Form 990 for tax year 2024

Totals

Total revenue

$99,422,480

Total expenses

$95,461,837

Contributions and grants received

$12,108,729

Grants paid

$1,290,229

Program service revenue

$77,190,699

Investment income

$135,878

Other revenue

$9,987,174

Total assets, end of year

$180,013,971

Total liabilities, end of year

$101,560,081

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$78,453,890

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$80,727,332

Management and general expenses

$14,143,729

Fundraising expenses

$590,776

Program service expenses (Part III)

$80,727,332

Program services were 84.6% 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.

Mission and programs · 2024

• GOODWILL OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN INDIANA, INC. ("GCSI") AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES, GW COMMERCIAL SERVICES, INC. ("GWCS") AND GOODWILL EDUCATION INITIATIVES, INC. ("GEI"), TOGETHER WITH GOODWILL FOUNDATION OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN INDIANA, INC. (THE FOUNDATION) (COLLECTIVELY REFERRED TO AS "GOODWILL") ARE INDIANA NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT OFFER EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION, AND RELATED SERVICES TO DISADVANTAGED ADULTS AND YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGHOUT CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN INDIANA. GOODWILL DEFINES DISADVANTAGED INDIVIDUALS AS THOSE WITH A BARRIER TO EMPLOYMENT SUCH AS A DISABILITY, A CRIMINAL HISTORY, AND/OR A LOW EDUCATION LEVEL (LESS THAN A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA). GOODWILL'S MANAGEMENT ENCOURAGES INTERESTED READERS TO READ THE FORM 990 TAX RETURNS OF ALL RELATED ENTITIES IN ORDER TO OBTAIN COMPLETE INFORMATION ABOUT THE EXEMPT ACTIVITIES, OPERATIONS, AND INTERRELATIONSHIPS OF THE COLLECTIVE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN INDIANA GOODWILL ORGANIZATIONS.GCSI OPERATES FOUR DISTINCT ENTERPRISE DIVISIONS, DESCRIBED BELOW. GCSI'S RETAIL OPERATION COLLECTS DONATIONS OF USED CLOTHING AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS AND SELLS THEM THROUGH A NETWORK OF 71 THRIFT STORES AND FOUR WAREHOUSE OUTLET CENTERS. EXCESS AND UNSALABLE DONATED ITEMS ARE SOLD THROUGH SALVAGE AND RECYCLING CHANNELS. UNIQUE AND HIGH-VALUE ITEMS, JEWELRY AND BOOKS ARE OFTEN SOLD THROUGH E-COMMERCE CHANNELS. THE RETAIL OPERATION ALSO ACCEPTS AND SELLS DONATED AUTOMOBILES, USING A THIRD PARTY FOR VEHICLE TOWING AND AUCTION SERVICES. THE RETAIL OPERATION EMPLOYS NEARLY 3,700 INDIVIDUALS, MORE THAN 67% OF WHOM HAVE BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT. THESE OPERATIONS ALSO GENERATE REVENUE AND CASH FLOW THAT FUND A LARGE PORTION OF GCSI'S OTHER MISSION-RELATED OPERATIONS AND ITS GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES. GCSI'S COMMERCIAL SERVICES ("CS") OPERATION PROVIDES A VARIETY OF OUTSOURCE PACKAGING, ASSEMBLY, AND FULFILLMENT SERVICES TO EXTERNAL CUSTOMERS, EMPLOYING OVER 430 PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND OTHER BARRIERS. GCSI'S MISSION ADVANCEMENT ("MA") OPERATION PROVIDES CASE MANAGEMENT, COUNSELING, TRAINING, EDUCATION, JOB COACHING, JOB PLACEMENT, AND RELATED SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR DISABLED, DISADVANTAGED, UNEMPLOYED AND UNDER EMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS WHO WISH TO FIND AND RETAIN EMPLOYMENT AND INCREASE THEIR ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY. MA ALSO MANAGES PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE HOLISTIC WHOLE-FAMILY SERVICES TO GOODWILL'S LOW-WAGE WORKERS, STUDENTS, PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS, AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE CS AND MA SEGMENTS OF GOODWILL OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ARE FUNDED BY A COMBINATION OF CONTRACTS WITH EXTERNAL CUSTOMERS, SERVICE CONTRACTS WITH FEDERAL AND STATE GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES, UNITED WAY GRANTS, PRIVATE GRANTS AND GIFTS FROM INDIVIDUALS AND FOUNDATIONS, AND SUBSIDIES FROM GCSI'S RETAIL OPERATION. GOODWILL STRIVES TO PLACE MANY OF THE INDIVIDUALS IT SERVES THROUGH ITS MISSION ADVANCEMENT DIVISION IN EMPLOYMENT WITH EXTERNAL EMPLOYERS. IN MANY INSTANCES, INDIVIDUALS MAY WORK AT GOODWILL IN VARIOUS CAPACITIES TO GAIN WORK EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, JOB AND INCOME STABILITY, AND SOFT SKILLS NECESSARY TO BECOME MORE SELF-SUFFICIENT IN EMPLOYMENT WITH OTHER EMPLOYERS. INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES OR OTHER BARRIERS MADE UP MORE THAN 61% OF GOODWILL'S TOTAL WORKFORCE OF MORE THAN 5,100 EMPLOYEES IN FY2024. EMPLOYEES WITH DISABILITIES AND OTHER BARRIERS RECEIVE INDIVIDUALIZED CASE MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT DESIGNED TO ASSIST THEM IN DAILY LIVING, FINANCIAL DECISIONS, TRANSPORTATION, LIFE SKILLS, COMMUNICATIONS, ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE AND OTHER CRITICAL NEEDS. FOR THE NEARLY 14% OF GOODWILL'S WORKFORCE THAT HAS A CRIMINAL HISTORY, GOODWILL PROVIDES EMPLOYMENT AND RELATED SERVICES TO HELP THEM RE-ESTABLISH A WORK AND EARNINGS HISTORY, DEVELOP JOB AND LIFE SKILLS AND REDUCE THE RISK OF RECIDIVISM.GWCS IS OPERATED UNDER COMMON MANAGEMENT WITH GCSI'S COMMERCIAL SERVICES OPERATIONS AND PROVIDES REHABILITATIVE TRAINING AND JOBS FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE SIGNIFICANT DISABILITIES, PRIMARILY THROUGH SERVICE CONTRACTS WITH VARIOUS FEDERAL GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES PURSUANT TO ABILITY ONE (FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE JAVITS-WAGNER-O'DAY ACT OF 1971). ABILITY ONE REQUIRES CERTAIN FEDERAL GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES TO PURCHASE SELECTED PRODUCTS AND SERVICES, VIA SUCH CONTRACTS, FROM NON-PROFIT AGENCIES EMPLOYING BLIND OR SIGNIFICANTLY DISABLED INDIVIDUALS WITH SIGNIFICANT DISABILITIES. AT YEAREND FY2024, GWCS OPERATED 10 ABILITY ONE CONTRACTS AT GOVERNMENT SITES IN CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN INDIANA AND EMPLOYED APPROXIMATELY 146 PEOPLE WITH SIGNIFICANT DISABILITIES. GOODWILL EDUCATION INITIATIVES (GEI) PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES DESIGNED TO ENABLE YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS TO ENHANCE THEIR SUCCESS IN LIFE AND WORK. GOODWILL OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN INDIANA, INC. (GCSI OR GOODWILL), A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION RELATED TO GEI, FORMED GEI IN 2004 IN RESPONSE TO THE LARGE NUMBER OF YOUNG PEOPLE SEEKING EMPLOYMENT AND OTHER SERVICES AT GOODWILL WITH LIMITED CAREER OPPORTUNITIES AND WITHOUT A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA. GEI OPERATES THE INDIANAPOLIS METROPOLITAN HIGH SCHOOL (THE MET), A PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL IN AN ECONOMICALLY DEPRESSED URBAN AREA IN INDIANAPOLIS UNDER THE INDIANA CHARTER SCHOOL LAWS AND THE CHARTERING AUTHORITY OF THE MAYOR OF INDIANAPOLIS. GEI ALSO OPERATES THE EXCEL CENTERS, INDIANA PUBLIC CHARTER HIGH SCHOOLS PRIMARILY SERVING ADULTS WHO PREVIOUSLY DROPPED OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL AND WHO WISH TO OBTAIN THEIR HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA. THE MET AND ONE EXCEL CENTER LOCATION OCCUPY SPACE IN GOODWILL'S INDIANAPOLIS HEADQUARTERS BUILDING. TWO EXCEL CENTERS OCCUPY SPACE OWNED BY GCSI, ONE EXCEL CENTER OCCUPIES SPACE OWNED BY GEI, AND THE OTHER EXCEL CENTERS LEASE SPACE FROM THIRD PARTIES. GEI CONTRACTS WITH GOODWILL FOR CERTAIN BUSINESS SUPPORT SERVICES, INCLUDING HUMAN RESOURCES, SAFETY & SECURITY, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, FACILITIES, AND MARKETING. THE EXCEL CENTERS OPERATED IN 16 LOCATIONS IN CENTRAL INDIANA IN FISCAL YEAR 2023-2024.THE MET PRIMARILY SERVES STUDENTS WHO ARE IN FOSTER CARE, HAVE BEEN INVOLVED WITH THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM, AND/OR HAVE STRUGGLED IN OTHER SCHOOL SETTINGS.SINCE INCEPTION, MORE THAN 700 STUDENTS HAVE GRADUATED FROM THE MET, AND 64% OF THOSE GRADUATES HAVE GONE ON TO SOME FORM OF POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION OR TRAINING AND REMAIN IN SCHOOL TWO YEARS AFTER GRADUATION. THE EXCEL CENTER OPENED ITS FIRST LOCATION IN AUGUST 2010 AND COMPLETED ITS FOURTEEN YEARS OF OPERATIONS ON JUNE 30, 2024. DUE TO THE HIGH DEMAND FOR ITS SERVICES, THE EXCEL CENTER HAS EXPANDED TO 16 LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN INDIANA AND STUDENT ENROLLMENT HAS GROWN TO OVER 6,300 STUDENTS. SINCE INCEPTION OVER 8,700 STUDENTS HAVE GRADUATED FROM THE EXCEL CENTER. STUDENTS HAVE VARYING DEGREES OF ACADEMIC CREDITS AND CAPABILITIES WHEN THEY ENROLL. EXCEL CENTER STUDENTS ATTEND CLASSES AND CONNECT WITH A LIFE COACH WHO HELPS THEM NAVIGATE THE BARRIERS THAT STAND IN THE WAY OF THEIR EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT. DEMAND FOR EXCEL CENTER ENROLLMENT CONTINUES TO EXCEED CAPACITY. AS A RESULT, GEI PLANS TO OPEN ADDITIONAL FACILITIES AS INDIANA LEGISLATION AND PUBLIC FUNDING ALLOWS.IN FY2024, GOODWILL FOUNDATION OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN INDIANA, INC., MADE GRANTS TO GCSI AND GEI FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES:GCSI:- SUPPORT FOR GCSI'S MISSION ADVANCEMENT OPERATIONS, SPECIFICALLY TO ASSIST YOUTH AND ADULTS SEEKING EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATIONAL ADVANCEMENT. - IMPLEMENTATION OF A NEW E-COMMERCE MODEL IN ORDER TO GROW AND ENHANCE GOODWILL'S ONLINE RETAIL SALES.- STARTUP SUPPORT FOR A NEW MEDICAL DEVICE MANUFACTURING FACILITY THAT WILL EMPLOY UP TO 100 PEOPLE FROM A LOW-INCOME NEIGHBORHOOD IN INDIANAPOLIS.- SUPPORT FOR WORK FOCUSED ON CONNECTING MISSION AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS TO THE FUTURE OF WORK AS DEFINED BY EMPLOYERS WITH HIGH DEMAND JOBS.GEI:- SCHOLARSHIPS PROVIDED TO ASSIST STUDENTS IN PURSUIT OF POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION.- FUNDING PROVIDED TO SUPPORT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.

  Expenses $80,727,332 · Grants $1,290,229 · Revenue $79,584,729

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

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.

Schedule J

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

• GOODWILL FOUNDATION OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN INDIANA INC

  $353,598

  PROVIDE MISSION SERVICES THROUGH FUTURE GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS

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.

• GOODWILL EDUCATION INITIATIVES INC

  501(C)(3) · PROVIDE EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH & ADULTS · IN · controlled entity

  Directly controlled by GOODWILL OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN INDIANA

• GW COMMERCIAL SERVICES INC

  501(C)(3) · PROVIDE REHABILITATION TRAINING AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES · IN · controlled entity

  Directly controlled by GOODWILL OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN INDIANA

• GOODWILL FOUNDATION OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN INDIANA INC

  501(C)(3) · SUPPORT OF GOODWILL INDUSTRIES · IN

• GOODWILL DE PUERTO RICO INC

  501(C)(3) · EMPLOYMENT & EDUCATION SERVICES FOR DISABLED & DISADVANTAGED YOUTH & ADULTS · PR · controlled entity

  Directly controlled by GOODWILL OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN INDIANA

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2024

Filed

15 May 2025

IRS schema version

2024v5.1

Source object

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