Goods For Good's mission is to strengthen communities through collective acts of kindness. We partner with local nonprofits that provide critical care to economically disadvantaged, underserved, and vulnerable communities in the Washington DC area.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$35K 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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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
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
4 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $91K a year · 25% of revenue · last 4 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 4 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$35K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $56K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$19K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$348K
+14% vs prior year
Spent
$298K
To programs
92%
Net assets
$210K
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$348K
FY2024▲ +14%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$266K
FY2023$305K
FY2024$348K
FY2025$541K
Expenses
$298K
FY2024▲ +32%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$226K
FY2023$225K
FY2024$298K
FY2025$348K
Net assets
$210K
FY2024▲ +35%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$66K
FY2023$155K
FY2024$210K
FY2025$410K

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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2022.

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Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $275K Management & general 6% · $17K Fundraising 2% · $6K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $35K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$35,000Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Elizabeth Workman’s $44K as Executive Director is at the 41st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1265 $100K–1M philanthropy & grantmaking 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Elizabeth Workman$43,750$35,000$15,000$12,000

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Distributes essential goods to local nonprofits supporting vulnerable DC communities.

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3 programs · $275K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Essentials

Projects in this category are goods and services that focus on essential items critical to basic living. Included in this category are clothing, meals and groceries, special needs, furniture and household items, and more.

$178Kprogram expense
02

Enrichment

Projects in this category focus on ways Goods for Good can bring happiness by pushing back isolation, loneliness, and depression often caused by the impacts of poverty. Included in this category are care bags, holiday boxes, cards, and more.

$73Kprogram expense
03

Wellness

Projects in this category are goods and services that focus on the overall physical and mental health of individuals. Included in this category are health supplies, fans for underserved seniors, filled diaper bags for low-income moms, and toiletries for those in need.

$24Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$348K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$348K
Money outPt IX
$298K
Ln 25
Programscol B$275K
Managementcol C$17K
Fundraisingcol D$6K
Owns and owesPt X
$210K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$213K
Total assetsLn 16$228K
LiabilitiesLn 26$19K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$348K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$167K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$348K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$213K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$213K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$228K
LiabilitiesLn 26$19K
Net assetsLn 32$210K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 61,302
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$169K$213K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Total assetsLn 16$169K$228K
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K$19K
Net assetsLn 32$155K$210K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0$0$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0$0$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0$0$0$0
Management feesLn 11a$89K$71K$13K$4K
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0$0$0$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0$0$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$969$181$60
Office expensesLn 13$2K$1K$264$88
Information technologyLn 14$5K$4K$720$240
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$16K$12K$2K$775
TravelLn 17$0$0$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0$0$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$2K$1K$232$78
All other expensesLn 24e$184K$184K$118$39
Total functional expensesLn 25$298K$275K$17K$6K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $541K$348K$193K$410K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $348K$298K$50K$210K 990 PDF
FY2023 $305K$225K$80K$155K 990 PDF
FY2022 $266K$226K$40K$66K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $347,623 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $304,838$347,623
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $304,838$347,623
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $225,207$298,016
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $225,207$298,016
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $79,631$49,607
Part VI · Governance 3 of 4 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members3
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
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $347,623 across 14 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$347,623
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$167,149
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$347,623
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$347,623
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $298,016 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $71,455 · Management $13,398 · Fundraising $4,466$89,319
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $969 · Management $181 · Fundraising $60$1,210
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,410 · Management $264 · Fundraising $88$1,762
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,840 · Management $720 · Fundraising $240$4,800
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $12,400 · Management $2,325 · Fundraising $775$15,500
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,237 · Management $232 · Fundraising $78$1,547
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $183,721 · Management $118 · Fundraising $39$183,878
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $275,032 · Management $17,238 · Fundraising $5,746$298,016
Part X · Balance sheet $228,326 assets, 22 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $160,705$212,716
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $8,002$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$15,610
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $168,707$228,326
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$0
X-18 Grants payable$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $13,332$18,544
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilities$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $13,332$18,544
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $155,375$209,782
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $155,375$209,782
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $168,707$228,326
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $209,782 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$347,623
XI-2 Total expenses$298,016
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$49,607
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$155,375
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$4,800
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$209,782

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