The Good Samaritan Project

What The Good Samaritan Project does

The Good Samaritan Project (GSP) is a Cleveland, Ohio-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2022 that delivers direct community support through six active programs: Helping Hands (experiences such as Guardians and Cavaliers games for families in hardship), Pay It Forward (community kindness ripple initiatives), Fur 4 Fur Friends (handcrafted fleece blankets donated to the Cleveland Animal Protective League), Thank You Thursday (weekly meals delivered to fire stations, police precincts, nurses' stations, and veterans' homes), The Human Fund (holiday assistance including adopt-a-family and gift drives), and the Purple Pulse Project (epilepsy awareness and research funding supported by the CLE 18 Golf Raffle). Programs are funded entirely through individual donations, corporate sponsorships, and the annual flagship Breakfast Ball Invitational (BBI) charity golf tournament at Seneca Golf Course, now in its fourth iteration. Donation and event registration processing is handled through the Clover payment platform embedded in the organization's website (the-gsp.org), with no proprietary technology product or app. GSP does not publish financial statements, donor totals, or program outcome metrics beyond the disclosed 100+ blankets donated to Cleveland APL since founding. The organization is led by Founder, Executive Director and Chairman Kevin Burkett, supported by a four-person board (Nick Wheeler as Vice Chairman, Tyler Romie, Antonio Hunter, and Conor Firkins) plus a Brand Ambassador for the Purple Pulse Project and an intern, with a disclosed headcount of 22.

Name

The Good Samaritan Project

Legal name

The Good Samaritan Project

Website

https://the-gsp.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Good Samaritan Project is a Cleveland, Ohio 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2022 that runs six community service programs — family experiences, shelter animal blankets, first responder meals, holiday assistance, and epilepsy awareness — funded through donations, corporate sponsorships, and an annual charity golf tournament.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Nonprofit Services

NAICS

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Emergency and Other Relief Services (62423), Child and Youth Services (624110)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Arts, Sports & Recreation-Based Youth Development Nonprofits (BPAGADAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Fundraisers & Charity Events (Gala/Walks excluded) (MPAGAEAK), Athletics Fundraising, Sponsorships & NIL Support (EDALAIAN)

Keywords

• Community nonprofit services
• Charitable donations fundraising
• Family hardship assistance
• First responder recognition
• Animal welfare support

Headquarters

HQ city

Cleveland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: The Good Samaritan Project operates as a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Revenue is generated entirely through donations from individuals, corporations, and community sponsors. Donations fund all programs including Helping Hands experiences, Pay It Forward acts, Fur 4 Fur Friends blanket donations, Thank You Thursday meals, The Human Fund holiday initiatives, and Purple Pulse Project epilepsy awareness.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Good Samaritan Project is a Cleveland-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that supports families and individuals in need through six community programs: Helping Hands (experiences and outings for families facing hardship), Pay It Forward (community-wide kindness initiative), Fur 4 Fur Friends (handmade blankets donated to the Cleveland Animal Protective League), Thank You Thursday (weekly meal deliveries to first responder stations), The Human Fund (holiday assistance including adopt-a-family and nursing home visits), and The Purple Pulse Project (epilepsy awareness and research fundraising via the CLE 18 Golf Raffle). The organization also runs the annual Breakfast Ball Invitational (BBI) golf tournament as its flagship fundraiser at Seneca Golf Course. All programs are funded by donations and corporate sponsorships and delivered free of charge to recipients.

Product overview

The Good Samaritan Project is a Cleveland-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that operates as a community support organization rather than a technology company. Its product portfolio consists of six community service programs: Helping Hands (experiential outings for families in need), Pay It Forward (community kindness initiatives), Fur 4 Fur Friends (animal shelter blanket donations), Thank You Thursday (first responder meal deliveries), The Human Fund (holiday assistance programs), and The Purple Pulse Project (epilepsy awareness). The organization also hosts the annual Breakfast Ball Invitational (BBI) charity golf tournament as its flagship fundraising event. All programs are supported through community donations and corporate sponsorships, processed through the Clover payment platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Helping Hands

Quantifiable outcome

• 100+ blankets donated to Cleveland APL
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Cleveland Animal Protective LeaguecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary recipient of Fur 4 Fur Friends blanket donations. Founded 1913, Northeast Ohio's oldest and largest animal welfare organization operating entirely on donations.
• Case Western Reserve University - Phi Gamma Delta (FIJI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerXi Deuteron Chapter partners with GSP at blanket-making events, transforming fleece into tie blankets for shelter animals. Chapter has served CWRU community since 1876.
• Seneca Golf Course - Cleveland MetroparkscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerVenue host for the Breakfast Ball Invitational (BBI) annual charity golf tournament.
• Cleveland GuardiansmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerProfessional sports team partner supporting GSP events and community initiatives.
• Cleveland CavaliersmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerProfessional sports team partner supporting GSP events and community initiatives.
• Hofbrauhaus ClevelandminorGTM or Marketing PartnerVenue partner providing support for GSP events.
• 5 Iron GolfminorGTM or Marketing PartnerGolf-related partner for BBI tournament events.
• Pheasant Run Golf CourseminorGTM or Marketing PartnerGolf course participating in CLE 18 raffle for Purple Pulse Project epilepsy awareness.
• St. Denis Golf ClubminorGTM or Marketing PartnerGolf course participating in CLE 18 raffle for Purple Pulse Project epilepsy awareness.
• CLE Golf PropertiesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerGolf course operator participating in CLE 18 raffle for Purple Pulse Project.
• Fowler's Mill Golf CourseminorGTM or Marketing PartnerGolf course participating in CLE 18 raffle for Purple Pulse Project epilepsy awareness.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Boys & Girls Clubs of Cleveland: Cleveland youth-services nonprofit providing structured programs for Cleveland children and teens. Comparable scale, Cleveland footprint, and donor base to GSP, with overlap on family hardship and youth programming.
• United Way of Greater Cleveland: Regional community-fund coordination nonprofit serving Northeast Ohio. Operates the same donor-corporate pipeline that GSP taps for sponsorships, making it both a comparable community-support nonprofit and a potential grantmaking partner/funding source.
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Cleveland: Cleveland youth-mentorship nonprofit operating in the same geography. Comparable sized community-impact nonprofit with overlapping volunteer-driven programs and shared donor/sponsor base.

Direct peers

• Make-A-Wish Foundation: National nonprofit granting wishes and life-changing experiences to families facing hardship. GSP's Helping Hands program is structurally analogous (curated experiences, often sports-themed, for families in need), making Make-A-Wish the closest mission-aligned peer.
• Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northeastern Ohio: Family-centered nonprofit supporting families during medical hardship. Mission overlap with GSP's family-support programs (Helping Hands, holiday assistance) and operates similar Cleveland-area community fundraising, including golf and corporate-sponsor events.
• Project Linus: National volunteer-driven nonprofit providing handmade blankets to children and animals in need. GSP's Fur 4 Fur Friends is a near-clone of this model adapted for shelter animals at the Cleveland APL.
• Epilepsy Foundation of Ohio: State-level nonprofit raising awareness and funding epilepsy research, directly comparable to GSP's Purple Pulse Project. Operates overlapping disease-awareness mission and benefits from similar golf-anchored fundraisers.

Broad incumbents

• Cleveland Animal Protective League: Northeast Ohio's oldest and largest animal welfare nonprofit, and the named recipient of GSP's Fur 4 Fur Friends blanket donations. Operates a similar donation-driven model in the same geography and shares GSP's volunteer-driven Cleveland footprint.
• Meals on Wheels of Northeast Ohio: Cleveland-area nonprofit delivering meals to elderly and at-risk residents. Functionally analogous to GSP's Thank You Thursday meal-delivery program for first responders and shared beneficiary overlap (elderly, community-recognition).
• Salvation Army (Greater Cleveland): Large national faith-based nonprofit delivering emergency relief, holiday assistance, and family support. Board member Antonio Hunter began his nonprofit career at the Salvation Army, and both organizations serve overlapping Cleveland-family and holiday-program needs, but at vastly greater scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/project_tgs
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/thegoodsamaritanproject

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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