Delivering Good Inc is a 501(c)(3) organization based in New York, New York, registered in 1986, with $135,501,368 in FY2024 revenue. CharityIndex grades it B, and it directs about 99% of spending to programs.
Revenue (FY2024)
$135.5M
▼ 9.6% vs prior year
Human Services median: $293K
Expenses (FY2024)
$135.8M
Net assets
$2.7M
Employees
22
Rated on 4 of 4 criteria.
Held down by its weakest criterion — a strong score on one criterion can't hide a weak one.
How the rating works →Measures how much of every dollar spent actually reaches programs, plus what it costs to raise $100 of donations. The worse of the two measures sets the letter (85%+ to programs is an A; under $15 to raise $100 is an A), averaged over the three most recent filings. For Delivering Good Inc: 99% to programs · $1 to raise $100 earns a A+ on this criterion. See the exact thresholds →
Measures whether the organization is built to last: how many months its reserves would cover expenses (3+ months earns an A-range score, but hoarding 5+ years of budget is capped) and whether it runs a surplus or a deficit. For Delivering Good Inc: 0 mo reserves · -0% margin earns a C on this criterion. See the exact thresholds →
Checks how the organization is run, from its own Form 990: an independent board majority, a board of five or more, conflict-of-interest, whistleblower and document-retention policies, and independently audited financials. The share of disclosed checks that pass sets the letter. For Delivering Good Inc: 6 of 6 checks met earns a A+ on this criterion. See the exact thresholds →
Counts five disclosure signals: a recent filing, a mission statement, program descriptions, a listed website, and the full expense breakdown. More disclosure, better letter. For Delivering Good Inc: 5 of 5 disclosure signals earns a A+ on this criterion. See the exact thresholds →
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Delivering good is a nonprofit organization that provides people impacted by poverty and tragedy with new merchandise donated by retailers and manufacturers. since 1985, delivering good has distributed nearly $3 billion of new clothing, home goods, toys, furniture, books, and other consumer products through its network of more than 800 community partners, offering hope, dignity and self-esteem to children, families, and individuals. delivering good helps people facing hardship and disaster move forward by working with our partners to match them with new, essential items and services - providing care that supports dignity, renews hope, and opens doors to opportunity.
Other programs - delivering good conducts a range of additional, innovative programs to provide useful, new products to people in need. these include: - retail programs - delivering good's retail program matches community partners with local stores of national retailers to secure donations of necessary merchandise for children, adults and families in need. these programs provide an opportunity for companies to give back in a meaningful way, and present an efficient, uniform donation process across stores in local communities. - disaster relief - as part of our specialist efforts to assist communities affected by natural emergency, delivering good assisted residents of north carolina and georgia following the devastating impacts of hurricane helene in 2024. thanks to a generous grant from the hearst foundations, delivering good distributed more than $5 million worth of clothing and relief supplies to displaced victims of flooding, reaching approximately 30,000 families and individuals recovering from the disaster.delivering good also partnered with west virginia voad for the second year of an ongoing program to supply them with clothing and supplies to be warehoused and rapidly distributed at times of distress and emergency in west virginia throughout the year, a program that can be adopted in the future in other states. - partnership impact and enhancement - each year, delivering good convenes a day-long community partner impact summit, bringing together representatives from our nationwide network of community nonprofits that encompasses 800 local organizations at all. this day-long function allows community organizations to meet, collaborate, discuss, and learn from expert session-leaders as well as one another.as a supplement to this, delivering good hosts quarterly "office hours" to answer questions and take part in one-on-one guidance and assistance for our nonprofit partners. together, these efforts provide a unique and vital resource that makes the entire ecosystem of nonprofit charities stronger across the united states.
Revenue grew from $125.9M (FY2013) to $135.5M (FY2024) across 12 reported years.
Financial snapshot
Operating margin
-0.2%
Spent more than it raised in the latest fiscal year.
Total assets
$3.2M
Total liabilities
$501K
Net assets
$2.7M
Salaries & benefits
$2.2M
2% of expenses
Board members
38
37 independent
| Fiscal year | Revenue | Expenses | Net assets | Total assets | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $135,501,368▼9.6% | $135,822,567▼9.4% | $2,685,130▼10.8% | $3,186,295▼12.5% | 990 |
| 2023 | $149,918,112▼5.5% | $149,889,517▼5.6% | $3,011,911▲1.5% | $3,640,448▲14.1% | 990 |
| 2022 | $158,562,359▼32.0% | $158,819,018▼31.8% | $2,967,786▼18.1% | $3,189,485▼19.8% | 990 |
| 2021 | $233,265,517▼19.9% | $233,023,923▼20.4% | $3,625,353▲3.0% | $3,979,081▲3.7% | 990 |
| 2020 | $291,247,659▲107% | $292,809,494▲111% | $3,518,528▼29.9% | $3,836,099▼27.8% | 990 |
| 2019 | $140,473,682▼25.6% | $139,003,141▼26.0% | $5,016,730▲43.8% | $5,311,958▲32.9% | 990 |
| 2018 | $188,828,934▲20.3% | $187,769,872▲19.7% | $3,488,928▲43.3% | $3,997,079▲30.3% | 990 |
| 2017 | $156,997,199▼27.7% | $156,825,782▼27.8% | $2,434,866▲6.8% | $3,067,831▲17.9% | 990 |
| 2016 | $217,040,611▲62.5% | $217,120,707▲62.8% | $2,280,449▼3.9% | $2,602,005▼7.0% | 990 |
| 2015 | $133,556,058▼0.5% | $133,355,342 | $2,372,545▲9.2% | $2,798,838▲3.8% | 990 |
| 2014 | $134,203,374▲6.6% | $133,411,267▲5.7% | $2,171,829▲57.4% | $2,696,879▲44.5% | 990 |
| 2013 | $125,948,331 | $126,198,260▲18.6% | $1,379,722▼15.3% | $1,866,893▲0.6% | 990 |
| 2012 | — | $106,437,971▲29.8% | $1,629,651▼22.3% | $1,855,554▼20.3% | 990 |
| 2011 | — | $82,012,346 | $2,097,775 | $2,328,561 | 990 |
Original Form 990 PDFs (the Form column) are served by ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer, as filed with the IRS. Create a free account to download the CSV report.
Highest-paid: Matthew Joseph Fasciano — $406,380 (0.30% of total expenses)
| Name | Title | Hours/week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Joseph Fasciano | President & Ceo | 40 | $406,380 |
| Merrie L Keller | Dir. of Product Procurement | 40 | $188,105 |
| Ron H Rostow | Chief Financial & Admin. | 40 | $183,415 |
| Mallory Lambert King | Dir. of Development Thru Dec 2024 | 40 | $162,337 |
| Donna Maria Charles Dir of | Strategic Initiatives Thru Jun 2024 | 40 | $122,796 |
| Abbey Doneger | Director | 0.5 | — |
| Allan Ellinger | Director | 0.5 | — |
| Amber Mundinger | Director | 0.5 | — |
| Amna Mahmood | Director | 0.5 | — |
| Andrea Weiss | Chair | 1 | — |
| Carole Postal | Asst. Secretary Thru Jun 2024 | 1 | — |
| Carol Lapidus | Director | 0.5 | — |
| Dan Orwig | Director | 0.5 | — |
| David Greenstein | Director | 0.5 | — |
| Debra Joester | Director | 0.5 | — |
| Edward Hertzman | Director | 0.5 | — |
| Eliot Rosenfield | Vice President | 1 | — |
| Gordon Bell | Director | 0.5 | — |
| Haim Dabah | Director | 0.5 | — |
| Jaryn Bloom | Director | 0.5 | — |
| Contractor | Services | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Greatwide American Trans Freight LLC | Freight Service | $142,678 |
| Gotham Hall Events | Venue Rental/event Production | $134,164 |
| Sunteck Logistics Inc | Freight Service | $122,925 |
75 grants to Delivering Good Inc totaling $156.8M, reported by foundations on their Schedule I filings — showing the 15 most recent.
| Grantmaker | Purpose | Year | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc | Unrestricted general support | 2024 | $32,500 |
| American Online Giving Foundation Inc | General support | 2024 | $23,161 |
| 4 Good Community Inc | The funding was used to facilitate procurement and distribution of clothing to at-risk children and families around the world. | 2024 | $7,500 |
| 4 Good Community Inc | The funding was used to facilitate procurement and distribution of clothing to at-risk children and families around the world. | 2023 | $136,780 |
| New World Foundation | In support of its work | 2023 | $50,000 |
| American Online Giving Foundation Inc | General support | 2023 | $33,102 |
| Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 2023 | $28,360 |
| Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc | Unrestricted general support | 2023 | $25,000 |
| Delivering Good Inc | Poverty assistance | 2022 | $4,793,961 |
| 4 Good Community Inc | The funding was used to facilitate procurement and distribution of clothing to at-risk children and families around the world. | 2022 | $60,000 |
| The Blackbaud Giving Fund | General support | 2022 | $59,188 |
| New World Foundation | General support | 2022 | $50,000 |
| Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund | Community outreach & enrichment programs | 2022 | $43,500 |
| The Dallas Foundation | General support | 2022 | $27,500 |
| Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc | Unrestricted general support | 2022 | $27,500 |
131 grants totaling $132.4M in FY2024 — showing the 15 largest. All grants made by Delivering Good Inc →
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Living Word Christian Center | Poverty assistance | $20,528,203 |
| Caring For Others Inc | Poverty assistance | $14,501,591 |
| 4 Good Community Inc | Poverty assistance | $13,320,810 |
| Provision Ministry Inc | Poverty assistance | $10,741,814 |
| H E R O E S Care Inc | Poverty assistance | $10,250,276 |
| Friends of Casa-hawaii | Poverty assistance | $5,419,877 |
| Heritage Training and Career Center | Poverty assistance | $4,842,960 |
| Rehaciendo Comunidades Con Esparanza Inc | Poverty assistance | $4,567,883 |
| Worth Fighting 4 | Poverty assistance | $4,470,488 |
| Epidaurus | Poverty assistance | $4,227,220 |
| C I S Development Foundation Inc | Poverty assistance | $4,189,862 |
| National Center For Children and Families | Poverty assistance | $3,615,070 |
| Treehouse | Poverty assistance | $3,435,443 |
| Childrens Hunger Fund | Poverty assistance | $2,473,891 |
| My Brothers Keepers Outreachministries Inc | Poverty assistance | $2,263,412 |
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Data for Delivering Good Inc (EIN 13-3300271) comes from the IRS Business Master File and e-filed Form 990 returns, via CharityIndex. Figures reflect what the organization reported to the IRS for each fiscal year.