THE FORWARD'S MISSION IS TO STRENGTHEN ENGAGEMENT WITH JEWISH IDEAS AND COMMUNITIES THROUGH A VARIETY OF MEDIA, AND IN PUBLIC EVENTS. IT CARRIES OUT THIS MISSION BY PUBLISHING COMMENTARY ON CURRENT ISSUES AND THE ARTS, IN ENGLISH AND YIDDISH, THAT MEET THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF PUBLIC SERVICE IN JOURNALISM AND CULTURAL EXPRESSION. IT FURTHERS THIS MISSION THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS AND COLLABORATIONS THAT ENGAGE DEEPLY WITH THE HISTORY, RANGE AND VARIETY OF THE AMERICAN JEWISH EXPERIENCE.
Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 8 reported individuals · Filing year 2024
- Base
- $331k
- Bonus
- $35k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $43k
- Base
- $277k
- Bonus
- $40k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $43k
- Base
- $221k
- Bonus
- $25k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $44k
- Base
- $201k
- Bonus
- $18k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $52k
- Base
- $215k
- Bonus
- $20k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $1k
- Base
- $124k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $43k
- Base
- $138k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $15k
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CEO | $331k | $35k | — | $43k | $416k $449k |
Editor in Chief key employee | $277k | $40k | — | $43k | $365k $395k |
Senior VP Operations senior vice president | $221k | $25k | — | $44k | $294k $318k |
VP Development vice president | $201k | $18k | — | $52k | $275k $298k |
VP Finance vice president | $215k | $20k | — | $1k | $239k $258k |
Managing Editor highest compensated employee | $124k | — | — | $43k | $170k $184k |
Controller highest compensated employee | $138k | — | — | $15k | $156k $168k |
Editor highest compensated employee | — | — | — | — | $144k $156k |
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 18 unpaid individuals.
Up 10%
from 2023
From $378k in 2023 to $416k in 2024.
Estimated with New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Revenue and expenses over time
The Forward Association Inc reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.
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