Goodwill Industries of Sw Michigan
Goodwill Industries of Sw Michigan reported $13.3 million in revenue and $14.6 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $90.00 went to program services, $10.00 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 77.4% of the total. Revenue fell 3% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $15MFor context, the median across 409 covered employment charities: $88.97 programs, $11.03 management, $0.00 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $13MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 90.0% | 88.0% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 10.0% | 10.9% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 77.4% | 22.8% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 1.4% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 20.2% | 62.6% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | Not reported | $297,435 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | Not reported | 1.26% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | Not reported | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 13.2 | 8.1 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 24 of 24 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseOur commercial services division is best known to the public. It benefits from community donations of gently used clothing, household items, toys, working electronics, cars, and other vehicles. Donations are processed and resold in our goodwill retail outlets. Our workers use these donations to learn valuable work skills. Their jobs include collecting, sorting, processing, pricing, stocking, and selling these items. The revenues generated by goodwill retail outlets provide our workers' wages and fund goodwill programs and services. Total revenue in 2024 for commercial services is 11,123,519
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Goodwill provides area businesses with manufacturing services while providing work experience for the people we serve. As with our retail operations, goodwill uses the revenues from our contract manufacturing services division for its education and career services for people with disabilities and disadvantages such as welfare dependency, homelessness, and lack of education or work experience. The custodial services division offers the resources to provide local businesses with janitorial services
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2024 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b24 · 24 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5454
Private foundation grants it received
6 private foundations reported grants to Goodwill Industries of Sw Michigan totaling $186K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Questions people ask
How much of Goodwill Industries of Sw Michigan's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Goodwill Industries of Sw Michigan reported that 90.0% of its $14.6 million in expenses went to program services, 10.0% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
Where does Goodwill Industries of Sw Michigan get its money?
Of $13.3 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 77.4% came from contributions and grants and 20.2% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Goodwill Industries of Sw Michigan a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 38-1558550 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202513219349302346 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202413209349303406 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202333199349304438 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202213089349302216 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202123149349303002 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202031429349300808 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 38-1558550: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.