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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
99¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$40K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · 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
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $264K a year · 3% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
99%
of spending
Looks good: 99% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$40K
to officers and key staff · 0.4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 0% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 0.3 months of spending in cash, plus $4.7M in investments.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $14K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$16K
0.3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$11.2M
Spent
$9.1M
To programs
99%
Net assets
$5.0M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$11.2M
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$11.2M
FY2022$7.4M
FY2024$9.3M
FY2025$6.8M
Expenses
$9.1M
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$9.1M
FY2022$9.3M
FY2024$8.6M
FY2025$8.8M
Net assets
$5.0M
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$5.0M
FY2022$2.9M
FY2024$4.5M
FY2025$2.6M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2016.

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

Where the money goes

99 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 99% · $9.0M Management & general 1% · $105K Fundraising 0% · $3K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $40K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
President/Ce
$40,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

George Stevens’s $116K as President & Secretary is at the 61st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1636 $1–10M religion 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2022FY2021
George Stevens$116,000$119,946$50,000$40,000
Kate Brandeis$108,000———
Kristina Lange$108,000———

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

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

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3 programs · $8.4M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

The goodcoin foundation provided curation, communication, payment processing, and networking advice to target corporation and potential grantees as part of target's nationwide giving platform target circle. This platform allows guests at target stores to direct target's corporate giving to charities that matter to them.

$7.1Mprogram expense
02

The goodcoin foundation provided curation, communication, and payment processing services for dailykarma, an internet-based service that provides charitable giving options to customers of e-commerce sites through shopify and other providers.

$1.1Mprogram expense
03

The goodcoin foundation enables bankcard holders to convert loyalty points or payments from their accounts into charitable gifts to causes of the banking customer's choice. This program creates a sense of larger purpose for the bank employees and for bank customers while strengthening communities through support of the nonprofit sector.

$146Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$14K
Grants paid · 1,188 grants · $18.0M · 2020–2024
Meals on Wheels AmericaVA · FY2024$271,548
Team Rubicon INCCA · FY2024$152,328
Comfort Cases INCMD · FY2024$146,421
Youthbuild Global INCMA · FY2024$110,160
Farm Aid INCMA · FY2024$91,364
Our Climate Education FundMD · FY2024$80,020
National Urban Fellows INCNY · FY2024$78,901
New Eyes for the Needy INCNJ · FY2024$78,323
Family Promise INCNJ · FY2024$66,500
Girls Who Code INCNY · FY2024$63,197
Feeding AmericaFY2024$61,972
USA Cares INCKY · FY2024$58,488
Apia ScholarsDC · FY2024$58,311
Music Will INCCA · FY2024$55,265
Solutions Project INCCA · FY2024$45,238
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$11.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$10.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$460K
Investment incomeLn 3$31K
Money outPt IX
$9.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$9.0M
Managementcol C$105K
Fundraisingcol D$3K
Owns and owesPt X
$5.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$206K
Total assetsLn 16$5.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$10.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$460K
Investment incomeLn 3$31K
Gains on assetsLn 7$26K
Total revenueLn 12$11.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$206K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$206K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.7M
Total assetsLn 16$5.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K
Net assetsLn 32$5.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 612
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5K$206K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.8M$4.7M
Total assetsLn 16$2.8M$5.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$75K$16K
Net assetsLn 32$2.8M$5.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$8.5M$8.5M
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$41K$41K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$40K$30K$9K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$45K$45K
Investment management feesLn 11f$1K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$92K$92K
Office expensesLn 13$14K$10K$2K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$219K$219K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
InterestLn 20$21K$9K$12K
InsuranceLn 23$597$597
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$35K$35K
Total functional expensesLn 25$9.1M$9.0M$105K$3K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $6.8M$8.8M−$1.9M$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $9.3M$8.6M$645K$4.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 Not on file
FY2022 $7.4M$9.3M−$1.9M$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $11.2M$9.1M$2.1M$5.0M 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $11,150,937 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $6,335,916$10,660,357
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $330,254$460,065
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $68,382$30,515
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $6,734,552$11,150,937
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $5,364,541$8,590,565
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $90,000$40,000
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $320,728$429,533
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $5,775,269$9,060,098
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $959,283$2,090,839
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 $11,150,937 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$10,660,357
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$10,660,357
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $460,065$460,065
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $4,091$4,091
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $26,424$26,424
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $460,065 · Excluded from tax $30,515$11,150,937
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $9,060,098 across 12 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $8,549,542$8,549,542
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $41,023$41,023
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $30,000 · Management $8,800 · Fundraising $1,200$40,000
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $44,655$44,655
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $1,479$1,479
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $92,446$92,446
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $10,131 · Management $2,026 · Fundraising $1,351$13,508
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $218,794$218,794
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,858$1,858
IX-20 InterestPrograms $9,033 · Management $11,748$20,781
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $597$597
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $35,415$35,415
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $8,952,827 · Management $104,720 · Fundraising $2,551$9,060,098
Part X · Balance sheet $4,974,412 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $5,246$205,517
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $8,067$79,719
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $2,824,507$4,689,176
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,837,820$4,974,412
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $46,465$15,536
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $75,208$15,536
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,762,612$4,958,876
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,762,612$4,958,876
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,837,820$4,974,412
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,958,876 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$11,150,937
XI-2 Total expenses$9,060,098
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,090,839
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,762,612
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$105,425
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,958,876

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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