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The Forward Association Inc

EIN: 13-0623590New York, NYZIP: 10038
A30 - Arts, Culture & Humanities501(c)(3)

Mission

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.

Financials

YearRevenueExpensesAssets
2024$6.7M$0$3.9M
2023$8.7M$0$3.8M

Compensation

2024

Rachel Fishman Feddersen
CEO
chief executive officer
$330,640
$35,000
$0
$415,602
Jodi Rudoren
Editor in Chief
key employee
$276,505
$40,000
$0
$365,499
Jay Ehrlich
Senior VP Operations
senior vice president
$220,560
$25,000
$0
$294,131
Lisa Lepson
VP Development
vice president
$200,966
$18,000
$0
$275,263
Sochieta Moth
VP Finance
vice president
$215,082
$20,000
$0
$238,823
Adam Langer
Managing Editor
highest compensated employee
$124,059
$0
$0
$170,069
Cheuk Mui
Controller
highest compensated employee
$137,884
$0
$0
$155,749
Lauren Markoe
Editor
highest compensated employee
$0
$0
$0
$144,405
Samuel Norich
Development Committee Chair
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
Dennis Levitt from 111224
Director-at-large
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
Alan Silberstein
Chair
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
Howard Swibel
Director-at-large/secretary
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
Cheryl Fishbein
Director-at-large
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
Joel Brown
Audit Committee Chair/director-at-large
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
Lisa Portnoy from 111224
Director-at-large
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
Ronnie Zolin thru 111224
Audit Committee Chair
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
Julie Stone from 111224
Director-at-large
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
Marcy Syms
Compensation Committee Chair
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
Yeheskel Dattner
Treasurer
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
Marge Magner
Budget Committee Chair
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
Jeff Gottlieb thru 111224
Secretary
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
Edward Blank thru 111224
Director-at-large
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
Ken Bob thru 111224
Director-at-large
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
Jacob Morowitz
Director/investment Policy Committee Chair
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
Don Kimelman
Director-at-large
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
James Feldman
Vice Chair/nominating Committee Chair
board vice chair
$0
$0
$0
$0

2023

RACHEL FISHMAN FEDDERSEN
CEO/Publisher
officer (unspecified)
$314,853
$15,500
$0
$377,575
JODI RUDOREN
Editor-In-Chief
key employee
$250,876
$16,000
$0
$313,048
JAY EHRLICH
Vp, Digital Gm
vice president
$212,307
$15,000
$0
$273,174
LISA LEPSON
Vp, Development
vice president
$193,093
$1,500
$0
$248,822
ADAM LANGER
Executivve Editor
highest compensated employee
$116,118
$0
$0
$159,076
CHEUK MUI
Controller
highest compensated employee
$0
$0
$0
$149,521
SOCHIETA MOTH FROM 53023
Vp, Finance and Operations
vice president
$0
$0
$0
$117,288
ALAN BENDICH THROUGH 61523
Vp, Finance and Operations
vice president
$0
$0
$0
$117,074
RONNIE ZOLIN
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
YEHESKEL DATTNER
Treasurer
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
MARGE MAGNER
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
CHERYL FISHBEIN
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ALAN SILBERSTEIN
Chair
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
JACOB MOROWITZ
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
EDWARD BLANK
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MARCY SYMS
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
KEN BOB
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JEFF GOTTLIEB
Secretary
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
JAMES FELDMAN
Vice-Chair
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
JOEL BROWN
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
SAMUEL NORICH
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0

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