Goodwill Industries of Middle Georgia
Goodwill Industries of Middle Georgia reported $47.4 million in revenue and $50.2 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $83.37 went to program services, $16.63 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 63.5% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $814,264 (PRESIDENT). 20 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 27% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $50MFor 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 $47MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 83.4% | 88.0% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 16.6% | 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 | 63.5% | 22.8% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 1.4% | 1.4% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 29.5% | 62.6% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $814,264 | $297,435 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.62% | 1.26% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 20 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 2.6 | 8.1 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 16 of 17 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseRetail:goodwill retail training stores and donation centers are the most visible and widely recognized symbol of goodwill's mission in the community. The retail stores and e-commerce sales generate over half (54%) of the agency's operating budget. These donor-driven stores offer gently used clothing, furniture, electronics, and other merchandise at great savings to goodwill's customers. Goodwill shoppers find bargains to help stretch their budgets while directly contributing to goodwill's mission to build lives, families, and communities one career at a time. More than eighty-seven ($.85)…
The hospitality division, edgar's hospitality group, consists of edgar's bistro, edgar's grille, edgar's above broad, anderson conference center, the snelling center, and pinnacle club. These applied learning businesses are non-profit social enterprises that support and promote goodwill's mission to the community. Edgar's bistro, edgar's grille, and edgar's above broad, named for Goodwill Industries founder dr. Edgar j. Helms, are full-service restaurants that provide helms college culinary students with first-hand experience in food preparation and presentation in an upscale experiential…
Education:goodwill's education services, through helms college, provided 241 students college level training in the culinary and health services disciplines at the two helms college campus locations in 2024, as well as 53 students at the hvac training facility. In addition to their classes, the culinary students also received over 19,600 hours of on-the-job hospitality training. There were 103 culinary graduates, 15 health sciences graduates and 10 hvac graduates in 2024
Highest reported compensation
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT Director/trustee, officer, 30.00 hrs/week | $762,491 | $0 | $51,773 | $814,264 |
| CMO Key employee, 30.00 hrs/week | $240,547 | $0 | $35,497 | $276,044 |
| VP CONTRACTS Highest compensated employee, 1.00 hrs/week | $215,298 | $0 | $12,676 | $227,974 |
| SENIOR DIRECTOR OF CONTRAC Highest compensated employee, 0.00 hrs/week | $193,298 | $0 | $24,460 | $217,758 |
| VP OF MARKETING Highest compensated employee, 30.00 hrs/week | $181,064 | $0 | $31,903 | $212,967 |
| VP CONTROLLER Highest compensated employee, 30.00 hrs/week | $186,470 | $0 | $20,648 | $207,118 |
| VP OF ADMINISTRATION Highest compensated employee, 30.00 hrs/week | $168,309 | $0 | $29,866 | $198,175 |
| VP CAREER SVCS Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $179,557 | $0 | $17,864 | $197,421 |
20 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Goodwill Industries of Middle Georgia (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.3M (Part IX, line 5).
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–1b17 · 16 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 51,380
- Volunteers Part I, line 611,308
Largest outside contractors
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| CHERRY BEKAERT LLP Audit and consulting svcs | $227,245 |
| IDEA 8 LLC Advertising | $163,490 |
| HAYS SERVICE LLC Hvac services | $148,007 |
| RPI-ROOFING PROFESSIONALS Building maintenance | $135,300 |
| COLLING MEDIA LLC Advertising | $115,004 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 5 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
3 private foundations reported grants to Goodwill Industries of Middle Georgia totaling $29,673 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 Middle Georgia's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Goodwill Industries of Middle Georgia reported that 83.4% of its $50.2 million in expenses went to program services, 16.6% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Goodwill Industries of Middle Georgia pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Goodwill Industries of Middle Georgia reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $814,264, for the role of PRESIDENT (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Goodwill Industries of Middle Georgia get its money?
Of $47.4 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 63.5% came from contributions and grants (including 1.4% from government grants) and 29.5% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Goodwill Industries of Middle Georgia a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 58-1249683 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 202523179349306227 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202443199349302809 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202303179349303590 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202203149349306180 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202143199349312899 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202003189349309340 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 58-1249683: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.