Develop for Good EIN 85-1596146

Develop for Good

EIN  85-1596146 Public charity (501(c)(3)) San Francisco, CA
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Pairing students with nonprofits to build tech solutions.
Leadership
Mary Zhu · President · $91K
Money in and out
$1.2M revenue, $257K expenses
Bottom line
75% program efficiency

Pairing students with nonprofits to build tech solutions. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $1.2M in revenue, $257K in expenses, and $1.6M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$1.2M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$257K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.6M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $933K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.75 Management & general $0.14 Fundraising $0.11
Program efficiency
75%
of spending reaches programs▼ -19% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
56.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +37% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+78%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +133% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2025▲ +47%
Expenses
$257K
FY2025▼ -52%
Total assets
$1.6M
FY2025▲ +134%
Total liabilities
$10K
FY2025
Total revenue
$1.2M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$257K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.6M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$933K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.6M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B75%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 44
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $192K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Volunteer Engineering and Design Program

We match and support skilled volunteer college students and recent graduates to work on designing and building digital products for nonprofits and governing agencies.

$163Kprogram expense
02

Volunteer Mentorship Program

We match industry professionals as mentors to our volunteer college students to conduct code and design reviews, provide guidance, and offer career advice.

$29Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CDevelop for Good
EINHdr · item D85-1596146
Principal addressHdr · item CSan Francisco, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jdevelopforgood.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFPublic & Societal Benefit (W02)
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 2020

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a5
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b4
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
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 · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$90,957Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mary Zhu’s $91K as President is at the 19th percentile of top reported officer pay among 731 $1–10M public & societal benefit 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Mary Zhu$90,957$71,833$70,573

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$1.1M · 94%
Program service revenue$42K · 4%
Investment income$30K · 3%
Contributions & grants94%$1.1M
Program service revenue4%$42K
Investment income3%$30K
Other revenue$410
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.75 Management & general $0.14 Fundraising $0.11
Program services75%$192K
Management & general14%$37K
Fundraising11%$28K
Total functional expensesLn 25$257K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$10K
Total net assetsLn 32$1.6M
Months of cash on handcomputed56.4

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $1.2M · Operating expenses/yr $257K
56.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $192K · Total expenses $257K
75%
Management & General
Management & general $37K · Total expenses $257K
14%
Fundraising
Fundraising $28K · Total expenses $257K
11%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $20K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $806K
$0.02 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $1.1M · Total revenue $1.2M
94%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $1.2M
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $42K · Total revenue $1.2M
4%
Investment reliance
Investment income $30K · Total revenue $1.2M
+3%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $42K · Total expenses $257K
16%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $1.2M · Prior year $810K
+47%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $83K · FY2024 $1.2M
+95%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $1.6M · Beginning of year $706K
+132%
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $1.2M · Expenses $257K
+78%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities $10K · Total assets $1.6M
1%
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $1.6M · Total assets $1.6M
99%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $1.6M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Mary Zhu · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $91K · Total expenses $257K
35%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $156K · Total expenses $257K
61%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 75%
Overhead ratio 14%
Fundraising cost ratio 2%
Revenue growth 47%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 4%

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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Tides FoundationFY2024$140K
FfwdFY2024$100K
Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$486K
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $9K · 2023–2023
Unitemized GrantFY2023$8,825

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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)$1.2M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$810K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$612K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$141K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$83K 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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