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Filing year 2024

FORWARD SCHOLARS LLC

Milwaukee, Wisconsin·EIN 88-3267397·NTEE B90 · Education·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$1.1M
Total assets
$1.1M
Total expenses
$717k
Reported officers
9
Mission

FORWARD SCHOLARS IS A COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER 1:1 READING TUTORING PROGRAM FOCUSED ON HELPING K-3RD GRADERS WHO ARE NOT YET READING AT GRADE LEVEL.

Executive compensation

Form 990 · Part VII & Schedule J · 1 reported individual · Filing year 2024

Percentile bands compare each position's total pay with the same role at Education organizations in Wisconsin.

Executive Director
Median to 75th percentile
$134k
$145k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the Midwest region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Plus 8 unpaid individuals.

Browse compensation in Education

Pay in context

Top pay as a share of expenses

In 2024, the highest total compensation at FORWARD SCHOLARS LLC equaled 19% of the organization's total expenses. The median for education organizations is 7%.

This organization (2024)
19%
Sector median
7%
Middle half of sector
2% to 17%

Based on 26,320 education organizations, each measured at its most recent filing year with reported expenses and compensation.

Funded by

Private foundations whose Form 990-PF Part XV grants matched this organization.

Climbed 17%
over 2 years

From $115k in 2022 to $134k in 2024.

$115k
2022
$120k
2023
$134k
2024
In today's dollarsEst.
Up 10% in real terms$132k to $145k

Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the Midwest region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Pay for the position

Chief Executive Officer pay rose 17% from 2022 to 2024, while revenue rose 126%.

$115k in 2022 to $134k in 2024.

Pay for the position itself, not any one person. The officeholder may have changed between 2022 and 2024.

Highest reported compensation in each year. Volunteer board members and partial-year payouts are filtered out.

Among peers

Revenue and top compensation, plotted against similar organizations. This organization is highlighted in cyan.

FAQ

Common questions about FORWARD SCHOLARS LLC

What does the Chief Executive Officer of FORWARD SCHOLARS LLC earn?

In 2024, the Chief Executive Officer of FORWARD SCHOLARS LLC received $134,345 in total compensation. This pay is above the median (the midpoint) for Chief Executive Officer roles among Education organizations in Wisconsin, within the top half of comparable filings. Based on IRS Form 990 data.

How does Chief Executive Officer pay at FORWARD SCHOLARS LLC compare with similar nonprofits?

Compared with the same role at Education organizations in Wisconsin, the 2024 pay of the Chief Executive Officer at FORWARD SCHOLARS LLC falls between the median and the 75th percentile. In 2024, the highest total compensation at FORWARD SCHOLARS LLC equaled 19% of the organization's total expenses. The median for education organizations is 7%.

What are FORWARD SCHOLARS LLC's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, FORWARD SCHOLARS LLC reported $1.1M in total revenue and $717k in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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