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US nonprofit · EIN 454590140 · New York, NYiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 454590140) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, related organisations (Schedule R), grants paid (Schedule I).Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code SO), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Forward Fund Inc

Donations deductible
Revenue
$1.3m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$2.3m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$27.7m
$1.9m liabilities
Net assets
$25.7m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
7
5.8y av
Staff
0
7 volunteers
Chair observed
≥6 yrs
Alan Silberstein
Left since last filing
2
29% of the board
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Forward Fund Inc's network

7 people3 organisationsi7 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (7). Violet dotted lines (8) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

7 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 6 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Alan Silberstein ChairChair2018
8 yrs
Howard Swibel from 111224Company secretary2024
2 yrs
Jacob MorowitzInvestment Policy Committee2017
9 yrs
James FeldmanVice-Chair2020
6 yrs
Jeff Gottlieb Thru 111224Company secretary2024
2 yrs
Samuel NorichPresident2017
9 yrs
Yeheskel DattnerTreasurer2024
2 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

5 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Alan BendichVP, Finance and Operationssince 2019
Alan Bendich Through 61523VP, Finance and Operations2023
Rachel Fishman FeddersenCEO & Publishersince 2018
Sochieta MothVP, Finance and Operations2024
Sochieta Moth from 53023VP, Finance and Operations2023

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Alan SilbersteinChair1$0
HOWARD SWIBEL from 111224Secretary1$0
James FeldmanVice-Chair1$0
Jeff Gottlieb Thru 111224Secretary1$0
Samuel NorichPresident2$0
Yeheskel DattnerTreasurer1$0
Jacob MorowitzInvestment Policy Committee1$0
Rachel Fishman FeddersenCEO1$0$366k$50k
Sochieta MothVP, Finance and Operations1$0$235k$4k

About

Legal name
Forward Fund Inc
EIN
454590140
Address
125 Maiden Ln FL 8, New York, NY, 10038-5015
State
New York
Mission
The mission of the forward fund, inc. Is to promote and strengthen jewish peoplehood, culture and heritage by supporting and benefiting the forward association inc. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
D20 Animal-related
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Animal-Related
Size band
8 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2011
IRS ruling date
1 August 2014
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
7, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
SO (contributions deductible)

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Related organisations (Schedule R)

RelatedSUPPORT JEWISH CULTUREThe Forward Association Inc

Longest observed on the filings

≥9years on the filingsJacob Morowitz
≥9years on the filingsSamuel Norich
≥8years on the filingsAlan Silberstein
≥6years on the filingsJames Feldman

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$27.7m
Total liabilities
$1.9m
Net assets or fund balances
$25.7m
Contributions and grants received
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Grants and similar paid out
$1.4m
Employees
0
Volunteers
7

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$1.3m$2.3mDeficit $1000k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.

Grants paid

1 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.
RecipientPurposeAmount
The Forward Association IncGeneral support$1.4m