Program areas at Families Forward
Daycare - provides afforable daycare and helps to meet the various needs of each child enrolled in the daycare program.
Distribution center - provides family service programs to assist Families, including distributions of food and clothing.
Provided emergency shelter and supportive services for 68 homeless Families including 159 children. 78% of Families served by new directions shelter moved into more permanent housing; 91% of the adults that looked for employment gained employment; 100% of the Families obtained childcare.
Provided supportive housing and supportive services for 32 Families including 87 children. Families that completed the program increased their monthly household income by 80%. 86% of the participants exited to permanent housing.
Who funds Families Forward
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at Families Forward
| Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
|---|
| Suzanne Zutter | Executive Director | | 2024-12-09 |
| Tim Shanahan | Former Executive Director | $141,251 | 2024-06-30 |
Financials for Families Forward
| Revenues | FYE 06/2024 | FYE 06/2023 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $1,443,721 | $826,057 | 74.8% |
| Program services | $464,782 | $169,143 | 174.8% |
| Investment income and dividends | $87,351 | $17,442 | 400.8% |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
| Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $19,107 | $-579 | 3400% |
| Net income from fundraising events | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $0 | $0 | - |
| Total revenues | $2,014,961 | $1,012,063 | 99.1% |
Organizations like Families Forward
| Organization | Type | Location | Revenue |
|---|
| St Vincent DePaul Mission of Waterbury | 501(c)(3) | Waterbury, CT | $5,209,382 |
| Welcome House | 501(c)(3) | Covington, KY | $6,415,457 |
| Caritas | 501(c)(3) | Richmond, VA | $6,827,997 |
| The Rescue Mission of Roanoke | 501(c)(3) | Roanoke, VA | $6,271,619 |
| DALLAS MISSION FOR Life Doing business as DALLAS Life | 501(c)(3) | Dallas, TX | $8,654,865 |
| Urban Ministries of Durham | 501(c)(3) | Durham, NC | $4,360,567 |
| Fusion | 501(c)(3) | Federal Way, WA | $2,944,553 |
| Charlotte Family Housing | 501(c)(3) | Charlotte, NC | $2,916,627 |
| Opportunity House | 501(c)(3) | Reading, PA | $7,524,676 |
| Harwich Ecumenical Council for the Homeless (HECH) | 501(c)(3) | West Harwich, MA | $1,022,296 |
Data update history
February 17, 2025
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2024
January 27, 2025
Updated personnel
Identified 4 new personnel
January 19, 2025
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
July 11, 2024
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $5,300 from Chrysalis Foundation Nonprofit Types
Human service organizationsHousing and shelter organizationsHeadquarter / parent organizationsCharities
Issues
Human servicesHomelessness
Characteristics
Fundraising eventsState / local levelReceives government fundingEndowed supportCommunity engagement / volunteeringTax deductible donations
General information
- Address
- 3001 Grand Ave
- Des Moines, IA 50312
- Metro area
- Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
- County
- Polk County, IA
- Phone
- (515) 244-9748
IRS details
- EIN
- 42-1258470
- Fiscal year end
- June
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 1986
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- P85: Homeless Persons Centers and Services
- NAICS code, primary
- 62422: Community Housing Services
- Parent/child status
- Central organization
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