Goodwill Industries INC

Tax-deductible

Saint Paul, MN501(c)(3)Since 1919EIN 41-0706171Revenue $68.4M in FY2025

On file with the IRSgoodwilleasterseals.org1270 Energy Ln, 55108-5225 · Saint Paul, MNTax-exempt since Dec 1934Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To eliminate barriers to work and independence.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 1,380 volunteers and 3,780 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $13.0M a year · 22% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$3.2M
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $351K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$84.4M
43% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 43% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
27
of 27 voting members
Looks good: 27 of 27 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$68.4M
-3% vs prior year
Spent
$54.8M
To programs
72%
Net assets
$111.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$68.4M
FY2025▼ -3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$27.6M
FY2021$70.2M
FY2022$59.6M
FY2023$63.9M
FY2024$70.7M
FY2025$68.4M
Expenses
$54.8M
FY2025▼ -5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$35.4M
FY2021$43.8M
FY2022$43.2M
FY2023$48.0M
FY2024$57.5M
FY2025$54.8M
Net assets
$111.8M
FY2025▲ +14%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$24.4M
FY2021$50.8M
FY2022$67.1M
FY2023$83.4M
FY2024$98.0M
FY2025$111.8M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 1934.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $39.7M Management & general 26% · $14.3M Fundraising 1% · $762K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

38 people listed on the 990; $3.2M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$636,902Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Sales and Mrktg Officer
$351,811Pt VII · Sec A
Chief HR & Risk Officer
$346,164Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$345,668Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Services & Programs Officer
$344,030Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Philanthropy Officer
$326,300Pt VII · Sec A
SR. Director, Services and Programs
$195,155Pt VII · Sec A
SR. Director, Retail Operations
$190,944Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Michael Wirth-Davis Dpa$636,902$694,793$378,264$434,641$281,884$311,730
Brent Babcock$351,811—————
Jinah Chernivec$346,164$319,845$294,671$272,094$215,640$214,377
Jeffery Uecker CPA$345,668$318,333$292,840$268,672$205,918$199,478
Sheila Olsonchief Services$344,030$309,858$285,650$262,685$206,513$207,775
Mary S Jonesfoundation$326,300$299,159$286,862$265,027$209,142$207,080
Brent Babcockchief—$320,740$293,630$272,434$216,168$214,436
Keith Brooks$195,155$218,783————

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Helps people overcome obstacles to employment and self-sufficiency.

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1 program · $39.7M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Goodwill-Easter Seals Minnesota envisions a world where everyone experiences the power of work and offers a broad spectrum of programming to eliminate barriers to work and independence. Our programs are designed to address the multiple barriers to work that our participants face, while offering tools, strategies and guidance to develop…

$39.7Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$351K
Grants paid · 2 grants · $3.0M · 2023–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,580,677
Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,454,441

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$68.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$38.3M
Other incomeLn 4–11$26.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.0M
Money outPt IX
$54.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$39.7M
Managementcol C$14.3M
Fundraisingcol D$762K
Owns and owesPt X
$111.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.4M
Total assetsLn 16$196.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$84.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
38
listed · VII A
PaidVII A11
Voting boardVI 1a27
IndependentVI 1b27
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$38.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$9.8M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$25.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$2.0M
Other incomeLn 4–11$26.1M
Gains on assetsLn 7−$426K
Total revenueLn 12$68.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$4.4M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$48.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$70.4M
Other assetsLn 15$62.4M
Total assetsLn 16$196.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$84.4M
Net assetsLn 32$111.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53,780
VolunteersI 61,380
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.0M$4.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$57.4M$48.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$48.2M$70.4M
Total assetsLn 16$181.2M$196.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$83.2M$84.4M
Net assetsLn 32$98.0M$111.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$1.6M$1.6M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$2.4M$1.5M$666K$175K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$24.5M$18.5M$5.8M$157K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$573K$329K$224K$20K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3.4M$2.4M$893K$76K
Payroll taxesLn 10$2.1M$1.6M$475K$47K
Legal feesLn 11b$115K$3K$111K$525
Accounting feesLn 11c$92K$92K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$40K$40K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$37K$37K
Investment management feesLn 11f$128K$128K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$5.5M$2.1M$3.5M
Advertising and promotionLn 12$375K$182K$72K$120K
Office expensesLn 13$1.9M$1.8M$47K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$26K$26K
OccupancyLn 16$7.4M$7.0M$376K$24K
TravelLn 17$325K$259K$66K$197
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$246K$48K$193K$5K
InterestLn 20$128K$119K$9K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$348K$348K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1.4M$828K$581K$279
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.5M$1.2M$324K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$709K$229K$425K$55K
Total functional expensesLn 25$54.8M$39.7M$14.3M$762K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $68.4M$54.8M$13.6M$111.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $70.7M$57.5M$13.2M$98.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $63.9M$48.0M$15.9M$83.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $59.6M$43.2M$16.3M$67.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $70.2M$43.8M$26.4M$50.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $27.6M$35.4M−$7.7M$24.4M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $68,444,009 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $35,909,745$38,334,489
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,673,467$1,998,797
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,351,529$1,962,753
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $29,798,719$26,147,970
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $70,733,460$68,444,009
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,454,441$1,580,677
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $33,032,892$32,890,908
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $15,913$36,512
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $22,991,105$20,288,582
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $57,494,351$54,796,679
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $13,239,109$13,647,330
Part VI · Governance 27 of 27 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body27
VI-1b Independent voting members27
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $68,444,009 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $25,944,697 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1d Related organizations$1,074,357
VIII-1e Government grants$9,801,948
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$27,458,184
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$25,306,075
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$38,334,489
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,994,208$1,994,208
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,388,380$2,388,380
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $207,862$207,862
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$425,627−$425,627
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $27,938,905 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,170,615$68,444,009
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $54,796,679 across 24 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,580,677$1,580,677
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $1,521,624 · Management $665,800 · Fundraising $174,917$2,362,341
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $18,507,594 · Management $5,792,596 · Fundraising $156,859$24,457,049
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $328,863 · Management $224,468 · Fundraising $19,826$573,157
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,413,652 · Management $892,951 · Fundraising $76,278$3,382,881
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,592,704 · Management $475,461 · Fundraising $47,315$2,115,480
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $2,719 · Management $111,307 · Fundraising $525$114,551
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $91,687$91,687
IX-11d Lobbying feesFundraising $40,000$40,000
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $36,512$36,512
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $128,382$128,382
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,071,818 · Management $3,462,031$5,533,849
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $182,354 · Management $72,313 · Fundraising $120,206$374,873
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,809,721 · Management $47,218 · Fundraising $2,349$1,859,288
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $25,728$25,728
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $7,035,114 · Management $376,283 · Fundraising $24,200$7,435,597
IX-17 TravelPrograms $259,424 · Management $65,534 · Fundraising $197$325,155
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $47,576 · Management $193,320 · Fundraising $4,680$245,576
IX-20 InterestPrograms $118,937 · Management $8,712$127,649
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesManagement $348,186$348,186
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $828,265 · Management $580,757 · Fundraising $279$1,409,301
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,110$4,110
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,188,783 · Management $323,736 · Fundraising $3,170$1,515,689
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $228,793 · Management $425,025 · Fundraising $55,143$708,961
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $39,722,728 · Management $14,311,495 · Fundraising $762,456$54,796,679
Part X · Balance sheet $196,221,903 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,030,183$4,359,283
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $140,000$80,000
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $8,077,055$3,645,382
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $4,735,758$5,553,352
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,202,666$1,708,691
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $48,174,361$70,434,319
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $57,402,312$48,053,127
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $57,941,097$62,387,749
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $181,195,606$196,221,903
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $8,557,968$10,551,247
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $327,069$45,690
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $12,331,731$11,372,291
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $61,350,694$62,322,523
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $83,195,922$84,381,815
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $97,461,348$110,960,088
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $538,336$880,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $97,999,684$111,840,088
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $181,195,606$196,221,903
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $111,840,088 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$68,444,009
XI-2 Total expenses$54,796,679
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$13,647,330
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$97,999,684
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$193,074
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$111,840,088

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