Good Death Foundation

Analysis

Good Death Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Angeles, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover mental health and crisis intervention, which this site groups under health and saving lives. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Good Death Foundation reported income of $205k and spending of $176k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $338k to $205k (-39%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Good Death Foundation sits at the 41st percentile: it is larger than about 41% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile, and in the 57th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 46 10 Ministries Inc ($205k), Lifeboat Addiction Recovery Services ($205k) and Accentcare Hospice Foundation ($205k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 71% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $70k (40% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $51k. At year end it held assets of $94k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $94k. It reported 3 employees.