The Forge for Families Inc

Analysis

The Forge for Families Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Houston, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover crime and legal-related, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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, The Forge for Families Inc reported income of $1.8m and spending of $1.7m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.3m to $1.8m (+40%), an average of +8.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 62%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, The Forge for Families Inc sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Family Resource Center St Croix Valley Inc ($1.8m), Legal Aid of Wyoming Inc ($1.8m) and Long Island Advocacy Center Inc ($1.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% and program service revenue 9.6% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $904k. At year end it held assets of $7.0m against liabilities of $48k, net assets of $6.9m. It reported 33 employees.