Good Words Foundation

WASHINGTON, DC EIN: 82-5368680

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$18.5M

-1.2% YoY

Annual Giving

$945K

-18.2% YoY

Grant Count

19

+5.6% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$50K

-22.5% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$402K$804K$1M$2M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$18,529,948$18,760,050$19,354,559
Revenue$827,016$625,246$1,461,128
Expenses$1,057,118$1,219,755$1,083,332
Qualifying Distributions$953,762$1,165,414$1,057,533
Net Investment Income$725,336$623,083$1,458,987
Distributable Amount$1,104,784$1,009,961$991,022

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$292K$583K$875K$1M24 grants202023 grants202129 grants202218 grants202319 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

NEBRASKA JOURNALISM TRUST$150KCAPITAL B NEWS INC$125KTHE 19TH NEWS$125KCIVIC NEWS COMPANY$100KSPOTLIGHT PA$100KMADRID EDUCATIONAL ENDOW…$75KGEORGETOWN PRESBYTERIAN …$60KRESOLVE PHILLY$50KUNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA$50KAMALGAMATED FOUNDATION$25K

Grant Size Distribution

113 grants across all recorded years

61<$50K22$50–100K30$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
ERIN COLLIERPRESIDENT3
KENT COLLIERSECRETARY/TREASURER3
KRISTI KLEINSCHMITDIRECTOR3

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

12states
+4 more states

Cities

AustinBostonBronxBrooklynCharlottesvilleEl CampoEl PasoHarrisburgHolmesLincolnLos AngelesMadridMonmouth JunctionNew YorkNew York CityNorwoodNw WashingtonOmahaPhiladelphiaPortland

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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