Good-news Foundation Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 332226518
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2025–2025
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2024
- Location
- Grand Chute, WI, USA
- Rating
- 83
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Printing, Publishing
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $148,661
- Expenses
- $141,023
- Assets
- $7,824
- Liabilities
- $186
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
3 people listed
People named in this filing
- RONALD WOLFF (TREASURER)
- KYLE CORONADO (SECRETARY)
- NATASHA WINKLER (TREASURER)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The good-news foundation operates the grand chute gazette, a local newspaper dedicated to providing an alternative to traditional, often divisive media. Our mission is simple: to inform, uplift, and connect the residents of grand chute and the surrounding areas. Every month, we deliver hyperlocal, feel-good news directly to nearly 25,000 homes and businesses at absolutely no cost to our readers. We believe that access to accurate, positive information should be free for everyone, from young professionals and families to retirees. Donor contributions allow us to remain sustainable and expand our impact. When you support the grand chute gazette, you are investing in: community-driven journalism: we spotlight local achievements and celebrate the people and businesses that make our town vibrant. Integrity and accuracy: trust is our foundation. We ensure every piece of content upholds the highest standards of factual reporting. Solutions-based storytelling: we focus on success stories and l
What it reported doing in 2025
The good-news foundation operates the grand chute gazette, a local newspaper dedicated to providing an alternative to traditional, often divisive media. Our mission is simple: to inform, uplift, and connect the residents of grand chute and the surrounding areas. Every month, we deliver hyperlocal, feel-good news directly to nearly 25,000 homes and businesses at absolutely no cost to our readers. We believe that access to accurate, positive information should be free for everyone, from young professionals and families to retirees. Donor contributions allow us to remain sustainable and expand our impact. When you support the grand chute gazette, you are investing in: community-driven journalism: we spotlight local achievements and celebrate the people and businesses that make our town vibrant. Integrity and accuracy: trust is our foundation. We ensure every piece of content upholds the highest standards of factual reporting. Solutions-based storytelling: we focus on success stories and local initiatives that make a real difference, helping to foster pride and unity. Hyperlocal connection: we provide a reliable platform for local voices and organizations, ensuring our community remains connected and engaged.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
The verdict
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown and expenses are high relative to revenue.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 84
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 29
- Growth: NotEnoughData
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 82.8%; rating input score 83
- Program expense ratio: 87.3%; rating input score 87
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 5.1%; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.06; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 19%; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: Limited
- Revenue growth: Limited
- Asset growth: Limited
Details
- Where the money goes: 82.8% of revenue deployed · 87.3% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $123K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
- Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
- Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 8/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 45/100.
- High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 17/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 31/100.