Delivering Good Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
DELIVERING GOOD HELPS PEOPLE FACING HARDSHIP AND DISASTER MOVE FORWARD BY WORKING WITH OUR PARTNERS TO MATCH THEM WITH NEW, ESSENTIAL ITEMS AND SERVICES - PROVIDING CARE THAT SUPPORTS DIGNITY, RENEWS HOPE, AND OPENS DOORS TO OPPORTUNITY.
- Income
- $135.5 million
- Spending
- $135.8 million
- Spent on programs
- 99%
- Reserves
- 0.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Employees
- 22
- Volunteers
- 42
- Highest pay
- $420,300, president & ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 53 out of 100. Higher than 42% of charities in its peer group (human services, over $100m).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.1 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 16% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 0% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 10% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1599% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 1 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 28% of charities in its peer group (human services, over $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2537 of 38 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (2)
- $132.4 million spent. DELIVERING GOOD'S PROGRAM OF NATIONWIDE AID ALLOWS US TO PROVIDE BRAND NEW CLOTHING AND OTHER ESSENTIALS TO FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS IN NEED IN ALL 50 U.S. STATES. WORKING WITH A NETWORK OF LOCALLY-LED COMMUNITY PARTNER NONPROFITS, WE SERVE THE CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND INDIVIDUALS SUFFERING OR AT RISK FROM A WIDE RANGE OF DISADVANTAGED CIRCUMSTANCES. POPULATIONS REACHED BY OUR PROGRAMS INCLUDE FOSTER CHILDREN, CHILDREN OF INCARCERATED PARENTS, THE HOMELESS, INDIVIDUALS BELOW THE POVERTY LINE, MILITARY FAMILIES, SEVERELY ILL CHILDREN, VICTIMS AFFECTED BY NATURAL DISASTERS, ADULTS IN NEED, AND MANY MORE. NEW PRODUCT DONATIONS INCLUDE: CLOTHING, SHOES, BOOKS, EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, COATS, UNIFORMS, HOME GOODS, JUVENILE PRODUCTS, TOYS, FURNITURE, AND A VARIETY OF OTHER NECESSARY ITEMS THAT EMPOWER RECIPIENTS TO BUILD STABLE AND SUSTAINABLE LIVES. IN 2024, OUR NETWORK OF 311 DONORS PROVIDED OVER 10 MILLION UNITS OF NEW PRODUCT VALUED AT MORE THAN $132,409,776, WHICH WE DISTRIBUTED TO SEVERAL HUNDRED CHARITY PARTNERS IN OUR NATIONWIDE NETWORK. MONETARY DONATIONS AND OTHER FINANCIAL SUPPORT HELP PAY FOR PROGRAMS, LOGISTICS, COORDINATION AND FREIGHT COSTS SO THAT NEW PRODUCTS REACH THE PEOPLE WHO NEED IT MOST. DELIVERING GOOD HAS BEEN WIDELY RECOGNIZED FOR ITS EFFICIENCY AND ITS EFFECTIVE SUPPORT OF PEOPLE IN NEED.
- $1.8 million spent. OTHER PROGRAMS - DELIVERING GOOD CONDUCTS A RANGE OF ADDITIONAL, INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE USEFUL, NEW PRODUCTS TO PEOPLE IN NEED. THESE INCLUDE: - RETAIL PROGRAMS - DELIVERING GOOD'S RETAIL PROGRAM MATCHES COMMUNITY PARTNERS WITH LOCAL STORES OF NATIONAL RETAILERS TO SECURE DONATIONS OF NECESSARY MERCHANDISE FOR CHILDREN, ADULTS AND FAMILIES IN NEED. THESE PROGRAMS PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR COMPANIES TO GIVE BACK IN A MEANINGFUL WAY, AND PRESENT AN EFFICIENT, UNIFORM DONATION PROCESS ACROSS STORES IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES. - DISASTER RELIEF - AS PART OF OUR SPECIALIST EFFORTS TO ASSIST COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY NATURAL EMERGENCY, DELIVERING GOOD ASSISTED RESIDENTS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA FOLLOWING THE DEVASTATING IMPACTS OF HURRICANE HELENE IN 2024. THANKS TO A GENEROUS GRANT FROM THE HEARST FOUNDATIONS, DELIVERING GOOD DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN $5 MILLION WORTH OF CLOTHING AND RELIEF SUPPLIES TO DISPLACED VICTIMS OF FLOODING, REACHING APPROXIMATELY 30,000 FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS RECOVERING FROM THE DISASTER.DELIVERING GOOD ALSO PARTNERED WITH WEST VIRGINIA VOAD FOR THE SECOND YEAR OF AN ONGOING PROGRAM TO SUPPLY THEM WITH CLOTHING AND SUPPLIES TO BE WAREHOUSED AND RAPIDLY DISTRIBUTED AT TIMES OF DISTRESS AND EMERGENCY IN WEST VIRGINIA THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, A PROGRAM THAT CAN BE ADOPTED IN THE FUTURE IN OTHER STATES. - PARTNERSHIP IMPACT AND ENHANCEMENT - EACH YEAR, DELIVERING GOOD CONVENES A DAY-LONG COMMUNITY PARTNER IMPACT SUMMIT, BRINGING TOGETHER REPRESENTATIVES FROM OUR NATIONWIDE NETWORK OF COMMUNITY NONPROFITS THAT ENCOMPASSES 800 LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS AT ALL. THIS DAY-LONG FUNCTION ALLOWS COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO MEET, COLLABORATE, DISCUSS, AND LEARN FROM EXPERT SESSION-LEADERS AS WELL AS ONE ANOTHER.AS A SUPPLEMENT TO THIS, DELIVERING GOOD HOSTS QUARTERLY "OFFICE HOURS" TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AND TAKE PART IN ONE-ON-ONE GUIDANCE AND ASSISTANCE FOR OUR NONPROFIT PARTNERS. TOGETHER, THESE EFFORTS PROVIDE A UNIQUE AND VITAL RESOURCE THAT MAKES THE ENTIRE ECOSYSTEM OF NONPROFIT CHARITIES STRONGER ACROSS THE UNITED STATES.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since September 1986.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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