Grow IT Forward
Donations deductibleRevenue
$1.4m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$1.5m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$795k
$402k liabilities
Net assets
$393k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
4
4.4 years on average
Staff
34
employees, year to 31 December 2024
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
10
named in Part VII
Grow IT Forward's network
4 people2 organisationsi4 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (4). Violet dotted lines (2) 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
4 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 7 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 4 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashley Vandermause | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Dana Bongle | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Jeremiah Novak | President | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Stacey ECK | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
10 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Amber Daugs | CEO & Founder | since 2018 |
| Andy Wilson | Treasurer | since 2022 |
| ELI Steimle | Treausrer | 2019 |
| Erica Strauss | Company secretary | 2018 |
| Jason Prigge | President | since 2020 |
| KIA Yang | Treausrer | since 2020 |
| Kristin Odell | President | 2018 |
| Mike Huck | Treasurer | 2024 |
| Mike Salutz | Treausrer | 2018 |
| Ryan Otoole | President | 2019 |
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.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amber Daugs | CEO & Founder | 40 | $66k | ||
| Dana Bongle | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Stacey Eck | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Jeremiah Novak | President | 5 | $0 | ||
| Ashley Vandermause | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Jason Prigge | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Mike Huck | Treasurer | 5 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Grow It Forward
- EIN
- 471931867
- Address
- Po Box 562, Manitowoc, WI, 54221-0562
- State
- Wisconsin
- Mission
- To provide people in need with dignified access to good food, along with opportunities to grow, cook, share, and advocate for it. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- K99 Food, agriculture and nutrition
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Food, Agriculture & Nutrition
- Size band
- 5 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2014
- IRS ruling date
- 1 November 2014
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
- Principal officer
- Amber Daugs (Form 990-N, tax year 2017)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥6years on the filingsDana Bongle
≥6years on the filingsJeremiah Novak
≥2years on the filingsAshley Vandermause
≥2years on the filingsStacey ECK
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
- $795k
- Total liabilities
- $402k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $393k
- Contributions and grants received
- $1.2m
- Program service revenue
- $289k
- Employees
- 34
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.4m | $1.5m | Deficit $101k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.