Nonprofit · EIN 94-3219013
THE GOOD TIDINGS FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · BURLINGAME, CA 94010
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $6,862,721 | $1,253,030 | $5,609,691 | $19,723,804 | $416,025 | $19,307,779 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,450,483 | $1,513,546 | -$63,063 | $13,623,889 | $637,713 | $12,986,176 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,768,931 | $1,637,926 | $131,005 | $13,359,118 | $617,630 | $12,741,488 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $5,667,352
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $1,241,807
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $854,561
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$47,779
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $1,341
- Other revenue
- -$46,438
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $219,542
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $211,749
- Other salaries and wages
- $63,432
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $543,958
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $19,350
- Occupancy
- $49,078
- Travel
- $4,767
- Depreciation
- $757
- Program services (functional)
- $920,032
- Management and general (functional)
- $198,486
- Fundraising (functional)
- $134,512
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $13,623,889
- Total assets, end of year
- $19,723,804
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $416,025
- Net assets, end of year
- $19,307,779
- Publicly traded securities
- $16,070,563
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $16,685,779
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $2,622,000
- Gross receipts
- $7,138,869
- Employees
- 4
- Volunteers
- 220
- Year formed
- 1995
- State of legal domicile
- CA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRIDGETTE HARPER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 50 | $132,250 |
| LARRY HARPER | FOUNDER/ CHAIRMAN Officer | 50 | $79,500 |
| MATTHEW KING | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RICK LYONS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| GLENN DEKRAKER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ALI HINGA-NEVITT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DREW HAGEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOHN MCNULTY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RACHEL NGHE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JERRI KAY-PHILLIPS | PRESIDENT Officer | 2 | $0 |
| AARON BARULICH | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DAVE FLEMMING | SECRETARY Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JAMIE GREENE III | TREASURER Officer | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LARRY HARPER | FOUNDER/ CHAIRMAN Officer | 50 | $141,024 | $87,600 |
| BRIDGETTE HARPER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 50 | $130,413 | $0 |
| MATTHEW KING | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RICK LYONS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GLENN DEKRAKER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALI HINGA-NEVITT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DREW HAGEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN MCNULTY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RACHEL NGHE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JERRI KAY-PHILLIPS | PRESIDENT Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| AARON BARULICH | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVE FLEMMING | SECRETARY Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMIE GREENE III | TREASURER Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LARRY HARPER | FOUNDER/ CHAIRMAN Officer | 50 | $155,089 | $81,224 |
| AARON BARULICH | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GLENN DEKRAKER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVE FLEMMING | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALI HINGA-NEVITT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DREW HAGEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMIE GREENE | TREASURER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN MCNULTY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RACHEL NGHE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KIM POPVITS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RICH SARRIS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MATTHEW KING | PRESIDENT Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JERRI KAY-PHILLIPS | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RICKY LYONS | ENDOWMENT CHAIR Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1469 ROLLINS RD, BURLINGAME, CA 94010-2316
- In care of
- % LAWRENCE DAVID HARPER
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- LARRY HARPER, 1469 ROLLINS ROAD, BURLINGAME, CA 94010
- Signed the 990
- LARRY HARPER, FOUNDER/ CHAIRMAN
- Phone
- (800) 824-7366
- Website
- WWW.GOODTIDINGS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CREATIVE PLANNING TAX LLC
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 94-3219013 or by the name THE GOOD TIDINGS FOUNDATION.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
GOOD TIDINGS FOUNDATION, FOUNDED IN 1995, IS A 501(C)(3) CHILDREN'S CHARITY THAT ENCOURAGES AND SUPPORTSTHE GROWTH OF MARGINALIZED YOUTH IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND BEYOND BY CREATING ENVIRONMENTS FORARTS, ATHLETICS, EDUCATION AND WONDER. WE AIM TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES THAT OTHERWISE WOULD BEUNAVAILABLE TO KIDS REGARDLESS OF THEIR FINANCIAL STATUS, ETHNIC ORIGIN, OR RELIGION.
Program accomplishments
- EDUCATION - TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES THAT OTHERWISE WOULD BE UNAVAILABLE TO KIDS REGARDLESS OF THEIR FINANCIAL STATUS, ETHNIC ORIGIN, OR RELIGION. WE CREATED THIS COMMUNITY SERVICE EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP AWARD IN 1999 FOR HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS WHO RECOGNIZE THE BENEFITS OF SERVING THEIR COMMUNITY. OUR ANNUAL $100,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS AWARD HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS BASED ON THE GREATEST SERVICE AND FINANCIAL NEED.Expenses $114,743 · grants $100,000
- GOOD TIDINGS BEGAN WITH A HOLIDAY TOY DRIVE IN OUR FOUNDER'S GARAGE IN 1995. EVER SINCE, WE HAVE GROWN TO SERVE THOUSANDS OF KIDS AND HAVE GIFTED OVER 92,000 TOYS IN THE PAST 30 YEARS WITH OUR WINTER WONDERLAND. OVER 30 YEARS LATER, GOOD TIDINGS CONTINUES THE SEASON OF GIVING IN DECEMBER BY ANNUALLY TRANSFORMING OUR GT'S WAREHOUSE INTO A FESTIVE WINTER WONDERLAND.Expenses $143,320 · grants $109,542
- ARTS - ONE OF THE BEST OUTLETS FOR UNDERSERVED YOUTH IS THE CREATIVE ARTS. IN PARTNERSHIP AND IN HONOR OF LEROY NEIMAN, WE HAVE WORKED WITH LEGENDARY ARTISTS AND MUSICAL TALENT TO BUILD ART AND MUSIC STUDIOS. OUR STUDIOS ALLOW KIDS TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES WITHOUT LIMITS. MUSIC STUDIO - GOOD TIDINGS PARTNERED WITH THE LATE PHIL LESH OF THE GRATEFUL DEAD TO BUILD A STATE-OF-THE-ART MUSIC STUDIO ON THE CAMPUS OF EASTSIDE PREP IN EAST PALO ALTO, CA. THE SPACE WAS COMPLETE WITH A RECORDING BOOTH, ENGINEER BOARD, JAM ROOM, CLASSROOM ALL ADORNED IN A GRATEFUL DEAD THEME INCLUDING NEW PAINT, NEW LIGHTING, SOUND PROOFING AND INSTRUMENTS.DANCE STUDIO - GOOD TIDINGS PARTNERED WITH GRAMMY WINNER JASON MRAZ TO CREATE AND BUILD A DANCE STUDIO AT TIERRA CALIENTE IN VISTA, CA. THE SPACE IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDED A SUSPENDED DANCE FLOOR, NEW PAINT WITH MURAL, NEW LOBBY AREA WITH TECH HOOK UPS, MUSIC SYSTEM, SOUND PROOFING, LIGHTS, BATHROOM REMODEL, WALL LENGTH MIRRORS, ETC.Expenses $202,557
- Expenses $459,412 · grants $10,000
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
- 94-3219013
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1995
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Human services (P58)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $19,723,804
- Income (IRS master file)
- $7,138,869
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $6,862,721 | $1,253,030 | $19,723,804 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,450,483 | $1,513,546 | $13,623,889 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,768,931 | $1,637,926 | $13,359,118 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,592,821 | $1,553,379 | $11,430,836 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
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 94-3219013).
Questions about THE GOOD TIDINGS FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of THE GOOD TIDINGS FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of THE GOOD TIDINGS FOUNDATION is 94-3219013.
- Is THE GOOD TIDINGS FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1995.
- Are donations to THE GOOD TIDINGS FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does THE GOOD TIDINGS FOUNDATION 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 THE GOOD TIDINGS FOUNDATION 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 THE GOOD TIDINGS FOUNDATION 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 THE GOOD TIDINGS FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names LARRY HARPER.
- Who are the officers and directors of THE GOOD TIDINGS FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 13 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $132,250 (BRIDGETTE HARPER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does THE GOOD TIDINGS FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $6,862,721, expenses of $1,253,030 and total assets of $19,723,804 at year end.
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