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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: August 2025 Expires: August 2027

Delivering Good

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards

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266 West 37th Street, 22nd Floor
New York, NY, 10018

Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

Delivering Good meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
"to unite retailers, manufacturers, foundations and individuals to provide people impacted by poverty and tragedy with new merchandise, effectively distributed through a network of community partners to offer hope, dignity and self-esteem to at-risk children, families and individuals."

Year, State Incorporated:
1985, NY

Delivering Good's program of nationwide aid provides brand new clothing and essentials to families and individuals in need in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, as well as nations across the world. Working with a network of locally-led community partner nonprofits, Delivering Good serves the children, families, and individuals suffering or at risk from a wide range of disadvantaged circumstances. Populations reached by the organization's programs include foster children, children of incarcerated parents, the homeless, individuals below the poverty line, military families, severely ill children, victims affected by natural disasters, adults in need, and many more. Delivering Good reports that new product donations include: clothing, shoes, books, educational materials, coats, uniforms, home goods, juvenile products, toys, furniture, and a variety of other items that empower recipients to build stable and sustainable lives. The organization reports that in 2023, its network of donors provided more than 10 million units of new product valued at more than $146,000,000, which was distributed to over 800 charity partners in its nationwide network.

For the year ended December 31, 2023, Delivering Good's program expenses were:

Program services: $148,380,878

Total Program Expenses: $148,380,878

Chief Executive
Matthew Fasciano, President and Chief Executive Officer

Compensation*
$400,820

Chair of the Board
Andrea Weiss

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, The O Alliance

Board Size
38

Paid Staff Size
13

*2023 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

 

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Grant proposals, Internet, Direct mail appeals, Radio, Special events, Telemarketing, Print advertisements

Fundraising costs were less than 1% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $149,897,809, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on Delivering Good's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023.

Source of Funds
In-kind contributions $146,133,327
Contributions $2,162,081
Disaster relief support $192,954
Special events, net $1,409,447
Investment return $164,359
Other income $13,085
Total Income $150,075,253

Programs: 99% Fundraising: 0% Administrative: 1%

Total Income $150,075,253
Total expenses: $150,031,128
  Program expenses $148,380,878
  Fundraising expenses $666,650
  Administrative expenses $983,600
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $44,125
Beginning Net Assets $2,967,786
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $3,011,911
Total Liabilities $628,537
Total Assets $3,640,448

Note: According to Delivering Good's 2023 audited financial statements, the organization received in-kind contributions totaling $146,133,327 in the form of merchandise ($146,079,347) and professional services ($53,980).

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Report completed by:
BBB Wise Giving Alliance