Forestdale
Forestdale reported $45.5 million in revenue and $45.7 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $86.83 went to program services, $12.73 to management and general costs and $0.44 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 82.8% of the total. Government grants made up 77.3%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $346,352 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THRU MAY 2025). 27 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 79% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $46MFor context, the median across 3,614 covered human services charities: $88.27 programs, $11.52 management, $0.21 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $46M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$5.57 $2.5M
- Government grants$77.12 $35M
- Program service revenue$13.64 $6.2M
- Investment income$3.67 $1.7M
Other revenue was negative: −$80,763. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 86.8% | 87.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 12.7% | 11.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.4% | 0.2% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.01 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 82.8% | 20.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 77.3% | 2.4% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 13.7% | 70.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $346,352 | $274,992 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.76% | 1.18% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 27 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 8.8 | 6.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 26 of 26 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseFoster care services:forestdale's strong families - foster care program works with 600 children aged 0-21 placed in foster care during the fiscal year. Several youths stay in foster care beyond their 21st birthday due to limited housing. Forestdale's foster care program provides safe and nurturing homes to help youth achieve their personal, academic and professional goals. We aim to return children home to their parents as soon as it is safe to do so. In order to accomplish this, we have implemented solution based casework (sbc) which helps case planners and families create a partnership…
Preventive services:our strong families: preventive services program serves approximately 450 families per year and helps them avoid foster care placement through our intervention which includes intensive counseling to address unemployment, substance use disorder, intimate partner violence, truancy and mental health. Preventive case planners help families identify strengths to build upon as well as obstacles that impact their ability to be intimate and supportive of each other. Families typically receive one year of services under the preventive program.forestdale's family enrichment center…
Health services:through partnership with nyu and a network of high quality medical, dental, and mental health providers, we help to ensure that over 400 children receive great preventive and routine healthcare, as well as access to specialty care, when needed. Our health home program provides a care management model for our youth with significant challenges to their physical, social and emotional well-being. The concept is to improve healthcare for the most high-need medicaid patients by averting costly hospital stays through access to high quality preventive and routine treatment. Nearly 200…
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THRU MAY 2025 Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $281,184 | $0 | $65,168 | $346,352 |
| CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $210,395 | $0 | $72,853 | $283,248 |
| EXEC. DIR. OF PRGMS THRU MAR 2025 Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $217,434 | $0 | $39,562 | $256,996 |
| COUNSEL & ASST. EXEC. DIRECTOR Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $189,777 | $0 | $17,720 | $207,497 |
| DIRECTOR OF FOSTER CARE Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $151,294 | $0 | $48,233 | $199,527 |
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF PREVENTIVE Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $162,486 | $0 | $32,911 | $195,397 |
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR HEALTH SVCS Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $148,073 | $0 | $39,055 | $187,128 |
| EXEC. DIRECTOR, POLICY & PRACTICE Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $153,947 | $0 | $27,242 | $181,189 |
27 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Forestdale (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.2M (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b26 · 26 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5381
- Volunteers Part I, line 6100
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| LINMAR CONSTRUCTION Construction services | $429,380 |
| ZIM MECHANICAL INC Construction services | $415,625 |
| PEARL TRANSPORTATION LLC Transportation services | $390,425 |
| VFRAMEWORK LLC Purchased services | $334,450 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 18 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
12 private foundations reported grants to Forestdale totaling $393K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Forestdale's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Forestdale, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Forestdale's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Forestdale reported that 86.8% of its $45.7 million in expenses went to program services, 12.7% to management and general and 0.4% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Forestdale pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Forestdale reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $346,352, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THRU MAY 2025 (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Forestdale get its money?
Of $45.5 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 82.8% came from contributions and grants (including 77.3% from government grants) and 13.7% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Forestdale a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 11-1631747 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202601179349301800 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202501269349301895 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202421039349300732 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202301329349304530 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202221369349316792 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202101379349300010 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 11-1631747: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.