Fast Forward
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2020–2025
Total received
$885K
Foundation funders
12
Grants recorded
19
Years covered
2020–2025
Who funds Fast Forward?
Fast Forward is funded by 12 grantmakers, led by Arrow Impact ($250K), CDR Johnson Family Foundation Inc ($151K), Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation ($100K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $885K in grants to Fast Forward between 2020–2025.
| Funder | Total given | Grants | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arrow Impact | $250,000 | 1 | 2021 |
| CDR Johnson Family Foundation Inc | $150,567 | 2 | 2024–2025 |
| Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation | $100,000 | 2 | 2020–2021 |
| Hopper-Dean Foundation | $97,891 | 2 | 2023–2024 |
| Greenbridge Family Foundation | $72,500 | 1 | 2024 |
| Arjay R and Frances F Miller | $60,000 | 3 | 2020–2022 |
| AARP Foundation | $50,000 | 1 | 2021 |
| Luminate Foundation Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 2020 |
| Remy Louis Chatain Jr Foundation | $30,000 | 2 | 2021–2022 |
| The Draper Foundation | $12,000 | 2 | 2024 |
| Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program | $10,500 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Harold and Marilyn Melcher | $1,500 | 1 | 2020 |
Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $36K (2022) to $395K (2021). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $101K.
What grants has Fast Forward received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | CDR Johnson Family Foundation Inc | BAYES IMPACT, VISILANT, VECTORCAM, AND MATERIOM | $100,567 |
| 2024 | Greenbridge Family Foundation | TO SUPPORT EDUCATION SERVICES BY OPENING LIBRARIES IN PRISON CELLBLOCKS. | $72,500 |
| 2024 | CDR Johnson Family Foundation Inc | GENERAL SUPPORT, CAREER VILLAGE, FREE WORLD, UPROOTED ACADEMY, UNLOCKED LABS, AND EMPOWR | $50,000 |
| 2024 | The Draper Foundation | EDUCATION PROGRAM | $10,000 |
| 2024 | The Draper Foundation | EDUCATION PROGRAM | $2,000 |
| 2024 | Hopper-Dean Foundation | CHARITABLE | $781 |
| 2023 | Hopper-Dean Foundation | CHARITABLE | $97,110 |
| 2022 | Remy Louis Chatain Jr Foundation | GENERAL PURPOSE | $15,000 |
| 2022 | Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program | For recipient's exempt purpose | $10,500 |
| 2022 | Arjay R and Frances F Miller | GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | $10,000 |
| 2021 | Arrow Impact | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $250,000 |
| 2021 | AARP Foundation | GRANT TO SUPPORT AARP FOUNDATION'S WORKFORCE PROGRAM | $50,000 |
| 2021 | Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation | PROJECT: ROCKET LEARNING | $50,000 |
| 2021 | Arjay R and Frances F Miller | GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | $30,000 |
| 2021 | Remy Louis Chatain Jr Foundation | GENERAL PURPOSE | $15,000 |
| 2020 | Luminate Foundation Inc | Program support civic tech startup Raheem.ai, Project. | $50,000 |
| 2020 | Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation | PROJECT: ONWARD | $50,000 |
| 2020 | Arjay R and Frances F Miller | GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | $20,000 |
| 2020 | The Harold and Marilyn Melcher | CHARITABLE | $1,500 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds Fast Forward?
Fast Forward is funded by 12 grantmakers, led by Arrow Impact ($250K), CDR Johnson Family Foundation Inc ($151K), Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation ($100K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $885K in grants to Fast Forward between 2020–2025.
Who is Fast Forward's largest funder?
Arrow Impact is the largest recorded funder of Fast Forward, with $250K across 1 grant (2021).
How much grant funding has Fast Forward received?
IRS 990 filings record $885K in grants to Fast Forward across 19 grants from 12 funders between 2020–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
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