Goodwill Industries of Southwestern Michigan Inc

Analysis

Goodwill Industries of Southwestern Michigan Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Kalamazoo, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1958, 68 years ago. Its declared purposes cover employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Goodwill Industries of Southwestern Michigan Inc reported income of $12.9m and spending of $13.6m, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $13.7m to $12.9m (-5.8%), an average of -1.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Goodwill Industries of Southwestern Michigan Inc sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Goodwill Industries of Northeast Indiana Inc ($12.9m), Mercy Flight Central Inc ($12.9m) and Goodwill Industries of North Louisiana Inc ($12.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 81% and program service revenue 18% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $165k (1.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $6.8m. At year end it held assets of $18.7m against liabilities of $2.1m, net assets of $16.6m. It reported 424 employees.