Forgood Inc

Analysis

Forgood Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public safety, disaster preparedness and relief, which this site groups under armed forces, emergency and public safety. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Forgood Inc reported income of $342.2m and spending of $343.6m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $497.5m to $342.2m (-31%), an average of -8.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 9,128 United States charities whose main cause is armed forces, emergency and public safety and that reported income, Forgood Inc sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile, and in the 100th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include NSF International ($191.9m), Creative Testing Solutions ($493.5m) and Global Empowerment Mission Inc ($162.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $869k (0.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $346k. It paid $4.8m in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $104.9m against liabilities of $59.3m, net assets of $45.6m. It reported 11 employees.