Race Forward Action Inc
Public records raise at least one point you should look into before giving.
What it says it does
RACE FORWARD ACTION WILL DEFEND AND ADVANCE A JUST, MULTIRACIAL DEMOCRACY BY CULTIVATING THE ADVOCACY AND ELECTORAL POWER OF PEOPLE OF COLOR TO CATALYZE A MOVEMENT FOR RACIAL JUSTICE.
- Income
- $408,044
- Spending
- $619,187
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 4
- Highest pay
- $326,762, secretary
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $474,734 spent. RACE FORWARD ACTION (RFA) ENVISIONS A NATION THAT CONTINUALLY STRIVES TO CREATE, REALIZE, AND REFINE A JUST MULTIRACIAL DEMOCRACY IN WHICH PEOPLE OF COLOR THRIVE WITH POWER AND PURPOSE. RACE FORWARD ACTION WILL DEFEND AND ADVANCE A JUST, MULTIRACIAL DEMOCRACY BY CULTIVATING THE ADVOCACY AND ELECTORAL POWER OF PEOPLE OF COLOR TO CATALYZE A MOVEMENT FOR RACIAL JUSTICE. RACE FORWARD ACTION PLANS TO ACHIEVE THIS BY DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING VARIOUS MULTI-ISSUE CAMPAIGNS AT THE LOCAL AND NATIONAL LEVEL. IT WILL DEPLOY RESOURCES IN THE FORM OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND FUNDING TO PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS WHO ALIGN WITH THE MISSION AND VISION OF RACE FORWARD ACTION. SINCE ITS FORMATION IN OCTOBER '22, RFA HAS BEEN MAKING STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS AND DECISIONS TO SET-UP THE CONDITIONS TO ADVANCE RFA'S VISION AND MISSION THROUGH ITS FLAGSHIP PROGRAM, HEAL TO WIN. HEAL TO WIN WILL IMPLEMENT CAMPAIGNS IN KEY STATES TO UNITE COMMUNITIES AROUND A VISION FOR STRONG, MULTIRACIAL PUBLIC EDUCATION AND A THRIVING FUTURE. BY FOCUSING ON ROBUST CIVIC EDUCATION AND VOTER ENGAGEMENT THAT STARTS AT THE SCHOOL BOARD LEVEL, HEAL TO WIN PROMOTES A SHARED SENSE OF PURPOSE AND HIGHLIGHTS HOW AN EQUITABLE PUBLIC EDUCATION SERVES AS A CORNERSTONE FOR INCLUSIVE DEMOCRACY. RACE FORWARD ACTION (RFA) ENVISIONS A NATION THAT CONTINUALLY STRIVES TO CREATE, REALIZE, AND REFINE A JUST MULTIRACIAL DEMOCRACY IN WHICH PEOPLE OF COLOR THRIVE WITH POWER AND PURPOSE. RACE FORWARD ACTION WILL DEFEND AND ADVANCE A JUST, MULTIRACIAL DEMOCRACY BY CULTIVATING THE ADVOCACY AND ELECTORAL POWER OF PEOPLE OF COLOR TO CATALYZE A MOVEMENT FOR RACIAL JUSTICE. RACE FORWARD ACTION PLANS TO ACHIEVE THIS BY DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING VARIOUS MULTI-ISSUE CAMPAIGNS AT THE LOCAL AND NATIONAL LEVEL. IT WILL DEPLOY RESOURCES IN THE FORM OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND FUNDING TO PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS WHO ALIGN WITH THE MISSION AND VISION OF RACE FORWARD ACTION. SINCE ITS FORMATION IN OCTOBER '22, RFA HAS BEEN MAKING STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS AND DECISIONS TO SET-UP THE CONDITIONS TO ADVANCE RFA'S VISION AND MISSION THROUGH ITS FLAGSHIP PROGRAM, HEAL TO WIN. HEAL TO WIN WILL IMPLEMENT CAMPAIGNS IN KEY STATES TO UNITE COMMUNITIES AROUND A VISION FOR STRONG, MULTIRACIAL PUBLIC EDUCATION AND A THRIVING FUTURE. BY FOCUSING ON ROBUST CIVIC EDUCATION AND VOTER ENGAGEMENT THAT STARTS AT THE SCHOOL BOARD LEVEL, HEAL TO WIN PROMOTES A SHARED SENSE OF PURPOSE AND HIGHLIGHTS HOW AN EQUITABLE PUBLIC EDUCATION SERVES AS A CORNERSTONE FOR INCLUSIVE DEMOCRACY.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(4) social welfare organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(4) social welfare organization as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since July 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
Could it be confused with another charity? Worth knowing.
A much larger organization has a similar name: Forward Action Fund (Concord, NH), EIN 83-1806898. If that is the one you meant, check the EIN before giving.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
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