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← GOODWILL OF NORTH GEORGIA INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by GOODWILL OF NORTH GEORGIA INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$189,106,999
Total expenses
$188,835,958
Contributions and grants received
$178,792,547
Grants paid
$387,541
Program service revenue
$3,901,883
Investment income
$2,587,485
Other revenue
$3,825,084
Total assets, end of year
$330,461,767
Total liabilities, end of year
$147,352,230
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$183,109,537
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$172,517,548
Management and general expenses
$14,997,677
Fundraising expenses
$1,320,733
Program service expenses (Part III)
$172,517,548

Program services were 91.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $102,326

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $346,754

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $2,660,688

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $175,682,779

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $172,818,564

  • 2a · Program service revenue: REVENUE - FACILITY CONTRACTS

    total $943,948 · related or exempt $943,948

  • 2b · Program service revenue: REVENUE - VOCATIONAL SERVICES

    total $2,957,935 · related or exempt $2,957,935

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $815,198 · unrelated business $28,552 · excluded $786,646

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $16,076,758 · other assets $11,857

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $14,316,328

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $1,760,430 · other assets $11,857

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $1,772,287 · excluded $1,772,287

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $194,246

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $346,754

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $180,500

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $13,746 · excluded $13,746

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $0

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $5,405,364

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $2,554,026

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $2,851,338 · excluded $2,851,338

  • 11a · Other revenue: ADMINISTRATIVE FEES

    total $960,000 · related or exempt $960,000

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $960,000

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $387,541 · program services $387,541

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $2,379,568 · program services $2,117,815 · management and general $237,957 · fundraising $23,796

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $90,606,591 · program services $80,639,866 · management and general $9,060,659 · fundraising $906,066

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $1,681,773 · program services $1,496,778 · management and general $168,177 · fundraising $16,818

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $6,293,358 · program services $5,601,088 · management and general $629,336 · fundraising $62,934

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $6,574,378 · program services $5,963,211 · management and general $553,295 · fundraising $57,872

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $50,312 · management and general $50,312

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $182,338 · management and general $182,338

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $447,829 · management and general $447,829

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $6,397,122 · program services $5,229,431 · management and general $1,052,862 · fundraising $114,829

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $2,049,757 · program services $1,812,535 · management and general $237,222

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $6,968,942 · program services $6,964,390 · fundraising $4,552

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $2,542,707 · program services $2,094,138 · management and general $427,221 · fundraising $21,348

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $38,537,808 · program services $38,536,252 · fundraising $1,556

  • 17 · Travel

    total $2,939,835 · program services $2,754,193 · management and general $175,538 · fundraising $10,104

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $2,082,317 · program services $2,082,317

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $5,999,084 · program services $5,543,696 · management and general $455,388

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,570,001 · program services $1,240,959 · management and general $329,031 · fundraising $11

  • 24a · Other expenses: MERCHANT FEES/BANK CHARGES

    total $6,269,241 · program services $5,472,331 · management and general $796,910

  • 24b · Other expenses: OTHER EXPENSES

    total $4,531,604 · program services $4,397,305 · management and general $67,168 · fundraising $67,131

  • 24c · Other expenses: DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $343,852 · program services $183,702 · management and general $126,434 · fundraising $33,716

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $2,667,880 · end of year $3,733,260

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $6,276,339 · end of year $4,694,528

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $6,648,000 · end of year $6,648,000

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $4,113,925 · end of year $5,489,354

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $1,467,115 · end of year $1,928,988

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $292,941,073

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $148,632,910

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $150,525,855 · end of year $144,308,163

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $98,218,248 · end of year $103,721,012

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $45,428,601 · end of year $50,224,157

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $6,164,957 · end of year $9,714,305

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $101,911,238 · end of year $101,873,458

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $1,578,806 · end of year $1,378,737

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $19,899,678 · end of year $18,128,719

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $17,236,038 · end of year $15,220,901

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $9,861,293 · end of year $10,750,415

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $170,311,599 · end of year $182,400,092

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $712,268 · end of year $709,445

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE ORGANIZATION EXISTS TO PROVIDE EMPLOYMENT, REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, JOB TRAINING, AND JOB PLACEMENT SERVICES FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES OR DISADVANTAGING CONDITIONS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

see schedule O

  • STORE SALES - GOODWILL OF NORTH GEORGIA'S MISSION IS TO PUT PEOPLE TO WORK. WE ACHIEVE THIS BY PROVIDING A VAST ARRAY OF JOB TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES TO THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUALS EACH YEAR. IN FISCAL YEAR 2024, WE SERVED OVER 3.3 MILLION DONORS AT 47 COLLECTION SITES AND SERVED OVER 8 MILLION CUSTOMERS AT 69 GOODWILL STORES. THE PROCEEDS FROM OUR DONATED GOODS PROGRAM HELP FUND OUR MISSION-RELATED PROGRAMS, SERVICES, 14 CAREER CENTERS ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA, AND CAREERCONNECTOR.ORG. OUR STORES ALSO SERVE AS REAL-WORLD, ON-THE-JOB TRAINING SITES FOR SOME OF OUR PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS.

    Expenses $144,393,403 · Grants $387,541

  • VOCATIONAL SERVICES - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES INCLUDE JOB TRAINING THROUGH REAL-WORLD EXPERIENCE, JOB COACHING AND CONTINUED SUPPORT AFTER EMPLOYMENT. WE ALSO OFFER VOCATIONAL TRAINING IN 21 DIFFERENT PROGRAMS INCLUDING CONSTRUCTION, FORKLIFT, CUSTODIAL/FLOOR TECHNOLOGY, AND HOSPITALITY. IN FISCAL YEAR 2024, WE SERVED OVER 48,205 PEOPLE AND HELPED OVER 22,083 INDIVIDUALS FIND A JOB OR START A BUSINESS. ADDITIONALLY, WE OPERATE 14 CAREER CENTERS WHICH ARE OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND EQUIPPED WITH THE STAFF AND RESOURCES NEEDED FOR JOB SEARCH OR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT. OUR PARTICIPANTS AND JOB-SEEKERS INCLUDE PEOPLE WHO ARE HAVING A HARD TIME FINDING WORK BECAUSE OF PHYSICAL, COGNITIVE, AND EMOTIONAL DISABILITIES; POVERTY; LACK OF WORK EXPERIENCE AND MARKETABLE SKILLS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; EX-OFFENDER STATUS AND A VARIETY OF OTHER REASONS.

    Expenses $19,811,439 · Revenue $4,861,883

  • E-commerce - E-commerce sales include sales of donated books on Amazon, donated jewelry, among other items, on ShopGoodwill.com, and shipping revenue. E-commerce sales are sold FOB shipping and therefore, sales are recorded when the goods are shipped, the point at which the performance obligation for each individual item is met.

    Expenses $8,051,667

  • SALVAGE

    Expenses $261,039

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Keith Parker

    President

    Total calculated
    $780,419
    From this org
    $727,681
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $52,738
    Hours/week
    37 + 3 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $727,681
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $19,811
    Nontaxable benefits
    $37,829
    Filer's total
    $785,321
  • Delfia McKinney

    VP Donated Goods

    Total calculated
    $559,000
    From this org
    $541,717
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,283
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $427,788
    Bonus
    $113,929
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,044
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,861
    Filer's total
    $561,622
  • Jenny R Taylor

    VP Career Services

    Total calculated
    $386,114
    From this org
    $352,669
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,445
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $249,473
    Bonus
    $103,196
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $15,056
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,011
    Filer's total
    $388,736
  • Scott A Parry

    VP Facilities Services

    Total calculated
    $380,986
    From this org
    $340,186
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $40,800
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $265,829
    Bonus
    $74,357
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $13,118
    Nontaxable benefits
    $30,202
    Filer's total
    $383,506
  • Timothy A O'Connell

    CHIEF FINANCE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $380,221
    From this org
    $373,616
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,605
    Hours/week
    38 + 2 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $317,674
    Bonus
    $55,942
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,605
    Nontaxable benefits
    $4,902
    Filer's total
    $385,123
  • Elaine Armstrong

    VP Marketing

    Total calculated
    $334,285
    From this org
    $306,792
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,493
    Hours/week
    39 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $258,135
    Bonus
    $48,657
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $14,739
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,894
    Filer's total
    $335,425
  • Mariangela Corales

    VP General Counsel legal

    Total calculated
    $330,157
    From this org
    $306,734
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,423
    Hours/week
    38 + 2 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $259,636
    Bonus
    $47,098
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,219
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,914
    Filer's total
    $331,867
  • Angela L Staup

    VP Human Resources (-02/23)

    Total calculated
    $289,457
    From this org
    $285,645
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,812
    Hours/week
    38 + 2 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $285,645
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $2,279
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,722
    Filer's total
    $289,646
  • Brian East Jr

    Executive Director, DGR

    Total calculated
    $279,107
    From this org
    $244,818
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $34,289
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $214,818
    Bonus
    $30,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $14,653
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,987
    Filer's total
    $285,458
  • Kirk Halpern

    IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.75 + 0.25 related
  • Dr Kofi Smith

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.75 + 0.25 related
  • Ellen Stern

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.75 + 0.25 related
  • Solange Claudio

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.75 + 0.25 related
  • Andre Dickens

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.75 + 0.25 related
  • Edward Ferguson

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.75 + 0.25 related
  • Aiten McPherson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.75 + 0.25 related
  • Dr Eloisa Klementich

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.75 + 0.25 related
  • Daniel Miller

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.75 + 0.25 related
  • C David Moody Jr

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.75 + 0.25 related
  • Erica Qualls-Battey

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.75 + 0.25 related
  • Dr Deretta Cole Rhodes

    VICE CHAIR (thru 12/31/2023)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.75 + 0.25 related
  • Natosha Reid Rice

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.75 + 0.25 related
  • Carol Waddy

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.75 + 0.25 related
  • Kyle Waide

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.75 + 0.25 related
  • Winnifer Thomas-Cox

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.75 + 0.25 related
  • Alicen Blair

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.75 + 0.25 related
  • Clyde Mize Jr

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.75 + 0.25 related
  • Michelle Jackson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.75 + 0.25 related

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 1a · Tax indemnification and gross-up payments
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

part i line 4a
SEVERANCE PAYMENTS Angela Staup and Goodwill of North Georgia entered into a Separation Agreement on February 8, 2023 which provided for severance pay in the aggregate of $133,260 and paid to Ms. Staup in 12 periodic payments of $11,105 in accordance with the Company's normal payroll cycle beginning on March 10, 2023 and ending on August 11, 2023.
part i line 4b
ACCRUED DEFERRED COMPENSATION THE 457(F) PLAN BEGINS TO PAYOUT FOLLOWING A VESTING PERIOD THAT VARIES BY OFFICER YEARS OF SERVICE.
PART I LINE 7
NON-FIXED PAYMENTS EACH YEAR, THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD, WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT (EVERY OTHER YEAR), EVALUATES THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT AND OTHER OFFICERS BY REVIEWING OUTSIDE MARKET DATA OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS OF SIMILAR SIZES AND REVENUE. THE COMMITTEE LOOKS AT NATIONAL DATA PLUS LOCAL NONPROFIT DATA.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
15 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202541359349313289

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