Goodness Village

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
843284848
IRS 990 coverage
2020–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-EZ 2019
Location
Little Rock, AR, USA
Rating
76
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Patient Services - Entertainment, Recreation

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,419,628
Expenses
$1,181,408
Assets
$923,620
Liabilities
$46,722

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

12 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • KIMBERLY K BURKET (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • BEN PARKINSON (DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • KIMBERLY K BURKET (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $90,541 total reported compensation
  • KRISTIN FRY (ADMINISTRATOR/SECRETARY): $75,541 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Goodness Village provides affordable, fully furnished apartments and compassionate support for patients and families traveling to Little Rock for medical care, keeping loved ones together and close to the treatment they need.

What it reported doing in 2025

Goodness Village exists to remove barriers to medical care by providing affordable housing and compassionate support for patients and families traveling to Little Rock for treatment. We serve individuals receiving care at hospitals throughout Central Arkansas, including those undergoing cancer treatment, organ transplant, pediatric specialty care, and other complex medical services. We serve patients and families from communities throughout Arkansas, across the United States, and around the world who travel to Little Rock to access specialized medical care. Goodness Village creates a supportive community where families can remain together and experience the comforts of home during one of lifes most difficult seasons. In addition to private apartment accommodations, guests receive patient navigation, volunteer support, meals, and other wraparound services that reduce financial and emotional burdens so they can focus on healing. During 2025, Goodness Village served more than 500 patients and family members, providing over 7,000 nights of lodging across 27 fully furnished apartments.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 73% 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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 58
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 86
  • Sustainability: 51
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 58.8%; rating input score 59
  • Program expense ratio: 70.3%; rating input score 70
  • Fundraising efficiency: $4.36 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd 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; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 67
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 16.8%; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.78; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.05; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 14.1%; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 8.8% per year; rating input score 100; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 24.1% per year; rating input score 100; 87th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 33.6% per year; rating input score 100; 91st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 58.8% of revenue deployed · 70.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 9 of 9 board members independent · 6 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $831K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $91K · 12 people listed
  • Consistency: 24 of 24 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2020 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • 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.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 59/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 13/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 9 not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 36/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 27/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 43/100.