Nonprofit · EIN 46-5389206
MANUFACTURE GOOD
Tax-exempt · BIRMINGHAM, AL 35203
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $800,517 | $865,885 | -$65,368 | $918,691 | $783,114 | $135,577 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $953,904 | $1,131,096 | -$177,192 | $1,074,544 | $873,599 | $200,945 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,514,793 | $1,725,336 | -$210,543 | $1,190,071 | $811,934 | $378,137 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $560,216
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- -$143
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$143
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $240,444
- Other revenue
- $240,444
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $57,731
- Other salaries and wages
- $384,239
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $521,497
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $21,419
- Occupancy
- $33,174
- Travel
- $10,486
- Depreciation
- $104,454
- Program services (functional)
- $774,893
- Management and general (functional)
- $84,297
- Fundraising (functional)
- $6,695
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,074,544
- Total assets, end of year
- $918,691
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $783,114
- Net assets, end of year
- $135,577
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $738,305
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $135,577
- Gross receipts
- $1,060,469
- Employees
- 34
- Volunteers
- 115
- Year formed
- 2014
- State of legal domicile
- AL
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIM LAWSON | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $57,731 |
| MICHAEL DRUMMOND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MATTHEW HINSHAW | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| WADE HONEYCUTT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DOUGLAS LEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RALPH PARRISH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID WARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 7 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAWRENCE SHEFFIELD | PRESIDENT (J Officer | 40 | $59,817 | $4,321 |
| TIM LAWSON | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $35,769 | $0 |
| MICHAEL DRUMMOND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL FLINK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MATTHEW HINSHAW | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| WADE HONEYCUTT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUGLAS LEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 7 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWRENCE SHEFFIELD | PRESIDENT & Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $103,343 |
| MICHAEL DRUMMOND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL FLINK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MATTHEW HINSHAW | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| WADE HONEYCUTT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DOUGLAS LEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANITA TURNER | DIRECTOR (JA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 925 28TH ST N, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35203-1222
- In care of
- % MATTHEW HINSHAW
- Mailing address (990-N for 2014)
- 1819 Fifth Avenue North, Birmingham AL 35203
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- TIM LAWSON, 925 28TH STREET NORTH, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35203
- Principal officer (990-N for 2014)
- Lawrence Sheffield, 976 Alford Avenue, Hoover AL 352261961
- Signed the 990
- TIM LAWSON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (205) 281-1222
- Return prepared by
- LUCA
Mission
MAGIC CITY WOODWORKS DBA: MANUFACTURE GOOD SERVES YOUNG MEN IN BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, WITH A FOCUS ON THOSE FACING SIGNIFICANT LIFE CHALLENGES AND COMING FROM UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES. OUR APPRENTICES REPRESENT A WIDE RANGE OF BACKGROUNDS, INCLUDING INDIVIDUALS COMING OUT OF INCARCERATION, RECOVERY PROGRAMS, FOSTER CARE, UNSTABLE HOUSING, AND THOSE SIMPLY LACKING DIRECTION, SUPPORT, OR OPPORTUNITY. MANY HAVE EXPERIENCED LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYMENT, EDUCATIONAL GAPS, OR GENERATIONAL POVERTY. WHILE OUR PROGRAM IS OPEN TO ANY YOUNG MAN SEEKING GROWTH, WE INTENTIONALLY WALK ALONGSIDE THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN OVERLOOKED BY TRADITIONAL SYSTEMS. WE PROVIDE NOT ONLY PRACTICAL JOB TRAINING AND PAID APPRENTICESHIPS, BUT ALSO MENTORSHIP, SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT, AND THE TOOLS TO BUILD LASTING CHANGE. THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE ARE FULL OF STRENGTHRESILIENCE, UNTAPPED POTENTIAL, AND A DEEP HUNGER FOR TRANSFORMATION. HOWEVER, THEY ALSO FACE SYSTEMIC CHALLENGES: LIMITED ACCESS TO STABLE EMPLOYMENT, MENTAL HEALTH
Program accomplishments
- MANUFACTURE GOOD OPERATED A THREE-MONTH PAID APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM FOR YOUNG MEN IN BIRMINGHAM, PROVIDING HANDS-ON TRAINING IN WOODWORKING , CUSTOM FURNITURE MANUFACTURING AND FIREWOOD. APPRENTICES PARTICIPATED IN DAILY SHOP WORK ALONGSIDE EXPERIENCED STAFF, GAINING PRACTICAL SKILLS IN CRAFTSMANSHIP, SAFETY, AND TEAMWORK. THE PROGRAM ALSO INCORPORATED WEEKLY LUNCH AND LEARN SESSIONS, WHERE APPRENTICES RECEIVED MENTORSHIP, SPIRITUAL ENCOURAGEMENT, AND LIFE-SKILLS EDUCATIONINCLUDING FINANCIAL LITERACY, GOAL-SETTING, AND COMMUNICATION. EACH APPRENTICE WAS PROVIDED WITH NECESSARY SUPPLIES SUCH AS PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE), WORK TOOLS, WATER BOTTLES, AND A BIBLE. WE OFFERED TRANSPORTATION SUPPORT WHERE NEEDED AND SUPPLIED LUNCH DURING EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS. APPRENTICES RECEIVED A LIVABLE WAGE FOR THEIR WORK, REINFORCING THE VALUE OF RESPONSIBILITY AND CONSISTENCY. IN ADDITION TO TRAINING APPRENTICES, OUR ORGANIZATION SUPPORTED A TEAM OF SHOP STAFF AND MENTORS WHO FACILITATED THE PROGRAM, MAINTAINED THE CURRICULUM, AND PROVIDED ONE-ON-ONE GUIDANCE. THROUGH THIS HOLISTIC MODEL, WE AIM NOT ONLY TO TEACH TECHNICAL SKILLS, BUT ALSO TO BUILD CONFIDENCE, CHARACTER, AND A FOUNDATION FOR LONG-TERM SUCCESS IN WORK AND LIFE. AFTER GRADUATION, WE HELP APPRENTICES SECURE MEANINGFUL EMPLOYMENT AND CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THEM THROUGH LONG-TERM MENTORSHIP AND CONNECTION.Expenses $697,404 · revenue $240,444
- IN ADDITION TO OUR CORE APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM, MANUFACTURE GOOD ACTIVELY ENGAGED WITH THE BROADER BIRMINGHAM COMMUNITY TO PROMOTE OUR MISSION AND INVEST IN THE LIVES OF YOUNG MEN BEYOND OUR SHOP. OUR TEAM PARTICIPATED IN VARIOUS SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS AT CHURCHES, SCHOOLS, LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND BUSINESS GROUPS TO SHARE ABOUT OUR WORK, INSPIRE OTHERS WITH STORIES OF TRANSFORMATION, AND BUILD STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS. WE ALSO HOSTED COMMUNITY EVENTS, VOLUNTEER DAYS, AND OPEN HOUSES TO CONNECT SUPPORTERS WITH OUR MISSION AND PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR INVOLVEMENT. THESE EFFORTS HELPED RAISE AWARENESS, RECRUIT NEW APPRENTICES, AND BUILD RELATIONSHIPS THAT STRENGTHEN THE SUSTAINABILITY OF OUR PROGRAM. STAFF AND APPRENTICES OCCASIONALLY SERVED TOGETHER AT LOCAL OUTREACH EFFORTS, FURTHER REINFORCING THE IMPORTANCE OF GIVING BACK AND BEING ENGAGED CITIZENS. THROUGH THESE INITIATIVES, WE SEEK TO BE A POSITIVE PRESENCE IN THE CITY AND TO INVITE OTHERS INTO THE LIFE-CHANGING WORK HAPPENING AT MANUFACTURE GOOD.Expenses $77,489
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 46-5389206
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2014
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Employment (J22)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $918,691
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,060,469
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $800,517 | $865,885 | $918,691 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $953,904 | $1,131,096 | $1,074,544 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,514,793 | $1,725,336 | $1,190,071 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,034,133 | $1,344,816 | $910,324 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2014 Officer: Lawrence Sheffield | December 31, 2014 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 46-5389206).
Questions about MANUFACTURE GOOD
- What is the EIN of MANUFACTURE GOOD?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of MANUFACTURE GOOD is 46-5389206.
- Is MANUFACTURE GOOD tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2014.
- Are donations to MANUFACTURE GOOD tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does MANUFACTURE GOOD file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of MANUFACTURE GOOD due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did MANUFACTURE GOOD last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of MANUFACTURE GOOD?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names TIM LAWSON.
- Who are the officers and directors of MANUFACTURE GOOD?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 7 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $57,731 (TIM LAWSON, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does MANUFACTURE GOOD have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $800,517, expenses of $865,885 and total assets of $918,691 at year end.
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