Civic Intelligence

Race Forward

990 • Fiscal year 2016 • EIN 94-2759879

Jan 01, 2016 to Dec 31, 2016 • Filed on Oct 26, 2017

Organization Profilewww.racefoward.org

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32 Broadway Ste 1801New York, NY 10004

(646) 502-8846

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

43rd percentile

0.06x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 43% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2016

Liabilities / Revenue

39th percentile

0.06x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 39% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2016

Net Margin

46th percentile

1.0%

Higher net margin than 46% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2016

Top Officer Pay

Score unavailable

No value available

This filing does not contain officer compensation rows.

Source year 2016

Asset Growth

52nd percentile

1.8%

Faster asset growth than 52% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Annualized from 2015 to 2016

Revenue Growth

25th percentile

-8.9%

Faster revenue growth than 25% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Annualized from 2015 to 2016

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets43rd percentile

Assets

Up

$4,675,852

Up $83,554 (+1.8%) from 2015

Net Assets

Down

$4,389,034

Down $29,570 (-0.7%) from 2015

Liabilities

Up

$286,818

Up $113,124 (+65%) from 2015

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue39th percentileNet Margin46th percentile

Revenue

Down

$4,657,706

Down $455,793 (-8.9%) from 2015

Expenses

Up

$4,611,102

Up $1,191,879 (+35%) from 2015

Net Income

Down

$46,604

Down $1,647,672 (-97%) from 2015

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth52nd percentile

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$60M$40M$20M$0Assets 2011: $3,364,922Liabilities 2011: $347,169Net Assets 2011: $3,017,7532011Assets 2012: $5,979,219Liabilities 2012: $286,676Net Assets 2012: $5,692,5432012Assets 2013: $4,274,817Liabilities 2013: $251,022Net Assets 2013: $4,023,7952013Assets 2014: $2,955,872Liabilities 2014: $228,313Net Assets 2014: $2,727,5592014Assets 2015: $4,592,298Liabilities 2015: $173,694Net Assets 2015: $4,418,6042015Assets 2016: $4,675,852Liabilities 2016: $286,818Net Assets 2016: $4,389,0342016Assets 2017: $14,964,945Liabilities 2017: $316,975Net Assets 2017: $14,647,9702017Assets 2018: $15,608,713Liabilities 2018: $1,196,137Net Assets 2018: $14,412,5762018Assets 2019: $15,252,581Liabilities 2019: $2,093,963Net Assets 2019: $13,158,6182019Assets 2020: $23,950,967Liabilities 2020: $2,965,137Net Assets 2020: $20,985,8302020Assets 2021: $41,775,681Liabilities 2021: $1,339,700Net Assets 2021: $40,435,9812021Assets 2022: $34,918,779Liabilities 2022: $4,694,842Net Assets 2022: $30,223,9372022Assets 2023: $37,006,218Liabilities 2023: $4,203,567Net Assets 2023: $32,802,6512023Assets 2024: $32,403,473Liabilities 2024: $3,958,982Net Assets 2024: $28,444,4912024

Highlighted filing

2016

Assets$4,675,852
Liabilities$286,818
Net Assets$4,389,034
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Operations Trend

Revenue Growth25th percentile

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

$40M$20M$0-$20MRevenue 2011: $1,459,817Expenses 2011: $2,768,452Net Income 2011: -$1,308,6352011Revenue 2012: $5,826,878Expenses 2012: $3,198,637Net Income 2012: $2,628,2412012Revenue 2013: $1,178,814Expenses 2013: $2,819,840Net Income 2013: -$1,641,0262013Revenue 2014: $2,664,611Expenses 2014: $3,979,977Net Income 2014: -$1,315,3662014Revenue 2015: $5,113,499Expenses 2015: $3,419,223Net Income 2015: $1,694,2762015Revenue 2016: $4,657,706Expenses 2016: $4,611,102Net Income 2016: $46,6042016Revenue 2017: $15,578,884Expenses 2017: $5,320,294Net Income 2017: $10,258,5902017Revenue 2018: $10,198,517Expenses 2018: $10,429,867Net Income 2018: -$231,3502018Revenue 2019: $11,012,148Expenses 2019: $12,081,094Net Income 2019: -$1,068,9462019Revenue 2020: $20,857,248Expenses 2020: $13,030,036Net Income 2020: $7,827,2122020Revenue 2021: $35,206,795Expenses 2021: $15,756,644Net Income 2021: $19,450,1512021Revenue 2022: $16,435,117Expenses 2022: $25,022,006Net Income 2022: -$8,586,8892022Revenue 2023: $27,224,723Expenses 2023: $25,934,156Net Income 2023: $1,290,5672023Revenue 2024: $20,527,906Expenses 2024: $25,481,528Net Income 2024: -$4,953,6222024

Highlighted filing

2016

Revenue$4,657,706
Expenses$4,611,102
Net Income$46,604
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2016 to Dec 31, 2016
Signed
Oct 26, 2017
Return Version
2016v3.0
Gross Receipts
$4,729,144
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Race forward's mission is to build awareness, solutions and leadership for racial justice by generating transformative ideas, information and experiences.

Race Forward advances racial justice through research, media and practice. Founded in 1981, Race Forward brings systemic analysis and an innovative approach to complex race issues to help people take effective action toward racial equity.

Balance Sheet Detail
LineBeginningEndChange
Assets
Pledges and Grants Receivable$1,950,000$1,469,741▼ $480,259
Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net$1,213,986$1,174,537▼ $39,449
Savings and Temporary Cash Investments$481,407$1,168,516▲ $687,109
Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts$532,376$628,347▲ $95,971
Investments in Publicly Traded Securities$143,986$106,271▼ $37,715
Accounts Receivable$121,359$77,860▼ $43,499
Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges$39,001$15,225▼ $23,776
Other Notes and Loans Receivable, Net$80,865$6,037▼ $74,828
Receivable From Disqualified Prsn-$0-
Receivables From Officers Etc-$0-
Investments Other Securities-$0-
Investments Program Related-$0-
Intangible Assets-$0-
Inventories for Sale or Use-$0-
Total Assets$4,592,298$4,675,852▲ $83,554
Other Assets Total$29,318$29,318→ $0
Liabilities
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses$128,039$254,046▲ $126,007
Mortgage Notes Payable Secured by Investment Property$45,655$32,772▼ $12,883
Total Liabilities$173,694$286,818▲ $113,124
Net Assets / Fund Balance
Unrestricted Net Assets$1,919,960$2,697,198▲ $777,238
Temporarily Rstr Net Assets$2,498,644$1,691,836▼ $806,808
Total Net Assets Fund Balance$4,418,604$4,389,034▼ $29,570
Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance$4,592,298$4,675,852▲ $83,554

Asset Categories

AssetBook ValueDepreciationBasis
Buildings$1,100,657$246,272$1,346,929
Equipment$13,880$49,606$63,486
Land$60,000-$60,000
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer PayScore unavailable

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Baishali Rinku SenPresident & EDFT$136,625$9,250$145,875
Paulette MartinFin/Admin DirectorFT$124,458$10,527$134,985
Michell SpeightProg DirectorFT$116,295$14,886$131,181

Board Members and Trustees

NameTitle
Deepa IyerChairperson
Christopher RabbVice Chair
Deanna ZandtDirector
Diane YamashiroDirector
Dorian WarrenDirector
Ellen GurzinskyDirector
LeeAnn HallDirector
Liliana SeguraDirector
Rasha RobinsonDirector
Michael KeatsSec./Treasurer
Revenue and Support

Revenue Composition

Contributions and Grants
$3,016,125
Program Service Revenue
$1,600,898
Investment Income
$38,492
Other Revenue
$2,191
All Other Contributions
$3,016,125
Change in Net Assets
$46,604

Audited Revenue Reconciliation

Revenue per Audited Statements
$4,657,706
Revenue Not Reported on Form 990
$33,720
Total Revenue per Audited Statements
$4,691,426
Total Revenue per Form 990
$4,657,706
Expenses and Functional Allocation

Major Expense Lines

Line ItemAmount
Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits$2,782,446
Other Expenses$1,828,656
Total Fundraising Expense$279,463
Grants and Similar Amounts Paid$0
Professional Fundraising Fees$0

Functional Expense Allocation

Line ItemProgramManagementFundraisingTotal
Other Salaries and Wages$1,413,397$371,410$215,343$2,000,150
Fees for Services Other$405,997$64,998$500$471,495
Conferences and Meetings$310,982$10,058$109$321,149
Other Employee Benefits$232,506$57,688$29,114$319,308
Travel$209,958$99,075$5,389$314,422
Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees$145,875$134,985-$280,860
Information Technology$150,497$91,127-$241,624
Payroll Taxes$125,815$40,121$16,192$182,128
Occupancy-$123,343-$123,343
Fees for Services Accounting-$113,082-$113,082
Office Expenses$39,160$50,198$6,206$95,564
Depreciation Depletion$27,614$6,706$5,128$39,448
Fees for Services Legal$1,438$18,410-$19,848
Insurance$2,576$9,090-$11,666
Other Expenses$4,707$37,335$807$5,514
Advertising$1,166$1,418$649$3,233
Interest-$1,193-$1,193
Total Functional Expenses$3,101,402$1,230,237$279,463$4,611,102

Audited Expense Reconciliation

Line ItemAmount
Total Expenses per Audited Statements$4,629,752
Expenses per Audited Statements$4,611,102
Total Expenses per Form 990$4,611,102
Expenses Not Reported on Form 990$18,650
Fundraising, Events, and Gaming
Fundraising activities
No
Gaming activities
No
Professional fundraiser used
No

Fundraising and Gaming Totals

Line ItemAmount
Professional Fundraising Fees$0
Political and Lobbying Activity
Political campaign activity
No
Lobbying activity
Yes
Subject to proxy tax
No
Insider Transactions and Loans

Loans and Receivables

Line ItemBeginningEndChange
Receivables from Disqualified Persons-$0-
Receivables from Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees-$0-
Governance and Compliance

Governance Checklist

Compiled or reviewed by an accountant
No
Annual disclosure for covered persons
Yes
Audit committee
Yes
Backup withholding compliance
Yes
Business relationship with family members
No
Business relationship with organization members
No
Material changes to governing documents
No
Compensation from other sources disclosed
No
CEO compensation reviewed
Yes
Other officer compensation reviewed
Yes
Conflict-of-interest policy
Yes
Audited financial statements prepared
No
Key decisions subject to board approval
No
Management duties delegated
No

Governance Explanations

Form 990, Part VI, Line 11B: Form 990 Review Process

“The Audit Committee and Executive Director review the prepared preliminary draft of the Form 990. After their review and approval, a final draft is circulated to the full Board of Directors and a comment period of at least one-week is allowed for quesitons or comments before filing.”

Form 990, Part VI, Line 12C: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts

“Board members complete conflict of interest policy statements annually. The Executive Director and the Board Chair(s) track any potential conflicts. When potential conflicts are identifed, they are diclosed to the full Board of Directors and the potentially conflicted director is excused from all related conversations.”

Form 990, Part VI, Line 15A: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management

“Independent members of the board, without the Executive Director's participation, do a compensation review as part of the E.D.'s yearly performance evaluation. They examine published data on non-profit salaries to determine comparable compensation levels. The results of the review are then discussed with the E.D. and a final compensation recommendation is approved by the Board.”

Form 990, Part VI, Line 15B: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees

“The Executive Director sets the compensation for Officers and Key Employees subject to Board review as part of the yearly budget approval process.”

Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available

“Race Forward's form 990 and yearly audited financial statements are available upon request. Requests for all other documents are made on a case-by-case basis.”

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Race Forward
EIN
94-2759879
Phone
6465028846
Address
32 Broadway Ste 1801, New York, NY 10004

Signing Officer

Name
Paulette Martin
Title
Fin/Admin Director
Signed
2017-10-26
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Organization Details

Principal Officer
Baishali Rinku Sen
Formed
1981
Legal Domicile
CA
Voting Board Members
11
Independent Board Members
10
Employees
43
Volunteers
5

Preparer

Firm
Crosby & Kaneda CPAs
Address
1970 Broadway STE 930, Oakland, CA 94612
Preparer
Adele Kaneda
Phone
5108352727
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990, Part XI, Reconciliation of Net Assets, Line 8

“Upon audit of financial statements for year ended December 31, 2016 by an independent accountant, nets assets were restated for an understatement of accrued payroll and an overstatement of unrestricted net assets.”

Financial Statement Notes

Part X : FIN48 Footnote

“The Organization has evaluated its current tax positions as of December 31, 2016 and is not aware of any significant uncertain tax positions for which a reserve would be necessary.”

Part XI, Line 2D: Other revenue amounts included in F/S but not included on form 990

“Rental revenue $18650”

Part XII, Line 2D: Other expenses and losses per audited F/S

“Rental expense $18650”

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2016 • Form 990Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$4,675,852
Liabilities
$286,818
Net assets
$4,389,034
Revenue
$4,657,706
Expenses
$4,611,102
Net income
$46,604
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$32.4$3.96$28.4$20.5$25.5$4.95
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$37.0$4.20$32.8$27.2$25.9$1.29
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$34.9$4.69$30.2$16.4$25.0$8.59
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$41.8$1.34$40.4$35.2$15.8$19.5
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$24.0$2.97$21.0$20.9$13.0$7.83
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$15.3$2.09$13.2$11.0$12.1$1.07
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$15.6$1.20$14.4$10.2$10.4$0.23
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$15.0$0.32$14.6$15.6$5.32$10.3
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$4.68$0.29$4.39$4.66$4.61$0.05
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$4.59$0.17$4.42$5.11$3.42$1.69
2014Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$2.96$0.23$2.73$2.66$3.98$1.32
2013Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$4.27$0.25$4.02$1.18$2.82$1.64
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$5.98$0.29$5.69$5.83$3.20$2.63
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$3.36$0.35$3.02$1.46$2.77$1.31