For the Good EIN 47-1979734

For the Good

EIN  47-1979734 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Glenwood Springs, CO Founded 2014
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Empowering Kenyan girls in rural areas to stay in school and control their futures.
Leadership
Martha Cochran · Board Member
Money in and out
$248K revenue, $313K expenses
Bottom line
94% program efficiency

Empowering Kenyan girls in rural areas to stay in school and control their futures. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $248K in revenue, $313K in expenses, and $320K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$248K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$313K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$320K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$65K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.94 Management & general $0.06 Fundraising $0.00
Program efficiency
94%
of spending reaches programs▲ +5% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
13.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -40% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-26%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -214% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$248K
FY2025▼ -10%
Expenses
$313K
FY2025▲ +47%
Total assets
$361K
FY2025▼ -11%
Total liabilities
$41K
FY2025▲ +85%
Total revenue
$248K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$313K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$320K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$65K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$361K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B94%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 34
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 44
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $295K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

For the Good works with communities in Africa to support girls access to education so they are empowered to drive their own lives. Given a secondary education, girls: earn higher incomes; have fewer, healthier children; and have a much better chance of creating better futures for themselves and their families.

$295Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CFor the Good
EINHdr · item D47-1979734
Principal addressHdr · item CGlenwood Springs, CO
WebsiteHdr · item Jnone reported
Year of formationHdr · item L2014
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCO
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFInternational (Q33)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJun 2015

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a4
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b4
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$248K
Investment income$472
Total revenueLn 12$248K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.94 Management & general $0.06 Fundraising $0.00
Program services94%$295K
Management & general6%$18K
Fundraising$88
Total functional expensesLn 25$313K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$361K
Total assetsLn 16$361K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$41K
Total net assetsLn 32$320K
Months of cash on handcomputed13.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $361K · Operating expenses/yr $313K
13.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $295K · Total expenses $313K
94%
Management & General
Management & general $18K · Total expenses $313K
6%
Fundraising
Fundraising $88 · Total expenses $313K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $2K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $257K
$0.01 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $248K · Total revenue $248K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $248K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $248K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $472 · Total revenue $248K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $313K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $248K · Prior year $277K
-10%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $125K · FY2025 $248K
+15%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $320K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $248K · Expenses $313K
-26%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $361K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $320K · Total assets $361K
89%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $361K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Martha Cochran · Reported title Board Member · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $313K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) — · Total expenses $313K
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 94%
Overhead ratio 6%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth -10%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$50K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$248K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$277K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$247K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$287K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$204K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$125K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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