Develop for Good
Develop for Good supports teams of underserved and underrepresented college students as they design and build software for nonprofit organizations, pairing student teams with industry mentors to provide real-world experience and deliver digital solutions for mission-driven organizations.
About Develop for Good
Develop for Good is a U.S. 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in San Francisco that runs mentored, student-driven software and design projects for nonprofit clients. The organization’s model pairs teams of college students (many first-generation, low-income, or otherwise underrepresented in tech) with volunteer industry mentors to design and build websites, apps, dashboards, and other digital products that help nonprofits scale their impact.
Since incorporation and recognition as tax-exempt (organization lists tax-exempt status dating to 2020), Develop for Good has scaled its programming nationally and reports hundreds of completed projects and thousands of student and mentor volunteers. Leadership is led by Founder & Executive Director Mary Zhu; the organization filed an annual Form 990 for fiscal year ending June 2024 (filed April 4, 2025) showing continued revenue growth and positive net assets, indicating operational stability and donor support.
Notable achievements
Program scale & measurable impact
Develop for Good reports 275+ nonprofit software projects completed, roughly 293,000 technical volunteer hours delivered, and engagement of approximately 4,200 student and mentor volunteers; the organization estimates these projects have saved partner nonprofits millions in development costs.
Fiscal growth (FY2024)
For fiscal year ending June 2024, Develop for Good reported $810,424 in revenue and $537,675 in expenses with net assets of $705,717, demonstrating financial growth and positive net income for that year.
Strategic partnerships and grants
In recent years Develop for Good has secured corporate and institutional support including a documented $25,000 grant from Okta and has launched projects with partners such as the Smithsonian Institution, expanding the program’s portfolio of high-profile nonprofit clients.
At a glance
- Total assets
- $706K
- Annual revenue
- $810K
- Tax status
- 501(c)(3)Public charity
- EIN
- 85-1596146
- Location
- San Francisco, CA
- Website
- developforgood.org
- On Mahalo since
- April 2026
Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.
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