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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: October 2024 Expires: October 2026

Goodwill Industries of Fort Worth

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards

4200 Airport Freeway
Fort Worth, TX, 76117

Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

Goodwill Industries of Fort Worth meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
"to create lives of independence and build a stronger local community."

Year, State Incorporated:
1997, TX

Also Known As:
Goodwill North Central Texas

Goodwill Industries of Fort Worth (Goodwill Fort Worth) offers programs to teach, train, employ, and empower people with physical or mental disabilities, as well as other barriers to employment. As reported by the organization, in 2023, Goodwill Fort Worth served 11,920 people, including 2,504 receiving employment training and placement services.

For the year ended December 31, 2023, Goodwill Industries of Fort Worth's program expenses were:

Retail stores $23,574,208
Industrial contracts $8,108,004
Career services $6,572,603
Transportation and sorting $4,473,092
Salvage $3,667,206
Housing and occupancy $2,639,197
Contributed goods production $2,341,690
Community relations $726,436
Total Program Expenses $52,102,436

Chief Executive
David Cox, President and CEO

Compensation*
$672,853

Chair of the Board
Patrick Gotcher

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Business Advisor

Board Size
17

Paid Staff Size
1767

*2022 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Grant proposals, Direct mail appeals, Planned giving arrangements, Print advertisements (newspapers, magazines, etc.)

Fundraising costs were 1% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $21,725,681, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on Goodwill Industries of Fort Worth's audited financial statements - combined for the year ended December 31, 2023.

Source of Funds
Public contributions $21,725,681
Store sales $16,752,066
Investment income, net $14,718,574
Industrial contracts $9,651,757
Salvage sales $7,209,973
Miscellaneous $1,122,633
Change in fair value of interest rate swap $251,745
Gain on disposal of assets $5,150
Cost of sales $-1,686,384
Total Income $71,733,033

Programs: 87% Fundraising: 0% Administrative: 13%

Total Income $71,733,033
Total expenses: $59,819,571
  Program expenses $52,102,436
  Fundraising expenses $230,194
  Administrative expenses $7,486,941
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $11,913,462
Beginning Net Assets $1,825,908
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $1,686,406
Total Liabilities $36,414,298
Total Assets $134,302,142

Note: According to Goodwill Fort Worth's 2023 audited financial statements, the organization received in-kind contributions of $21,061,520 in donated goods.

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Report completed by:
BBB Wise Giving Alliance