.3M (+16234%), with total assets most recently reported at $4.3M.

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