Founding Forward

A civic education institution on the fields of Valley Forge that carries the founding era forward, forming students, teachers and volunteer chapters in responsible citizenship.

16named by peers

Financial profile

Founding Forward · EIN 26-1894379 · 501(c)(3)

Fiscal yearTotal revenueContributionsProgram servicesTotal expensesNet assetsYear end
FY2023$5,889,912$5,702,685$0$3,755,905$22,651,004Jun 2023
FY2022$6,453,189$5,210,092$0$2,744,292$19,535,896Jun 2022
FY2021$3,492,460$2,997,795$0$2,298,256$18,418,689Jun 2021
FY2020$2,356,123$1,914,972$0$2,101,090$14,896,708Jun 2020
FY2019$366,293$300,504$0$438,026$2,183,168Jun 2019

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Peer societies

Five societies Founding Forward is read alongside.

Who backs FF

No public supporter list found as of September 2026.

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Who backs Founding Forward's peers, but not Founding Forward

Companies named publicly by at least one of Founding Forward's five peer societies, and not found in Founding Forward's reviewed public records.

CompanyPTAAPPeers
Alfred A. KnopfPartner1 of 2
architexas_rgb_lockup (architexas.com)Named1 of 2
Betsy South Beach HotelIn Kind Partner1 of 2
BillerudIn Kind Partner1 of 2
City Lights Booksellers & PublishersSupporter1 of 2
Fortier Public RelationsIn Kind Partner1 of 2
HarperCollins/EccoSponsor1 of 2
LindenmeyrIn Kind Partner1 of 2
MidlandIn Kind Partner1 of 2
Penguin Random HousePresenting Partner1 of 2
Persea BooksSupporter1 of 2
Phoenix-I-Logo (phoenix1.org)Named1 of 2
SappiIn Kind Partner1 of 2
Siebler Logo (siebler.com)Named1 of 2
Treanor_Logo (treanor.design)Named1 of 2
W. W. Norton & CompanyPresenting Partner1 of 2

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The outside view

A civic education institution on the fields of Valley Forge that carries the founding era forward, forming students, teachers and volunteer chapters in responsible citizenship.

  • Consensus
  • Preserve
  • Outward
  • Volunteer

Their shape

The Legacy

Faithful to what was handed down.

The Legacy is devoted to continuity, carrying a tradition and an identity across generations. Its gift is stability and deep institutional memory, its challenge is making room for change.

Also reads toward The Movement and The Village.

Strengths

→Unmatched continuity and a trusted name.
→Decisions honor a long arc, not a news cycle.
→Members feel part of something lasting.

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