Good Trouble

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
933026804
IRS 990 coverage
2023–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Minneapolis, MN, USA
Phone
6514327116
Rating
87
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Youth Development Programs

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$401,421
Expenses
$416,885
Assets
$77,549
Liabilities
$33,747

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

People named in this filing

  • THERESA NEAL (BOARD CO CHAIR)
  • NORA FLOOD (BOARD CO CHAIR)
  • JENNIFER STERN (SECRETARY)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Good trouble is organized and operated exclusively for charitable and educational purposes within the meaning of section 501 c 3. The organization supports educational engagement and skill development of Minnesota youth ages 14 to 24. Activities are conducted with public schools, nonprofit organizations and other charitable institutions and are open to a broad and indefinite class of students. Activities focus on communication teamwork problem solving self reflection and personal responsibility in various settings. These activities are educational and support preparation for further education, employment and civic participation.

What it reported doing in 2024

Good trouble is a youth-led charitable initiative focused on developing youth leadership, civic engagement, and systems change through relationship-based organizing and youth-adult partnership. During the fiscal year ended june 30, 2025, while operating under fiscal sponsorship, good trouble engaged hundreds of young people throughout the twin cities metro area through leadership development, civic participation, youth organizing, and community-building experiences.good trouble worked with school communities, including north high school, camden high school, and high school for recording arts, to support student leadership development, elevate youth voice in school and civic decision-making, and strengthen youth engagement through meaningful leadership opportunities.program activities included youth leadership retreats, student listening sessions, civic engagement events, public speaking and advocacy opportunities, youth-led professional development, community convenings, and collaborative school-community initiatives. Youth participants engaged in legislative advocacy, facilitated discussions, participated in district leadership opportunities, and helped shape conversations around school climate, belonging, engagement, and educational improvement.good trouble also supported the development of youth-centered feedback and engagement strategies designed to better understand student experiences and inform systems-level improvement. Programming emphasized civic responsibility, belonging, leadership development, and intergenerational collaboration.through these efforts, good trouble advanced its charitable purpose by equipping young people, particularly those facing adversity, with opportunities to build leadership skills, strengthen civic participation, and influence the systems that impact their lives.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 87% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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. Expenses are high relative to revenue and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 89
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 88
  • Sustainability: 27
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -3.9%; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.19; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.44; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 74.5% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 46.5% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 5.7% per year; rating input score 100; 50th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 5 of 5 board members independent · 5 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $417K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 20 of 20 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2023 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 31/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 11/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 12/100.