Columbia Future Forge
Teach life and employment skills.
Columbia Future Forge at a glance
- Total assets
- $137,646
- -9.1% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $411,384
- +0.3% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $2,069
- -36.5% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $424,100
- -1.3% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Columbia Future Forge funds
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2020, annual grant giving ranged from $7K (2019) to $8K (2020). In 2020 it made 1 grant totaling $8K.
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $137,646 | $411,384 | $424,100 | — | — | $2,069 |
| 2024 | $151,438 | $409,970 | $429,661 | — | — | $3,256 |
| 2023 | $176,014 | $372,115 | $366,650 | — | — | $3,255 |
| 2022 | $168,235 | $340,050 | $365,437 | — | — | $420 |
| 2021 | $138,905 | $403,262 | $364,288 | — | — | — |
| 2020 | $104,450 | $310,359 | $318,388 | $7,745 | 1 | — |
| 2019 | $107,787 | $275,157 | $259,446 | $6,732 | 1 | — |
About Columbia Future Forge
Based on IRS filings
Columbia Future Forge is a public charity focused on Youth Development, based in Camas, WA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $138K in total assets. Net investment income was $2K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Columbia Future Forge's 2025 filing lists 4 officers; 1 of 4 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Matthew P Overton
Director
Executive Director → Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
$15K (2022) → $0 (2025)
Luis Avila Mis
Director
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
$3K (2023) → $2K (2025)
Warren Schuh
Director
On filings since 2021
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bruce Farnsworth
Treasurer
Treasurer → Director & Treasurer, 2020
Treasurer & Director → Treasurer, 2022
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (8)
- Former: Marc Hartquist (2019–2024) — Vice President
- Former: Bryan Ableidinger (2019–2023) — President
- Former: Julie Mauer (2019–2023) — Director Secretary
- Former: Jan Kennedy Ferguson (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Theodore Buck (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Matt Overton (2019–2021) — Executive Director
- Former: Jan Ferguson van Zytveld (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: David Cram (2019) — Secretary
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $2K, to Luis Avila Mis (Director).
Frequently asked questions about Columbia Future Forge
How large is Columbia Future Forge?
Columbia Future Forge reported $138K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $411K.
What is Columbia Future Forge?
Columbia Future Forge is a public charity focused on Youth Development, based in Camas, WA. It holds $138K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Columbia Future Forge operate?
Columbia Future Forge has awarded grants in Washington.
What is Columbia Future Forge's EIN?
Columbia Future Forge's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-4252073. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 15, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 15, 2021)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 29, 2026)
Live grants for the work Columbia Future Forge funds
Youth Development Open opportunities, soonest deadline first.
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