Good Counsel Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
GOOD COUNSEL, INC. IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION ROOTED IN THE FIRST PRINCIPLES OF CATHOLIC MORALITY CONCERNING THE DIGNITY OF EVERY HUMAN PERSON. GOOD COUNSEL RECOGNIZES THE DIGNITY OF GOD-GIVEN LIFE FROM THE MOMENT OF CONCEPTION, FOSTERING A NURTURING, SAFE FAMILY ENVIRONMENT, ENCOURAGING SELF-RESPECT AND INDEPENDENCE FOR PREGNANT MOTHERS AND THEIR CHILDREN IN A DIVERSE COMMUNITY OF ALL FAITHS AND BELIEFS.
- Income
- $5.3 million
- Spending
- $5.7 million
- Spent on programs
- 75%
- Reserves
- 5.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 99%
- Employees
- 70
- Volunteers
- 61
- Highest pay
- $190,599, president
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
Good: 74 out of 100. Higher than 51% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 5.8 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 8% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 8% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 6% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1574% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 22 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: 95 out of 100. Higher than 60% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2516 of 16 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
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
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 (5)
- $934,526 spent. OUTREACH: INTAKE STAFF RECEIVED 3,402 CALLS IN 2024 (A 22% INCREASE OVER LAST YEAR) THROUGH ITS 24/7 HOTLINE. GOOD COUNSEL'S 24/7 HOTLINE IS A VITAL LIFELINE FOR WOMEN IN CRISIS. IT PROVIDES IMMEDIATE, COMPASSIONATE SUPPORT TO MOTHERS WHO MAY BE HOMELESS, FRIGHTENED, OR UNSURE OF WHERE TO TURN. MANY OF THE WOMEN WHO CALL HAVE NOWHERE ELSE TO GO AND ARE FACING LIFE-ALTERING DECISIONS ALONE. THE HOTLINE ENSURES THAT NO CALL FOR HELP GOES UNANSWERED - DAY OR NIGHT. THIS CONSTANT AVAILABILITY ALLOWS GOOD COUNSEL TO OFFER NOT JUST EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, BUT ALSO PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS, INCLUDING A SAFE PLACE TO STAY, ACCESS TO MEDICAL CARE, AND GUIDANCE TOWARD A LIFE-AFFIRMING FUTURE FOR BOTH MOTHER AND CHILD. FOR MANY WOMEN, THE FIRST STEP TOWARD HOPE AND HEALING BEGINS WITH A PHONE CALL. LAST YEAR, WE RECEIVED A CALL FROM A YOUNG WOMAN WHO WASN'T HOMELESS-YET- BUT WAS ON THE BRINK. A DIFFICULT PREGNANCY HAD CAUSED HER TO LOSE HER JOB, AND ALTHOUGH SHE HAD RECENTLY SECURED A POSITION AS A TEACHER'S ASSISTANT, SHE WAS ALREADY A MONTH BEHIND ON HER RENT AND FACING EVICTION. SABRINA, OUR INTAKE COORDINATOR, IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED THE MANAGEMENT COMPANY TO VERIFY HER SITUATION. THANKS TO THE GENEROSITY OF OUR SUPPORTERS, GOOD COUNSEL WAS ABLE TO PAY BOTH THE OVERDUE RENT AND THE CURRENT MONTH, ALLOWING HER TO STAY IN HER HOME. SHE WAS OVERWHELMED WITH RELIEF-AND ABLE TO START HER NEW JOB WITHOUT THE FEAR OF LOSING HER HOUSING. WE ALSO RECEIVED 1011 EMAILS REQUESTING ASSISTANCE, A 53% INCREASE WHEN COMPARED TO 2023. OUR CRISIS PREGNANCY WEBSITE RECEIVED OVER 47,900 VISITS, MARKING AN IMPRESSIVE UPTICK OF NEARLY 40% COMPARED TO THE PREVIOUS YEAR. THIS COMPREHENSIVE WEBSITE PROVIDES RESOURCES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. OUTREACH: INTAKE STAFF RECEIVED 3,402 CALLS IN 2024 (A 22% INCREASE OVER LAST YEAR) THROUGH ITS 24/7 HOTLINE. GOOD COUNSEL'S 24/7 HOTLINE IS A VITAL LIFELINE FOR WOMEN IN CRISIS. IT PROVIDES IMMEDIATE, COMPASSIONATE SUPPORT TO MOTHERS WHO MAY BE HOMELESS, FRIGHTENED, OR UNSURE OF WHERE TO TURN. MANY OF THE WOMEN WHO CALL HAVE NOWHERE ELSE TO GO AND ARE FACING LIFE-ALTERING DECISIONS ALONE. THE HOTLINE ENSURES THAT NO CALL FOR HELP GOES UNANSWERED - DAY OR NIGHT. THIS CONSTANT AVAILABILITY ALLOWS GOOD COUNSEL TO OFFER NOT JUST EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, BUT ALSO PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS, INCLUDING A SAFE PLACE TO STAY, ACCESS TO MEDICAL CARE, AND GUIDANCE TOWARD A LIFE-AFFIRMING FUTURE FOR BOTH MOTHER AND CHILD. FOR MANY WOMEN, THE FIRST STEP TOWARD HOPE AND HEALING BEGINS WITH A PHONE CALL. LAST YEAR, WE RECEIVED A CALL FROM A YOUNG WOMAN WHO WASN'T HOMELESS-YET- BUT WAS ON THE BRINK. A DIFFICULT PREGNANCY HAD CAUSED HER TO LOSE HER JOB, AND ALTHOUGH SHE HAD RECENTLY SECURED A POSITION AS A TEACHER'S ASSISTANT, SHE WAS ALREADY A MONTH BEHIND ON HER RENT AND FACING EVICTION. SABRINA, OUR INTAKE COORDINATOR, IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED THE MANAGEMENT COMPANY TO VERIFY HER SITUATION. THANKS TO THE GENEROSITY OF OUR SUPPORTERS, GOOD COUNSEL WAS ABLE TO PAY BOTH THE OVERDUE RENT AND THE CURRENT MONTH, ALLOWING HER TO STAY IN HER HOME. SHE WAS OVERWHELMED WITH RELIEF-AND ABLE TO START HER NEW JOB WITHOUT THE FEAR OF LOSING HER HOUSING. WE ALSO RECEIVED 1011 EMAILS REQUESTING ASSISTANCE, A 53% INCREASE WHEN COMPARED TO 2023. OUR CRISIS PREGNANCY WEBSITE RECEIVED OVER 47,900 VISITS, MARKING AN IMPRESSIVE UPTICK OF NEARLY 40% COMPARED TO THE PREVIOUS YEAR. THIS COMPREHENSIVE WEBSITE PROVIDES RESOURCES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.
- $2.2 million spent. HOUSING: IN 2024, GOOD COUNSEL PROVIDED HOUSING FOR 127 MOTHERS AND WELCOMED 38 NEWBORNS, BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CHILDREN CARED FOR TO 80. SECURING STABLE HOUSING DURING PREGNANCY IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT FOR BOTH THE MOTHER AND HER UNBORN CHILD. WITHOUT A SAFE AND SECURE PLACE TO LIVE, A PREGNANT WOMAN FACES INCREASED RISKS-PHYSICALLY, EMOTIONALLY, AND MEDICALLY. STRESS FROM HOUSING INSTABILITY CAN LEAD TO COMPLICATIONS LIKE PREMATURE BIRTH, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT, AND POOR MATERNAL HEALTH. A STABLE HOME PROVIDES THE FOUNDATION FOR PROPER NUTRITION, REST, PRENATAL CARE, AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING-ALL ESSENTIAL FOR A HEALTHY PREGNANCY. IT ALSO GIVES AN EXPECTANT MOTHER PEACE OF MIND AND THE DIGNITY OF KNOWING SHE AND HER BABY ARE SAFE. WHEN HOUSING IS SECURE, SHE CAN FOCUS ON PREPARING FOR MOTHERHOOD RATHER THAN SURVIVING DAY TO DAY. AT GOOD COUNSEL, WE UNDERSTAND THAT MEETING THIS BASIC NEED CAN BE LIFE- CHANGING. THAT'S WHY WE ACT QUICKLY WHEN A WOMAN REACHES OUT FOR HELP- BECAUSE A STABLE HOME IS THE FIRST STEP TOWARD A HEALTHY LIFE FOR TWO. A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF THIS COME FROM VERONICA. WHEN VERONICA LEARNED SHE WAS PREGNANT, SHE WAS LIVING WITH HER SISTER - WHO SOON DISCOVERED SHE WAS ALSO EXPECTING. INCREDIBLY, BOTH WERE PREGNANT WITH TWINS. WITH LIMITED SPACE, THE SISTER ASKED VERONICA TO MOVE OUT. RELYING ON HER INCOME FROM HER JOB, VERONICA MANAGED TO PAY FOR A HOTEL WHILE TRYING TO SAVE ENOUGH FOR A PERMANENT HOME. BUT CARRYING TWINS AND NEARING HER DUE DATE, SHE HAD TO BEGIN MATERNITY LEAVE, WHICH LED TO A DRASTIC REDUCTION IN INCOME. THE HOTEL QUICKLY BECAME UNAFFORDABLE. EVERY SHELTER SHE CONTACTED WAS FULL. HOPE BEGAN TO FADE-UNTIL SOMEONE BROUGHT HER TO GOOD COUNSEL. JUST DAYS AFTER ARRIVING AT GOOD COUNSEL, VERONICA GAVE BIRTH TO HER TWIN BOYS - MARC AND MARCUS. HER CASE MANAGER WAS BY HER SIDE IN THE DELIVERY ROOM, AND HAVING SOMEONE THERE TO HOLD HER HAND BROUGHT IMMENSE COMFORT AND RELIEF. VERONICA IS INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL FOR THE LOVING, SUPPORTIVE HOME SHE FOUND AT GOOD COUNSEL. WITH ACCESS TO CHILDCARE, SHE'S NOW PURSUING HER EDUCATION AND PLANS TO ENTER THE MEDICAL FIELD. ALONGSIDE THE OTHER MOMS, SHE SHARES IN DAILY RESPONSIBILITIES LIKE COOKING AND CHORES-BUILDING BOTH LIFE SKILLS AND A SENSE OF COMMUNITY. SHE OFTEN SAYS GOOD COUNSEL HAS TRANSFORMED HER LIFE AND RESTORED HER HOPE FOR THE FUTURE. SOME MOTHERS STAY AT GOOD COUNSEL THROUGHOUT THEIR PREGNANCY, WHILE OTHERS ARRIVE AFTER GIVING BIRTH-IT ALL DEPENDS ON THEIR INDIVIDUAL CIRCUMSTANCES. MANY PREGNANT WOMEN COME TO US IN AN EMERGENCY AND MAY LATER REUNITE WITH FAMILY OR SECURE AN APARTMENT BEFORE DELIVERY. OTHERS CALL FROM THE HOSPITAL SHORTLY AFTER GIVING BIRTH. HOSPITALS WILL NOT DISCHARGE A MOTHER AND BABY WITHOUT A SAFE PLACE TO GO. STILL, SOME NEW MOTHERS RETURN TO THEIR APARTMENT ALONE WITH A NEWBORN, IN URGENT NEED OF NOT ONLY HOUSING BUT ALSO THE SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE EVERY NEW MOM DESERVES-ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO HAVE NO ONE TO BE WITH THEM DAY OR NIGHT. HOUSING: IN 2024, GOOD COUNSEL PROVIDED HOUSING FOR 127 MOTHERS AND WELCOMED 38 NEWBORNS, BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CHILDREN CARED FOR TO 80. SECURING STABLE HOUSING DURING PREGNANCY IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT FOR BOTH THE MOTHER AND HER UNBORN CHILD. WITHOUT A SAFE AND SECURE PLACE TO LIVE, A PREGNANT WOMAN FACES INCREASED RISKS-PHYSICALLY, EMOTIONALLY, AND MEDICALLY. STRESS FROM HOUSING INSTABILITY CAN LEAD TO COMPLICATIONS LIKE PREMATURE BIRTH, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT, AND POOR MATERNAL HEALTH. A STABLE HOME PROVIDES THE FOUNDATION FOR PROPER NUTRITION, REST, PRENATAL CARE, AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING-ALL ESSENTIAL FOR A HEALTHY PREGNANCY. IT ALSO GIVES AN EXPECTANT MOTHER PEACE OF MIND AND THE DIGNITY OF KNOWING SHE AND HER BABY ARE SAFE. WHEN HOUSING IS SECURE, SHE CAN FOCUS ON PREPARING FOR MOTHERHOOD RATHER THAN SURVIVING DAY TO DAY. AT GOOD COUNSEL, WE UNDERSTAND THAT MEETING THIS BASIC NEED CAN BE LIFE- CHANGING. THAT'S WHY WE ACT QUICKLY WHEN A WOMAN REACHES OUT FOR HELP- BECAUSE A STABLE HOME IS THE FIRST STEP TOWARD A HEALTHY LIFE FOR TWO. A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF THIS COME FROM VERONICA. WHEN VERONICA LEARNED SHE WAS PREGNANT, SHE WAS LIVING WITH HER SISTER - WHO SOON DISCOVERED SHE WAS ALSO EXPECTING. INCREDIBLY, BOTH WERE PREGNANT WITH TWINS. WITH LIMITED SPACE, THE SISTER ASKED VERONICA TO MOVE OUT. RELYING ON HER INCOME FROM HER JOB, VERONICA MANAGED TO PAY FOR A HOTEL WHILE TRYING TO SAVE ENOUGH FOR A PERMANENT HOME. BUT CARRYING TWINS AND NEARING HER DUE DATE, SHE HAD TO BEGIN MATERNITY LEAVE, WHICH LED TO A DRASTIC REDUCTION IN INCOME. THE HOTEL QUICKLY BECAME UNAFFORDABLE. EVERY SHELTER SHE CONTACTED WAS FULL. HOPE BEGAN TO FADE-UNTIL SOMEONE BROUGHT HER TO GOOD COUNSEL. JUST DAYS AFTER ARRIVING AT GOOD COUNSEL, VERONICA GAVE BIRTH TO HER TWIN BOYS - MARC AND MARCUS. HER CASE MANAGER WAS BY HER SIDE IN THE DELIVERY ROOM, AND HAVING SOMEONE THERE TO HOLD HER HAND BROUGHT IMMENSE COMFORT AND RELIEF. VERONICA IS INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL FOR THE LOVING, SUPPORTIVE HOME SHE FOUND AT GOOD COUNSEL. WITH ACCESS TO CHILDCARE, SHE'S NOW PURSUING HER EDUCATION AND PLANS TO ENTER THE MEDICAL FIELD. ALONGSIDE THE OTHER MOMS, SHE SHARES IN DAILY RESPONSIBILITIES LIKE COOKING AND CHORES-BUILDING BOTH LIFE SKILLS AND A SENSE OF COMMUNITY. SHE OFTEN SAYS GOOD COUNSEL HAS TRANSFORMED HER LIFE AND RESTORED HER HOPE FOR THE FUTURE. SOME MOTHERS STAY AT GOOD COUNSEL THROUGHOUT THEIR PREGNANCY, WHILE OTHERS ARRIVE AFTER GIVING BIRTH-IT ALL DEPENDS ON THEIR INDIVIDUAL CIRCUMSTANCES. MANY PREGNANT WOMEN COME TO US IN AN EMERGENCY AND MAY LATER REUNITE WITH FAMILY OR SECURE AN APARTMENT BEFORE DELIVERY. OTHERS CALL FROM THE HOSPITAL SHORTLY AFTER GIVING BIRTH. HOSPITALS WILL NOT DISCHARGE A MOTHER AND BABY WITHOUT A SAFE PLACE TO GO. STILL, SOME NEW MOTHERS RETURN TO THEIR APARTMENT ALONE WITH A NEWBORN, IN URGENT NEED OF NOT ONLY HOUSING BUT ALSO THE SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE EVERY NEW MOM DESERVES-ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO HAVE NO ONE TO BE WITH THEM DAY OR NIGHT.
- $722,134 spent. ADVOCACY: ADVOCACY IS ESSENTIAL FOR GOOD COUNSEL MOMS BECAUSE MANY OF THEM COME TO US OVERWHELMED, ISOLATED, AND UNFAMILIAR WITH HOW TO NAVIGATE COMPLEX SYSTEMS-FROM HOUSING AND HEALTHCARE TO EMPLOYMENT AND LEGAL SERVICES. THEY ARE OFTEN FACING CRISIS SITUATIONS WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE, SUPPORT, OR CONFIDENCE TO SPEAK UP FOR THEMSELVES. THAT'S WHERE ADVOCACY MAKES A LIFE-CHANGING DIFFERENCE. AT GOOD COUNSEL, WE DO NOT JUST PROVIDE A LOVING HOME - WE STAND BESIDE EACH MOTHER, HELPING HER UNDERSTAND HER RIGHTS, ACCESS CRITICAL RESOURCES, AND FIND HER VOICE. WHETHER IT'S SECURING MEDICAL CARE, APPLYING FOR BENEFITS, OR DEFENDING HER RIGHT TO KEEP HER CHILD, ADVOCACY ENSURES THAT SHE IS NOT ALONE IN THE FIGHT FOR STABILITY, DIGNITY, AND A BETTER FUTURE. THROUGH COMPASSIONATE GUIDANCE AND HANDS-ON SUPPORT, WE HELP OUR MOMS BUILD THE STRENGTH AND SELF-CONFIDENCE THEY NEED TO STAND TALL-NOT JUST FOR THEMSELVES, BUT FOR THEIR CHILDREN. WHEN JESSICA (NAME CHANGED FOR PRIVACY) WALKED THROUGH THE DOORS OF OUR SPRING VALLEY HOME, SHE CARRIED WITH HER THE HOPES OF BECOMING THE BEST MOTHER SHE COULD BE - AND THE HEAVY BURDEN OF UNTREATED MENTAL ILLNESS. HER JOURNEY WAS NOT EASY. BUT WITH COMPASSION, PATIENCE, AND UNWAVERING SUPPORT, JESSICA FOUND THE STRENGTH TO REBUILD HER LIFE. JESSICA'S MENTAL HEALTH DIAGNOSIS REQUIRED MONTHLY INJECTIONS TO HELP STABILIZE HER SYMPTOMS. AT FIRST, IT WAS A STRUGGLE - THE FACILITY WHERE SHE RECEIVED CARE COULDN'T ADMINISTER HER MEDICATION, AND THE RISK OF RELAPSE LOOMED LARGE. BUT SHE DIDN'T HAVE TO FACE IT ALONE. OUR TEAM STEPPED IN: PICKING UP HER MEDICATION, DRIVING HER TO THE HOSPITAL FOR THE INJECTION, AND EVENTUALLY ARRANGING FOR A NURSE TO ADMINISTER HER TREATMENT IN OUR HOME. WE WALKED WITH HER THROUGH EVERY SETBACK AND BREAKTHROUGH. AT GOOD COUNSEL, MENTAL HEALTH CARE IS NOT OPTIONAL - IT'S ESSENTIAL. MANY OF THE MOTHERS WHO COME TO US ARE FLEEING ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIPS, HOMELESSNESS, OR OTHER TRAUMAS. STUDIES SHOW THAT NEARLY 80% OF WOMEN WHO UNDERGO PHYSICAL ABUSE ALSO SUFFER FROM SIGNIFICANT MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES, INCLUDING PTSD, DEPRESSION, AND ANXIETY. IN FACT, WOMEN WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE ARE MORE THAN TWICE AS LIKELY TO DEVELOP A MENTAL ILLNESS. ADVOCACY: ADVOCACY IS ESSENTIAL FOR GOOD COUNSEL MOMS BECAUSE MANY OF THEM COME TO US OVERWHELMED, ISOLATED, AND UNFAMILIAR WITH HOW TO NAVIGATE COMPLEX SYSTEMS-FROM HOUSING AND HEALTHCARE TO EMPLOYMENT AND LEGAL SERVICES. THEY ARE OFTEN FACING CRISIS SITUATIONS WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE, SUPPORT, OR CONFIDENCE TO SPEAK UP FOR THEMSELVES. THAT'S WHERE ADVOCACY MAKES A LIFE-CHANGING DIFFERENCE. AT GOOD COUNSEL, WE DO NOT JUST PROVIDE A LOVING HOME - WE STAND BESIDE EACH MOTHER, HELPING HER UNDERSTAND HER RIGHTS, ACCESS CRITICAL RESOURCES, AND FIND HER VOICE. WHETHER IT'S SECURING MEDICAL CARE, APPLYING FOR BENEFITS, OR DEFENDING HER RIGHT TO KEEP HER CHILD, ADVOCACY ENSURES THAT SHE IS NOT ALONE IN THE FIGHT FOR STABILITY, DIGNITY, AND A BETTER FUTURE. THROUGH COMPASSIONATE GUIDANCE AND HANDS-ON SUPPORT, WE HELP OUR MOMS BUILD THE STRENGTH AND SELF-CONFIDENCE THEY NEED TO STAND TALL-NOT JUST FOR THEMSELVES, BUT FOR THEIR CHILDREN. WHEN JESSICA (NAME CHANGED FOR PRIVACY) WALKED THROUGH THE DOORS OF OUR SPRING VALLEY HOME, SHE CARRIED WITH HER THE HOPES OF BECOMING THE BEST MOTHER SHE COULD BE - AND THE HEAVY BURDEN OF UNTREATED MENTAL ILLNESS. HER JOURNEY WAS NOT EASY. BUT WITH COMPASSION, PATIENCE, AND UNWAVERING SUPPORT, JESSICA FOUND THE STRENGTH TO REBUILD HER LIFE. JESSICA'S MENTAL HEALTH DIAGNOSIS REQUIRED MONTHLY INJECTIONS TO HELP STABILIZE HER SYMPTOMS. AT FIRST, IT WAS A STRUGGLE - THE FACILITY WHERE SHE RECEIVED CARE COULDN'T ADMINISTER HER MEDICATION, AND THE RISK OF RELAPSE LOOMED LARGE. BUT SHE DIDN'T HAVE TO FACE IT ALONE. OUR TEAM STEPPED IN: PICKING UP HER MEDICATION, DRIVING HER TO THE HOSPITAL FOR THE INJECTION, AND EVENTUALLY ARRANGING FOR A NURSE TO ADMINISTER HER TREATMENT IN OUR HOME. WE WALKED WITH HER THROUGH EVERY SETBACK AND BREAKTHROUGH. AT GOOD COUNSEL, MENTAL HEALTH CARE IS NOT OPTIONAL - IT'S ESSENTIAL. MANY OF THE MOTHERS WHO COME TO US ARE FLEEING ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIPS, HOMELESSNESS, OR OTHER TRAUMAS. STUDIES SHOW THAT NEARLY 80% OF WOMEN WHO UNDERGO PHYSICAL ABUSE ALSO SUFFER FROM SIGNIFICANT MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES, INCLUDING PTSD, DEPRESSION, AND ANXIETY. IN FACT, WOMEN WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE ARE MORE THAN TWICE AS LIKELY TO DEVELOP A MENTAL ILLNESS.
- $424,785 spent. ALL OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS: 1.TEACHING OUR GOOD COUNSEL MOMS HOW TO DRIVE IS A VITAL STEP TOWARD THEIR INDEPENDENCE AND LONG-TERM STABILITY. MANY OF THE WOMEN WE SERVE COME TO US WITH LITTLE TO NO SUPPORT NETWORK AND LIMITED ACCESS TO RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION. WITHOUT THE ABILITY TO DRIVE, EVEN BASIC TASKS-LIKE GETTING TO WORK, TAKING A CHILD TO DAYCARE, GOING TO MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS, OR ATTENDING SCHOOL-BECOME MAJOR OBSTACLES. BY LEARNING TO DRIVE, OUR MOMS GAIN THE FREEDOM TO MANAGE THEIR LIVES MORE CONFIDENTLY AND SECURELY. DRIVING EMPOWERS THEM TO TAKE CONTROL OF THEIR SCHEDULES, PURSUE JOB OPPORTUNITIES, AND CARE FOR THEIR CHILDREN WITHOUT RELYING ON OTHERS. IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT TRANSPORTATION-IT'S ABOUT BREAKING THE CYCLE OF DEPENDENCE AND BUILDING THE FOUNDATION FOR A SELF-SUFFICIENT, HOPEFUL FUTURE. 2.2.OVERALL, MORE THAN 100,000 INDIVIDUALS PER YEAR LEARN ABOUT GOOD COUNSEL'S SERVICES THROUGH MAILINGS, EMAILS, SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS, AND EVENTS. THIS ADVOCACY EFFORT ALLOWS OTHERS TO SPREAD THE WORD OFFERING HOPE. SOMETIMES, JUST KNOWING THERE IS A "HOME" IF SOMEONE IS ABANDONED, BY THE FATHER OF HER CHILD OR OTHERS IN HER FAMILY, IS ENOUGH HOPE TO GO ON AND CONTINUE WORKING THROUGH HER PREGNANCY. SHOULD SHE NEED HOUSING, SHE KNOWS SHE CAN FIND IT.
- ALL OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS: 1.TEACHING OUR GOOD COUNSEL MOMS HOW TO DRIVE IS A VITAL STEP TOWARD THEIR INDEPENDENCE AND LONG-TERM STABILITY. MANY OF THE WOMEN WE SERVE COME TO US WITH LITTLE TO NO SUPPORT NETWORK AND LIMITED ACCESS TO RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION. WITHOUT THE ABILITY TO DRIVE, EVEN BASIC TASKS-LIKE GETTING TO WORK, TAKING A CHILD TO DAYCARE, GOING TO MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS, OR ATTENDING SCHOOL-BECOME MAJOR OBSTACLES. BY LEARNING TO DRIVE, OUR MOMS GAIN THE FREEDOM TO MANAGE THEIR LIVES MORE CONFIDENTLY AND SECURELY. DRIVING EMPOWERS THEM TO TAKE CONTROL OF THEIR SCHEDULES, PURSUE JOB OPPORTUNITIES, AND CARE FOR THEIR CHILDREN WITHOUT RELYING ON OTHERS. IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT TRANSPORTATION-IT'S ABOUT BREAKING THE CYCLE OF DEPENDENCE AND BUILDING THE FOUNDATION FOR A SELF-SUFFICIENT, HOPEFUL FUTURE. 2.2.OVERALL, MORE THAN 100,000 INDIVIDUALS PER YEAR LEARN ABOUT GOOD COUNSEL'S SERVICES THROUGH MAILINGS, EMAILS, SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS, AND EVENTS. THIS ADVOCACY EFFORT ALLOWS OTHERS TO SPREAD THE WORD OFFERING HOPE. SOMETIMES, JUST KNOWING THERE IS A "HOME" IF SOMEONE IS ABANDONED, BY THE FATHER OF HER CHILD OR OTHERS IN HER FAMILY, IS ENOUGH HOPE TO GO ON AND CONTINUE WORKING THROUGH HER PREGNANCY. SHOULD SHE NEED HOUSING, SHE KNOWS SHE CAN FIND IT.
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? Worth knowing.
Not individually listed by the IRS as eligible, which is usual for local chapters covered by a parent organization's exemption. The master file records contributions to it as deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
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 March 1946.
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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