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GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF THE SOUTHERN RIVERS INC

EIN 58-6035822 COLUMBUS, GA

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Revenue 2023
$41,464,137
Expenses 2023
$37,772,157

Program services were 98.1% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
J320
Classification
1200
Street
2601 CROSS COUNTRY DRIVE BLDG A

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

SINCE 2006, GOODWILL OF THE SOUTHERN RIVERS (GOODWILLSR) HAS INTENSELY FOCUSED ON EXPANDING ITS MISSION TO SERVE MORE PEOPLE IN MORE COMMUNITIES. WHEN WE BEGAN THIS JOURNEY, WE PROVIDED SERVICES IN FOUR FACILITIES IN COLUMBUS AND ALBANY, GEORGIA. TODAY, INDIVIDUALS LIVING IN AND NEAR LAGRANGE, NEWNAN, ALBANY, CARROLLTON, COLUMBUS, TIFTON AND VALDOSTA GEORGIA AS WELL AS AUBURN/OPELIKA AND PHENIX CITY, ALABAMA HAVE ACCESS TO SERVICES PROVIDED BY GOODWILLSR IN NINE FACILITIES.OUR MISSION IS CHANGING LIVES THROUGH THE POWER OF WORK. OUR RETAIL STORES ARE FOUNDATIONAL TO OUR SUSTAINABILITY AND DELIVERY OF THE MISSION THROUGHOUT OUR 50-COUNTY TERRITORY IN GEORGIA AND ALABAMA. THE SALE OF DONATED ITEMS YIELDS THE DOLLARS TO MAINTAIN THE STORES AND FUND MOST OF THE TRAINING, PLACEMENT AND FINANCIAL CLASSES WE OFFER. THE TRAINING PROGRAMS OFFERED THROUGH OUR TRAINING CENTERS AND FREE CAREER SERVICES IN CAREER CENTERS THROUGHOUT OUR TERRITORY HELP EASE POVERTY AND UNEMPLOYMENT WHILE POSITIVELY I

Activities or mission (Part I)

SEE SCHEDULE 0.

  • THE SALE OF GENTLY USED DONATIONS IS THE PRIMARY SOURCE THROUGH WHICH GOODWILLSR FUNDS ITS SERVICES. THESE SALES REPRESENT NEARLY 75% OF GROSS REVENUE. DURING 2023, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR 585 INDIVIDUALS THROUGH ITS RETAIL OPERATIONS. ADDITIONALLY, NINE RETAIL LOCATIONS PROVIDED MISSION RELATED SERVICES ON SITE RESULTING IN 39,231 PEOPLE SERVED AND 6,137 JOB CONNECTIONS. IN ADDITION TO THE STORE LOCATIONS, GOODWILLSR HAD 33 DONATION SITES LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE 50-COUNTY TERRITORY IN GEORGIA AND ALABAMA. GOODWILLSR COLLECTED GENTLY USED HOUSEHOLD GOODS FROM 507,358 DONORS, DIVERTING 7,237,380 POUNDS FROM COMMUNITY LANDFIELDS.MORE INFORMATION ON GOODWILLSR'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS, ARE LOCATED THROUGHOUT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.GOODWILLSR.ORG.

    Expenses $29,968,744 · Revenue $37,200,344

  • DURING 2023, MISSION SERVICES AIDED 39.231 INDIVIDUALS AND MADE 6,137 JOB CONNECTIONS. THE ORGANIZATION ASSISTED INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES AND OTHER DISADVANTAGES THROUGH A HOST OF SERVICES LOCATED IN GOODWILLSR CAREER CENTERS AND TRAINING FACILITIES INCLUDING: WORK EVALUATION, WORK ADJUSTMENT, SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT, WORK EXPERIENCE, CUSTODIAL TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION, RETAIL TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION, SUMMER ENRICHMENT, GED PREPARATION AND TEST FUNDING, ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER CLASSES, IN-SCHOOL SUPPORTS, COMMUNITY VOUCHERS, POST-SECONDARY EDUCATIONAL SUPPORTS, RESTAURANT FOOD SERVICE TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION, AND RETURNING CITIZENS TRAINING. ALL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES ARE PROVIDED AT NO COST TO THE CLIENT THROUGH A COMBINATION OF FUNDERS AND GRANTS.RESPONDING TO AN INCREASING HISPANIC POPULATION IN THE TERRITORY, GOODWILLSR HISPANIC SERVICES PROGRAM OFFERS FREE SERVICES BASED ON THE UNIQUE CHALLENGES OF THE HISPANIC COMMUNITY, WITH BILINGUAL CAREER CENTERS LOCATED IN COLUMBUS,NEWNAN AND VALDOSTA GEORGIA. HISPANIC SERVICES AIDED 3,050 CLIENTS IN 2023. PROGRAMS INCLUDE BILINGUAL WORKSHOPS, JOB FAIRS, AND ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (ESL) CLASSES. THE PROGRAM ALSO ENGAGES PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL AGENCIES, SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AND ORGANIZATIONS TO REACH THE HISPANIC COMMUNITY. THE HISPANIC YOUTH PROGRAM FOR EMPLOYMENT (HYPE) ENCOURAGES HIGH SCHOOL-AGED STUDENTS TO FINISH SCHOOL WHILE PREPARING THEM FOR THE WORKFORCE. THE GOAL OF HYPE IS TO HELP DECREASE THE NUMBER OF HISPANIC STUDENTS DROPPING OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL, WHICH IS HIGHER THAN ANY OTHER RACIAL OR ETHNIC GROUP NATIONWIDE.IN 2010, GOODWILLSR BEGAN OFFERING FREE TAX PREPARATION SERVICES FOR FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS WHO MET CERTAIN INCOME REQUIREMENTS THROUGH AN IRS SPONSORED GRANT CALLED VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE, OR VITA. IN 2023, GOODWILLSR SERVED 7,143 CLIENTS RESULTING IN REFUNDS THAT SURPASSED $8.3 MILLION. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT GOODWILLSR ACCOMPLISHMENTS, PLEASE VISIT US AT WWW.GOODWILLSR.ORG.

    Expenses $6,933,052 · Revenue $970,130

  • GOODWILLSR RECEIVES A LARGE VOLUME OF DONATED GOODS, AND SOME OF THESE GOODS DO NOT MEET THE STANDARDS OF SALEABILITY IN A GOODWILL RETAIL LOCATION. GOODWILL PACKAGES THESE ITEMS AND SELLS THEM THROUGH THE SALVAGE COMMODITY MARKET. DURING 2023, GOODWILL DIVERTED 7,237,380 POUNDS OF REFUSE FROM LANDFILLS.

    Expenses $142,172 · Revenue $1,868,369

As filed on the 2023 return.

Officers and directors · 2023

As listed in Part VII of the 2023 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Henry Warden

    President & CEO

    Total calculated
    $418,430
    From this org
    $388,497
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,933
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $281,749
    Bonus
    $100,625
    Other
    $6,123
    Deferred
    $16,905
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,028
    Filer's total
    $418,430

  • Joel Grossman

    VP OF OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $252,431
    From this org
    $229,126
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,305
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $175,669
    Bonus
    $51,118
    Other
    $2,339
    Deferred
    $10,540
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,765
    Filer's total
    $252,431

  • Tricia Llewellyn Konan

    VP OF MISSION SERVICES

    Total calculated
    $240,268
    From this org
    $208,489
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,779
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $159,504
    Bonus
    $46,646
    Other
    $2,339
    Deferred
    $9,570
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,209
    Filer's total
    $240,268

  • Terry Reis

    V.P. OF FINANCE AND IT

    Total calculated
    $240,216
    From this org
    $217,480
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,736
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $166,184
    Bonus
    $48,608
    Other
    $2,688
    Deferred
    $9,971
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,765
    Filer's total
    $240,216

  • Audrey Hollingsworth

    V P OF PEOPLE SERVICES

    Total calculated
    $203,506
    From this org
    $187,748
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,758
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $140,065
    Bonus
    $45,460
    Other
    $2,223
    Deferred
    $8,404
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,354
    Filer's total
    $203,506

  • Julie Bennett

    DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATION

    Total calculated
    $181,644
    From this org
    $168,879
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,765
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $141,587
    Bonus
    $25,113
    Other
    $2,179
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,765
    Filer's total
    $181,644

  • Cheryl Vasquez

    DIR-IT SVCS

    Total calculated
    $173,252
    From this org
    $165,229
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,023
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $138,217
    Bonus
    $24,503
    Other
    $2,509
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,023
    Filer's total
    $173,252

  • Jerry Payne

    DIRECTOR OF RETAIL STORES

    Total calculated
    $168,281
    From this org
    $155,516
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,765
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $127,579
    Bonus
    $25,788
    Other
    $2,149
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,765
    Filer's total
    $168,281

  • Travis Chambers

    DIR OF PEOPLE SVCS

    Total calculated
    $161,719
    From this org
    $132,849
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,870
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $112,028
    Bonus
    $18,987
    Other
    $1,834
    Deferred
    $6,722
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,148
    Filer's total
    $161,719

  • Anna Hensley

    DIR BUS ANALYTICS

    Total calculated
    $150,130
    From this org
    $122,455
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,675
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $102,585
    Bonus
    $18,201
    Other
    $1,669
    Deferred
    $6,155
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,520
    Filer's total
    $150,130

  • Tara Smith

    DIR OF ACCOUNTING

    Total calculated
    $147,061
    From this org
    $132,448
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,613
    Hours/week
    45

  • Sarah Horton

    DIR OF BUS ENGAGE

    Total calculated
    $138,164
    From this org
    $125,150
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,014
    Hours/week
    40

  • Wayne Joiner

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Reggie Lewis

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Shane McDougall

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • David Clonts

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Brandon Cockrell

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Richard Young

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tom McDaniel

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Belva Dorsey

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Helena Coates

    CHAIR PERSON

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Thomas MacDonald

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sam Hall

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tracey Green

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Pete Sumners

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

The first 25 listed. 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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2023
    Revenue
    $41,464,137
    Expenses
    $37,772,157
    Contributions
    $492,053
    Grants paid
    $186,937
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $36,347,592
    Expenses
    $35,081,392
    Contributions
    $382,296
    Grants paid
    $299,790

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $32,786,540
    Expenses
    $29,198,439
    Assets (EOY)
    $35,574,289

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $33,082,568
    Expenses
    $23,565,095
    Assets (EOY)
    $32,136,753

  • 2020 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $24,075,751
    Expenses
    $23,200,888
    Assets (EOY)
    $19,639,164

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $21,902,660
    Expenses
    $20,589,363
    Assets (EOY)
    $17,886,691

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $20,760,155
    Expenses
    $20,136,520
    Assets (EOY)
    $16,706,244

  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $19,870,791
    Expenses
    $19,784,251
    Assets (EOY)
    $15,471,529

  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $22,190,688
    Expenses
    $19,798,488
    Assets (EOY)
    $15,730,810

  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $20,209,758
    Expenses
    $18,758,361
    Assets (EOY)
    $21,768,255

  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $16,332,777
    Expenses
    $17,473,565
    Assets (EOY)
    $16,049,814

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

  • UNITED WAY OF THE CHATT VALLE

    $232,750

    2022 TO ASSIT OTHER NON PROFITS

  • GEORGIA PGA FOUNDATION

    $179,937

    2023 ASSIST VETERANS SUFFERING FROM PTSD

  • FLORIDA GOODWILL ASSOCIATION

    $39,105

    2022 HURRICANE ASSISTANCE

  • INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITT

    $27,935

    2022 ASSIST UKRAINE

  • GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF HAWAII

    $7,000

    2023 WILDFIRES ASSISTANCE

Where these grants went next →

Grants received

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Declared on its 2023 return

Declared as related by

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 11 November 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 9 November 2026 and read 9 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2023, the newest we have parsed for this organization.