Center Forward

Civic and community
Mclean, Virginia
EIN 27-2429741
Tax-exempt since 2020

Firms paid: 6
Fees reported, 2019–2024: $989K
Fees reported in 2024: $289K
Most Recent Reported Revenue: $7.3M

Fundraising fees by year

Per Form 990 Schedule G

Firms paid in 2024

$289,175 to 3 fundraisers · $289,175 in professional fundraising fees on the return

Fundraisers Center Forward paid in 2024, from Form 990 Schedule G
Fundraiser	Filed as	Fee
Davey Consulting LLCSolicitation	Solicitation	$194,175
Molly Allen Associates LLCConsulting	Consulting	$70,000
Eh Murray Group LLCConsulting	Consulting	$25,000

Also among its largest contractors in 2024

From Part VII-B of the return, which lists its five best-paid contractors of any kind paid over $100,000. These can repeat the lines above.

Davey Consulting LLCFundraising, consulting$221,573

All firms paid

Fundraisers Center Forward reported paying, all years
Fundraiser	Years	Total fees
Davey Consulting LLC	2019–2024 · 5 years	$764,609
McAllister and QuinnGrant writing	2020	$87,623
Molly Allen Associates LLC	2024	$70,000
Eh Murray Group LLC	2024	$25,000
The Ashmead Group	2019	$24,500
Cabbage Hill Consulting	2019	$17,500

Form 990 Snapshot

Center Forward's Form 990 figures by year
Tax year	Revenue	Contributions	Fundraising expenses	Professional fundraising fees
2024	$7.3M	$6.9M	$561K	$289K
2023	$13.0M	$12.8M	$360K	$176K
2022	$14.1M	$14.0M	$341K	$165K
2020	$10.6M	$10.6M	$478K	$217K
2019	$5.0M	$5.0M	$304K	$143K

Fees are what Center Forward reported on IRS Form 990. Nonprofits list only fundraisers paid $5,000 or more, and many book consultants under other expenses, so a nonprofit can have worked with firms that don't appear here. Last checked 2026-11-14.