Greater Good Charities
1700 7th Ave Ste 116 Pmb 138, Seattle, WA · IRS data through FY2025
Revenue, expenses and net assets
Revenue Expenses Net assets
| Tax year | Revenue | Expenses | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $173,184,051 | $164,375,082 | $22,110,962 |
| FY2024 | $311,909,284 | $310,629,090 | $13,237,027 |
| FY2023 | $154,201,628 | $154,241,068 | $11,921,070 |
| FY2022 | $117,794,053 | $112,562,423 | $11,915,246 |
| FY2021 | $76,960,540 | $78,814,261 | $6,685,562 |
| FY2020 | $75,394,111 | $72,917,563 | $8,529,231 |
| FY2019 | $62,292,190 | $62,917,228 | $6,063,881 |
| FY2018 | $50,571,544 | $51,665,998 | $6,665,205 |
| FY2017 | $51,402,088 | $50,174,155 | $7,758,399 |
| FY2016 | $36,804,095 | $33,786,859 | $6,842,758 |
| FY2015 | $17,832,066 | $16,184,485 | $4,135,968 |
| FY2014 | $7,133,895 | $5,671,207 | $2,800,076 |
| FY2013 | $2,944,409 | $2,871,355 | $402,320 |
| FY2012 | $2,648,171 | $2,735,435 | $329,266 |
Form 990 filings
The returns filed by Greater Good Charities (EIN 20-4846675), including Form 990 PDFs and e-file data by year, are available in ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer. The figures on this page come from IRS data files built from those returns.
Where the revenue came from
| Source | Amount | % of revenue |
|---|---|---|
| Contributions & grants | $168,775,548 | 97% |
| Program service revenue | $2,994,523 | 2% |
| Other revenue | $1,413,980 | 1% |
Where the money was spent
| Category | Amount | % of expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Program services | $152,785,219 | 93% |
| Management & general | $2,757,330 | 2% |
| Fundraising | $8,832,533 | 5% |
What the numbers show
- Contributions & grants made up 97% of total revenue in FY2025.
- Program services accounted for 93% of functional expenses, management & general 2%, and fundraising 5%.
- 93% of functional expenses went to program services in FY2025. That is higher than 64.2% of 1000 Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations organizations nationwide (too few in WA for a state comparison).
- Net assets covered about 1.6 months of expenses at the end of the reporting year. That puts it in the 6th percentile among 1116 Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations organizations in WA.
- Total revenue was higher than 99.6% of 1135 Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations organizations in WA.
- Total revenue rose from $2,648,171 in FY2012 to $173,184,051 in FY2025. Revenue increased in 11 and decreased in 2 of 13 year-over-year comparisons.
- Expenses exceeded revenue in 5 of 14 reported years (FY2012, FY2018, FY2019, FY2021, FY2023).
- The highest revenue on record here is $311,909,284 in FY2024.
- Net assets grew from $329,266 to $22,110,962 between FY2012 and FY2025.
- Contributions and grants made up 43% of revenue in FY2012 and 98% in FY2025.
- Listed in the IRS Publication 78 data as eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (public charity).
Figures compared against other organizations of the same NTEE program area in the same state. See the methodology page for how these are calculated and the guide to reading nonprofit financials for their limits.
About this organization
GREATER GOOD CHARITIES RESPONDS TO NEED BY PROVIDING AID, EXPERTISE AND FUNDING ON A GLOBAL SCALE. THE ORGANIZATION ENGAGES IN PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AT THE POINTS OF INTERSECTION OF PEOPLE, ANIMALS AND THE ENVIRONMENT.
IRS status
| Ruling year | 2007 |
| Subsection | 501(c)(3) |
| Classification | Public charity |
| Program area (NTEE) | T30 — Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations (in WA) |
| Donations | Listed in the IRS Publication 78 data as eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (public charity). |
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Source: Internal Revenue Service — Exempt Organizations Business Master File (downloaded November 4, 2026), Statistics of Income extracts, Form 990 e-file data, Publication 78 and the Automatic Revocation list. Figures are as reported by the organization; IRS processing may adjust them. This is not a charity rating and not tax advice. Confirm deductibility in IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search.
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