NonprofitsForward Assoc Inc

Arts, Culture & Humanities

Forward Assoc Inc

NEW YORK, NY

Total revenue

$6.7M

Total expenses

$6.6M

Net assets

$3.4M

Grants received

$21.8M

212 grants

EIN

130623590

Tax year

2024

Mission

Strengthen engagement with jewish ideas and communities through various media and public events

Programs

1 program

Yiddish media division: the second major program of the forward association is its yiddish publication, forverts. Updated regularly online, it is one of the few remaining publications in yiddish in the world and provides an indispensable service to its readers through its coverage of yiddish culture as well as news from israel, the united states and around the world. The website includes dozens of video features. Forverts reaches around 20,000 readers monthly via the internet at forward.com/yiddish.

Expenses: $328K

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$6.3M
Program service revenue$340K
Investment income$18K
Other revenue$4K
Total revenue$6.7M

Expenses

Grants paid
Salaries & benefits$4.5M
Fundraising$871K
Other expenses$2.0M
Total expenses$6.6M
Total assets$3.9M
Net assets$3.4M

People

26 listed

NameRoleCompensation

Rachel Fishman Feddersen

CEO

Board

$366K

40 hrs/wk

Sochieta Moth

VP Finance

Board

$235K

40 hrs/wk

Dennis Levitt from 111224

Director-At-Large

Board

1 hrs/wk

Don Kimelman

Director-At-Large

Board

1 hrs/wk

Edward Blank thru 111224

Director-At-Large

Board

1 hrs/wk

Joel Brown

Audit Committee Chair/Director-At-Large

Board

2 hrs/wk

Julie Stone from 111224

Director-At-Large

Board

1 hrs/wk

Alan Silberstein

Chair

Board

4 hrs/wk

Lisa Portnoy from 111224

Director-At-Large

Board

1 hrs/wk

Marcy Syms

Compensation Committee Chair

Board

1 hrs/wk

Marge Magner

Budget Committee Chair

Board

2.5 hrs/wk

Ronnie Zolin thru 111224

Audit Committee Chair

Board

1 hrs/wk

Ken Bob thru 111224

Director-At-Large

Board

3 hrs/wk

Howard Swibel

Director-At-Large/Secretary

Board

2 hrs/wk

Jacob Morowitz

Director/Investment Policy Committee Chair

Board

1 hrs/wk

James Feldman

Vice Chair/Nominating Committee Chair

Board

2 hrs/wk

Jeff Gottlieb thru 111224

Secretary

Board

2 hrs/wk

Samuel Norich

Development Committee Chair

Board

6 hrs/wk

Yeheskel Dattner

Treasurer

Board

1 hrs/wk

Cheryl Fishbein

Director-At-Large

Board

1 hrs/wk

Jodi Rudoren

Editor in Chief

Staff

$317K

40 hrs/wk

Jay Ehrlich

Senior VP Operations

Staff

$246K

40 hrs/wk

Lisa Lepson

VP Development

Staff

$219K

40 hrs/wk

Cheuk Mui

Controller

Staff

$138K

40 hrs/wk

Lauren Markoe

Editor

Staff

$129K

40 hrs/wk

Adam Langer

Managing Editor

Staff

$124K

40 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

MacHelp NYC LLC

IT Services

$254K

Marilynn Jacobs Consulting LLC

Marketing Consultant

$156K

Grants received

Showing 200 of 212

FromAmountPurposeYear
$1.4M
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$250K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2024
$120K
INVESTIGATIVE FUND AND THE FORVERTS
2024
$100K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2024
$60K
CANVAS:MEDIA
2024
$50K
COMBATTING HATE AND ANTISEMITISM - GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$40K
general support and the all-access campaign
2024
$35K
general support and the all-access campaign
2024
$30K
JEWISH CULTURE
2024
$25K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$20K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$11K
COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES
2024
$10K
TO FURTHER DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
2024
$10K
TO FURTHER THE PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
2024
$10K
Support cultural and religious activities
2024
$5K
PROMOTE VALUES OF JEWISH PEOPLEHOOD
2024
$360
TO FUND JEWISH CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHER NOT FOR PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
2024
$300
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$250
EDUCATIONAL
2024
$250
EDUCATIONAL
2024
$180
General & Unrestricted
2024
$180
MATCHING GIFTS
2024
$180
AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT PROVIDED TO SUPPORT THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATIONS GENERAL OPERATIONS AND TO FURTHER ITS CHARITABLE AND TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSES IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE.
2024
$123
DONATIONS TO COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS UNDER "MATCHING GIFTS PROGRAM."
2024
$2.5M
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$504K
ARTS/CULTURE/HUMANITIES
2023
$500K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2023
$325K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2023
$300K
OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$172K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2023
$155K
COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES
2023
$121K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$120K
INVESTIGATIVE FUND AND THE FORVERTS
2023
$104K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$71K
IN FURTHERANCE OF GRANTEE'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$70K
CANVAS:MEDIA
2023
$63K
GRANTS FROM DONOR ADVISED FUNDS- OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$55K
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
2023
$50K
UNRESTRICTED
2023
$50K
COMBATTING HATE AND ANTISEMITISM - GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$50K
EDUCATION
2023
$50K
EDUCATION
2023
$40K
general support and the all-access campaign
2023
$25K
TO SUPPORT THE FORWARD'S JEWS OF COLOR FELLOWS PROGRAM.
2023
$25K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$15K
NEWSLETTER SERIES
2023
$15K
ACCOMPLISH MISSION
2023
$10K
SUPPORT to bridge divides within the community and promote a deeper understanding of Jewish identity and issues affecting Jews today
2023
$10K
TO SUPPORT THE PRODUCTION AND GROWTH OF MULTI-MEDIA JOUNALISM AND CONTENT OF THE YIDDISH FORVERTS, WHICH BRINGS YIDDISH LANGUAGE AND CULTURE TO THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE EVERY DAY.
2023
$10K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$10K
Support cultural and religious activit
2023
$10K
ONE-TIME SUPPORT FOR UNIVERSAL ACCESS CAMPAIGN
2023
$10K
EDUCATION
2023
$10K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2023
$8K
to provide funds to aid Jewish literature publishing
2023
$8K
TO FURTHER THE PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
2023
$6K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2023
$5K
PROMOTE VALUES OF JEWISH PEOPLEHOOD
2023
$2K
General & Unrestricted
2023
$520
CHARITABLE
2023
$520
CHARITABLE
2023
$360
General & Unrestricted
2023
$325
RELIGIOUS
2023
$250
EDUCATIONAL
2023
$180
COMMUNITY SUPPORT
2023
$65
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$2.5M
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$500K
General Purpose
2022
$125K
UNRESTRICTED
2022
$110K
INVESTIGATIVE FUND AND THE FORVERTS
2022
$110K
INVESTIGATIVE FUND AND THE FORVERTS
2022
$75K
FELLOWSHIP
2022
$70K
CANVAS:MEDIA
2022
$58K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2022
$55K
COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES
2022
$50K
EDUCATION
2022
$41K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2022
$40K
General & Unrestricted
2022
$30K
COMBATTING HATE AND ANTI-SEMITISM
2022
$25K
to provide funds to aid Jewish literature publishing
2022
$25K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$21K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$20K
EDUCATION
2022
$17K
Grants from Donor Advised Funds - Operating Support
2022
$15K
EDUCATION
2022
$15K
GENERAL OPERATING
2022
$10K
Charitable Contribution
2022
$10K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$10K
TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT THEIR EXEMPT FUNCTIONS.
2022
$5K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2022
$5K
JEWISH CULTURE
2022
$5K
Support cultural and religious activit
2022
$5K
Support cultural and religious activit
2022
$5K
TO SUPPORT THE PRODUCTION AND GROWTH OF MULTI-MEDIA JOUNALISM AND CONTENT OF THE YIDDISH FORVERTS, WHICH BRINGS YIDDISH LANGUAGE AND CULTURE TO THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE EVERY DAY.
2022
$4K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2022
$3K
PROMOTE VALUES OF JEWISH PEOPLEHOOD
2022
$2K
General & Unrestricted
2022
$720
General & Unrestricted
2022
$500
MATCHING GRANT
2022
$500
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$300
RELIGIOUS
2022
$250
SUPPORTS JEWISH PEOPLEHOOD, YIDDISH CULTURE, AND SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE
2022
$150
EDUCATIONAL
2022
$250K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2021
$100K
INVESTIGATIVE FUND AND THE FORVERTS
2021
$75K
to provide funds to aid Jewish literature publishing
2021
$50K
EDUCATION
2021
$47K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2021
$22K
For recipient's exempt purpose
2021
$15K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2021
$15K
ACCOMPLISH MISSION
2021
$14K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$14K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$10K
TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT THEIR EXEMPT FUNCTIONS.
2021
$10K
Grants from Donor Advised Funds - Operating Support
2021
$6K
TO FURTHER THE PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
2021
$5K
RESTRICTED TO FREELANCE WRITERS
2021
$5K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2021
$1K
SOCIAL AND POLITICALAWARENESS PROGRAMS
2021
$1K
General & Unrestricted
2021
$1K
CHARITABLE
2021
$360
SUPPORTS JEWISH PEOPLEHOOD, YIDDISH CULTURE, AND SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE
2021
$360
matching grant
2021
$1.5M
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$512K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
$150K
UNRESTRICTED
2020
$115K
to provide funds to aid Jewish literature publishing
2020
$100K
INVESTIGATIVE FUND AND THE FORVERTS
2020
$57K
General support
2020
$50K
EDUCATION
2020
$38K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2020
$30K
General & Unrestricted
2020
$22K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2020
$20K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2020
$20K
TO SUPPORT THE PRODUCTION AND GROWTH OF MULTI-MEDIA JOUNALISM AND CONTENT OF THE YIDDISH FORVERTS, WHICH BRINGS YIDDISH LANGUAGE AND CULTURE TO THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE EVERY DAY.
2020
$15K
TO SUPPORT INDEPENDENT AMERICAN JEWISH JOURNALISM
2020
$11K
Grants from Donor Advised Funds - Operating Support
2020
$10K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$10K
PROMOTE AND STRENGTHEN JEWISH PEOPLEHOOD, YIDDISH CULTURE, AND SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE
2020
$10K
ACCOMPLISH MISSION
2020
$10K
TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT THEIR EXEMPT FUNCTIONS.
2020
$9K
TO SUPPORT THE PAPER'S "NEED TO KNOW" SERIES WHICH WILL DISTILL ISSUES RELATED TO HATE CRIME, BIAS AND GENERAL MISREPRESENTATION TOPICS PRESENTED IN POPULAR MEDIA AND ON THE INTERNET.
2020
$5K
TO FURTHER THE PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
2020
$5K
Restricted to support staff salaries
2020
$3K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$3K
PROMOTE VALUES OF JEWISH PEOPLEHOOD
2020
$1K
General & Unrestricted
2020
$750
UNRESTRICTED
2020
$360
General & Unrestricted
2020
$250
RELIGIOUS
2020
$36
CHARITABLE
2020
$510K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2019
$241K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2019
$60K
EDUCATION
2019
$59K
General support
2019
$35K
COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES
2019
$20K
to provide funds to aid Jewish literature publishing
2019
$15K
Charitable Contribution
2019
$15K
EDUCATION
2019
$10K
TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT THEIR EXEMPT FUNCTIONS.
2019
$10K
TO SUPPORT THE PRODUCTION AND GROWTH OF MULTI-MEDIA JOUNALISM AND CONTENT OF THE YIDDISH FORVERTS, WHICH BRINGS YIDDISH LANGUAGE AND CULTURE TO THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE EVERY DAY.
2019
$527K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2018
$73K
General Support
2018
$50K
EDUCATION
2018
$35K
EDUCATION
2018
$30K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2018
$25K
General & Unrestricted
2018
$18K
Grants from Donor Advised Funds - Operating Support
2018
$10K
PRESERVATION OF YIDDISH LANGUAGE & CULTURE
2018
$180
General & Unrestricted
2018
$4.2M
GENERAL SUPPORT
2017

Funded by

$21.8M from 79 funders · 212 grants · 2017–2024

The Forward Fund Inc

$12.2M · 5 grants · 2017–2024

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$1.7M · 8 grants · 2017–2023

Craig Newmark Foundation

$1M · 2 grants · 2022–2023

Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc

$834K · 7 grants · 2017–2023

Atran Foundation Inc

$760K · 7 grants · 2017–2024

The Horace W Goldsmith Foundation

$675K · 3 grants · 2023–2024

Jewish Community Federation Of San

$504K · 1 grant · 2023

Galler Family Foundation Inc

$475K · 4 grants · 2017–2023

Details

EIN130623590
NTEE codeA30
Subsection03
Ruling date2009-04
Formed1901
Employees44
Volunteers18
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