RACE FORWARD SUPPORTS COMMUNITIES AND PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS TO ACHIEVE A JUST MULTIRACIAL DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY THROUGH GOVERNANCE THAT ADVANCES SOCIAL JUSTICE.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$32.4M

-12.4% YoY

Annual Giving

$492K

-72.1% YoY

Grant Count

15

-25.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$33K

-62.8% YoY

About Race Forward

Based on IRS filings

Race Forward is a nonprofit organization focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in WASHINGTON, DC. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $32.4M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 15 grants totaling $492K. Net investment income was $654K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

26states
+18 more states

Cities

AlbuquerqueAtlantaBakersfieldBeavertonBostonBrooklynBuffaloCalabasasChicagoDallasDetroitDubuqueDurhamErieFergusonFlorissantGadsdenGreensboroGreenvilleHouston

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$10M$19M$29M$39M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$32,403,473$37,006,218$34,918,779
Revenue$20,527,906$27,224,723$16,435,117
Expenses$25,481,528$25,934,156$25,022,006
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$653,930$428,100$356,956
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$440K$880K$1M$2M22 grants20200 grants202134 grants202220 grants202315 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

ALLIANCE FOR GLOBAL JUST…$80KEARTH CARE INTERNATIONAL$80KWEST ATLANTA WATERSHED A…$80KFOOD FOR THE SPIRIT INC$80KNORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONME…$40KTHE MICHAEL BROWN SR CHO…$30KCAIR-SV$20KOLNEYVILLE HOUSING CORPO…$15KFREEDOM COMMUNITY CENTER$10KHUMANS OF ST LOUIS$10K

Grant Size Distribution

91 grants across all recorded years

57<$50K27$50–100K5$100–250K$250–500K2$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

GLENN HARRISPRESIDENT$291KERIC WARDVICE PRESIDE$221KJULIE NELSONSVP, PROGRAM$205KCANDACE MOORESENIOR STRAT$180KCARLTON ELEYSD, FED. STR$176KDMITRI HOLTZMANSENIOR FELLO$175KCHERYL BLAKEMOREVP, STRATEGI$173KCRYSTAL JONESCOO$108KSIMONE BERMUDEZSVP, DEV. &$92KKARLA BRUCECHIEF OF STA$54K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
GLENN HARRISPRESIDENT40$291,194
ERIC WARDVICE PRESIDE40$220,513
JULIE NELSONSVP, PROGRAM40$204,762
CHERYL BLAKEMOREVP, STRATEGI40$173,431
CARLTON ELEYSD, FED. STR40$175,575
CANDACE MOORESENIOR STRAT40$179,511
DMITRI HOLTZMANSENIOR FELLO40$174,681
CRYSTAL JONESCOO40$108,479
SIMONE BERMUDEZSVP, DEV. &40$91,980
KARLA BRUCECHIEF OF STA40$54,257
KEVIN ALLISDIRECTOR1
MURAD AWAWDEHDIRECTOR1
LORI BEZAHLERVICE CHAIR(S1
KIM DESMONDDIRECTOR1
REBECCA FOXDIRECTOR (SE1
RODNEY FOXWORTHTREASURER1
LEEANN HALLDIRECTOR (SE1
ROCIO INCLANDIRECTOR1
ALETHA MAYBANKDIRECTOR1
KAVITHA MEDIRATTASECRETARY1
RAMON RAMIREZDIRECTOR (SE1
RALPH REMINGTONDIRECTOR1
ALBERTO RETANADIRECTOR1
RON SHIFMANDIRECTOR (SE1
SEAN THOMAS-BREITFELDDIRECTOR (SE1
CHRISTI TRANCHAIRPERSON1

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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