Civic Intelligence

Whats Your Forte Foundation

990EZ • Fiscal year 2019 • EIN 46-4290311

Jan 01, 2019 to Dec 31, 2019 • Filed on Nov 10, 2020

Organization ProfileWWW.WHATSYOURFORTEFOUNDATION.ORG
PO Box 1620Tempe, AZ 85280

(480) 800-5360

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

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Source year 2019

Liabilities / Revenue

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Source year 2019

Net Margin

96th percentile

78%

Higher net margin than 96% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2019

Top Officer Pay

77th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 77% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2019

Asset Growth

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Source year 2019

Revenue Growth

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Balance Sheet
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Assets

$106,850

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Net Assets

$106,850

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Liabilities

-

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Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin96th percentile

Revenue

$92,996

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Expenses

$20,717

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Net Income

$72,279

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Historical Trend

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$300K$200K$100K$0Assets 2019: $106,850Net Assets 2019: $106,8502019Assets 2020: $195,213Net Assets 2020: $195,2132020Assets 2021: $200,743Liabilities 2021: $02021Assets 2022: $210,460Net Assets 2022: $210,4602022Assets 2023: $234,757Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $234,7572023Assets 2024: $295,021Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $295,0212024

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2019

Assets$106,850
Liabilities-
Net Assets$106,850
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Operations Trend

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Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$200K$150K$100K$50K$0Revenue 2019: $92,996Expenses 2019: $20,717Net Income 2019: $72,2792019Revenue 2020: $145,910Expenses 2020: $57,547Net Income 2020: $88,3632020Revenue 2021: $43,607Expenses 2021: $38,077Net Income 2021: $5,5302021Revenue 2022: $120,856Expenses 2022: $111,139Net Income 2022: $9,7172022Revenue 2023: $124,617Expenses 2023: $100,320Net Income 2023: $24,2972023Revenue 2024: $171,585Expenses 2024: $111,321Net Income 2024: $60,2642024

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2019

Revenue$92,996
Expenses$20,717
Net Income$72,279
Open 2019 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2019 to Dec 31, 2019
Signed
Nov 10, 2020
Return Version
2019v5.0
Gross Receipts
$92,996
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

In 2013, matt fort, all pro running back for the chicago bears, established the matt fort whats your forte? Foundation after learning that 14.7 % of chicagos high school dropouts were incarcerated, and nearly 42,000 teens did not receive high school diplomas. As a means to help students achieve their dreams of higher education, the "what's your forte?" foundation awards college scholarships to participants who have excelled academically, demonstrated strong leadership skills and have maintained a high attendance record. The foundation was created to empower at-risk high school students striving to achieve their dreams of higher education by providing life-changing resources. It is our mission to support and provide opportunities through mentorship for these students. All while finding whats your forte? For each student in the program. As a proud graduate of tulane university, matt understands the power of education and how it changes lives for the better. Matt believes that through awa

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
THE FOUNDATIONS MISSION IS DESIGNED TO UPLIFT, IMPACT AND EMPOWER TODAY'S YOUTH BY ESTABLISHING A SENSE OF COMMUNITY, PROVIDING RESOURCES TO FURTHER EDUCATION, AND CREATING MENTORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES$15,000$18,087
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay77th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
MATT FORTEPresident-$0--
REV DR JIMMY DANIELSSecretary/Tr-$0--
GENE FORTEDirector-$0--
DANIELLE FORTEDirector-$0--
ALEXIS KNAPPExecutive Di-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
The Matt Forte Foundation
EIN
46-4290311
Phone
4808005360
Address
PO BOX 1620, TEMPE, AZ 85280

Signing Officer

Name
Matt Forte
Title
President
Phone
4802147476
Signed
2020-11-10
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Ronald Blue & Co Cpas and Conslts Llp
Address
350 W WASHINGTON ST STE 226, TEMPE, AZ 85281
Preparer
Michael L Mclaren CPA
Phone
4802147476
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 10

“Class of activity: education assistance cash contribution: 15,000 relationship: none”

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16

“Expenses marketing 4,545 bank charges 34 credit card usage charges 315 website 102 charity ride 551 miscellaneous 140 total 5,687”

Form 990-ez, Part III

“In 2013, matt fort, all pro running back for the chicago bears, established the matt fort whats your forte? Foundation after learning that 14.7 % of chicagos high school dropouts were incarcerated, and nearly 42,000 teens did not receive high school diplomas. As a means to help students achieve their dreams of higher education, the "what's your forte?" foundation awards college scholarships to participants who have excelled academically, demonstrated strong leadership skills and have maintained a high attendance record. The foundation was created to empower at-risk high school students striving to achieve their dreams of higher education by providing life-changing resources. It is our mission to support and provide opportunities through mentorship for these students. All while finding whats your forte? For each student in the program. As a proud graduate of tulane university, matt understands the power of education and how it changes lives for the better. Matt believes that through awareness, relationship-building and child-focused empowerment programs we can help eliminate these statistics.”

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Filings

Displayed year

2019 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$106,850
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$106,850
Revenue
$92,996
Expenses
$20,717
Net income
$72,279
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$2.95$0.00$2.95$1.72$1.11$0.60
2023XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$2.35$0.00$2.35$1.25$1.00$0.24
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.10$2.10$1.21$1.11$0.10
2021Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$2.01$0.00$0.44$0.38$0.06
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.95$1.95$1.46$0.58$0.88
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.07$1.07$0.93$0.21$0.72