Forward Together

Analysis

Forward Together is a registered charity in United States, based in Oakland, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover health care, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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, Forward Together reported income of $5.3m and spending of $6.7m, spending 126% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $7.6m to $5.3m (-31%), an average of -8.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Forward Together sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Specialty Hospital of Lorain ($5.3m), Christ Hospital Foundation ($5.3m) and Clarence Nursing Home Inc ($5.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $739k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.8m. At year end it held assets of $13.4m against liabilities of $548k, net assets of $12.9m. It reported 43 employees.