Davis Memorial Goodwill Industries
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
SEE SCHEDULE O.GOODWILL OF GREATER WASHINGTON'S MISSION IS TO TRANSFORM LIVES AND COMMUNITIES THROUGH THE POWER OF EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT. GOODWILL PROVIDES FREE JOB TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES TO PEOPLE WITH DISADVANTAGES, DISABILITIES OR OTHER BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT THROUGHOUT THE GREATER WASHINGTON, DC METROPOLITAN REGION.
- Income
- $81.3 million
- Spending
- $79.7 million
- Spent on programs
- 92%
- Reserves
- 1.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- other income, 55%
- Employees
- 1,264
- Volunteers
- 15
- Highest pay
- $616,406, president & ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 54 out of 100. Higher than 29% of charities in its peer group (employment, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.7 months of spending.
Debt
2 of 20It owes 78% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 2% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 8% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1592% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 6 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 41% of charities in its peer group (employment, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2515 of 16 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (4)
- $59.0 million spent. DONATED GOODS: IN 2024, GOODWILL OF GREATER WASHINGTON OPERATED 22 RETAIL STORES, 21 DONATION CENTERS, AND TWO WAREHOUSES THAT ARE CENTRAL TO THE FULFILLMENT OF GOODWILL'S MISSION TO PROVIDE JOBS, JOB TRAINING, EDUCATION, AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH DISADVANTAGES AND DISABILITIES. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O. IN 2024, MORE THAN $57.4 MILLION WORTH OF GENTLY USED CLOTHING, FURNITURE, AND OTHER HOUSEHOLD GOODS WERE SORTED, PRICED, AND SOLD IN GOODWILL'S 22 RETAIL LOCATIONS PLUS ONLINE, SAVING OUR CUSTOMERS HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ON QUALITY, LOW-COST GOODS, WHILE PROVIDING THE REVENUE NECESSARY TO FUND OUR CRITICAL JOB TRAINING, EDUCATION, AND EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. IN 2024, MORE THAN 2.6 MILLION TRANSACTIONS WERE MADE IN OUR BRICK-AND-MORTAR STORES AND OVER 120,000 ONLINE. ADDITIONALLY, MORE THAN 1,050,590 GENEROUS DONATIONS WERE RECEIVED, KEEPING MORE THAN 48.3 MILLION POUNDS OF MATERIAL OUT OF AREA LANDFILLS. GOODWILL STORES ARE ALSO A SOURCE OF MISSION FULFILLMENT. WE DON'T JUST PROVIDE JOB TRAINING TO PEOPLE WITH BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT; WE ALSO EMPLOY THEM. MANY OF GOODWILL'S RETAIL AND DONATED GOODS TEAM MEMBERS HAVE OVERCOME SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES AND OBSTACLES TO FIND SUCCESS IN THEIR WORK.
- $11.5 million spent. CONTRACTS: ONE OF GOODWILL OF GREATER WASHINGTON'S MOST SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS AND MISSION FULFILLMENT OPERATIONS IS ITS CONTRACT SERVICES DIVISION. IN 2024, UNDER THE ABILITY ONE PROGRAM AND COMMERCIAL CONTRACTS, GOODWILL EMPLOYED 207 PEOPLE IN ITS 9 FEDERAL CONTRACT SITES THROUGHOUT THE DC AREA CLEANING MORE THAN 3 MILLION SQUARE FEET AT BUILDINGS INCLUDING THE BUREAU OF ENGRAVING & PRINTING, THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART, SENATE OFFICE BUILDING, BOLLING AIR FORCE BASE, AND THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O. APPROXIMATELY 79% OF ALL THE LABOR HOURS PERFORMED ON THESE CONTRACTS ARE PERFORMED BY INDIVIDUALS WITH SIGNIFICANT DISABILITIES, AND THE AVERAGE HOURLY WAGE, WITH BENEFITS, FOR ALL CONTRACTS TEAM MEMBERS WAS $22.80/HOUR. GOODWILL PROVIDES CUSTODIAL, GROUNDS MAINTENANCE, AND GLASSWARE CLEANING SERVICES TO GOVERNMENT AND COMMERCIAL FACILITIES. GOODWILL OFFERS ITS TEAM MEMBERS HOPE, DIGNITY, AND A FUTURE FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES.
- $2.0 million spent. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT: IN 2024, GOODWILL OF GREATER WASHINGTON'S MISSION IMPACT TEAM PROVIDED WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES TO 2,664 PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE GREATER WASHINGTON, DC REGION. THESE CRITICAL SERVICES WERE FUNDED THROUGH THE REVENUE GENERATED BY GOODWILL'S CONTRACTS OPERATIONS, THE DONATIONS SOLD AT GOODWILL'S 22 AREA RETAIL STORES AND ONLINE, AND THROUGH THE GENEROUS FINANCIAL SUPPORT OF OUR INDIVIDUAL AND CORPORATE DONORS. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O. THE COMMUNITY DEMAND FOR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES CONTINUES TO GROW AND EVOLVE DUE TO THE RECOGNITION OF GOODWILL'S SUCCESS IN TRAINING, EDUCATING, AND HIRING PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN MOST CHALLENGED IN FINDING EMPLOYMENT ON THEIR OWN. THE POPULATIONS GOODWILL SERVES ARE VERY DIVERSE AND FACE A VARIETY OF BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT. THEY MAY HAVE PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, DEVELOPMENTAL, OR OTHER DISABLING CONDITIONS; OR THEY MAY LACK AN EDUCATION OR ENGLISH PROFICIENCY. SOME OF THE PEOPLE GOODWILL SERVES ARE JUSTICE SYSTEM INVOLVED AND TRYING TO REBUILD THEIR LIVES. OTHERS, PARTICULARLY WOMEN, HAVE HAD DIFFICULTY IN KEEPING STEADY EMPLOYMENT DUE TO THE CHALLENGES OF CARING FOR DEPENDENTS. THE ONE CONSISTENT BARRIER FACED BY ALL THE PEOPLE WHO WALK THROUGH GOODWILL'S DOORS IS A LACK OF MARKETABLE JOB SKILLS. THAT'S WHY THE COMMUNITY IMPACT TEAM PROVIDES JOB COACHING, CAREER DEVELOPMENT, AND RETENTION SERVICES. THESE SERVICES HELP INDIVIDUALS WITH DISADVANTAGES AND DISABILITIES ENTER OR RE-ENTER THE WORKFORCE WITH CONFIDENCE AND DIGNITY, WHILE HELPING THEM GROW IN THEIR CAREERS. TO FURTHER ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF THE UNDERSERVED IN THE COMMUNITY, GOODWILL OF GREATER WASHINGTON OPENED THE GOODWILL EXCEL CENTER, PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL IN 2016. THE EXCEL CENTER IS WASHINGTON, DC'S FIRST ADULT CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL TO OFFER A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA, RATHER THAN A GED, AS WELL AS INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED CERTIFICATIONS TO DC RESIDENTS WHO HAVE NOT COMPLETED THEIR HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION. WITH APPROXIMATELY 60,000 ADULT DC RESIDENTS LACKING A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR THE EQUIVALENT, THE NEED IS GREAT. IN 2024 THE GOODWILL EXCEL CENTER ENROLLED 835 STUDENTS AND GRADUATED 115. GOODWILL'S PRIMARY GOAL AT THE SCHOOL, AS WELL AS WITH ALL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, IS TO MATCH THE SKILLS, INTERESTS, AND WORK PREFERENCES OF THE STUDENTS TO THE NEEDS OF LOCAL EMPLOYERS WHO OFFER SUSTAINABLE WAGES. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH AN INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATIONAL AND/OR EMPLOYMENT PLAN, MOCK INTERVIEWS, CAREER ASSESSMENTS, INTERNSHIPS, WORK TRIALS, AND OTHER DISCOVERY STRATEGIES.GOODWILL OF GREATER WASHINGTON IS ALSO PLACING A GREATER EMPHASIS ON PROVIDING CAREER ENHANCEMENT AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO ITS OWN TEAM MEMBERS MANY OF WHOM FACE SIMILAR BARRIERS TO THE POPULATIONS SERVED THROUGH GOODWILL'S JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS. GOODWILL'S RISE COACHING PROGRAM PROVIDES TEAM MEMBERS WITH ACCESS TO COMMUNITY SERVICES AND RESOURCES THAT CAN HELP THEM OVERCOME PERSONAL BARRIERS SUCH AS TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT OR CHILDCARE. IN 2024, 979 GOODWILL EMPLOYEES RECEIVED FREE LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES TO ASSIST THEM IN ACHIEVING THEIR PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL GOALS. ADDITIONALLY, THROUGH GOODWILL'S TRAC (THE RISE ACADEMY) CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, GOODWILL PREPARES ITS TEAM MEMBERS FOR CAREER GROWTH AND ADVANCEMENT INSIDE OR OUTSIDE OF GOODWILL. LAST YEAR, 177 GOODWILL TEAM MEMBERS RECEIVED FREE CAREER TRAINING PROGRAMS AND SERVICES.
- $674,779 spent. EDUCATION PROGRAM
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since September 1942.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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