Difference between For the good and To the good

for the good—for the benefit of smb. or smth.:

• We will work for the good of our community and protect the interests of all the taxpayers.

Note: The expression does not correlate in meaning with the phrase for good—(also: for good and all) permanently; for ever:

• He says that he is leaving the country for good.

to the good—

1. having a certain amount of money as profit:

• I am two thousand to the good. But he paid me in gourds, not dollars.

2. = for the good:

• Individual successes work to the good of the institution overall, notes Professor Denham.