Liabilities / Assets
71st percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 71% of similar nonprofits.
La Forward
EIN 87-2742396 • 501(c)4 • Los Angeles, CA
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
0.03x
Liabilities / Revenue
65th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 65% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
12th percentile
Higher net margin than 12% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
Score unavailable
No filing with officer rows is available for this organization yet.
Asset Growth
Score unavailable
No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.
Revenue Growth
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Balance Sheet
Assets
Down$24,953
Down $68,797 (-73%) from 2023
Liabilities
Down$801
Down $12,012 (-94%) from 2023
Net Assets
Down$24,152
Down $56,785 (-70%) from 2023
Revenue
Down$110,870
Down $29,649 (-21%) from 2023
Expenses
Up$167,655
Up $108,073 (+181%) from 2023
Net Income
Down-$56,785
Down $137,722 (-170%) from 2023
Trend Graphs
Filings
Most recent year
2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $24,953
- Liabilities
- $801
- Net assets
- $24,152
- Revenue
- $110,870
- Expenses
- $167,655
- Net income
- -$56,785
Latest Filing Detail
Jump To
Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
- Signed
- Nov 10, 2025
- Return Version
- 2024v5.2
- Gross Receipts
- $110,870
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
See Schedule O
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| See Schedule O | - | $144,129 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loraine Lundquist | Chairperson | PT | $0 | - | - |
| Ev Boyle | Director & Secretary | - | $0 | - | - |
| David Levitus | Director & Chief Executive Officer | PT | $0 | - | - |
| Mike Young | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| Otha Cole | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| Zach Marks | Director & Treasurer | - | $0 | - | - |
| Sasha Rappaport | Vice Chair | - | $0 | - | - |
| Sarah Geismer | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| Azusena Favela | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| Joy Friedman | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| Marissa Roy | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- LA Forward
- EIN
- 87-2742396
- In Care Of
- % David Levitus
- Phone
- 3235469476
- Address
- PO Box 25386, Los Angeles, CA 90025
Signing Officer
- Name
- David Levitus
- Title
- Chief Executive Officer
- Phone
- 3235469476
- Signed
- 2025-11-10
- Discuss with paid preparer
- No
Preparer
- Firm
- Beaver Legal Corporation
- Address
- 220 S Pine St 109, Sisters, OR 97759
- Preparer
- Leilani R Beaver
- Phone
- 9494415352
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
List of grants and similar amounts paid Part I line 10
“Activity Donations Grantee Donations less than $5,000 Relationship N/A Amount 10,000”
Description of other expenses Part I line 16
“Description AmountBank/Merchant Fees 4,967Insurance 6,691Meals/Meetings 10,743Office Expenses 12,562Program Expenses 7,061Staff Time 96,488Consulting 9,363”
Description of other assets Part II line 24
“Category Beginning of Year End of YearPrepaid Expenses 0 3,369”
Description of total liabilities Part II line 26
“Category Beginning of Year End of YearCredit Card 12,813 801”
Other program services Part III line 31
“Primary Exempt Purpose: Working to change the systems that perpetuate social, economic and racial injustice through developing and advocating for policies that improve our communities. Program Accomplishments: Ran digital grassroots lobbying campaigns pressing the LA City Council to take action on charter reform, expand the size of city council, invest in an expanded unarmed crisis response system, and fulfill its commitment to build the Venice Drill affordable housing Ran a Progressive Campaign Leadership Academy training people how to run for office as candidates and/or how to effectively support candidates; Researched, wrote, designed, and published two voter guides which reached more than a quarter-million people that educated the public and advocated for the passage/defeat of several dozen local and state measures on March and November ballots.”
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 4 | Primary Exempt Purpose: Working to change the systems that perpetuate social, economic and racial injustice through developing and advocating for policies that improve our communities. Program Accomplishments: Ran digital grassroots lobbying campaigns pressing the LA City Council to take action on charter reform, expand the size of city council, invest in an expanded unarmed crisis response system, and fulfill its commitment to build the Venice Drill affordable housing Ran a Progressive Campaign Leadership Academy training people how to run for office as candidates and/or how to effectively support candidates; Researched, wrote, designed, and published two voter guides which reached more than a quarter-million people that educated the public and advocated for the passage/defeat of several dozen local and state measures on March and November ballots. |
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