Palmetto goodwill's mission is to help people achieve their full potential through the dignity and power of work. Palmetto Goodwill is chartered through Goodwill industries international to provide education, job readiness and occupational skills training to unemployed and underemployed individuals in 18 counties of south carolina. Palmetto Goodwill, established in 1979, has operated under the model of "social enterprise" throughout much of its existence. However, the organization has diversified funding beyond retail revenues to bring together like-minded organizations and provide opportunities for community investment, including private and corporate funders. In 2021, Palmetto Goodwill operated 33 retail stores which supported workforce development programs that educated, trained, and employed people. These services were provided virtually and in-person through a network of nine (9) career opportunity centers.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.0M paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $9.0M a year · 17% of revenue · last 5 filings
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Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.0M
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
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Pt VII · Sec A
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$64.2M
48% of total assets
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Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$60.1M
+9% vs prior year
Spent
$48.2M
To programs
86%
Net assets
$69.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$60.1M
FY2023▲ +9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$39.9M
FY2021$50.9M
FY2022$55.1M
FY2023$60.1M
FY2024$65.1M
Expenses
$48.2M
FY2023▲ +9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$37.6M
FY2021$41.9M
FY2022$44.4M
FY2023$48.2M
FY2024$54.0M
Net assets
$69.7M
FY2023▲ +20%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$31.2M
FY2021$42.0M
FY2022$58.2M
FY2023$69.7M
FY2024$80.9M

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 2015.

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Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $41.5M Management & general 14% · $6.7M

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

24 people listed on the 990; $1.0M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$230,695Pt VII · Sec A
$167,536Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Mission and Marketing Officer
$161,747Pt VII · Sec A
$151,883Pt VII · Sec A
Human Resources Officer
$116,378Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Donated Goods
$81,447Pt VII · Sec A
Community Relations Officer
$78,019Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Commercial Services
$48,101Pt VII · Sec A

Brian Itzkowitz’s $248K as President/CEO is at the 62nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3122 $10–100M human services nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Robert Smith———$528,535$150,577
Brian Itzkowitz$247,780$230,695$233,530$56,650—
Jacqueline Draws$172,505$167,536$151,229$135,226$111,617
Elliot Smalley Easterling$114,712$161,747$43,816——
Charles Hudson—$151,883$141,503$127,317$121,167
Jason Baril$143,998$81,447———
Pamela Richardson$135,178————
Mary Gilmer$129,700————

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

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  • 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 find jobs through training and education.

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3 programs · $41.5M · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Goodwill's donated goods retail program provides education, job training, and employment opportunities to people with barriers to employment by collecting and reselling retail items. Sales of donated clothing and household items provide job training and revenue for job readiness training, career exploration services, and occupational…

$35.4Mprogram expense
02

Palmetto goodwill provided career navigation services to more than 9,900 unemployed or underemployed individuals. The organization provided job readiness training, career exploration services, and occupational skills training to nearly 2,300 individuals through its network of career opportunity centers, online training providers…

$6.1Mprogram expense
03

Palmetto goodwill launched the palmetto excel center, an adult high school for students aged 21 and over, in august 2023 with over 150 students enrolled. The school opened on time and fully staffed after securing full operational funding from the south carolina public charter school district.

$84Kprogram 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 1 funder$10K
Grants paid · 25 grants · $4.8M · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$175,056
Unitemized GrantFY2024$146,973
Warrior Wod FoundationSC · FY2024$46,000
United Way of North CarolinaNC · FY2024$39,660
Colour of Music FestivalFY2024$30,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$26,100
Kids on Point INCSC · FY2024$25,000
Beyond Our Walls INCSC · FY2024$10,000
Keys to ChangeAZ · FY2024$7,500
Shared CitySC · FY2024$5,625
Unitemized GrantFY2023$287,840
Unitemized GrantFY2023$120,672
Unitemized GrantFY2023$26,325
Unitemized GrantFY2022$389,008
Unitemized GrantFY2022$28,820
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$60.1M
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$38.3M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$19.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.4M
Money outPt IX
$48.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$41.5M
Managementcol C$6.7M
Owns and owesPt X
$69.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$28.9M
Total assetsLn 16$134.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$64.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
24
listed · VII A
PaidVII A8
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$19.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$2.1M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$15.8M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$8K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$603K
Other incomeLn 4–11$38.3M
Gains on assetsLn 7$62K
Total revenueLn 12$60.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$6.8M
SavingsLn 2$22.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$28.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$81.5M
Other assetsLn 15$21.6M
Total assetsLn 16$134.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$64.2M
Net assetsLn 32$69.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52,353
VolunteersI 6468
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
BondsSch K, Pt X
Tax-exempt bond debt owedX 20$16.7M
Bond issues listedSch K Pt I4
Raised by those issuesSch K Pt I$77.6M
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$15.8M
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$21.0M$28.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$81.7M$81.5M
Total assetsLn 16$126.4M$134.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$68.3M$64.2M
Net assetsLn 32$58.2M$69.7M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$435K$435K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.0M$902K$132K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$22.6M$19.7M$2.9M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$330K$271K$59K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2.8M$2.3M$502K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.4M$1.2M$260K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$43K$43K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.1M$572K$524K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$396K$25K$371K
Office expensesLn 13$1.7M$1.6M$154K
OccupancyLn 16$6.6M$6.5M$152K
TravelLn 17$180K$148K$32K
InterestLn 20$1.8M$1.7M$154K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3.1M$2.8M$276K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3.9M$3.1M$794K
All other expensesLn 24e$712K$339K$374K
Total functional expensesLn 25$48.2M$41.5M$6.7M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Jul 2, 2025 $65.1M$54.0M$11.1M$80.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS Jul 3, 2024 $60.1M$48.2M$11.8M$69.7M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jun 27, 2023 $55.1M$44.4M$10.8M$58.2M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2022 $50.9M$41.9M$9.0M$42.0M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2021 $39.9M$37.6M$2.3M$31.2M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $60,064,899 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $17,437,174$19,711,668
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,530,339$1,446,253
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,839$602,995
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $36,142,156$38,303,983
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $55,111,508$60,064,899
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $441,428$434,837
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $25,418,619$28,198,681
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $18,493,253$19,582,969
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $44,353,300$48,216,487
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $10,758,208$11,848,412
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
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 $60,064,899 across 12 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $38,163,154 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$8,001
VIII-1e Government grants$2,148,871
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$17,554,796
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$15,751,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$19,711,668
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,446,253$1,446,253
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $540,663$540,663
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $69,883$69,883
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $62,332$62,332
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $39,883$39,883
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $31,063$31,063
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $39,609,407 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $743,824$60,064,899
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $48,216,487 across 16 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $434,837$434,837
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $902,280 · Management $132,057$1,034,337
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $19,699,262 · Management $2,883,160$22,582,422
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $271,209 · Management $59,266$330,475
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,299,365 · Management $502,468$2,801,833
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,189,647 · Management $259,967$1,449,614
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $43,362$43,362
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $571,653 · Management $523,597$1,095,250
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $24,803 · Management $371,078$395,881
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,574,262 · Management $154,348$1,728,610
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $6,492,091 · Management $152,464$6,644,555
IX-17 TravelPrograms $147,543 · Management $32,363$179,906
IX-20 InterestPrograms $1,675,704 · Management $153,662$1,829,366
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,775,455 · Management $276,419$3,051,874
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,108,255 · Management $793,733$3,901,988
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $338,578 · Management $373,599$712,177
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $41,548,306 · Management $6,668,181 · Fundraising $0$48,216,487
Part X · Balance sheet $133,955,458 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $5,748,334$6,768,851
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $15,269,668$22,145,175
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $451,826$504,273
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $1,211,000$1,231,000
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $192,503$189,506
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $81,746,587$81,508,601
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $21,824,444$21,608,052
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $126,444,362$133,955,458
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,084,872$3,147,243
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $596,123$311,785
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $19,511,157$16,710,962
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $15,559,877$13,984,960
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $68,282,663$64,223,477
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $58,161,699$69,731,981
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $58,161,699$69,731,981
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $126,444,362$133,955,458
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $69,731,981 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$60,064,899
XI-2 Total expenses$48,216,487
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$11,848,412
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$58,161,699
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$149,132
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$427,262
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$69,731,981

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