EIN 39-0806301

Kids Forward

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
13
Year formed
1941
Most recent tax filings
2023-12-01
Description
Kids Forward advocates for programs and services that strengthen families, promote well-being of children, inspire action, and provide access to opportunities for every kid, family, and community in Wisconsin. Through community-informed research, Kids Forward works towards effective solutions that dismantle barriers to success for children and families in the state's education and public sectors.
Also known as...
Wisconsin Council on Children and Families
Total revenues
$1,252,189
2023
Total expenses
$1,752,296
2023
Total assets
$2,151,233
2023
Num. employees
13
2023

Program areas at Kids Forward

State education and public issues - Kids Forward advocates for effective, long-lasting solutions that break down barriers to success for children and families in Wisconsin, notably children and families of color and those furthest from opportunity. Using research and a community-informed approach, Kids Forward works to help every child, every family, and every community thrive. Kids Forward seeks to ensure that all children have access to high quality early learning programs with a focus on ensuring equity within the early childhood system. Research has consistently confirmed that children who participate in high quality early learning programs are more likely ready to start school ready to learn and are more successful in achieving positive long-term outcomes related to graduation, employment, and health. Goals for the early learning work include embedding parent and caregiver voice into reform of the early childhood system, eliminating racial disparities in access and outcomes, increasing investments (private and public) in training early learning teachers, providing support to early childhood programs to improve their ability to provide higher quality services, and supporting the development and monitoring of an effective quality rating and improvement system that helps parents understand the quality of programs they send their children to and provides a framework for making overall improvements in the early learning system in Wisconsin. Kids Forward seeks to ensure that all children and adults who need health care have access to affordable health care coverage and services that meets their health care needs. Wisconsin has made progress in the past in increasing coverage for low-income children and many adults, and Kids Forward seeks to promote policies and practices that at least maintain, if not expand, that coverage. Kids Forward is active in working to expand badgercare (medicaid), protect the affordable care act as critical sources of accessible, affordable healthcare for children and families, and reduce health disparities through a focus on health equity in all policies. Kids Forward works to achieve racial and ethnic equity at the local and state level. Using an antiracist policy advocacy model - research, community engagement, policy analysis and persuasive communication - our team applies a comprehensive approach to engaging leaders and community members across Wisconsin in a broader, solution-oriented dialogue aimed at reducing the profound and persistent racial disparities in health, education, child welfare, youth justice, employment, and income that plague the state and nation. Through reimagine Wisconsin we work in partnership with marginalized communities to develop and advance an antiracist, anti-austerity, pro worker policy agenda designed to ensure that every Wisconsin child, family and community thrives. Kids Forward provides comprehensive analysis and education on state budget and tax issues, particularly those relating to communities of color and those furthest from opportunity. Our work seeks to embed the perspectives of marginalized communities within the broader debate on budget and tax policy through public education and by encouraging civic engagement on these issues.

Grants made by Kids Forward

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
Workers Rights Center Worker Justice WisconsinSubgrant - Worker-Centered Policies for An Equitable Recovery$25,000
Center for Community StewardshipSubgrant - Healthy Early Leaders & Partners$12,940

Who funds Kids Forward

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
David and Lucile Packard FoundationChildren, Families, and Communities$200,000
Economic Policy InstituteEducational Research$151,000
Center on Budget and Policy PrioritiesGeneral Support$60,000
...and 9 more grants received

Personnel at Kids Forward

NameTitleCompensation
Michele MackeyChief Executive Officer$124,524
Alexa TurnerOperations Director
Emily MiotaCommunications Director
Nicole HoffmannStrategic Growth Director
Colleen ButlerVice President$0
...and 10 more key personnel

Financials for Kids Forward

RevenuesFYE 12/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$1,168,753
Program services$48,199
Investment income and dividends$33,382
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$1,855
Total revenues$1,252,189

Form 990s for Kids Forward

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-122024-09-12990View PDF
2022-122023-07-18990View PDF
2021-122022-09-19990View PDF
2020-122021-09-23990View PDF
2019-122021-02-22990View PDF
...and 10 more Form 990s
Data update history
October 21, 2024
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $151,000 from Economic Policy Institute
October 16, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 10 new personnel
July 12, 2024
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $15,000 from Milwaukee Bucks Foundation
May 19, 2024
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $2,500 from Coles Family Foundation co Peter Coles
December 31, 2023
Received grants
Identified 7 new grant, including a grant for $200,000 from David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsHuman service organizationsYouth service charitiesHeadquarter / parent organizationsCharities
Issues
Human servicesChildren
Characteristics
Political advocacyLobbyingState / local levelReceives government fundingEndowed supportTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
122 W Washington Ave 620
Madison, WI 53703
Metro area
Madison, WI
County
Dane County, WI
Website URL
kidsforward.org/ 
Phone
(608) 285-2314
IRS details
EIN
39-0806301
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1941
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
P30: Childrens and Youth Services
NAICS code, primary
813319: Social Advocacy Organizations
Parent/child status
Central organization
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