The Baby Buggy Inc D/B/A Good Foundation

“Mr. Ari shalam has a family relationship with ms. Jessica seinfeld as he is married to ms. Seinfeld's sister. Mr. Shalam had been a donor to the organization since 2001 and was elected onto the board to help fill a gap in the board as he has significant experience in the real estate area.”

“The organization's certificate and by-laws provide for a membership structure whereby all of the organization's directors also serve as the organization's members and whereby the organization's members have the right to elect and remove directors and approve fundamental corporate changes (e.g., merger, dissolution, amendments to the organization's governing documents, etc.).”

“The organization's certificate and by-laws provide for a membership structure whereby all of the organization's directors also serve as the organization's members and whereby the organization's members have the right to elect and remove directors and approve fundamental corporate changes (e.g., merger, dissolution, amendments to the organization's governing documents, etc.).”

“The completed form 990 is reviewed by the executive director and director of finance & administration and then sent to the organization's president, secretary, treasurer, and audit and finance committee for final review. The treasurer updates the rest of the board on the process and each board member receives a copy of the final form prior to filing.”

“The board of directors receives the conflict of interest policy and annual conflict of interest disclosure statement prior to the annual (usually january) board meeting. The secretary reviews this policy with the board at that meeting. Board members are invited to ask questions at the meeting and/or discuss potential conflicts with the secretary and/or executive director following the meeting. All directors must complete and sign the disclosure statement and send it to the executive director within a month of the meeting.”

“The hr committee of the board reviews the salary and performance of the executive director each year. The board votes on the salary of the executive director in a closed session as part of the budget approval process each year. At the same time, the board approves the salary allocations for the rest of the staff. For the executive director's salary, the board compares against comparables. The executive director does the same in determining her staff's salaries.”

“The organization's financial statements and its forms 990 since 2001 can be found on its website. Other documents are available upon request.”

“Founded in 2001 by jessica seinfeld, good+foundation is a leading national nonprofit that works to dismantle multi-generational poverty by pairing tangible goods with innovative services for low-income fathers, mothers and caregivers, creating an upward trajectory for the whole family. The organization partners with a national network of social service programs in underserved communities to pair goods such as cribs, car seats and diapers with life skills training, employment assistance, financial literacy, co-parenting classes and more. With an early focus on mothers and children, good+ expanded programming in 2010 to strengthen support for non-custodial and formerly incarcerated fathers to address one of the root causes of cyclical poverty: father absence. Since increasing its investment in fatherhood, good+ has provided support to more than 30,000 fathers in cities including baltimore, houston, new york city and los angeles. As a result, mothers are getting more support, children are getting greater access to their fathers and men are learning how to become the dads they want to be. Good+foundation has offices and warehouses in new york city and los angeles. In 2019, 87 percent of expenses went directly back into good+ programs. The organization has earned seven consecutive 4-star ratings on charity navigator the highest rating possible as well as a guidestar platinum seal of transparency and accreditation by the better business bureau's wise giving alliance for transparency, efficiency and operations.”

“The process has not changed since the prior year.”