Goodwill Industries of the Greater Chattanooga Area

Analysis

Goodwill Industries of the Greater Chattanooga Area is a registered charity in United States, based in Chattanooga, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1942, 84 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 the Greater Chattanooga Area reported income of $20.8m and spending of $19.7m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $16.2m to $20.8m (+28%), an average of +6.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 89% 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 the Greater Chattanooga Area sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Institute of Management Accountants Inc ($20.8m), Laborers Training and Retraining Trust Fund for Northern California ($20.9m) and Community Work & Independence Inc ($20.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 3.4% and program service revenue 96% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $611k (3.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $9.4m. At year end it held assets of $25.6m against liabilities of $13.2m, net assets of $12.4m. It reported 822 employees.