Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2014.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
99 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
8 people listed on the 990; $100K paid to officers and key staff.
Bryan Mueller’s $100K as VP of Retail is at the 3rd 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.
See Gw Business Solutions LLC 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
Trains and employs people with disabilities and other employment barriers.
Questions for Gw Business Solutions LLC
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Retail stores and donation centers give people access to quality, affordable clothing and household goods, while at the same time providing another avenue of training and employment opportunities. Revenue generated by the retail division is directed into goodwill's job training and employment programs.
Janitorial, lawn care and general maintenance contracts provide a broad range of business services customized to customer requirements while providing training and employment opportunities to employees with special needs.
Action security is a division of GW business solutions that provides local unarmed security guard services to commercial and residential customers in licking and knox counties, ohio. LICKING/KNOX goodwill industries views action security group as a meaningful employment option for local veterans, retired law enforcement officers, and…
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
By the numbers
The FY2025 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY25 | End FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $2.6M | $636K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $93K | $5.3M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $5.2M | $8.1M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $1.5M | $2.8M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $3.8M | $5.3M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $120K | $118K | $2K | |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $7.1M | $7.1M | $71K | |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $584K | $564K | $20K | |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $628K | $621K | $6K | |
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $513K | $491K | $22K | |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $41K | $41K | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $375K | $375K | $158 | |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $650K | $645K | $5K | |
| TravelLn 17 | $41K | $36K | $5K | |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $204K | $204K | ||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $21K | $21K | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $933K | $933K | $197 | |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $21K | $21K | ||
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $11.3M | $11.1M | $131K | $0 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jul 9, 2026 | $12.8M | $11.3M | $1.6M | $5.3M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS Apr 23, 2025 | $11.0M | $9.5M | $1.4M | $3.8M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Oct 2, 2024 | $10.3M | $10.1M | $130K | $2.3M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 13, 2023 | $7.4M | $6.5M | $861K | $2.2M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Sep 6, 2022 | $6.2M | $5.9M | $269K | $1.3M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 2, 2021 | $5.0M | $5.4M | −$355K | $1.0M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $12,805,283 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $12,805,283 across 6 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $11,254,249 across 13 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $8,088,514 assets, 14 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,301,037 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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