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. 105 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $113.4M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 831806898 CONCORD, NH Research Institutes & Public Policy Analysis NTEE: R05 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$72.3M
Total Expenses$73.0M
Total Assets$4.3M
Grant Records105
Funding Total$113.4M
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.

Where $100 goes at Forward Action Fund

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

$95 Programs the work itself
$4 Management running the organization
$1 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $95 for programs

$53
Forward Action Fund operates community organizing programming that supports its mission
55% of program spending
$41
Forward Action Fund provides grants to select, eligible domestic organizations for purposes that align with its mission
43% of program spending
$1
Forward Action Fund executed paid programming designed to educate community members and increase civic participation
2% 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 Anthony Lopez
DIRECTOR Courtney Jones
CHAIR Deborah Butler
TREASURER Mary Schuh
SECRETARY Monica Ciolfi

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$57,436,191 47 grants
Human & Social Services
$34,043,500 13 grants
Civil Rights & Social Justice
$12,190,500 20 grants
Training & Professional Development
$4,949,888 2 grants
Education
$550,000 4 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.

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

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