THE GOOD TIDINGS FOUNDATION

We set a goal each year to complete at least 6 athletic facilities and 2 art studios, to award $100,000 in scholarships to high school seniors, and to donate thousands of toys during the holidays. We strive to increase the number of children served by 10% each year, with nearly 40,000 children served annually to date.

We are a leanly staffed organization, so one of our key strategies is to maximize our limited resources so that we can create impact while keeping costs low. One way we are able to implement this strategy is to take advantage of the many partnerships that we have built over the last two decades. For our Art Program, we partner with the LeRoy Neiman Foundation who helps fund the construction of our Art Studios. For our Athletics Program, we partner with the Bay Area professional teams and athletes including the Giants, A's, Warriors, Kings, Sharks, 49ers, Kerri Walsh Jennings, Klay Thompson, and CC Sabathia who help provide funding for the construction of our
athletics facilities. We also have long-standing partnerships with various construction firms and contractors who are respective experts in their fields. They provide the finest, professional quality services for our facilities. We also partner with local government agencies and politicians, including the Oakland Parks and Rec Department, Friends of Oakland Parks & Rec, and Willie Brown. Our partnerships with professional sports teams and contractors are exclusive, giving us restrictive access to funds and resources – human, material and financial – that no other organization can access.

We have been in existence for over twenty years and have successfully completed over 200 projects for low-income children to date. Over this twenty-year period, we have continually adapted our programs to maximize efficiency and effectiveness. Good Tidings Founder Larry Harper has over 20 years of project management experience under his belt. He has worked with dozens of schools and government agencies, professional sports teams and athletes, corporate partners, and thousands of underserved youth. Larry has long-term relationships with these various entities and uses these relationships to maximize our program results.

Since our founding in 1995, we have completed over 209 projects for underserved youth, including 15 (and counting) art studios and over 180 (and counting) athletics facilities. We have awarded over $1.7 in scholarships to low-income high school seniors and have donated over 59K toys to underserved children during the holidays.

As we move forward, we will continue to operate our four key programs while looking for new opportunities to provide enriching experiences for underserved youth.