EIN 13-0623590

The Forward Association

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
46
Year formed
1901
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
The Forward Association's mission is to strengthen engagement with Jewish ideas and communities through print and digital journalism, as well as public events.
Also known as...
Radio Broadcasting and Publishing Div
Total revenues
$7,073,352
2022
Total expenses
$6,213,351
2022
Total assets
$2,140,662
2022
Num. employees
46
2022

Program areas at The Forward Association

The largest program of The Forward assocation is its website and associated digital properties, including newsletters, videos and social media programs. It reaches approximately 1.5 million readers a month via The internet at forward.com and other websites. The quality of its journalism has been recognized with numerous awards for news and cultural coverage, editorials, and digital innovation.
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 yiddish.forward.com.

Who funds The Forward Association

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
The Forward FundGeneral Support$2,535,000
Galler Family FoundationUnrestricted$125,000
Atran FoundationInvestigative Fund and the Forverts$110,000
...and 39 more grants received totalling $3,518,680

Personnel at The Forward Association

NameTitleCompensation
Rachel Fishman FeddersenChief Executive Officer and Publisher$335,250
Alan BendichVice President , Finance and Operations / Vice President Finance and Operations$200,353
Lisa LepsonVice President , Development$202,733
Cheuk MuiController$129,941
Adam LangerExecutivve Editor / Senior Editor$107,922
...and 11 more key personnel

Financials for The Forward Association

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$5,776,162
Program services$1,293,003
Investment income and dividends$464
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$4,432
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$-4,864
Net income from fundraising events$-6,221
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$10,376
Total revenues$7,073,352

Form 990s for The Forward Association

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-11-10990View PDF
2021-122022-11-03990View PDF
2020-122021-11-12990View PDF
2019-122021-03-31990View PDF
2018-122020-02-14990View PDF
...and 12 more Form 990s

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Data update history
February 3, 2024
Received grants
Identified 15 new grant, including a grant for $2,535,000 from The Forward Fund
January 2, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
January 2, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
December 25, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 2 new vendors, including , and
October 23, 2023
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $75,000 from The Edward Blank and Sharon Cosloy Blank Family Foundation
Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsArts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsMedia and communications organizationsHeadquarter / parent organizationsCharities
Issues
Arts, cultural, and humanities
Characteristics
JewishReligiousPartially liquidatedFundraising eventsNational levelReceives government fundingGala fundraisersTax deductible donations
General information
Address
125 Maiden LN Floor 8
New York, NY 10038
Metro area
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
County
New York County, NY
Website URL
forward.com/ 
Phone
(212) 889-8200
Facebook page
jewishdailyforward 
IRS details
EIN
13-0623590
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1901
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
A33: Printing, Publishing
NAICS code, primary
813319: Social Advocacy Organizations
Parent/child status
Central organization
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