Good Jobs First

Analysis

Good Jobs First is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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, Good Jobs First reported income of $1.9m and spending of $1.4m, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $532k to $1.9m (+265%), an average of +38% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 120%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Good Jobs First sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 66th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Scholarleaders International ($1.9m), Open Source Robotics Foundation Inc ($1.9m) and Sam Houston University Foundation Inc ($1.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% and program service revenue 11% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $514k (37% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $342k. At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $112k, net assets of $1.6m. It reported 13 employees.