Goodwill Industries of Kansas Inc

“The board of directors will be provided an electronic copy of the form 990 before filing with the irs. The ceo and cfo review the 990 prior to filing with the irs.”

“Any duality of interest or possible conflict of interest on the part of any director is required to be disclosed to the other members of the board and made a matter of public record, either through an annual procedure or when the interest becomes a matter of board attention. Any director having a duality of interest or possible conflict of interest on any matter is not permitted to vote or use personal influence on the matter, and will not be counted in determining the quorum for the meeting, even when permitted by law. The minutes of the meeting will reflect the director's disclosure, the abstention from voting and the presence of a quorum.”

“Information regarding performance is gathered from board members and reviewed by the executive committee and is evaluated with comparable goodwill corporations through data obtained from goodwill industries international. Key employees are evaluated based on achievement of quantifiable goals established in the prior year with compensation determined with data obtained for comparable positions from goodwill industries. Specific to the ceo, the board chairman of the executive committee of goodwill industries of kansas, inc. Board of directors reviews the ceo's performance and writes a letter to the executive committee of goodwill industries of kansas, inc. Summarizing the performance review of the ceo. After the executive committee finalizes the performance review, a final letter is issued to the ceo and payroll department of goodwill industries of kansas, inc. Outlining the pay and benefits of the ceo for the coming year.”

“The organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available upon request.”

“We accomplish our mission through five major programs: 1) organizational employment/day services: goodwill industries of kansas provides people with intellectual or developmental disabilities integrated employment in our contracts division working on packaging and light manufacturing contracts that goodwill has with area businesses. Many of our clients receive their first paycheck through our program and learn the joy of working and earning a wage. All clients earn hourly wages that are above the minimum wage. 2) adult case management: case managers act as advocates for people with intellectual or developmental disabilities. Goodwill's case managers are charged with protecting the health and safety needs of our clients. 3) nexstep alliance - high school diploma preparation classes and esl (english as a second language) classes are provided to students over the age of 16, assisting individuals toward earning a kansas high school diploma, attending college, finding a career, re-entering from incarceration, or improving their grasp of the english language. Students study under the direction of licensed instructors. Goodwill also offers citizenship courses to nextep alliance students, helping individuals earn their u.s. Citizenship. 4) workforce development: working with the department of vocational rehabilitation, goodwill's supported employment program helps individuals with developmental disabilities to secure and/or maintain community jobs. Individuals are served through various partnerships with local employers. Goodwill's student success coaches assist nexstep alliance students in obtaining outside employment. The goodwill re-entry program for justice-involved individuals provides career pathways and/or employment through our re-entry specialized 2nd shift contracts team. 5) goodwill retail stores: goodwill's retail stores provide work opportunities for people with vocational/employment barriers. Many of goodwill's retail employees have a severe employment barrier making them unemployable in our increasingly high-tech society. All fulltime employees are eligible for health, vacation and sick leave benefits.”

“Postage and shipping: program service expenses 302,695. Management and general expenses 9,002. Fundraising expenses 1,510. Total expenses 313,207. Miscellaneous expense: program service expenses 156,627. Management and general expenses 8,901. Fundraising expenses -2,477. Total expenses 163,051. Telephone: program service expenses 96,209. Management and general expenses 10,945. Fundraising expenses 1,026. Total expenses 108,180. Taxes, licenses, and permits: program service expenses 103,717. Management and general expenses 14. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 103,731. Membership dues: program service expenses 15,763. Management and general expenses 17,459. Fundraising expenses 874. Total expenses 34,096. Goods purchased for resale: program service expenses 13,554. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 13,554.”

“The process for overview of the audit has not changed from prior years.”

“Donated merchandise is valued at fair value at the date of donation. Prior to being offered for sale, the fair value of donated merchandise is determined to be zero. The value of donated merchandise offered for sale is generally computed as the estimated cost to prepare the merchandise for sale and includes processing, production and transportation costs. The organization did not record revenue related to any clothing or household and other goods donated in part viii, statement of revenue, line 1g. This revenue was recorded in part viii, line 2a. Donated items held for resale are recorded as program service revenue due to the merchandise being sold in stores which provide employment opportunities for people with disabilities and other barriers to employment.”