Good Plus Foundation Inc.

“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 complete form 990 is reviewed by the ceo, chief program & operations officer, and the vp of finance & administration. It is then sent to the organization's secretary, chair, treasurer, and the audit & finance committee for final review. The ceo 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 receive 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 annually with the board. Board members are invited to ask questions at the meeting and/or discuss potential conflicts with the secretary and/or ceo following the meeting. All directors must complete, sign the disclosure statement, and send it to the secretary or the ceo within a reasonable time after the meeting.”

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

“The organization's audited financial statements and its forms 990 since 2009 can be found on its website. All other documents are available upon request.”

“Founded in 2001 by jessica seinfeld, good+foundation is a leading national non-profit 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. In 2023, good+ crossed the $1m threshold in total cash grants since the launch of the program in 2020. Caregivers enrolled in good+ partner programs use these funds to help pay for groceries, rent, holiday gifts, medicine, and childcare. In 2023, 91 cents of every $1 spent went into good+ programs.”

“Founded in 2001, good+foundation is a leading national non-profit 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. Good+ partners intensively with a vetted network of social service programs to reach long-term solutions to the problem of systemic poverty. Good+ does this by pairing goods - such as cribs, car seats, and diapers - with counseling, employment assistance, co-parenting classes, and more. Central to its model is its commitment to support non-custodial and formerly incarcerated fathers in order to address one of the root causes of generational poverty: father absence. By giving fathers tools, confidence, and opportunities to re-engage with their families, good+ is improving outcomes for children. In addition to providing in-kind product donations on a regular basis, good+ continues to support the diverse needs of families through family cash grants. With systems change as a primary goal, the good+ training academy provides technical assistance and education to social workers, home visitors, and other frontline workers. Training workshops range from father engagement and addressing implicit bias in child welfare to kinship care. Taken as whole, good+foundation initiatives address key systems and barriers that lead to generational poverty.”

“Fatherhood/dads - the good+ training academy continued to expand in scope and staffing in 2023. The academy provides virtual and in person training, technical assistance, and capacity building to transform social services systems and incorporate father-inclusive approaches. Good+ trained practitioners in 12 additional states beyond ny and ca (az, co, ct, dc, fl, nh, nj, oh, or, pa, sc, and wa) and also delivered keynote addresses and virtual workshops for national convenings as well. Overall, good+ trained 6,976 social workers, nurse home visitors, and caseworkers (compared to 6,464 in 2022) in 1,269 hours of training. This means, good+ provided 5,755,961 in total training hours given our train-the trainer approach (an 89% increase in 2023 the total number of training hours). A key focus of its training academy is to build the capacity of the leaders within its own program partner network and in 2023, good+ brought together 195 leaders from its program partners for 390 hours of training.”

“Mothers - good+foundation invests in quality motherhood programs aimed at improving the economic self-sufficiency of the family, provide positive parenting support and training, improve prenatal and perinatal health, and create a community of support for low-income mothers. Good+ donated 2,939,005 items worth over $17 million dollars to our grantee partners in 2023, a record high for the organization. Diapers continued to be an essential need and good+ donated 1,591,604 diapers in 2023. This brings the total of diapers donated to families in its network to 35,932,615, since its inception. Good+ met 97.71% (compared to 96.85% in 2022) of its partners' critical gear requests, including 1,466 car seats, 1,397 strollers, 935 feeding seats, 676 front carriers, 510 playpens, 353 safety gates, and 214 cribs. Good+ has now donated over $112 million in product since 2001.”

“Education - good+foundation continued to work with early childhood programs that provided comprehensive services to help children "outgrow" poverty, helping them stay safe, healthy, and happy. In 2023 good+ served 215,833 families through 86 regular network partners in la & ny, and 47 national and crisis intervention partners. This included 295,351 children, 149,180 mothers, and 76,645 fathers. Good+ also hosted several program family outings in 2023, with the la chargers, angel city fc, dance and theater companies, and its partner nordstrom, who welcomed families in los angeles and new york for their special santa brunches for the fourth year.”

“Crisis intervention - in 2023, good+ continued to support under-resourced and at-risk children and families who were living in poverty and facing challenging circumstances - from the continued effects of inflation on the economy, end of certain government support and programs, to rising general costs of goods and services. Good+ granted out $300,200 through its family cash grant program to help address these needs, for more than 1,500 families in nyc, la, and nationally.”

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