Good Friends INC

Tax-deductible

Murrysville, PA501(c)(3)Since 1985Youth DevelopmentEIN 36-3322577Revenue $789K in FY2025

On file with the IRSbiblediscoverytv.comPo Box 150, 15668-0150 · Murrysville, PATax-exempt since Jul 1985Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Spreading the gospel of jesus christ, to make disciples of all nations, and to reach every person in all walks of faith

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 28 volunteers and 4 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $533 a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.8 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $8K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$789K
-7% vs prior year
Spent
$810K
To programs
89%
Net assets
$54K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$789K
FY2025▼ -7%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$828K
FY2021$907K
FY2022$858K
FY2023$886K
FY2024$844K
FY2025$789K
Expenses
$810K
FY2025▲ +2%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$813K
FY2021$881K
FY2022$928K
FY2023$880K
FY2024$797K
FY2025$810K
Net assets
$54K
FY2025▼ -28%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$66K
FY2021$92K
FY2022$22K
FY2023$28K
FY2024$75K
FY2025$54K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1985.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $719K Management & general 10% · $82K Fundraising 1% · $9K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cathy Hembree’s $22K as CFO is at the 16th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1993 $100K–1M youth development nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Cathy Hembree$21,576$22,176$21,090$21,090$21,808

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Spreading God's word through TV, print, and media productions.

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1 program · $719K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Teaching the word of god through TV ministry outreach, spreading the gospel of jesus christ and the bible, and sharing the good news with publications and reproduction material of the work of god, including bible study and scripture readings.

$719Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2019
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$8K
Grants paid · 12 grants · $564K · 2020–2025
Visionledd USAGA · FY2025$81,230
Visionledd USAGA · FY2024$79,663
OtherFY2024$9,850
Unitemized GrantFY2024$7,000
Visionledd USAGA · FY2023$84,692
Unitemized GrantFY2023$12,000
Visionledd USAGA · FY2022$84,345
Unitemized GrantFY2022$12,000
Visionledd USAGA · FY2021$90,893
Unitemized GrantFY2021$12,000
Visionledd USAGA · FY2020$78,424
Unitemized GrantFY2020$12,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$789K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$789K
Money outPt IX
$810K
Ln 25
Programscol B$719K
Managementcol C$82K
Fundraisingcol D$9K
Owns and owesPt X
$54K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$54K
Total assetsLn 16$54K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$789K
Total revenueLn 12$789K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$54K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$54K
Total assetsLn 16$54K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$54K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 628
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$75K$54K
Total assetsLn 16$75K$54K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$75K$54K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$81K$81K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$89K$83K$7K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$26K$24K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$7K$547
Accounting feesLn 11c$16K$2K$14K
Office expensesLn 13$98K$84K$9K$5K
TravelLn 17$15K$15K
InterestLn 20$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$980$980
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$449K$401K$43K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$24K$21K$3K$76
Total functional expensesLn 25$810K$719K$82K$9K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $789K$810K−$21K$54K 990 PDF
FY2024 $844K$797K$47K$75K 990 PDF
FY2023 $886K$880K$6K$28K 990 PDF
FY2022 $858K$928K−$70K$22K 990 PDF
FY2021 $907K$881K$26K$92K 990 PDF
FY2020 $828K$813K$15K$66K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $789,447 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $844,346$789,447
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $109$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $844,455$789,447
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $96,513$81,230
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $156,157$122,924
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $544,624$606,252
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $797,294$810,406
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $47,161−$20,959
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $789,447 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$789,447
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$789,447
VIII-12 Total revenue$789,447
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $810,406 across 11 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $81,230$81,230
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $82,584 · Management $6,740$89,324
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $24,364 · Management $1,988$26,352
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,701 · Management $547$7,248
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,598 · Management $14,385$15,983
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $84,262 · Management $9,363 · Fundraising $4,667$98,292
IX-17 TravelPrograms $15,185$15,185
IX-20 InterestManagement $2,725$2,725
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $980$980
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $401,422 · Management $42,781 · Fundraising $4,463$448,666
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $21,363 · Management $2,982 · Fundraising $76$24,421
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $718,709 · Management $82,491 · Fundraising $9,206$810,406
Part X · Balance sheet $54,060 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $75,019$54,060
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $75,019$54,060
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $75,019$54,060
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $75,019$54,060
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $75,019$54,060
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $54,060 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$789,447
XI-2 Total expenses$810,406
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$20,959
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$75,019
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$54,060

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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