GOOD KNIGHTS INC

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $1.6M · expenses $306K · assets $1.7M

EIN
85-1470144
Address
24154 STATE ROUTE 511, WELLINGTON, OH 44090-9232
NTEE code
W24
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
July 2020 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
Principal officer
JEFF BURNS (its 2020 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2020 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

THE ORGANZIATION PROVIDES BEDS TO UNDER SERVED CHILDREN IN THE LORAIN COUNTY AREA

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Roger Dorsey EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR2021-2024 $19,200$32,950 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

12 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Russ Hill DIRECTOR2021-2024 4 $0 reported 1
John Sonnhalter CHAIR2022-2024 4 $0 reported 1
Thomas Gerrity DIRECTOR2021-2024 4 $0 reported 1
Kurt Zbin VICE CHAIRMAN2022-2024 4 $0 reported 1
Jeff Odom DIRECTOR2022-2024 4 $0 reported 1
Kathy Kaplan DIRECTOR2022-2024 4 $0 reported 1
Thelma Cruz DIRECTOR2022-2024 4 $0 reported 1
Chase Ferris DIRECTOR2024 4 $0 reported 1
Lisa Elliot (former) DIRECTOR2022 4 $0 reported 1
Sharon Sweda (former) DIRECTOR2021 4 $0 reported 1
Jeff Baxter (former) PRESIDENT2021 4 $0 reported 1
Matt Dooley (former) DIRECTOR2021 4 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 9 people listed · 1 paid, $19K · 5 employees · 25 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROGER DORSEY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR30 $19,200$0$0 $19,2001
RUSS HILL DIRECTOR4 $0$0$0 $01
JOHN SONNHALTER CHAIR4 $0$0$0 $01
THOMAS GERRITY DIRECTOR4 $0$0$0 $01
KURT ZBIN VICE CHAIRMAN4 $0$0$0 $01
JEFF ODOM DIRECTOR4 $0$0$0 $01
KATHY KAPLAN DIRECTOR4 $0$0$0 $01
THELMA CRUZ DIRECTOR4 $0$0$0 $01
CHASE FERRIS DIRECTOR4 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 8 people listed · 1 paid, $14K · 2 employees · 25 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROGER DORSEY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR30 $13,750$0$0 $13,7501
RUSS HILL CHAIRMAN4 $0$0$0 $01
JOHN SONNHALTER DIRECTOR4 $0$0$0 $01
THOMAS GERRITY DIRECTOR4 $0$0$0 $01
KURT ZBIN VICE CHAIRMAN4 $0$0$0 $01
JEFF ODOM DIRECTOR4 $0$0$0 $01
KATHY KAPLAN DIRECTOR4 $0$0$0 $01
THELMA CRUZ DIRECTOR4 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 9 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 25 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RUSS HILL CHAIRMAN4 $0$0$0 $01
JOHN SONNHALTER DIRECTOR4 $0$0$0 $01
THOMAS GERRITY DIRECTOR4 $0$0$0 $01
ROGER DORSEY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR30 $0$0$0 $01
KURT ZBIN VICE CHAIRMAN4 $0$0$0 $01
LISA ELLIOT DIRECTOR4 $0$0$0 $01
JEFF ODOM DIRECTOR4 $0$0$0 $01
KATHY KAPLAN DIRECTOR4 $0$0$0 $01
THELMA CRUZ DIRECTOR4 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RUSS HILL CHAIR4 $0-$0 $01
SHARON SWEDA DIRECTOR4 $0-$0 $01
JEFF BAXTER PRESIDENT4 $0-$0 $01
THOMAS GERRITY DIRECTOR4 $0-$0 $01
MATT DOOLEY DIRECTOR4 $0-$0 $01
ROGER DORSEY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR30 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2025-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,595,642$305,753 $1,704,429$1,653,832 $1,581,507$0 $19,200525
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2024-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$322,579$288,785 $363,943$363,943 $306,274$0 $13,750225
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2023-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$514,054$224,619 $330,149$330,149 $512,781$0 $0025
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$179,028$154,963 $40,714$40,714 $179,028$0 ---

Funders of this organization

17 grantors reported grants to this organization, $424,192 in all, tax years 2020 to 2025. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
CPPS HERITAGE MISSION FUND Public charity Exact 2024 1$100,000 2024$100,000
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MISSION INCREASE Public charity Exact 2024 1$100,000 2024$100,000
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COMMUNITY WEST FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2021, 2023-2024 3$55,400 2024$23,900
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AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2022, 2024 2$50,250 2024$45,000
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COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF LORAIN COUNTY DAF sponsor Exact 2022-2024 3$38,132 2024$14,195
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NORDSON CORPORATION FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “GOOD KNIGHTS INC” 2020-2021 2$20,000 2021$10,000
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THE CLEVELAND FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$12,500 2024$12,500
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CAVALIERS YOUTH FOUNDATION Public charity Exact 2023 1$10,000 2023$10,000
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FORD PHILANTHROPY Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “GOOD KNIGHTS INC” 2025 1$9,200 2025$9,200
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CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$9,200 2024$9,200
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KAULIG FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “GOOD KNIGHTS INC” 2021, 2023-2024 3$7,500 2024$2,500
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor Exact 2023 1$6,250 2023$6,250
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NORD FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “GOOD KNIGHTS INC” 2023 1$5,000 2023$5,000
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AK STEEL FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “Good Knights Inc” 2022 1$500 2022$500
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “GOOD KNIGHTS INC” 2021-2023 3$160 2023$70
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CSX FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “GOOD KNIGHTS INC” 2025 1$50 2025$50
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EDWARD JONES FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “GOOD KNIGHTS INC” 2024 1$50 2024$50
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $305,753 spent · pay $49,898 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)BEDDING MATERIAL $73,272$73,272$0$0 24.0%
Occupancy $31,227$29,666$1,561$0 10.2%
Other (as described)BUILD MATERIALS $30,564$30,564$0$0 10.0%
Depreciation and depletion $29,194$28,207$987$0 9.5%
Pay: disqualified persons $26,800$23,800$3,000$0 8.8%
Advertising and promotion $22,487$22,487$0$0 7.4%
Other (as described)SUPPLIES & TOOLS $19,413$19,413$0$0 6.3%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $19,200$16,200$1,500$1,500 6.3%
Office expenses $16,796$0$16,796$0 5.5%
All other expenses $12,712$7,723$4,989$0 4.2%
Travel $7,505$7,505$0$0 2.5%
Insurance $7,073$5,823$1,250$0 2.3%
Payroll taxes $3,898$3,427$344$127 1.3%
Other (as described)TELEPHONE AND INTERNET $3,005$2,505$250$250 1.0%
Fees: accounting $2,607$0$2,607$0 0.9%
Total$305,753100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $288,785 spent · pay $37,145 · grants $0 · events $650
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)BUILD MATERIALS $93,991$93,991$0$0 32.5%
Other (as described)BEDDING MATERIAL $74,212$74,212$0$0 25.7%
Occupancy $18,358$17,440$918$0 6.4%
Other salaries and wages $16,900$14,400$2,500$0 5.9%
All other expenses $15,481$12,466$3,015$0 5.4%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $13,750$10,750$1,500$1,500 4.8%
Office expenses $10,697$1,249$9,448$0 3.7%
Travel $9,404$9,404$0$0 3.3%
Other (as described)SUPPLIES & TOOLS $7,421$7,421$0$0 2.6%
Advertising and promotion $7,307$7,307$0$0 2.5%
Payroll taxes $6,495$5,327$850$318 2.2%
Insurance $4,979$3,729$1,250$0 1.7%
Fees: accounting $3,605$0$3,605$0 1.2%
Depreciation and depletion $2,987$2,987$0$0 1.0%
Other (as described)TELEPHONE AND INTERNET $2,548$2,048$250$250 0.9%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $650$650$0$0 0.2%
Total$288,785100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $224,619 spent · pay $0 · grants $950 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)BUILD MATERIALS $83,486$83,486$0$0 37.2%
Other (as described)BEDDING MATERIAL $61,993$61,993$0$0 27.6%
Office expenses $21,947$0$21,947$0 9.8%
Advertising and promotion $12,289$12,289$0$0 5.5%
Occupancy $12,069$12,069$0$0 5.4%
Other (as described)SUPPLIES & TOOLS $11,413$11,413$0$0 5.1%
Travel $9,466$9,466$0$0 4.2%
Fees: management $5,000$0$5,000$0 2.2%
Insurance $2,266$1,133$1,133$0 1.0%
Fees: accounting $2,096$0$2,096$0 0.9%
Other (as described)TELEPHONE AND INTERNET $1,644$822$822$0 0.7%
Grants to US organizations and governments $950$950-- 0.4%
Total$224,619100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $154,963 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $143,243 92.4%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $10,180 6.6%
Printing, publications, postage $790 0.5%
Fees to independent contractors $750 0.5%
Total$154,963100%

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