THE OPPORTUNITY

In 2025, we can lift more children out of poverty—improving the lives of families in every state!

Poverty touches us all and underlies nearly all of the issues we seek to improve through philanthropy, from education to healthcare and housing. Yet our investments have fallen short—poverty rates are rising, not falling. It’s time for bold, coordinated action to bring about scaled and lasting impact.

Goodnation has launched a donor coalition to advance a key poverty solution that is tested and proven: monthly stipends delivered through the existing tax credit system. These credits support the economic self-determination of those living in poverty, putting cash in the hands of those without it and providing power, choice and dignity. By helping to bring about smart, bipartisan solutions, like an expanded federal Child Tax Credit (CTC) in 2025, we can lift the floor for families in every state.

Goodnation’s Approach

Goodnation’s work is guided by the desire to address urgent needs and create lasting impact. In our work to tackle poverty in the US, we support donors and institutional funders through a range of personalized advising services aimed at helping them achieve greater impact, and we build opportunities for donors to come together to learn, share and take action. These include Smartfunds and strategic donor coalitions, focused on the root causes of societal problems and the solutions that can bring about lasting, systemic changes at scale. The resources Goodnation has intermediated over the past few years through Philanthropy Advising, Fiscal Sponsorship, and Smartfunds (more than $65M!) have directly powered change and supported projects and programs that are capable of transforming our communities and country.