Goodwill Industries of Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties
Goodwill Industries of Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties reported $45.5 million in revenue and $41.3 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $83.68 went to program services, $16.32 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 102.9% of the total. Government grants made up 8.4%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $372,750 (President & CEO). 6 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 68% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $41MFor context, the median across 3,614 covered human services charities: $88.27 programs, $11.52 management, $0.21 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 $45M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$91.46 $43M
- Government grants$8.11 $3.8M
- Investment income$0.43 $202K
Other revenue was negative: −$1.5M. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 83.7% | 87.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 16.3% | 11.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 102.9% | 20.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 8.4% | 2.4% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 70.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $372,750 | $274,992 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.90% | 1.18% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 6 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 11.8 | 6.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 15 of 15 | 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 expenseGoodwill provides employment skills to challenged individuals, serves the community by helping people with barriers to employment achieve economic independence through training, educating, and employment. Below is the list of the Organization's various programs: - 2023 Severe Winter Storms Disaster Recovery - National Dislocated Worker Grant (NDWG) grant - To provide temporary jobs related to clean-up and repair on public and private non-profit lands impacted by the disaster and to provide related workforce development in Ventura County. As of December 31, 2024, the Organization incurred…
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 & CEO Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $355,000 | $0 | $17,750 | $372,750 |
| CRO Listed in Part VII, 40.00 hrs/week | $165,000 | $0 | $8,250 | $173,250 |
| Accounting Dir. Listed in Part VII, 40.00 hrs/week | $134,000 | $0 | $6,700 | $140,700 |
| VP Mission Svcs. Listed in Part VII, 40.00 hrs/week | $130,000 | $0 | $6,500 | $136,500 |
| IT Director Listed in Part VII, 40.00 hrs/week | $125,000 | $0 | $6,250 | $131,250 |
| VP Ops./Sustain. Listed in Part VII, 40.00 hrs/week | $120,000 | $0 | $6,000 | $126,000 |
6 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Goodwill Industries of Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $355K (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–1b15 · 15 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 5941
Largest outside contractors
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| Poms and Associates Insurance Brokers Insurance Broker | $1,108,536 |
| Plaza Ventura Properties LLC Rent | $401,332 |
| Cardinal Equities LLC Rent | $393,638 |
| ROIC California LLC Rent | $335,283 |
| Properties LLC Rent | $312,118 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 5 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
1 private foundation reported grants to Goodwill Industries of Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties totaling $11 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 Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Goodwill Industries of Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties reported that 83.7% of its $41.3 million in expenses went to program services, 16.3% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Goodwill Industries of Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Goodwill Industries of Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $372,750, for the role of President & CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Goodwill Industries of Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties get its money?
Of $45.5 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 102.9% came from contributions and grants (including 8.4% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Goodwill Industries of Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 77-0448301 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 202542879349302254 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202442609349302059 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202342519349301604 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202222769349301902 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202142539349301404 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202003189349305510 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 77-0448301: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.