Community relief, powered by neighbors

Tell the story. Move people to act.

Good Work funds the people already doing good in their own neighborhoods — meals, mentors, and emergency help, delivered by the folks who live there.

501(c)(3) nonprofit · 92% of every dollar goes to programs
Volunteers handing out warm meals at a community kitchen
Our mission

We back the people already doing the good work

Change rarely arrives from the outside. We find the neighbors, teachers, and organizers who show up every day — then give them the funding to do more of it.

Feed

Stocking community fridges and funding kitchens so no family in the neighborhood has to skip a meal.

Mentor

Pairing local kids with mentors and after-school programs that keep them learning, building, and belonging.

Rebuild

Fast emergency grants that help families recover from a fire, a flood, or a month that fell apart.

2025 community impact

The work, by the numbers

Every gift becomes something you can count. Here's what neighbors made possible last year.

Meals served

1.2M

Families helped

8,400

Active volunteers

3,100

Granted to programs

$4.6M
Volunteers handing out warm meals at a community kitchen
Maria's story

One grant kept a family in their home

When the plant closed, Maria fell two months behind on rent — three kids, no cushion. A neighbor nominated her for a Rebuild grant. Within 48 hours, Good Work covered the gap and connected her with a job-training partner.

“I didn't need a handout. I needed one month. Good Work gave me the room to catch my breath.”
Portrait of Maria
Maria R.
Rebuild grant recipient, 2025
Full transparency

Where your money goes

No mystery, no overhead bloat. Ninety-two cents of every dollar lands directly in a program — and we publish an independently audited report every year.

Read our annual report
Programs
92%
Operations
6%
Fundraising
2%

Your gift becomes someone's good day

Give once or give monthly. Either way it lands with a neighbor who needs it this week — not someday.

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