Goodwill Retail Services Inc

“Members or stockholders goodwill is the sole corporate member of goodwill retail.”

“Members or stockholders who may elect governing body goodwill is the sole corporate member and in this capacity elects the board of directors of goodwill retail.”

“Members or stockholders who may approve decisions goodwill is the sole corporate member and in this capacity approves the actions of goodwill retail.”

“Form 990 review an independent accounting firm prepared the irs form 990 and related schedules. The organization's finance team reviewed the completed form. Members of the audit, risk and compliance committee of the board of directors reviewed the form at its june 11, 2025 committee meeting. In addition, members of the full board were provided with an electronic copy of the form prior to filing of the form 990.”

“Written conflict of interest policy goodwill industries of southeastern wisconsin, inc. And affiliates ("goodwill") maintains a conflict of interest policy ("policy"). The purpose of the policy is to protect goodwill's interests when contemplating entering into a transaction or arrangement that might benefit the financial interest of an interested person such as an officer, director, or key employee of goodwill. An interested person must disclose the existence of his or her financial interest and all material facts related to the proposed transaction or arrangement. After such disclosure, he or she shall recuse himself or herself during the discussion of, and the vote on, the proposed transaction, whether the transaction reflects fair market value, has no bearing on the relationship, and is in the best interest of the organization.”

“Compensation determination goodwill industries of southeastern wisconsin, inc. And affiliates' ("goodwill") compensation package includes a salary, defined contribution plan and health and welfare benefits. Goodwill engaged an independent firm to assess reasonableness of its compensation package for top management positions. The firm assessed compensation using survey data representing similar positions based on industry, revenue, number of employees and other peer group data. The report was reviewed by the human resources and compensation committee ("committee") of the board of directors and compensation for goodwill's top management positions was approved by a committee vote november 6, 2024.”

“Public availability goodwill industries of southeastern wisconsin, inc. And affiliates ("goodwill") posts its governing documents, annual report, financial statements and forms 990 to its website. Goodwill also makes this information, and other required disclosures, available upon request.”

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“Compensation from a related organization goodwill retail does not directly compensate all of its officers, including those who serve in back office roles like finance and accounting. The filing organization relies on its parent organization, goodwill industries of southeastern wisconsin, inc., to facilitate it's compensation. The compensation listed on form 990, part vii is the total compensation paid by the parent organization to manage the parent organization and its related organizations, including goodwill retail.”

“501(c)(3) status. Goodwill retail shares the mission of its parent company, which is: connecting people to work. Preparing people for life. Goodwill is dedicated to creating collective community impact through its purpose-driven partnerships, businesses and community action. Goodwill is focused on strengthening communities, eliminating barriers to opportunity, helping people connect to valuable employment and resources, and contributing to a more sustainable environment. Goodwill pursues its mission by helping people build job and life skills to shape a resilient workforce, providing pathways for youth and removing barriers for our communities. Anchored in workforce development, goodwill provides job and placement support, access to resources that help navigate employment challenges and preparation for the workplace to maintain employment. Goodwill addresses barriers by providing community resources for barriers such as dependent care, transportation, unemployment, education, poverty, language, disability, housing, skills gaps, re-entry and age. As part of building a pipeline for the local workforce, goodwill is also helping teens and young adults. By providing programs and services for career exploration and job readiness training, more teens and young adults can sustain employment and identify career advancement opportunities. Community-based support is provided to remove barriers and build independence for individuals by supporting health, independence and economic stability for more sustainable and independent lives. Beginning with its first workshop in a milwaukee church basement, where donations were sorted and prepared for sale in a small store nearby, goodwill has offered what its founder described as "a chance, not charity" to people with barriers. To fulfill its primary purposes of employment and self-sufficiency for people with disabilities or disadvantages, goodwill takes an entrepreneurial approach. Over the years, goodwill has pursued a variety of enterprises to help prepare individuals for employment and place them in jobs both in the community and within goodwill's own operations. Goodwill operates store and donation centers, outlets, and ecommerce; provides food service support and other service activities for the united states navy; and delivers a wide variety of social services, including vocational training, employment services, supported employment, and adult day services. For more than 105 years, goodwill has operated store and donation centers to support its charitable mission. The store and donation centers sell donated items that generate revenue to provide job training and employment and to remove barriers for sustainable employment. The store and donation centers sell previously-owned donated goods like clothing and household items. Goodwill sells items through multiple channels, to extend the life of donations by reaching consumers based on their shopping preferences. Donations that are eligible for resale go through multiple retail channels including our store and donation centers or online. Once items have gone through these resale channels, they continue through a circular process by being sent to our outlet stores, giving donations another opportunity to find a new home. As part of its strategy to operate businesses to fund its mission, goodwill operates more than 70 store and donation centers, three outlets, and an ecommerce operation. With locations throughout its territory, goodwill is able to promote to shoppers and donors and provide its mission to more people, in more communities. In 2024, we were able to: - leverage donations for maximum impact and to impact more than 110,000 lives - reduce waste and keeping over 136 million pounds of waste out of landfills - provide resources for shoppers and donors to repurpose and recycle clothing, household items and other donated goods both in-store and online”

“About the retail services business and receive job training in addition to training on topics such as goodwill's mission, customer service, and safety. Goodwill store & donation centers provide a convenient place for people to donate previously-owned goods. During 2024, goodwill retail recorded over 3 million donor transactions of household items from individuals in the communities served. Those donated items are processed by goodwill retail employees and sold to the public at affordable prices in goodwill stores. In keeping with goodwill's re-use and repurpose philosophy, goodwill retail makes an effort to maximize the usefulness of every item donated. Goodwill retail operates outlet stores, which sell unsold items from store and donation centers, giving them one last chance for the public to purchase. Goodwill sells items through multiple channels, to extend the life of donations by reaching consumers based on their shopping preferences. Donations that are eligible for resale go through multiple retail channels including our store and donation centers or online. Once items have gone through these resale channels, they continue through a circular process by being sent to our outlet stores, giving donations another opportunity to find a new home. In 2024, goodwill diverted nearly 140 million pounds of material from landfills. Goodwill retail actively participates in public assistance programs with various governmental and other not-for-profit organizations to distribute donated goods to persons in need. Through the goodwill cares program, at every goodwill store & donation center in greater milwaukee and chicago, people in need can exchange vouchers for useful merchandise at no cost. In 2024, goodwill retail partnered with local human service agencies to provide work opportunities for individuals with disabilities. Goodwill retail demonstrates its commitment to training and support for employee development by providing forklift training to employees and a career path program. The career path program has a defined and focused career development track that offers employees the chance to learn, grow, and advance as retail leaders. Goodwill retail also provides workforce development and training opportunities as well as supportive services to its employees, to help them navigate barriers to their success and connect them with available community resources. Goodwill's employee empowerment network (een) helps goodwill employees eliminate barriers to successful employment via services such as goal setting, professional life coaching, other resources, and referrals to financial education, emergency housing, transportation, and assistance navigating benefits. In 2024, goodwill offered een support to all retail employees and successfully provided support to 480 employees. Form 990, part v, line 2a: number of employees on form w-3 the number of employees on form w-3 is the total employee count for the filing organization. While goodwill is the common paymaster for goodwill retail, the number of employees only includes the employee count for goodwill retail.”

“ASSET RECOVERY 2,868.”