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US nonprofit · EIN 464290311 · Chicago, ILiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 464290311) - 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 time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.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. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2018.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Whats Your Forte Foundation

Donations deductible
Revenue
$172k
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$111k
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$295k
$0 liabilities
Net assets
$295k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
9
3.6 years on average
Staff
1
employees, year to 31 December 2024
Left since last filing
3
33% of the board
Officers and senior staff
1
named in Part VII
How am I connected?

Whats Your Forte Foundation's network

9 people4 organisationsi9 people and 4 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (9). Violet dotted lines (4) 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

9 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.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 10 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Danielle ForteDirector2019
7 yrs
Dr Omar LateefDirector2024
2 yrs
Janice GiddensDirector2024
2 yrs
La-Donia Alford-JefferiesDirector2024
2 yrs
Matt FortePresident2019
7 yrs
Pastor Charlie DatesDirector2024
2 yrs
Regina CrossDirector2024
2 yrs
Shonta ConnollyDirector2023
3 yrs
Timothy AbrahamsDirector2024
2 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Jamia JowersExecutive Dir.since 2023

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
Jamia JowersExecutive Dir.40$80k
Matt FortePresident1$0
Danielle ForteDirector1$0
Regina CrossDirector1$0
Dr Omar LateefDirector1$0
Pastor Charlie DatesDirector1$0
Timothy AbrahamsDirector1$0
La-Donia Alford-JefferiesDirector1$0
Janice GiddensDirector1$0
Shonta ConnollyDirector1$0

About

Legal name
Whats Your Forte Foundation
EIN
464290311
Address
303 East Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL, 60601-5212
State
Illinois
Mission
The Foundation's mission is designed to uplift, impact and empowers today's youth by establishing a sense of community, providing resources to further education, and creating mentorship opportunities. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
B90 Education
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Education
Size band
4 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2013
Principal officer
Matt Forte (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 June 2014
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
5, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥7years on the filingsDanielle Forte
≥7years on the filingsMatt Forte
≥3years on the filingsShonta Connolly
≥2years on the filingsDr Omar Lateef

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
$295k
Total liabilities
$0
Net assets or fund balances
$295k
Contributions and grants received
$207k
Program service revenue
$0
Employees
1

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$172k$111k$60k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.