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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 39-4680106

Forward Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Selma, AL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 5 grants and $54,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

1 return on file

Tax year 2025 is the only return we have read for this foundation so far.

  • Tax year 2025

    $54,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $973,220

Grants paid in 2025

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Alabama Public RadioTuscaloosa, AL

    General support

    $20,000
  2. YMCA of Selma Dallas CountySelma, AL

    General support

    $15,000
  3. Yellowhammer Theatre Group IncAtlanta, GA

    General support

    $15,000
  4. Alabama Public RadioTuscaloosa, AL

    General support

    $2,000
  5. Alabama Shakespeare FestivalMontgomery, AL

    General support

    $2,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $15,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Alabama4 grants $39,000
  2. Georgia1 grant $15,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Harry W Gamble JrTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Molly F GambleTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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