Goodwill Industries Manasota Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
GOODWILL INDUSTRIES UTILIZES ITS RESALE STRATEGIES TO PROVIDE JOB TRAINING TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AND OTHER BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT. GOODWILL ACCEPTS CLOTHING AND OTHER HOUSEHOLD DONATED GOODS FROM THE PUBLIC AND SELLS THESE DONATIONS IN GOODWILL COMMUNITY BASED STORES. REVENUE FROM THE SALE OF THESE GOODS GOES DIRECTLY TOWARD SUPPORTING AND GROWING CRITICAL COMMUNITY BASED PROGRAMS AND JOB PLACEMENT SERVICES.
- Income
- $147.0 million
- Spending
- $140.3 million
- Spent on programs
- 93%
- Reserves
- -0.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 66%
- Employees
- 2,541
- Volunteers
- 12
- Highest pay
- $593,576, president and 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: 50 out of 100. Higher than 30% of charities in its peer group (employment, over $100m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
5 of 20It owes 67% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 5% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 55% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1593% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 2 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 33% of charities in its peer group (employment, over $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2512 of 13 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 (3)
- $126.4 million spent. DONATED GOODS AND RETAIL PROGRAM SERVICES - GOODWILL INDUSTRIES UTILIZES ITS RESALE STRATEGIES TO PROVIDE ON THE JOB TRAINING TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AND OTHER BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT. GOODWILL ACCEPTS CLOTHING AND OTHER HOUSEHOLD DONATED GOODS FROM THE PUBLIC AND SELLS THESE DONATIONS IN GOODWILL COMMUNITY-BASED STORES. REVENUE FROM THE SALE OF THESE GOODS GOES DIRECTLY TOWARD SUPPORTING AND GROWING CRITICAL COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS AND JOB PLACEMENT SERVICES. THE ABOVE REVENUE DOES NOT INCLUDE CONTRIBUTIONS OF INVENTORY INCLUDED ON LINE 1G OF FORM 990, PART VIII IN THE AMOUNT OF $42,900,843.
- $3.6 million spent. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM SERVICES - GOODWILL PROVIDES EDUCATION AND CAREER SERVICES, AS WELL AS JOB PLACEMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND POST-EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES AND OTHER BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT SO THAT THEY CAN FIND AND KEEP GOOD JOBS. INDIVIDUALS CAN ACHIEVE GREATER LEVELS OF SELF- SUFFICIENCY AND ECONOMIC SUCCESS THROUGH GOODWILL'S FAMILY STRENGTHENING AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES - SUCH AS EMPLOYMENT TRAINING AND EDUCATION, WORK EXPERIENCE, EMPLOYMENT RETENTION SERVICES, FINANCIAL LITERACY, AND YOUTH- BASED PROGRAMS. GOODWILL PROGRAMS STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES AND FAMILIES AND PROMOTE INDEPENDENCE AND DIGNITY FOR PEOPLE WHO NEED IT MOST. IN 2024, GOODWILL PROVIDED VARIOUS MISSION RELATED SERVICES TO 6,644 PEOPLE, INCLUDING EMPLOYMENT AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING TO 675 INDIVIDUALS, INFORMATION AND REFERRAL SERVICES TO 2,903 WALK-INS AT SIX SERVICE LOCATIONS, DIVERTED OVER 98.4 MILLION POUNDS OF MATERIAL DIVERTED FROM LANDFILLS THROUGH SALES AND SALVAGE, SERVED 2,316 INDIVIDUALS THROUGH THE GOODPARTNER COACH PROGRAM, HAD 166 INDIVIDUALS GRADUATE FROM THE ROLE MODEL WORKER PROGRAM AND SERVED 22 INDIVIDUALS IN THE JOBS PLUS LANGUAGE PROGRAM.
- GOODWILL INDUSTRIES-MANASOTA, INC. (GOODWILL) IS A 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT DEDICATED TO ADVANCING ITS MISSION OF CHANGING LIVES THROUGH THE POWER OF WORK AND PROUDLY SERVES 10 COUNTIES ON THE EAST AND WEST COASTS OF FLORIDA. THE WEST COAST COUNTIES INCLUDE SARASOTA, MANATEE, HARDEE, AND PORTIONS OF NORTHWESTERN CHARLOTTE AND LEE COUNTIES, WHILE THE EAST COAST COUNTIES SERVE INDIAN RIVER, ST. LUCIE, MARTIN, OKEECHOBEE, AND PALM BEACH. THROUGH ITS MISSION-INTEGRATED SOCIAL ENTERPRISE MODEL, GOODWILL PROVIDES ACCESS TO RESOURCES, TRAINING, AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES THAT HELP INDIVIDUALS OVERCOME BARRIERS AND IMPROVE FINANCIAL STABILITY. GOODWILL ACCEPTS CLOTHING AND OTHER HOUSEHOLD DONATED GOODS FROM THE PUBLIC AND THE SALES OF THESE DONATED GOODS ACROSS ITS 30+ RETAIL LOCATIONS FUND THE MISSION, WHICH EMPLOYS MORE THAN 1,508 TEAM MEMBERS, 72% OF WHOM HAVE DISABILITIES AND/OR DISADVANTAGING CONDITIONS. ADDITIONALLY, THE ORGANIZATION OFFERS THREE CORE PROGRAMS WHICH ARE: (1) THE GOODPARTNER COACH PROGRAM OFFERS EACH GOODWILL TEAM MEMBER WITH A LIFE COACH WHO PROVIDES SUPPORT AND HELPS FACILITATE GOALS FOR EACH TEAM MEMBER, MOVING THEM FORWARD IN THEIR JOB AND IN LIFE. IN 2024, THE GOODPARTNER COACH PROGRAM PROVIDED COACHING TO 2,316 PEOPLE RESULTING IN A RETENTION RATE OF 84% FOR 30 DAYS AND 74% FOR 90 DAYS OF THOSE SERVED ACHIEVING AT LEAST ONE GOAL. (2) THE JOB CONNECTION SERVES COMMUNITY RESIDENTS WITH RESUME WRITING AND INTERVIEW SKILLS TRAINING. THE JOB CONNECTION WILL ASSIST INDIVIDUALS IN FINDING A MEANINGFUL EMPLOYMENT EITHER AT GOODWILL OR THROUGH ONE OF THE HUNDREDS OF EMPLOYER PARTNERSHIPS THAT THE ORGANIZATION HAS. IN 2024, THE JOB CONNECTION SERVED 601 PEOPLE RESULTING IN COMMUNITY PLACEMENTS FOR 257 PEOPLE WITH AN AVERAGE WAGE OF $15.62/HOUR. 95% OF THOSE PLACED WERE EMPLOYED IN AN ORGANIZATION WITH BENEFITS. (3) THE VETERANS SERVICES TEAM OFFERS REINTEGRATION SERVICES TO VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN FINDING AND MAINTAINING EMPLOYMENT. IN 2024, THERE WERE 554 VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES SERVED, RESULTING IN 49 PEOPLE BEING PLACED AT AN AVERAGE WAGE OF $20.35 /HOUR WITH A 100% RETENTION RATE AT 90 DAYS.
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 November 6, 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 January 1982.
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 November 4, 2026.
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