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Builds processes to support vibrant city movements and create good cities. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $162K in revenue, $185K in expenses, and $27K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
1998
Type
Religious organization · Religion
Location
Eden Prairie, MN
Website
www.goodcities.net
Filings
5 on file (2021–2025)
Revenue
$162KFY2025
Expenses
$185K
Net assets
$27K
People
5
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  84-1478973 Religious organization Eden Prairie, MN Founded 1998
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Builds processes to support vibrant city movements and create good cities.
Leadership
Glenn Barth · President and CEO · $16K
Money in and out
$162K revenue, $185K expenses
Bottom line
92% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$162K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$185K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$27K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$23K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.92 Management & general $0.07 Fundraising $0.01
Program efficiency
92%
of spending reaches programs▼ -2% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
1.7mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -26% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-14%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -478% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$162K
FY2025▼ -36%
Expenses
$185K
FY2025▼ -29%
Total assets
$27K
FY2025▼ -46%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2025
Total revenue
$162K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$185K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$27K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$23K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$27K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B92%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 34
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 44

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CGoodcities
EINHdr · item D84-1478973
Principal addressHdr · item CEden Prairie, MN
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.goodcities.net
Year of formationHdr · item L1998
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMN
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFReligion (X90)
Ruling yearIRS BMFFeb 1999

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 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
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
President and CEO
$16,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Glenn Barth’s $16K as President and CEO is at the 13th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2136 $100K–1M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Glenn Barth$16,000$57,800$54,200
Glenn Barth$41,935$48,000

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $171K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

City Connect

GoodCities communications services offers important ways to connect and lead through our website at www.goodcities.net. These resources are vitally important to the leadership of local groups who are using collective impact to address critical societal issues in cities.

$171Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$162K
Total revenueLn 12$162K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.92 Management & general $0.07 Fundraising $0.01
Program services92%$171K
Management & general7%$12K
Fundraising1%$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$185K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$27K
Total assetsLn 16$27K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$27K
Months of cash on handcomputed1.7

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $27K · Operating expenses/yr $185K
1.7 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $171K · Total expenses $185K
92%
Management & General
Management & general $12K · Total expenses $185K
7%
Fundraising
Fundraising $2K · Total expenses $185K
1.0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $1K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $166K
$0.01 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $162K · Total revenue $162K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $162K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $162K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $162K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $185K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $162K · Prior year $255K
-36%
Revenue CAGR
FY2021 $244K · FY2025 $162K
-10%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $27K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $162K · Expenses $185K
-14%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $27K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $27K · Total assets $27K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $27K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Glenn Barth · Reported title PRESIDENT AND CEO · Highest reported compensation $16K · Total expenses $185K
9%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $173K · Total expenses $185K
93%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 92%
Overhead ratio 7%
Fundraising cost ratio 1%
Revenue growth -36%

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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$6K

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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)$162K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$255K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$285K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$202K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$244K 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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