NonprofitsFfwd

Public Foundations

Ffwd

SAN FRANCISCO, CA

Total revenue

$22.6M

Total expenses

$20.1M

Net assets

$13.2M

Grants received

$37.7M

103 grants

EIN

464626500

Tax year

2024

Mission

FFWD accelerates the growth of technology nonprofits by providing financial and human capital to help scale technology solutions for education, environmental, health, and human rights issues.

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$22.1M
Program service revenue
Investment income$524K
Other revenue
Total revenue$22.6M

Expenses

Grants paid$15.2M
Salaries & benefits$2.5M
Fundraising$741K
Other expenses$2.4M
Total expenses$20.1M
Total assets$14.4M
Net assets$13.2M

People

11 listed

NameRoleCompensation

Kevin Barenblat

President

Board

$275K

40 hrs/wk

Shannon Farley

Exec Director

Board

$275K

40 hrs/wk

Aston Motes

Treasurer

Board

1 hrs/wk

Rekha Pai

Secretary

Board

1 hrs/wk

James Slavet

Vice President

Board

1 hrs/wk

Ime Archibong

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

Oliver Hurst-Hiller

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

Anna Pickren

VP Fundraising

Staff

$225K

40 hrs/wk

Nicole Dunn

VP Marketing

Staff

$180K

40 hrs/wk

Caroline Summer Kennedy

VP Programs

Staff

$173K

40 hrs/wk

Kendall Arthur

Dir Strategic Prtn

Staff

$113K

40 hrs/wk

Grants received

Showing 103 of 103

FromAmountPurposeYear
$4.5M
MEDICAL / PUBLIC SERVICES
2024
$1M
HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES
2024
$350K
SUPPORT TECH NONPROFITS TACKLING YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH, EDUCATION & JOBS VIA TECH.
2024
$346K
Community Development
2024
$250K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$250K
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$100K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$63K
PUBLIC AFFAIRS
2024
$50K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$25K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$25K
General & Unrestricted (see general explanation)
2024
$2K
General Charitable
2024
$2.8M
To support the scaling of nonprofit organizations that create high-quality instructional materials.
2023
$1.5M
SUPPORT YOUTH EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENT
2023
$1.4M
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$1.3M
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$825K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$750K
HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES
2023
$510K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$350K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2023
$320K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2023
$300K
TO SUPPORT EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TO BUILD A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE.
2023
$200K
FAST FORWARD COMMONAPP COLLABORATION
2023
$180K
Community Development
2023
$100K
CLIMATE CABINET EDUCATION
2023
$100K
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$100K
ENCOURAGING A JUST TRANSITION AWAY FROM FOSSIL FUELS
2023
$100K
To help Midwest communities leverage federal funding and equitably transition to clean energy
2023
$100K
Continued support for vertical of Fast Forward alumni tech nonprofits
2023
$100K
CLIMATE CABINET EDUCATION
2023
$70K
Management & Technical Assistance
2023
$65K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$51K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$50K
CLIMATE CABINET EDUCATION - ADDRESSING RURAL COMMUNITY HEALTH: TO SUPPORT CAPACITY BUILDING AMONG PUBLIC UTILITY DIRECTORS AND LOCAL LEADERS IN RURAL AND UNINCORPORATED, LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT TRANSITIONING TO EQUITABLE, CLEAN ENERGY FOR IMPROVED AIR QUALITY AND HEALTH.
2023
$50K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$50K
Climate Cabinet Education Fund
2023
$48K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$25K
General & Unrestricted
2023
$20K
This gift is to fund the teams we met at Fast Forward 2023
2023
$10K
GENERAL OPERATING
2023
$7K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
2023
$4K
General Charitable
2023
$2K
For support of California activities
2023
$1.3M
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2022
$1.3M
To support the scaling of nonprofit organizations that create high-quality instructional materials.
2022
$1.2M
RESTRICTED TO SUPPORT STARTUP AND GROWTH ACCELERATOR PROGRAMS
2022
$1.1M
HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES
2022
$1.1M
HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES
2022
$557K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$250K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$250K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$200K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2022
$110K
Community Development
2022
$100K
women and BIPOC Fast Forward alumni tech nonprofit founders for further wraparound support
2022
$60K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$50K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$50K
ONE YEAR OF GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT NEW NONPROFITS COMBINING THE BEST TECH WITH SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS MODELS; AND THAT ENGAGE PHILANTHROPY TO SUPPORT THE ACCELERATION OF SOCIAL IMPACT
2022
$50K
PUBLIC AFFAIRS
2022
$48K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$25K
General & Unrestricted
2022
$10K
General & Unrestricted
2022
$5K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$5K
GRAND PRIZE WINNER
2022
$4K
GENERAL OPERATING
2022
$2K
For support of California activities
2022
$2K
General Charitable
2022
$2.5M
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$2.5M
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$411K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2021
$305K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2021
$11K
For recipient's exempt purpose
2021
$420K
EQUALITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
2020
$106K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2020
$70K
Community Development
2020
$50K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$37K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$31K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2020
$12K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
$9K
Supporting tech nonprofit entrepreneurs at Fast Forward's demo day
2020
$3K
For support of California activities
2020
$2K
General Charitable
2020
$1.2M
HPE ACCELERATING IMPACT
2019
$614K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2019
$223K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2019
$50K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2019
$2K
General Charitable
2019
$1.2M
HPE ACCELERATING IMPACT
2018
$312K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2018
$43K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2018
$30K
General & Unrestricted
2018
$306K
FOR GRANT RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSES
2017
$38K
SOCIAL SERVICES/SOCIAL BENEFITS
2017

Funded by

$37.7M from 44 funders · 103 grants · 2017–2024

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$8.1M · 8 grants · 2017–2023

Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund

$4.5M · 1 grant · 2024

Tides Foundation

$4.3M · 5 grants · 2020–2024

Walton Family Foundation Inc

$4M · 2 grants · 2022–2023

Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc

$2.4M · 7 grants · 2017–2023

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Foundation

$2.4M · 2 grants · 2018–2019

Salesforce Foundation

$1.5M · 1 grant · 2023

Aphorism Foundation

$1.3M · 1 grant · 2023

Details

EIN464626500
NTEE codeT30
Subsection03
Ruling date2014-09
Formed2014
Employees18
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