Good Neighbor Foundation

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Franklin, TN501(c)(3)Since 2007EducationEIN 62-1854502Revenue $613K in FY2025

On file with the IRShomeownershiptn.com129 West Fowlkes Street, 37064-3561 · Franklin, TNTax-exempt since Mar 2002Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Community assistance and improvement

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
99¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$64K 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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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
1 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $32K a year · 9% of revenue · last 2 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 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
$64K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 88% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.7 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
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
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$613K
+517% vs prior year
Spent
$613K
To programs
99%
Net assets
$41K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$613K
FY2025▲ +517%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$123K
FY2021$68K
FY2022$98K
FY2023$111K
FY2024$99K
FY2025$613K
Expenses
$613K
FY2025▲ +226%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$188K
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023Not on file
FY2024Not on file
FY2025$613K
Net assets
$41K
FY2025▲ +1%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$36K
FY2021$29K
FY2022$35K
FY2023$50K
FY2024$41K
FY2025$41K

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 Mar 2002.

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% · $604K Management & general 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; $64K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$44,052Pt VII · Sec A
President
$18,000Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$1,820Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cheryl Brown’s $44K as CEO is at the 88th percentile of top reported officer pay among 146 <$100K education 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2021
Cheryl Brown$44,052$16,000—
Thomas Boehm—$22,000—
Thomas Boheme$18,000——
Bruce Hammond$1,820$1,500$1,200

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides housing counseling and renewal programs to empower communities.

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3 programs · $604K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

The Housing counselling program provides homebuyer education and financial literacy training throughout the Greater Nashville area.

$580Kprogram expense
02

Faith for All acclerates congregation accessibility so people w/special needs can have deeper acces into the community life of a congregation. Served appoximately 150 people

$18Kprogram expense
03

Heart Attachment engages individuals and couples who need encouragement in various areas of their lives. Heart Attachment uses several social media forums to present a Christian worldview and minster to various peoples with varying difficulties with varying degrees of complexity.

$6Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$613K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$530K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$83K
Money outPt IX
$613K
Ln 25
Programscol B$604K
Managementcol C$9K
Owns and owesPt X
$41K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$34K
Total assetsLn 16$41K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$530K
Government grantsLn 1e$523K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$83K
Total revenueLn 12$613K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$34K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$34K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K
Total assetsLn 16$41K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$41K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$33K$34K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K$3K
Total assetsLn 16$41K$41K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$41K$41K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$64K$64K$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$36K$36K$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$4K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$13K$13K$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$1K$1K$0$0
TravelLn 17$6K$6K$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$3K$0$0
InterestLn 20$756$756$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$10K$2K$7K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$472K$470K$1K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$613K$604K$9K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $613K$613K$513$41K 990 PDF
FY2024 $99K$41K 990 PDF
FY2023 $111K$50K 990 PDF
FY2022 $98K$35K 990 PDF
FY2021 $68K$29K 990 PDF
FY2020 $123K$188K−$65K$36K 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 $613,042 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $25,040$529,921
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $74,322$83,121
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $99,362$613,042
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $69,164$99,920
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $28,689$512,609
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $97,853$612,529
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,509$513
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $613,042 across 4 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $83,121 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$522,842
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$7,079
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$529,921
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $83,121 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$613,042
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $612,529 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $63,872 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$63,872
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $36,048 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$36,048
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,292 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$4,292
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $13,096 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$13,096
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,138 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,138
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,877 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$5,877
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,038 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$3,038
IX-20 InterestPrograms $756 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$756
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,315 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$3,315
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,303 · Management $7,258 · Fundraising $0$9,561
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $470,281 · Management $1,255 · Fundraising $0$471,536
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $604,016 · Management $8,513 · Fundraising $0$612,529
Part X · Balance sheet $41,260 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $33,268$33,783
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $4,600$4,598
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,879$2,879
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $40,747$41,260
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $40,747$41,260
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $40,747$41,260
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $40,747$41,260
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $41,260 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$613,042
XI-2 Total expenses$612,529
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$513
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$40,747
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$41,260

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

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