Good News Partners

Chicago, IL
Tax-exempt since March 1988
EIN: 36-3107283

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Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a 501(c)(3) Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Housing, Shelter / Housing Development, Construction, Management (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Details

According to its Aug. 2023 tax filing, this nonprofit:

Reported conflict of interest transactions

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Revenue

$1.67M (2023)

Expenses

$1.66M (2023)

Total Assets

$4.99M (2023)

Total Liabilities

$3.93M (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2023

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2023

Revenue

$1,670,331

Expenses

$1,658,105

Net Income

$12,226

Net Assets

$1,065,955

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$856,047	51.3%
Program Services	$810,393	48.5%
Investment Income	$0
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$3,891	0.2%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$84,994	5.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$580,277	35.0%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$4,993,438
Total Liabilities	$3,927,483
Net Assets	$1,065,955

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Kenneth Johnson (Executive Director)	$84,994	$0	$0
Mark Stringer (Board Chair)	$0	$0	$0
Steve Greenhow (Vice Chair)	$0	$0	$0
Arthur Bud Ogle (President Emeritus)	$0	$0	$0
Gary Thompson (Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
Timothy Williams (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Jerome Hopkins (Director)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on July 15, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2022

Revenue

$1,721,237

Expenses

$1,703,164

Net Income

$18,073

Net Assets

$1,053,729

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$924,379	53.7%
Program Services	$790,387	45.9%
Investment Income	$0
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$6,471	0.4%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$80,000	4.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$623,555	36.6%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$4,834,922
Total Liabilities	$3,781,193
Net Assets	$1,053,729

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Kenneth Johnson (Executive Director)	$80,000	$0	$0
Mark Stringer (Board Chair)	$0	$0	$0
Steve Greenhow (Vice Chair)	$0	$0	$0
Arthur Bud Ogle (President Emeritus)	$0	$0	$0
Gary Thompson (Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
Timothy Williams (Director)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on July 17, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2021

Revenue

$1,781,397

Expenses

$1,531,944

Net Income

$249,453

Net Assets

$1,035,656

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$984,832	55.3%
Program Services	$791,932	44.5%
Investment Income	$27	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$4,606	0.3%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$0
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$702,086	45.8%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$4,999,957
Total Liabilities	$3,964,301
Net Assets	$1,035,656

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Mark Stringer (Board Chair)	$0	$0	$0
Steve Greenhow (Vice Chair)	$0	$0	$0
Arthur Bud Ogle (President Emeritus)	$0	$0	$0
Gary Thompson (Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
Timothy Williams (Director)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on July 13, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2020

Revenue

$1,670,598

Expenses

$1,725,558

Net Income

-$54,960

Net Assets

$786,203

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$711,749	42.6%
Program Services	$821,501	49.2%
Investment Income	$10,052	0.6%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$100,970	6.0%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$26,326	1.6%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$0
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$792,214	45.9%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$4,772,595
Total Liabilities	$3,986,392
Net Assets	$786,203

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Mark Stringer (Board Chair)	$0	$0	$0
Steve Greenhow (Vice Chair)	$0	$0	$0
Arthur Bud Ogle (President Emeritus)	$0	$0	$0
Gary Thompson (Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
Timothy Williams (Director)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on July 6, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2019

Revenue

$1,558,043

Expenses

$1,652,089

Net Income

-$94,046

Net Assets

$841,163

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$638,455	41.0%
Program Services	$778,632	50.0%
Investment Income	$18,812	1.2%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$117,558	7.5%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$4,586	0.3%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$0
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$772,861	46.8%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$4,995,168
Total Liabilities	$4,154,005
Net Assets	$841,163

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Timothy Williams (Board Chair)	$0	$0	$0
John Powell (Secretary)	$0	$0	$0
Gary Thompson (Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
Arthur Bud Ogle (President Emeritus)	$0	$0	$0
Steve Greenhow (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Nancy Riddle (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Mark Stringer (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Dana Teeter (Director)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on May 4, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2018

Revenue

$1,186,269

Expenses

$1,478,620

Net Income

-$292,351

Net Assets

$935,209

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$600,481	50.6%
Program Services	$582,604	49.1%
Investment Income	$21,962	1.9%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	-$31,863
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$13,085	1.1%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$0
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$0

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$5,352,595
Total Liabilities	$4,417,386
Net Assets	$935,209

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
George Bermingham (Board Chair)	$0	$0	$0
Timothy Williams (Vice Chair)	$0	$0	$0
Arthur Bud Ogle (President Emeritus)	$0	$0	$0
Gary Thompson (Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
Steve Greenhow (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Joseph Kim (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Jolene Saul (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Veronica Appleton (Director)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on July 14, 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2017

Revenue

$1,410,665

Expenses

$1,532,125

Net Income

-$121,460

Net Assets

$1,231,407

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$628,214	44.5%
Program Services	$634,829	45.0%
Investment Income	$17,181	1.2%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$125,312	8.9%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$5,129	0.4%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$0
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$0

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$5,981,524
Total Liabilities	$4,750,117
Net Assets	$1,231,407

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
George Bermingham (Board Chair)	$0	$0	$0
Timothy Williams (Vice Chair)	$0	$0	$0
Arthur Bud Ogle (President Emeritus)	$0	$0	$0
Gary Thompson (Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
Meredith Hudgens (Secretary)	$0	$0	$0
Steve Greenhow (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Joseph Kim (Director)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Jan. 28, 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2016

Revenue

$1,403,764

Expenses

$1,787,246

Net Income

-$383,482

Net Assets

$1,159,129

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$736,390	52.5%
Program Services	$640,687	45.6%
Investment Income	$13,804	1.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$12,883	0.9%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$0
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$894,968	50.1%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$6,371,458
Total Liabilities	$5,212,329
Net Assets	$1,159,129

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Arthur Bud Ogle (President)	$0	$0	$0
George Bermingham (Director)	$0	$0	$0
James Ford (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Steve Greenhow (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Amy O'callaghan Mikal (Board Chair)	$0	$0	$0
Gary Thompson (Director And Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
Timothy Williams (Director)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on July 14, 2017

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2015

Revenue

$1,900,041

Expenses

$1,826,973

Net Income

$73,068

Net Assets

$1,542,611

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$1,164,834	61.3%
Program Services	$702,103	37.0%
Investment Income	$18,718	1.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$14,386	0.8%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$0
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$933,876	51.1%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$6,259,017
Total Liabilities	$4,716,406
Net Assets	$1,542,611

990

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2014

Revenue

$1,843,961

Expenses

$1,686,413

Net Income

$157,548

Net Assets

$1,469,543

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$1,024,771	55.6%
Program Services	$688,304	37.3%
Investment Income	$1,650	0.1%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$73,946	4.0%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$55,290	3.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$0
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$808,105	47.9%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$6,037,946
Total Liabilities	$4,568,403
Net Assets	$1,469,543

990

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990-T

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2013

Revenue

$1,680,475

Expenses

$1,673,310

Net Income

$7,165

Net Assets

$1,311,995

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$1,045,726	62.2%
Program Services	$630,793	37.5%
Investment Income	$155	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$3,801	0.2%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$53,186	3.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$779,357	46.6%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$5,749,452
Total Liabilities	$4,437,457
Net Assets	$1,311,995

990

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2012

Revenue

$1,585,510

Expenses

$1,695,336

Net Income

-$109,826

Net Assets

$1,304,830

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$940,247	59.3%
Program Services	$637,754	40.2%
Investment Income	$2,366	0.1%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$5,143	0.3%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$0
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$795,991	47.0%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$5,888,865
Total Liabilities	$4,584,035
Net Assets	$1,304,830

990

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2011

Revenue

$1,953,239

Expenses

$1,786,614

Net Income

$166,625

Net Assets

$1,414,656

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$1,246,441	63.8%
Program Services	$701,018	35.9%
Investment Income	$0
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$5,780	0.3%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$57,392	3.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$717,048	40.1%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$6,080,613
Total Liabilities	$4,665,957
Net Assets	$1,414,656

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Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue $1.67M (2023)

Expenses $1.66M (2023)

Total Assets $4.99M (2023)

Total Liabilities $3.93M (2023)

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug. 2013

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Revenue

$1.67M (2023)

Expenses

$1.66M (2023)

Total Assets

$4.99M (2023)

Total Liabilities

$3.93M (2023)

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