Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 1942.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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; $2.0M paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).
Catherine a Meloy’s $582K as President & CEO is at the 95th percentile of top reported officer pay among 414 $10–100M employment 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
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catherine a Meloy | $582,302 | $579,916 | $435,048 | $542,119 | $453,134 |
| Rosa Proctor CFO | — | — | $282,064 | — | — |
| Rosa Proctor | $227,072 | $258,573 | — | $132,200 | $260,859 |
| Jeffrey Rostand | $256,350 | $229,266 | $119,543 | — | — |
| Colleen Paletta | $252,613 | $234,830 | $220,490 | $196,572 | $172,094 |
| Brendan Hurley | $251,902 | $233,827 | $220,060 | $209,912 | $200,631 |
| Richard J Cole | $221,609 | $206,273 | $194,027 | $234,426 | $221,536 |
| Janece Kleben | $225,185 | $199,492 | — | — | — |
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.
See Davis Memorial Goodwill Industries executive salaries →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
Offers free education, job training, and employment services to those facing disadvantages.
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Donated Goods
In 2022, GGW was fully back on its feet following the pandemic. Its administrative staff returned to the office. The 21 retail stores and 19 donation centers that are central to the fulfillment of goodwill's mission to provide jobs, job training, and employment services for people with disadvantages and disabilities all returned to…
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2022. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 53-0196588) · Dispute this lineContracts
One of goodwill of greater washington's most successful business and mission fulfillment operations is its contract services division. In 2022, under the ability one program and commercial contracts, goodwill employed 214 people in its 13 contract sites throughout the DC area, cleaning more than 3 million square feet at buildings…
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2022. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 53-0196588) · Dispute this lineWorkforce Development
In 2022, goodwill of greater washington's mission impact team provided free job training, employment, and other supportive services to 1,464 people within the washington, DC region at goodwill's DC career center and online, including career development to 625 goodwill team members.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2022. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 53-0196588) · Dispute this lineFunders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2022 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY22 | End FY22 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $3.6M | $2.7M |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $9.1M | $7.4M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $7.4M | $7.5M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $34.9M | $79.1M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $12.3M | $55.4M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $22.6M | $23.7M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $5K | $5K | ||
| Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5 | $1.3M | $946K | $220K | $103K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $31.4M | $29.3M | $1.8M | $319K |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $309K | $294K | $12K | $3K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $3.5M | $3.2M | $170K | $47K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $2.5M | $2.3M | $148K | $29K |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $430K | $347K | $64K | $19K |
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $36K | $36K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $1.7M | $1.6M | $113K | $24K |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $599K | $282K | $311K | $7K |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $4.9M | $4.7M | $153K | $70K |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $912K | $763K | $99K | $51K |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $12.2M | $11.5M | $522K | $181K |
| TravelLn 17 | $141K | $117K | $20K | $4K |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $48K | $991 | $47K | $212 |
| InterestLn 20 | $16K | $8K | $7K | $2K |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $1.3M | $1.0M | $205K | $45K |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $403K | $359K | $42K | $2K |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $3.0M | $2.9M | $86K | $44K |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $64.6M | $59.6M | $4.1M | $951K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 7, 2025 | $81.3M | $79.7M | $1.6M | $22.0M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 11, 2024 | $75.1M | $69.3M | $5.7M | $30.4M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 ViewingFiled with the IRS Oct 9, 2023 | $67.3M | $64.6M | $2.7M | $23.7M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Oct 14, 2022 | $64.8M | $59.7M | $5.0M | $22.6M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 12, 2021 | $46.2M | $52.6M | −$6.4M | $17.2M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2022 990
Part I · Summary $67,334,398 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 15 of 16 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $67,334,398 across 9 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $64,616,512 across 19 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $79,111,900 assets, 19 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $23,744,901 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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