THE GOOD TIDINGS FOUNDATION
Driven by Dreams
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Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Art
Good Tidings builds two LeRoy Neiman Art Studios for Youth each year at a school, rec center, Boys and Girls Club, etc.. that is dedicated to serving low-income youths. Art has a unique ability to impact children. It allows children to express themselves without a right or wrong way. Unlike other activities like music or athletics, which require special equipment or skill, art does not discriminate against those with fewer resources. For underserved youth or those speaking English as a second language, art is an even more important medium through which they can communicate their feelings.
Education
Good Tidings supports education by providing education grants to high school seniors in need who have dedicated themselves to extraordinary community service projects. Since its inception, we have granted $1,616,000 to over 350 deserving high school seniors. In 1999, the Good Tidings Foundation Community Service Scholarship program started small, with five recipients receiving $1,000 each. Today, our program awards $100,000 annually to 10 underserved high school seniors at $10,000 each, providing much needed support to youth who have demonstrated tremendous leadership potential despite their own economic circumstances.
Athletics
Good Tidings Foundation partners exclusively with the San Francisco Giants, Golden State Warriors, San Jose Sharks, Oakland Athletics, Sacramento Kings, San Francisco 49ers, NY Yankee CC Sabathia, Olympic Gold Medalist Kerri Walsh and other professional athletes to build or refurbish facilities that benefit underserved communities. To date, we have completed 204 projects.
Wonder
Good Tidings Foundation began back in 1995 as a holiday toy giveaway charity in our Founder's garage. Although we've evolved and have gone on to serve thousands of underserved youth in our key areas of Arts, Education, Athletics and Wonder, we have continued to donate thousands of toys to children each year during the holidays. Good Tidings has gifted over 55,000 toys in the past 20 years. Every holiday, we run a 10-day Winter Wonderland Program where we invite low-income youths and families to our warehouse to pick out toys for the holidays.
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Charting impact
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What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
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.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
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.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
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.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
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.
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THE GOOD TIDINGS FOUNDATION
Board of directorsas of 02/22/2022
Matthew King
King Insurance
Matthew King
King Insurance
Larry Harper
Good Tidings Foundation
Marritje Greene
No Affiliation
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Bridgette Harper
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Dave Flemming
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