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| Founded | 1902, in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
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| Founder | The Reverend Edgar J. Helms[1][2] [3]
Headquarters = 15810 Indianola Drive |
| Number of locations | 4,245 thrift stores (2021)[5] |
| 53-0196517, 04-2106765 | |
| Focus | Vocational rehabilitation for disabled persons |
Area served | 14 countries |
| Products | Retail |
Key people | Steven C. Preston (president & CEO)[6] |
Revenue | US$7.4 billion (2022) |
| Website | www |
Goodwill Industries International Inc., or simply Goodwill, is an American business that provides job training, employment placement services and other community-based programs for people who face barriers in their employment.[7]
Goodwill Industries also hires veterans and individuals who lack job experience, an education, or face employment challenges.[8] The business is funded by a network of 3,200+ retail thrift stores, operating as independent stores. Goodwill Industries operates as a network of independent, community-based organizations in Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, Finland, Italy, South Korea, Mexico, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, the United States, Uruguay and Venezuela, with 165 local Goodwill retail stores in the United States and Canada.[8] It slowly expanded from its founding in 1902 and was first called Goodwill in 1915.[9] In their 2018 fiscal year, Goodwill organizations generated $6.1 billion in revenue, of which $5.27 billion was spent on charitable services, and $646 million was spent on salaries and other operating expenses. Services constituted 89 percent of expenses.[10] In 2015, the group served more than 37 million people, with more than 312,000 people placed into employment.[11] Goodwill Industries' logo is a stylized letter g, resembling a smiling face, designed by Joseph Selame in 1968.[12]
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- ^ Pitts, Jonathan M. (18 October 2019). "Maryland's Goodwill chapter expanding — and evolving — a century later". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on July 9, 2020. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
- ^ {url=https://www.goodwill.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Edgar-J.-Helms-Bio-updated-January-2020.pdf
- ^ "Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax, Form 990" (PDF). Goodwill Industries, Inc. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 2, 2013. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
- ^ "Numbers of Goodwill in United States". SmartScraper. New York City: Rentech Digital. 21 April 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "Goodwill Industries International Announces New President and CEO". Goodwill. October 30, 2018. Archived from the original on November 7, 2018. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
- ^ "Goodwill Industries International, Inc. - GuideStar Profile". www.guidestar.org. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
- ^ a b "Annual Report". Goodwill Industries International. Archived from the original on August 13, 2020. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
- ^ "Global - Goodwill Industries International, Inc". goodwill.org. Archived from the original on October 7, 2018. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
- ^ "Goodwill Industries International". Forbes. Archived from the original on April 29, 2021. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
- ^ "About Us". Goodwill Industries International. 17 January 2013. Archived from the original on January 29, 2017. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- ^ Heller, Steven (April 20, 2011). "Joseph Selame, Designer of Corporate Logos, Dies at 86". The New York Times. Archived from the original on April 29, 2011. Retrieved May 3, 2011.