Goodwin House Foundation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THROUGH THE POWER OF PHILANTHROPY, WE SEEK AND CELEBRATE GENEROSITY TO CARRY OUT THE MISSION OF GOODWIN LIVING, TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SECURITY TO RESIDENTS, TO ENABLE STAFF TO THRIVE IN THEIR CAREERS, AND TO SUPPORT INNOVATION, (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)THUS ENHANCING THE LIVES OF OLDER ADULTS AND THOSE WHO CARE FOR THEM.
- Income
- $6.8 million
- Spending
- $3.6 million
- Spent on programs
- 80%
- Reserves
- 87.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 85%
- Employees
- 12
- Volunteers
- 258
- Highest pay
- $770,678, president and ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 90 out of 100. Higher than 78% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 87.2 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 3% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 48% of income.
Income trend
5 of 15Income fell 13% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1580% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 7 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, 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 2519 of 19 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 September 30, 2025, 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 (3)
- $565,007 spent. GOODWIN LIVING FOUNDATION RAISES FUNDS TO UNDERWRITE THE GOODWIN LIVING RESIDENT SUPPORT PROGRAM WHICH PROVIDES CONFIDENTIAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO RESIDENTS WHO HAVE OUTLIVED THEIR FINANCIAL RESOURCES. THE RESIDENT SUPPORT PROGRAM COVERS THE MONTHLY FEES OF THOSE RESIDENTS WHO HAVE OUTLIVED THEIR RESOURCES, THROUGH NO FAULT OF THEIR OWN. THESE FEES COVER HOUSING, MEALS, MEDICAL CARE, AND THE VARIOUS PROGRAMMING OFFERED THROUGH GOODWIN HOUSE ALEXANDRIA, GOODWIN HOUSE BAILEY'S CROSSROADS, AND THE VIEW ALEXANDRIA. THE RESIDENT SUPPORT PROGRAM ALSO COVERS FINANCIAL NEEDS FOR THOSE RESIDENTS WHO CAN PAY THEIR MONTHLY FEES, BUT WHO CANNOT AFFORD UNEXPECTED EXPENSES SUCH AS A DENTAL SURGERY OR A VISION-SAVING EYE SURGERY. THE RESIDENT SUPPORT PROGRAM IS AT THE HEART OF THE MISSION OF GOODWIN LIVING AND ENABLES OLDER ADULTS IN NEED OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO LIVE WITH THE PEACE OF MIND THAT THEIR HOUSING, SERVICE, AND CARE NEEDS WILL ALWAYS BE MET. THIS PEACE OF MIND EXTENDS TO THE FAMILY MEMBERS OF OUR RESIDENT RECIPIENTS AS WELL. IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, THE FOUNDATION GRANTED $565,007 TO GOODWIN LIVING TO PROVIDE FOR RESIDENT SUPPORT RECIPIENTS. GOODWIN LIVING FOUNDATION PROVIDED 100% OF THE RESIDENT SUPPORT PROGRAM EXPENSES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025. THE FOUNDATION RAISED $613,449 RESTRICTED FOR RESIDENT SUPPORT AND ANY BALANCE OF FUNDS NOT USED IN THE CURRENT YEAR WILL BE RESTRICTED FOR THAT USE THE FOLLOWING YEAR.
- $757,469 spent. THROUGH THE GENEROSITY OF RESIDENTS, FAMILY MEMBERS, STAFF, FRIENDS, AND ORGANIZATIONS WHO WISHED TO PARTNER WITH OUR MISSION, THE FOUNDATION WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR OUR RESIDENTS IN A MYRIAD OF WAYS, FOR A TOTAL OF $734,969 WHICH INCLUDED PROVIDING FOR SIX POSITIONS ($511,851) - FOUR TEAM MEMBERS FROM THE BRAIN HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND TWO MUSIC THERAPISTS AND SUPPORTING SEVERAL AREAS OF PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT ($223,118).THE $223,118 FOR RESIDENT PROGRAMMING INCLUDED HORTICULTURAL THERAPY, ANIMAL THERAPY VISITS, AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT FOR OUR EQUINE THERAPY PROGRAM. IN ADDITION TO THESE PROGRAMS, WE OFFERED MEMBERSHIPS TO ENCORE LEARNING FOR A GROUP OF RESIDENTS AND A PRESENTATION AND SPEAKER SERIES FROM AMBASSADOR CINDY COURVILLE.WE ALSO PROVIDED $22,500 TO PILOT CLOSED CAPTIONING SERVICES TO SUPPORT RESIDENTS WITH HEARING IMPAIRMENT AT ONE CAMPUS. THE PILOT WAS WELL RECEIVED, AND BASED ON ITS SUCCESS, THE FOUNDATION HAS BEGUN IMPLEMENTING CLOSED CAPTIONING AT AN ADDITIONAL CAMPUS.WE OFFERED TWO DIFFERENT MUSIC PROGRAM INITIATIVES: MELODY MAKERS AND SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY SINGERS. EACH OF THESE PROGRAMS SERVES A POPULATION WITH UNIQUE LEVELS OF COGNITION AND OFFERS MUSICAL ENGAGEMENT FOR OUR RESIDENTS, THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS AND VOLUNTEERS.THROUGH FUNDING FOR OUR BRAIN HEALTH DEPARTMENT, WE WERE ABLE TO OFFER THE STRONGERMEMORY CURRICULUM COMPLIMENTARY TO THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUALS WITHIN AND OUTSIDE OF OUR COMMUNITY TO THOSE EXPERIENCING COGNITIVE DECLINE. WE ARE EXCITED THAT OVER 75,0000 INDIVIDUALS HAVE NOW USED THE PROGRAM!THE CHAPELS ON EACH CAMPUS ALSO WERE SUPPORTED THROUGH GENEROSITY, PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR THE FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS, MUSIC AND PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE FOUNDATION RECEIVED $83,934 IN GIFTS TO THE HOSPICE FUND AND UTILIZED $126,018 TO PROVIDE COMPASSIONATE CARE AND COMFORT FOR MANY OF THE PATIENTS ON OUR HOSPICE SERVICE. 195 OF OUR HOSPICE PATIENTS WERE ABLE TO RECEIVE MASSAGE THERAPY THROUGH HEALWELL AND 163 FOR END-OF-LIFE DOULA CARE THROUGH PRESENT FOR YOU. THESE SERVICES ENHANCED OUR ABILITY TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY, PATIENT-CENTERED CARE TO OUR PATIENTS AND THEIR LOVED ONES.
- $732,633 spent. THE FOUNDATION WORKED DILIGENTLY TO PARTNER WITH ITS DONORS TO SUPPORT OUR TEAM MEMBERS AS WELL. THROUGH AN INCREDIBLE OUTPOURING OF GENEROSITY, WE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE $732,633 IN FUNDING FOR TEAM MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES. (PLEASE SEE DETAILS BELOW.) SOME OF THE TEAM MEMBER SUPPORT CAME IN TUITION ASSISTANCE GRANTS AND LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES. $255,073 FUNDED 96 STUDENTS IN THEIR EDUCATIONAL JOURNEYS. ALSO, WE WERE ABLE TO SUPPORT AGAIN A COHORT OF TEAM MEMBERS FOR THE ADVANCED CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT CAREER LADDER INITIATIVE WHICH HELPED THEM GAIN IMPORTANT LEADERSHIP TRAINING AND ADVANCED CERTIFICATION. WE HELPED TO SUPPORT NEW NURSES IN OUR INNOVATIVE NURSING PATHWAYS PROGRAM. WE OFFERED AGAIN THIS YEAR ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN OF OUR TEAM MEMBERS TO RECEIVE SUPPORT FOR THEIR HIGHER EDUCATION. 69 CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN OF TEAM MEMBERS RECEIVED GRANTS OF $500-$1,000 EACH TO EASE THE BURDEN OF EDUCATIONAL COSTS FOR A TOTAL OF $68,500. THIS BENEFIT WAS RECEIVED EXTREMELY WELL IN OUR COMMUNITY BECAUSE MANY OF OUR TEAM MEMBERS HAVE COMPLETED THEIR FORMAL EDUCATION YET HAVE A STRONG DESIRE TO SUPPORT THEIR OWN CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN THROUGH COLLEGE.OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS WERE USED TO PROVIDE FOR THE U.S. CITIZENSHIP APPLICATION FEE PROGRAM SUPPORTING 23 OF OUR STAFF MEMBERS AND 10 OF THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS, TOTALING $23,938. WE ALSO PROVIDED COURSE MATERIALS FOR OUR RESIDENT TUTORS WHO HELP OUR TEAM MEMBERS PREPARE FOR THEIR NATURALIZATION TEST AND INTERVIEW. WE BELIEVE THIS IS AN IMPORTANT PROGRAM GIVEN THAT 50% OF OUR STAFF MEMBERS ARE FOREIGN BORN AND MANY WISH TO PURSUE U.S. CITIZENSHIP BUT ARE HINDERED BY THE HIGH COST IN FEES. OUT OF THIS PROGRAM, WE ALSO OFFERED FUNDING FOR DACA, WORK PERMIT AND GREEN CARD RENEWAL FEES. IN ADDITION, THE FOUNDATION PROVIDED OVER $15,000 IN CRITICAL FUNDING FOR LEGAL FEES ASSOCIATED WITH IMMIGRATION SUPPORT SERVICES FOR TEAM MEMBERS.GIVEN THE HIGH COST OF LIVING IN OUR AREA, MANY MEMBERS OF OUR TEAM EXPERIENCE SEVERE UNEXPECTED FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES. WE OFFERED $103,115 FOR EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS TO 60 TEAM MEMBERS. THESE GRANTS HELPED TEAM MEMBERS WITH OVERDUE MEDICAL BILLS, UNEXPECTED CAR REPAIRS, AND ASSISTANCE WITH RENT UNDER DIRE CIRCUMSTANCES. THIS ASSISTANCE PROVIDED COMFORT TO THOSE IN NEED AND ALLOWED THEM TO CONTINUE SERVING ALONGSIDE OUR RESIDENTS WITH DIGNITY AND MAINTAIN THEIR EXCEPTIONAL STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONALISM AND COMPASSION. WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR MEMBERS OF THE GRANTS COMMITTEE WHICH VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME ON A WEEKLY BASIS TO EVALUATE AND REVIEW GRANT APPLICATIONS. THEIR DILIGENCE AND SUPPORT HELP US TO OFFER A FAIR AND SYSTEMATIC APPROACH TO REVIEWING THE FINANCIAL GRANT APPLICATIONS. GRANT RECIPIENTS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE AT LEAST THREE MODULES OF THE TRUIST FINANCIAL EDUCATION CURRICULUM AT NO COST TO THEM. IN DOING SO, THE TEAM MEMBERS LEARN TO SET UP A BUDGET AND SAVE FOR EMERGENCIES AS WELL AS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE OTHER ASPECTS OF FINANCIAL EDUCATION AND GROWTH.WE OFFERED STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENT FOR OUR CLINICAL TEAM MEMBERS AT THE SAME LEVEL OF TUITION BENEFITS. THIS WAS ESPECIALLY MEANINGFUL FOR OUR CLINICAL TEAM MEMBERS GIVEN THAT THE AVERAGE PERSON HAD A STUDENT LOAN DEBT OF OVER $130,000! BECAUSE OF THE GENEROSITY OFOUR DONORS, WE WERE ABLE TO OFFER $131,150 IN LOAN REPAYMENT FOR 31 CLINICAL TEAM MEMBERS. ADDITIONALLY, THE ANDERSON FUND PROVIDED $10,000 IN STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENT FOR 10 NON CLINICAL TEAM MEMBERS. WE ALSO PROVIDED AN ADDITIONAL $157,885 FOR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES INCLUDING PROVIDING STIPENDS FOR 34 INTERNS AND THE SALARY AND BENEFITS OF OUR TEAM MEMBER ENGAGEMENT AND OUTREACH MANAGER POSITION, WHO SUPPORTS OUR TEAM MEMBERS WITH RESOURCES AND MANAGES OUR INTERNSHIP PROGRAM, COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS AND COORDINATES OUR INTERNAL LEADERSHIP EDUCATION PROGRAM.THESE INTERNS HAD VALUABLE EXPERIENCES THAT PROVIDED THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO WITNESS THE STRONG CULTURE OF BELONGING AND COMMUNITY AT GOODWIN LIVING AND ALSO TO LEARN ABOUT THE FIELD OF SENIOR LIVING. AFTER COMPLETION OF THE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM, WHERE THEY WERE PAIRED WITH RESIDENT MENTORS, MANY SAID THEY WANTED TO PURSUE A CAREER IN SENIOR LIVING, AND SOME WANTED TO SEEK EMPLOYMENT WITH GOODWIN LIVING WHEN THEY FINISHED SCHOOL! WE HAVE WON FOUR ANNUAL AWARDS FOR THE EXCELLENCE IN OUR INTERNSHIP PROGRAM. ALSO, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO HIRE 18 OF THE INTERNS SO FAR!
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, 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 October 13, 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 November 6, 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 October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending September 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since January 1991.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 November 4, 2026.
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