Essential Good Company
Essential Good Company is a private foundation focused on Human Services, based in Chatham, NJ. IRS filing data is available from 2022 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $404 in total assets. In 2025, it made $9K in qualifying distributions.
Essential Good Company at a glance
- Total assets
- $404
- -90.2% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $10,000
- Qualifying distributions (2025)
- $8,962
- +270.5% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $13,739
- +271.8% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Essential Good Company funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 1 grant of 2 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Essential Good Company gives
- In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
In 2023 it made 2 grants totaling $400K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Community Food Bank of New Jersey Hillside, NJ | Charitable Purpose | $250,000 |
| Cradles to Crayons Chicago Chicago, IL | Charitable Purpose | $150,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $404 | $10,000 | $13,739 | — | — | $8,962 | $188 |
| 2024 | $4,143 | — | $3,695 | — | — | $2,419 | $252 |
| 2023 | $7,838 | $415,000 | $411,103 | $400,000 | 2 | $408,009 | $300 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Essential Good Company reported a distributable amount of $188 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Essential Good Company is led by Andrea Melchiorre, Director & President on every filing since 2022; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Andrea Melchiorre
Director & President
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dawn Melchiorre
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nicole Laughlin
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2022–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Essential Good Company
How large is Essential Good Company?
Essential Good Company reported $404 in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $9K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $188 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Essential Good Company?
Essential Good Company is a private foundation focused on Human Services, based in Chatham, NJ. It holds $404 in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Essential Good Company operate?
Essential Good Company has awarded grants in Illinois, New Jersey.
What is Essential Good Company's EIN?
Essential Good Company's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 87-2885219. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2022–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2022–2025
Live grants for the work Essential Good Company funds
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