Nonprofit · EIN 39-1131530
FORWARD PERFORMING ARTS INC
Tax-exempt · FITCHBURG, WI 53711
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,541,339 | $1,680,727 | -$139,388 | $1,010,269 | $975,334 | $34,935 |
| October 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,407,482 | $1,585,155 | -$177,673 | $1,166,850 | $992,527 | $174,323 |
| October 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,423,857 | $1,532,926 | -$109,069 | $1,368,216 | $1,016,220 | $351,996 |
| October 31, 2021 | 990 | $1,464,298 | $920,473 | $543,825 | $1,131,638 | $676,832 | $454,806 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended October 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $136,069
- Program service revenue
- $1,233,552
- Investment income
- $14,268
- Net income from fundraising events
- $63,830
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $65,855
- Other revenue
- $157,450
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $228,110
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $348,676
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $2,346
- Occupancy
- $25,078
- Travel
- $141,361
- Depreciation
- $28,762
- Program services (functional)
- $1,292,079
- Management and general (functional)
- $347,078
- Fundraising (functional)
- $41,570
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,166,850
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,010,269
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $975,334
- Net assets, end of year
- $34,935
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $486,537
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $34,935
- Gross receipts
- $1,895,530
- Employees
- 4
- Volunteers
- 35
- Year formed
- 1970
- State of legal domicile
- WI
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended October 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Komnick | CEO Secretary Officer | 50 | $75,000 |
| Greg Auby | Board Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| Michael Bender | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Carmen Crook | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Janelle Ewing | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Randy Ferrie | MSAA Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| TJ Gale | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Michael Garvin | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| Drew Hadley | ExComm Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Jeff Manion | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| Mike Robinson | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Doug Tholo | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Daniel Yeh | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended October 31, 2024: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTOPHER KOMNICK | CEO/SECRETARY Officer | 50 | $75,000 |
| JOHN HADLEY | EXCOMM Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL C ROBINSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| JEFF MANION | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL R GARVIN JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| DIANE GOETSCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| CARMEN CROOK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL BENDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| GREGG AUBY | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE D'ANGELO | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| JANELLE EWING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| RANDY FERRIE | MSAA Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| TJ GALE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| DANIEL YEH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended October 31, 2023: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTOPHER KOMNICK | CEO/SECRETARY Officer | 50 | $75,000 |
| JOHN HADLEY | EXCOMM Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL C ROBINSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| JEFF MANION | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL R GARVIN JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| DIANE GOETSCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| CARMEN CROOK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| SUSAN MCKAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| DOUG THOLO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL BENDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| JOSH PAYTON | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| GREGG AUBY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE D'ANGELO | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| JANELLE EWING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| SAM RECORDS | MSAA Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| TJ GALE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| DAVID JOHNS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended October 31, 2021: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTOPHER KOMNICK | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer | 50 | $59,188 |
| JOHN HADLEY | EXCOMM Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL C ROBINSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| JEFF MANION | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL R GARVIN JR | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| DIANE GOETSCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| CARMEN CROOK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE D'ANGELO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| BRENT TURNER | MSAA Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| SUSAN MCKAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| DOUG THOLO | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL BENDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| CHRISTIN GATES CALLOWAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| JOSH PAYTON | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2935 S FISH HATCHERY RD 401, FITCHBURG, WI 53711-6434
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Christopher Komnick, 2935 S FISH HATCHERY RD, FITCHBURG, WI 53711
- Signed the 990
- Christopher Komnick, Executive Director
- Phone
- (859) 803-3463
- Website
- madisonscouts.org
Mission
OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH IN MUSIC AND PERFORMANCE TRAINING THROUGH A POSITIVE ENVIRONMENT THAT EMPHASIZES CHARACTER AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT LEADERSHIP SELF-DISCIPLINE AND THE PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE.
Program accomplishments
- Sponsoring exceptional musical and visual performing groups for individuals aged 14 to 21. Hosting nearly 60 field performances concerts clinics and exhibitions reaching half a million people spanning over 12,000 miles across the United States. Our main goal is to offer youth music and performance training programs in a positive environment that focuses on character and social development leadership self-discipline and the pursuit of excellence.Expenses $1,292,079 · revenue $1,463,242
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in October, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | October 31, 2025 | March 16, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | October 31, 2024 | March 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2022 | October 31, 2023 | March 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 39-1131530
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1970
- Accounting year ends
- October
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A6C0)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,010,269
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,895,530
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | October 2025 | $1,541,339 | $1,680,727 | $1,010,269 | XML |
| 990 | October 2024 | $1,407,482 | $1,585,155 | $1,166,850 | XML |
| 990 | October 2023 | $1,423,857 | $1,532,926 | $1,368,216 | XML |
| 990 | October 2022 | $1,562,807 | $1,556,548 | $1,560,733 | IRS |
| 990 | October 2021 | $1,464,298 | $920,473 | $1,131,638 | XML |
| 990 | October 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 39-1131530).
Questions about FORWARD PERFORMING ARTS INC
- What is the EIN of FORWARD PERFORMING ARTS INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of FORWARD PERFORMING ARTS INC is 39-1131530.
- Is FORWARD PERFORMING ARTS INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1970.
- Are donations to FORWARD PERFORMING ARTS INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does FORWARD PERFORMING ARTS INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of FORWARD PERFORMING ARTS INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending October 31, 2026) is due March 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did FORWARD PERFORMING ARTS INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended October 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of FORWARD PERFORMING ARTS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended October 31, 2025 names Christopher Komnick.
- Who are the officers and directors of FORWARD PERFORMING ARTS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended October 31, 2025 lists 13 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $75,000 (Christopher Komnick, CEO Secretary).
- How much revenue does FORWARD PERFORMING ARTS INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended October 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,541,339, expenses of $1,680,727 and total assets of $1,010,269 at year end.
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