About Delivering Good
Delivering Good Inc. works through product distribution, and its recent grant record is dominated by large poverty-assistance awards to community partners that move new essential goods to people facing hardship. The biggest recent grant on file is $20,528,203 to Living Word Christian Center in Forest Park, Illinois, followed by $18,985,535 to Heroes Care in High Ridge, Missouri. Those awards sit inside a broader pattern of support for organizations that distribute clothing, shoes, household items, and other essentials through direct-service partners. The foundation’s funding also reaches groups tied to disaster response and basic-needs relief, consistent with its operating model of matching donated merchandise with nonprofit partners. Recipients range from local ministries and community organizations to groups centered on housing stability, human services, and material support. The grant list shows repeated support for several organizations over multiple years, suggesting a relationship-based approach rather than isolated transactions. Delivering Good Inc. also funds partner organizations serving low-income individuals and families, with awards that align closely to dignity-centered basic assistance and practical help for communities in crisis.
What Delivering Good Funds
Poverty alleviation is the clear center of gravity. Delivering Good Inc. gave $14,501,591 to Caring for Others Inc in Atlanta for poverty assistance, and $13,320,810 to 4 Good Community Inc in Henderson, Kentucky for the same purpose. The grant list also includes major awards to organizations in Illinois, Missouri, Florida, New Jersey, and California under the poverty-assistance label.
The foundation also supports organizations tied to housing instability and homelessness. It awarded $10,529,523 to Shelter Partnership in Bell, California, and later $3,958,580 to Shelter Partnership in Los Angeles, both for poverty assistance. Workforce reentry appears in the portfolio as well: Working Wardrobes Career Center in Irvine received $5,564,388 and later $4,269,107, showing sustained support for employment-related assistance. In addition, Delivering Good Inc. funds humanitarian and disaster-related relief through its product-distribution model.
How Delivering Good Gives
Delivering Good Inc.’s typical grant size sits between $9,006 at the 25th percentile and $387,224 at the 75th percentile, with a median award of $51,715. The recent grants list shows repeated recipients across years, including Caring for Others, Heroes Care, Cis Development Foundation Inc, Working Wardrobes Career Center, Shelter Partnership, and Friends of Casa Hawaii, indicating multi-year relationships rather than one-off grants. The organization is a regular funder, not a donor-advised fund, and it does not make program-related investments. Its active programs show that some support is product-based and some is grant-based, with several initiatives accepting unsolicited approaches.