The Good Death Foundation

Tax-deductible

Los Angeles, CA501(c)(3)Mental HealthEIN 82-3964819

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To ensure no one's fear of Death and dying causes them topay too much or make misinformed decisions for their ownfuneral or the funerals of those they love.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 15 volunteers and 3 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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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $17K a year · 6% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$3K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 99% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $20K
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
1
of 1 voting members
Looks good: 1 of 1 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$122K
-40% vs prior year
Spent
$79K
To programs
82%
Net assets
$146K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$122K
FY2024▼ -40%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$386K
FY2021$506K
FY2022$231K
FY2023$205K
FY2024$122K
Expenses
$79K
FY2024▼ -55%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$356K
FY2021$465K
FY2022$291K
FY2023$176K
FY2024$79K
Net assets
$146K
FY2024▲ +56%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$96K
FY2021$141K
FY2022$54K
FY2023$94K
FY2024$146K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2019.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $65K Management & general 18% · $14K

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

3 people listed on the 990; $3K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$2,688Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sarah Stevens’s $3K as Executive Director is at the 1st percentile of top reported officer pay among 2094 $100K–1M mental health 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Caitlin Doughty—$4,800$35,791$84,362$83,414
Sarah Stevens$2,688$64,995$60,540$38,177—
Ericka Cameron———$33,157—

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

Helps people make informed, affordable funeral decisions without fear.

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1 program · $65K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

To provide educational services for the public to access via the web in order to learn more about death and the death industry.

$65Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$20K
Grants paid · 4 grants · $27K · 2020–2022
Unitemized GrantFY2022$10,315
A Sacred PassingWA · FY2022$6,000
WakeLA · FY2022$5,500

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$122K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$108K
Other incomeLn 4–11$9K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Money outPt IX
$79K
Ln 25
Programscol B$65K
Managementcol C$14K
Owns and owesPt X
$146K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$77K
Total assetsLn 16$146K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a1
IndependentVI 1b1
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$108K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Other incomeLn 4–11$9K
Total revenueLn 12$122K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$77K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$77K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$69K
Total assetsLn 16$146K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$146K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 615
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$39K$77K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$55K$69K
Total assetsLn 16$94K$146K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$94K$146K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$3K$3K$134
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$51K$48K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3K$2K$131
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$4K$208
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$3K$181
Information technologyLn 14$4K$4K$194
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$135$129$6$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$79K$65K$14K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $122K$79K$44K$146K 990 PDF
FY2023 $205K$176K$29K$94K 990 PDF
FY2022 $231K$291K−$60K$54K 990 PDF
FY2021 $506K$465K$41K$141K 990 PDF
FY2020 $386K$356K$30K$96K 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 FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $122,400 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $8,962 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$108,376
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$108,376
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $5,044$5,044
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $18$18
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $14,024$122,400
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $78,789 across 9 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $2,554 · Management $134$2,688
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $48,450 · Management $2,550$51,000
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,482 · Management $131$2,613
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,943 · Management $208$4,151
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,030$7,030
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $3,670$3,670
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,434 · Management $181$3,615
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,693 · Management $194$3,887
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $129 · Management $6 · Fundraising $0$135
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $64,685 · Management $14,104 · Fundraising $0$78,789
Part X · Balance sheet $146,124 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $38,751$77,319
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $55,044$68,805
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $93,795$146,124
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $93,795$146,124
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $93,795$146,124
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $93,795$146,124
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $146,124 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$122,400
XI-2 Total expenses$78,789
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$43,611
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$93,795
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$13,761
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$5,043
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$146,124

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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