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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by GREATER GOOD CHARITIES.

Totals

Total revenue
$311,909,284
Total expenses
$310,629,090
Contributions and grants received
$307,616,702
Grants paid
$289,480,313
Program service revenue
$3,423,341
Investment income
$229,054
Other revenue
$640,187
Total assets, end of year
$15,961,581
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,724,554
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$13,237,027
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$304,824,192
Management and general expenses
$1,851,558
Fundraising expenses
$3,953,340
Program service expenses (Part III)
$304,824,192

Program services were 98.1% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $307,616,702

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $288,354,959

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PET FOOD STORAGE/HANDL

    total $3,253,341 · related or exempt $3,253,341

  • 2b · Program service revenue: PET TRANSPORTATION FEE

    total $170,000 · related or exempt $170,000

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $306,992 · excluded $306,992

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $640,187 · excluded $640,187

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $4,437,605

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $4,515,543

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$77,938

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$77,938 · excluded -$77,938

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $275,987,039 · program services $275,987,039

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $2,317,006 · program services $2,317,006

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $11,176,268 · program services $11,176,268

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,011,799 · program services $265,966 · management and general $478,426 · fundraising $267,407

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $5,274,854 · program services $3,955,235 · management and general $440,791 · fundraising $878,828

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $50,597 · program services $38,587 · management and general $2,536 · fundraising $9,474

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $648,534 · program services $459,570 · management and general $71,071 · fundraising $117,893

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $478,462 · program services $325,354 · management and general $66,985 · fundraising $86,123

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $84,044 · program services $52,776 · management and general $31,268

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $73,353 · management and general $73,353

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,611,017 · program services $1,281,978 · management and general $159,368 · fundraising $169,671

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $3,270,271 · program services $1,036,106 · management and general $77,622 · fundraising $2,156,543

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $2,577,083 · program services $2,528,243 · fundraising $48,840

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $68,323 · management and general $67,985 · fundraising $338

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $260,995 · program services $195,109 · management and general $56,977 · fundraising $8,909

  • 17 · Travel

    total $1,282,377 · program services $1,089,752 · management and general $97,497 · fundraising $95,128

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $10,475 · program services $8,665 · management and general $919 · fundraising $891

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $83,162 · program services $36,909 · management and general $38,103 · fundraising $8,150

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $154,803 · program services $8,099 · management and general $125,048 · fundraising $21,656

  • 24a · Other expenses: LOGISTICS

    total $3,648,149 · program services $3,648,149

  • 24b · Other expenses: DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $378,521 · program services $238,334 · management and general $56,698 · fundraising $83,489

  • 24c · Other expenses: INVENTORY OBSOLECENCE

    total $158,824 · program services $158,824

  • 24d · Other expenses: TRAINING & EDUCATION

    total $12,577 · program services $11,300 · management and general $1,277

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $10,557 · program services $4,923 · management and general $5,634

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $4,464,438 · end of year $3,270,445

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $5,918,107 · end of year $6,123,364

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $447,007 · end of year $628,873

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $1,846,411 · end of year $2,515,224

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $723,793 · end of year $794,898

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $692,393

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $284,323

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $118,767 · end of year $408,070

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $1,409,956 · end of year $1,682,418

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $711,080 · end of year $538,289

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $988,333 · end of year $1,374,437

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $52,160 · end of year $96,196

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $1,963,408 · end of year $700,367

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $714,588 · end of year $553,554

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $7,874,224 · end of year $8,870,789

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,046,846 · end of year $4,366,238

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

GREATER GOOD CHARITIES WORKS TO HELP PEOPLE, ANIMALS AND THE ENVIRONMENT BY MOBILIZING IN RESPONSE TO NEED AND AMPLIFYING THE GOOD. GREATER GOOD CHARITIES LEVERAGES DONOR GENEROSITY AND THE RESULTING IMPACTS OF ITS WIDE-RANGING PROGRAM SUCCESSES BY STRATEGICALLY DEVELOPING THE SYNERGIES CREATED BY THE MULTIPLE INTERSECTIONS OF THESE ACTIVITIES. THE OUTCOMES ACHIEVED THROUGH THIS UNIQUE APPROACH AMPLIFY THE GOOD.

Activities or mission (Part I)

GREATER GOOD CHARITIES RESPONDS TO NEED BY PROVIDING AID, EXPERTISE AND FUNDING ON A GLOBAL SCALE. THE ORGANIZATION ENGAGES IN PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AT THE POINTS OF INTERSECTION OF PEOPLE, ANIMALS AND THE ENVIRONMENT.

  • ANIMALS:$283,436,387 WAS GRANTED TO ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS FOR ITEMS LIKE FOOD, VACCINATIONS, SHELTER RENOVATIONS, ENRICHMENT, SPAY/NEUTER, EDUCATION AND TRAINING, AND DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE. GREATER GOOD CHARITIES' GOODS PROGRAM IS THE LOGISTICS SERVICES COMPONENT, RESPONSIBLE FOR SECURING, TRANSPORTING, STORING AND DISTRIBUTING IN-KIND DONATIONS TO APPROVED ANIMAL WELFARE NON-PROFIT RECIPIENTS. THE PROGRAM CONFORMS TO OUR INTERNAL GUIDELINES FOR EVALUATING AND RESPONDING TO GRANT APPLICATIONS, DELIVERING PRODUCTS SUCH AS PET FOOD, VACCINES, LITTER AND OTHER SUPPLIES INSTEAD OF FINANCIAL GRANTS.

    Expenses $291,457,120 · Grants $283,436,387 · Revenue $3,423,341

  • PEOPLE:$4,884,377 WAS GRANTED TO CHARITIES ADDRESSING HUNGER, POVERTY, HEALTH AND EDUCATION IN THE U.S. AND INTERNATIONALLY. FUNDS SUPPORTED PROGRAMS TO DISTRIBUTE FOOD, PROVIDE STOVES FOR DISPLACED PEOPLE IN DARFUR, PROVIDE HIGH YIELD SEEDS IN AGRICULTURAL AREAS IN AFRICA, PROVIDE CLEAN WATER IN AFRICAN COMMUNITIES, HIGH-CALORIE, NUTRITIOUS FOOD FOR INFANTS AND MOTHERS AND BASIC SURVIVAL SUPPLIES IN AREAS AFFECTED BY DISASTERS.

    Expenses $7,972,585 · Grants $4,884,377

  • ENVIRONMENT:$1,159,549 WAS GRANTED TO NON-PROFIT PARTNERS WHO WORK TO PROTECT ENDANGERED ANIMAL SPECIES, PLANT TREES IN DEFORESTED AREAS TO OFFSET CARBON EMISSIONS AND STUDY HABITAT FOR CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION PURPOSES.

    Expenses $5,394,487 · Grants $1,159,549

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • LIZ BAKER

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $306,801
    From this org
    $290,242
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,559
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $290,242
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,400
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,159
    Filer's total
    $306,801

  • NOAH HORTON

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $209,926
    From this org
    $199,634
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,292
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $199,634
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $3,001
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,291
    Filer's total
    $209,926

  • JEMIMAH OKANTEY

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $200,336
    From this org
    $190,080
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,256
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $190,080
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $2,858
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,398
    Filer's total
    $200,336

  • STEPHEN MINTER

    GENERAL COUNSEL

    Total calculated
    $192,998
    From this org
    $183,006
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,992
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $183,006
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,992
    Filer's total
    $192,998

  • SEAN CHERRY

    VP, DIGITAL MEDIA (THRU 9/23)

    Total calculated
    $174,308
    From this org
    $166,624
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,684
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $101,624
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $65,000
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,684
    Filer's total
    $174,308

  • DENISE ST JEAN

    EXECUTIVE VP, COMMUNICATIONS

    Total calculated
    $155,657
    From this org
    $145,330
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,327
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $145,330
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $2,186
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,141
    Filer's total
    $155,657

  • SARA VARSA

    EXECUTIVE VP, PROGRAMS

    Total calculated
    $155,119
    From this org
    $144,175
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,944
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $144,175
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $2,224
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,720
    Filer's total
    $155,119

  • DENISE BINGLER

    VP, PROGRAMS

    Total calculated
    $150,465
    From this org
    $132,026
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,439
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $132,026
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,439
    Filer's total
    $150,465

  • MELISSA RUBIN

    EXECUTIVE VP, FUNDRAISING

    Total calculated
    $146,177
    From this org
    $144,017
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,160
    Hours/week
    50

  • AMANDA RAINEY

    CHIEF PHILANTHROPY OFFICER (THRU 2/24)

    Total calculated
    $86,658
    From this org
    $83,076
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,582
    Hours/week
    50

  • JAM STEWART

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JULIE RYAN

    BOARD VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JOHN GEHRT

    BOARD TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • JULIA CHRISTOPHERSEN

    BOARD SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • GREG HESTERBERG

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • KIMBERLY KLINTWORTH

    BOARD MEMBER (THRU 6/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JACKSON GALAXY

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DAVID YASKULKA

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DAVID SAMUELSON

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JEFF ZUBA

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment

Answered no

  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 4A
- SEAN CHERRY $65,000

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

  • FUNDACJA GREATER GOOD CHARITIES EUROPE

    C · CHARITABLE COMPANY · PL · 100% owned · share of income $78,692 · share of assets $229,711 · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by GREATER GOOD CHARITIES

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
15 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202521359349316272

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