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The Good Neighbor Collective Inc
New York, NY · EIN 852322618 · Form 990EZ · FY2025 · NTEE S20 · Community Improvement · Micro (<$100K) · thegoodneighborcollective.com
revenue
$405
expenses
$2K
net assets
$30
employees
—
mission · from form 990

Create Collaborative Relationships

profile · synthesized from sources

The Good Neighbor Collective Inc. is a New York City-based nonprofit that fosters mutual aid and community connections across socioeconomic lines. It runs programs that support underserved youth and families through school supplies, career exposure, holiday meals, and literacy initiatives. The organization emphasizes neighbor-to-neighbor engagement and local empowerment.

named programs · 7 · from sources

What they call their work

Give the Gift of Reading for Black History Month
Distributes books by Black authors to families in public housing, supporting literacy and representation.
Job Shadowing
Provides low-income college students with a week-long opportunity to observe professionals, gain workplace insight, and receive a stipend; supports diversity and inclusion in hiring.
School Supply Donation Drives
Organizes community-based drives to collect and distribute school supplies to children in need.
Thanksgiving Giving
Partners with local restaurants to provide complimentary Thanksgiving meals for families in need.
Virtual Career Days
Hosts panels of local professionals to share career paths and resources with students from underserved communities to support career advancement.
Winter Wishes
Matches neighbors in need with "wish granters" during the holiday season to exchange gifts and build personal connections.
Women's Month: Career Gear
Provides work-appropriate clothing and tablets/iPads to low-income and homeless women to support workforce entry and success.
activities · 5 groups

What they do

  • Student Career Readiness and Internship Placement 2 activities
    • Job Shadowing Program for Low-Income Students
      Operates a week-long job shadowing program that provides low-income college students with exposure to professional workplaces, aiming to support diversity in hiring pipelines.
    • Virtual Career Days
      Hosts Virtual Career Days featuring panels of local professionals to provide career guidance and resources to students from low-income backgrounds.
  • Holiday and Seasonal Essentials Distribution 2 activities
    • Thanksgiving Meal Distribution
      Distributes complimentary Thanksgiving meals to families in need through a partnership with a local restaurant.
    • Winter Wishes Gift Matching Program
      Runs a Winter Wishes program that pairs neighbors in need with gift givers during the holiday season to foster personal connections.
  • Children's Book Distribution Programs 1 activity
    • Black History Month Book Distribution
      Purchases and distributes Black-authored books to residents in local public housing units during Black History Month to promote representation and access.
  • Back-to-School Supply Distribution 1 activity
    • School Supply Donation Drives
      Conducts school supply donation drives to address lack of access to educational materials for underserved students.
  • Donated Attire Distribution 1 activity
    • Women’s Month Career Gear Drive
      Hosts a Women’s Month Career Gear Drive to provide low-income and homeless women with work-appropriate clothing and tablets/iPads to support workforce entry.
financials · form 990EZ · fy2025
revenue
Total revenue$405
Contributions & grants$3K773%
Program service revenue——
Investment income——
Other revenue—
expenses
Total expenses$2K
Program expenses—
Admin / overhead—
Fundraising—
Salaries & benefits$2K
Grants paid out—
balance sheet
Total assets$30
Cash—
Investments—
Liabilities—
Net assets$30
6 years on record · 2020–2025 · YoY revenue +134.1%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2025

Who runs it

board members · 1
  • Rachel Silverman — Board Member
relationships · 2

Who they work with

  • local black owned bookstore Partner — Collaborates with a local Black-owned bookstore to source and distribute books during Black History Month initiatives.
  • local restaurant Partner — Partners with a local restaurant to provide complimentary Thanksgiving meals for families in need.
strategies · 2

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Mutual Aid for Community Empowerment
    methodology: mutual_aid
    By organizing mutual aid initiatives that connect neighbors across socioeconomic lines, we produce community empowerment because shared resources and collective action strengthen neighborhood resilience and reduce dependency on external systems.
  • Place-Based Community Building
    methodology: place_based_community_building
    By leveraging geographic proximity to foster direct neighbor-to-neighbor connections, we reduce inequality and increase resident engagement because localized relationships build trust and sustain collective action.