Past Forward

Analysis

Past Forward is a registered charity in United States, based in Orange, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Past Forward reported income of $65k and spending of $107k, spending 164% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $168k to $65k (-61%), an average of -61% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Past Forward sits at the 29th percentile: it is larger than about 29% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 26th percentile, and in the 28th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Shawano County Arts Council Inc ($65k), American Chemical Society ($65k) and Osage Arts Community Inc ($65k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 29% and program service revenue 71% of the total. At year end it held assets of $34k against liabilities of $52k, net assets of -$18k.