Goodwill Industries of East Texas
Meets Standards
Standards For Charity Accountability
Governance
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Board Oversight
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Board Size
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Board Meetings
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Board Compensation
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Conflict of Interest
Measuring Effectiveness
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Effectiveness Policy
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Effectiveness Report
Finances
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Program Expenses
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Fundraising Expenses
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Accumulating Funds
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Audit Report
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Detailed Expense Breakdown
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Accurate Expense Reporting
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Budget Plan
Fundraising & Info
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Truthful Materials
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Annual Report
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Website Disclosures
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Donor Privacy
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Cause Marketing Disclosures
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Complaints
Goodwill Industries of East Texas meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
Stated Purpose:
"To provide vocational services, training and employment including sheltered workshops and other opportunities for the disabled and/or disadvantaged who cannot be readily absorbed by the competitive labor market. All persons shall be given equal opportunity regardless of race, religion, creed, color, sex, national origin, ancestry, marital status, age and without regard to mental or physical handicap."
Year, State Incorporated:
1975, TX
Also Known As:
Goodwill Industries, OIT, Inc Goodwill Inds of The Pines Goodwill Industries Super Store
Programs Goodwill Industries of East Texas, Inc. offers services in Anderson, Cherokee, Gregg, Harrison, Henderson, Marion, Panola, Rusk, Shelby, Smith, Upshur, VanZandt and Wood counties. Its goal is to put people to work. Its target population is persons with physical disabilities or other types of barriers to employment. The services offered include Vocational Evaluation testing, Work Adjustment Training, Personal Social Adjustment Training, Job Coaching, Job Placement, Supported Employment, Supported Self Employment, and Counseling. In addition, it offers extended employment at the Commercial Services Division (formerly named OIT) which gives individuals not ready for immediate placement a chance to develop their skills and level of self-confidence before assuming a permanent job in the competitive marketplace. By being an employer as well as a training/rehabilitation/job placement service it provides the community, financial support through the wages paid and a skilled workforce to meet the needs of existing job vacancies.
For the year ended December 31, 2023, Goodwill Industries of East Texas's program expenses were:
| Programs | $9,547,876 |
| Total Program Expenses | $9,547,876 |
Chief Executive
Kimberly Lewis, President/CEO
Compensation*
$240,201
Chair of the Board
Elizabeth Hudson, Community Engagement Coordinator
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
UT Tyler Cowan Center
Board Size
16
Paid Staff Size
272
* Compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts and other allowances.
Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Invitations to fund raising events, Print advertisements (newspapers, magazines, etc.), Grant proposals, Internet, Planned giving arrangements, Appeals via Social Media (Facebook, etc.)
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 East Texas's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023.
Source of Funds
| Contributions - Donated Goods | $9,669,557 |
| Extended Employment Services Revenue | $1,203,681 |
| Salvage Sales | $459,041 |
| Grant Revenue | $431,109 |
| Mission Services Revenue | $385,193 |
| Investment Income | $346,713 |
| Contributions | $280,395 |
| Miscellaneous | $74,923 |
| Gift In-Kind Donation | $62,033 |
| Store Sales | $43,598 |
| Rental Income | $2,250 |
| Total Income | $12,958,493 |
Programs: 76% Fundraising: 0% Administrative: 24%
| Total Income | $12,958,493 |
| Total expenses: | $12,614,701 |
| Program expenses | $9,547,876 |
| Fundraising expenses | $59,611 |
| Administrative expenses | $3,007,214 |
| Other expenses | $0 |
| Income in Excess of Expenses | $343,792 |
| Beginning Net Assets | $19,733,323 |
| Other Changes In Net Assets | $10,751 |
| Ending Net Assets | $20,087,866 |
| Total Liabilities | $1,763,141 |
| Total Assets | $21,851,007 |
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