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Forward Careers Inc

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Employment, Job-Related / Employment Procurement Assistance, Job Training (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$2.21M (2023)

Expenses
$2.15M (2023)

Total Assets
$1.7M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$590k (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2023

Tax Filings and Audits by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Audits are required to be submitted by nonprofit organizations that spend $750,000 or more in federal grant money in a fiscal year. "Single audits" look at the entire organization's finances and compliance, while other audits are program specific. Nonprofit Explorer has PDFs of audits for some nonprofits for fiscal year 2015 and later. Audit data is from the Federal Audit Clearinghouse.

Fiscal Year Ending June
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,209,735
Expenses
$2,154,556
Net Income
$55,179
Net Assets
$1,114,734
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,042,462
92.4%
Program Services $161,063
7.3%
Investment Income $6,210
0.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $225,311
10.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $722,889
33.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,704,458
Total Liabilities $589,724
Net Assets $1,114,734
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Cindy Simons (President & Ceo) $120,948 $0 $7,257
Joseph Starrett (Controller/Treasurer/Secretary) $85,960 $0 $5,158
Steve Holtan (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Francisco Sanchez (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Mary Wehrheim (Director) $0 $0 $0
Mark Goldstein (Director) $0 $0 $0
Chris Carman (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,346,923
Expenses
$2,228,208
Net Income
$118,715
Net Assets
$1,059,555
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,164,520
92.2%
Program Services $181,955
7.8%
Investment Income $448
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $221,944
10.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $723,787
32.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,417,810
Total Liabilities $358,255
Net Assets $1,059,555
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Cindy Simons (President & Ceo) $109,491 $0 $6,569
Joseph Starrett (Controller/Treasurer/Secretary) $84,030 $0 $5,042
Steve Holtan (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Chris Carman (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Mary Wehrheim (Director) $0 $0 $0
Mark Goldstein (Director) $0 $0 $0
Francisco Sanchez (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,854,305
Expenses
$1,812,179
Net Income
$42,126
Net Assets
$940,840
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,694,833
91.4%
Program Services $157,953
8.5%
Investment Income $1,519
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $192,460
10.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $740,796
40.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,069,063
Total Liabilities $128,223
Net Assets $940,840
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Cindy Simons (President & Ceo) $97,855 $0 $5,871
Joseph Starrett (Controller / Treasurer / S) $79,643 $0 $4,779
Steve Holtan (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Mary Wehrheim (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Chris Carman (Director) $0 $0 $0
Deonna Chambers (Director) $0 $0 $0
Mark Goldstein (Director) $0 $0 $0
Francisco Sanchez (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,753,055
Expenses
$2,699,213
Net Income
$53,842
Net Assets
$898,714
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,363,472
85.8%
Program Services $384,316
14.0%
Investment Income $5,267
0.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $176,092
6.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $886,434
32.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,149,849
Total Liabilities $251,135
Net Assets $898,714
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Cindy Simons (President & Ceo) $92,802 $0 $6,187
Joseph Starrett (Controller / Treasurer / Secretary) $78,126 $0 $5,217
Steve Holtan (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Mary Wehrheim (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Chris Carman (Director) $0 $0 $0
Deonna Chambers (Director) $0 $0 $0
Mark Goldstein (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,360,553
Expenses
$3,241,434
Net Income
$119,119
Net Assets
$844,872
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,016,135
89.8%
Program Services $339,551
10.1%
Investment Income $4,867
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $207,896
6.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,020,972
31.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,318,979
Total Liabilities $474,107
Net Assets $844,872

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,318,177
Expenses
$3,214,093
Net Income
$104,084
Net Assets
$725,753
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,928,386
88.3%
Program Services $387,945
11.7%
Investment Income $1,846
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $196,180
6.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,079,224
33.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $969,701
Total Liabilities $243,948
Net Assets $725,753
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Laura Catherman (President) $103,171 $0 $8,254
Joe Starrett (Controller) $73,792 $0 $2,826
John Heyer (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Don Rouse (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Steve Holtan (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dawn Schicker (Director) $0 $0 $0
Mary Wehrheim (Director) $0 $0 $0
Gus Wirth Jr (Director) $0 $0 $0
Chris Wood (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,309,685
Expenses
$3,241,987
Net Income
$67,698
Net Assets
$621,669
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,955,081
89.3%
Program Services $353,180
10.7%
Investment Income $1,424
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $182,271
5.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,295,967
40.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $985,407
Total Liabilities $363,738
Net Assets $621,669
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Francisco Sanchez (President) $129,858 $0 $10,856
Laura Catherman (President/Secretary) $100,361 $0 $8,278
Joe Starrett (Controller/Treasurer) $58,723 $0 $0
John Heyer (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Don Rouse (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Chris Wood (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dawn Schicker (Director) $0 $0 $0
Mary Wehrheim (Director) $0 $0 $0
Gus Wirth Jr (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,831,045
Expenses
$3,920,682
Net Income
-$89,637
Net Assets
$553,971
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,459,039
90.3%
Program Services $369,952
9.7%
Investment Income $2,054
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $453,513
11.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,296,549
33.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $862,703
Total Liabilities $308,732
Net Assets $553,971
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Francisco Sanchez (President/Secretary/Treasurer) $145,120 $0 $10,390
Laura Catherman (Vice President) $65,747 $0 $5,232
Hugo Alarcon Thru February (Controller) $29,200 $0 $0
Don Rouse (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dorothy Thompson (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Mary Wehrheim (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Gus Wirth Jr (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Chris Wood (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
John Heyer (Chairperson) $0 $0 $0
Robert Blair (Vice Chairperson) $0 $0 $0
Joseph Starrett (Controller (Beg February)) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,204,048
Expenses
$5,129,541
Net Income
$74,507
Net Assets
$643,608
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,738,913
91.1%
Program Services $463,161
8.9%
Investment Income $1,974
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $295,481
5.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,634,903
31.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,197,784
Total Liabilities $554,176
Net Assets $643,608
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Francisco Sanchez (President/Secretary/Treasurer) $160,916 $0 $14,706
Ralph Szewczykowski (Controller (Thru August)) $60,449 $0 $3,400
Laura Catherman (Vice President) $50,102 $0 $4,761
Christine Bettridge (Controller) $29,772 $0 $1,035
Don Rouse (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dorothy Thompson (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Mary Wehrheim (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Gus Wirth Jr (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Chris Wood (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
John Heyer (Chairperson) $0 $0 $0
Robert Blair (Vice Chairperson) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,785,092
Expenses
$4,769,002
Net Income
$16,090
Net Assets
$569,101
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,438,060
92.7%
Program Services $345,164
7.2%
Investment Income $1,868
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $251,851
5.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,677,160
35.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,085,996
Total Liabilities $516,895
Net Assets $569,101
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Francisco Sanchez (President/Secretary/Treasurer) $128,856 $0 $22,816
Ralph Szewczykowski (Controller/Secretary/Treasurer) $68,165 $0 $27,352
Don Rouse (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dorothy Thompson (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Mary Wehrheim (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Gus Wirth Jr (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Chris Wood (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
John Heyer (Chairperson) $0 $0 $0
Robert Blair (Vice Chairperson) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,629,536
Expenses
$4,632,134
Net Income
-$2,598
Net Assets
$553,011
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,276,153
92.4%
Program Services $350,948
7.6%
Investment Income $2,435
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $243,717
5.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,646,577
35.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $987,626
Total Liabilities $434,615
Net Assets $553,011

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,335,938
Expenses
$4,309,757
Net Income
$26,181
Net Assets
$555,609
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,960,759
91.3%
Program Services $372,125
8.6%
Investment Income $3,054
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $239,265
5.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,647,693
38.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,440,507
Total Liabilities $884,898
Net Assets $555,609

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,650,162
Expenses
$5,548,102
Net Income
$102,060
Net Assets
$529,428
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $5,291,575
93.7%
Program Services $352,877
6.2%
Investment Income $5,710
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $218,212
3.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,731,225
31.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,333,230
Total Liabilities $803,802
Net Assets $529,428

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2010

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2009

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2008

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2007

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2006

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2005

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2004

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2003

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2002

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2001

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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