Liabilities / Assets
99th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 99% of similar nonprofits.
Good Future Design Alliance
EIN 38-4316699 • 501(c)3 • Sausalito, CA
Profile
The gfda prioritizes low-waste design practices to reduce construction waste for future generations.
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
18.33x
Liabilities / Revenue
97th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 97% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
7th percentile
Higher net margin than 7% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
81st percentile
Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
Score unavailable
No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.
Revenue Growth
Score unavailable
No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.
Balance Sheet
Assets
$5,203
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Liabilities
$95,363
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Net Assets
-$90,160
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Revenue
$51,602
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Expenses
$141,762
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Net Income
-$90,160
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Trend Graphs
Filings
Most recent year
2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $5,203
- Liabilities
- $95,363
- Net assets
- -$90,160
- Revenue
- $51,602
- Expenses
- $141,762
- Net income
- -$90,160
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Apr 6, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
- Signed
- Nov 14, 2025
- Return Version
- 2024v5.2
- Gross Receipts
- $51,602
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
The gfda prioritizes low-waste design practices to reduce construction waste for future generations.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| PROGRAM EXPENSES RELATED TO PROMOTING LOW-WASTE DESIGN PRACTICES TO REDUCE CONSTRUCTION WASTE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. | $0 | $83,042 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KATHRYN M SOTER | President & CEO | PT | $0 | - | - |
| STEVEN A HAMMERSLY | Secretary & CFO | - | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Good Future Design Alliance
- EIN
- 38-4316699
- Phone
- 4153095150
- Address
- 49 LIBERTY DOCK, SAUSALITO, CA 94965
Signing Officer
- Name
- Kathryn M Soter
- Title
- CEO
- Phone
- 4153095150
- Signed
- 2025-11-14
- Discuss with paid preparer
- Yes
Preparer
- Firm
- Sd Mayer & Associates Llp
- Address
- 235 MONTGOMERY STREET 26TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94104
- Preparer
- Seth Calhoun
- Phone
- 4156914040
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16 - Other Expenses
“Description: program expenses. Amount: 83,042. Description: advertising & marketing. Amount: 16,799. Description: bank fees. Amount: 1,382. Description: charitable donations. Amount: 100. Description: entertainment. Amount: 3,755. Description: equipment rental. Amount: 6,729. Description: meals. Amount: 963. Description: general business expenses. Amount: 143. Description: office supplies. Amount: 10,570. Description: professional development. Amount: 200. Description: travel. Amount: 7,317. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 131,000.”
Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 26 - Other Liabilities
“Description: accounts payable. Beg. Of year amount: 0. End of year amount: 78,466. Description: soter rbf - loan. Beg. Of year amount: 0. End of year amount: 16,897.”
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