Goodwill Industries of New Mexico

“The ceo and evp perform a preliminary review of the form 990 then the final draft is presented and reviewed by the finance and audit committee who will recommend its approval to the board of directors. The tax return is then presented to the full board for review and approval prior to filing.”

“Employees and board members are covered by the conflict of interest policy. The employee conflict of interest policy is posted on the organization's bulletin boards. Acknowledgement forms are given to all newly hired employees for signature. Board members receive the conflict of interest policy upon application and are required to sign annually. Determination of employee conflicts are made by the ceo. Determination of board conflicts are made by the board chair and executive committee. Annual disclosures are reviewed by the board and any conflicts are reviewed by the board chair and executive committee. If it is determined that a conflict of interest exists, the person involved is prohibited from voting on the governing body's deliberations and decisions in the transaction(s).”

“Ginm has a written compensation policy. The policy requires the use of salary/compensatoin surveys, performance evaluation and online non-profit compensation surveys in determining compensation. Ginm has a corporate compliance liason that reports financial ethics and accountability policy violations under the aforementioned policy. The ceo's compensation is determined by the executive committee, which are all independent members of the board of directors. In that determination, the executive committee reviews salary and compensation surveys as well as the ceo's performance evaluations. Ginm maintains contemporaneous documentation and deliberation of the decision.”

“The organization provides the audited financial statements and the public inspection copy of form 990 to the new mexico attorney general's charitable organization division. The organization also makes the form 990, its governing documents, the conflict of interest policy, and the audited financial statements available to the public upon request.”

“Goodwills mission is to provide skills training, job development and social services for new mexicans. Goodwill's vision is that new mexicans will have the opportunity to improve their lives by utilizing goodwill's services and partnerships.”

“During 2023, ginm served 21,538 individuals in these programs and placed 1,556 of those individuals into community-based employment. Ginm has retail stores and program staff in albuquerque, bernalillo, rio rancho, los lunas, santa fe, gallup, farmington, roswell, clovis, and espanola, at which donations of new or gently used items are accepted from the public. Donations are processed and sold in goodwill stores. Items not sold are recycled. Revenue from stores and recycling operations fund goodwill programs and services in all 33 counties of new mexico. Specific programs and services provided by ginm include the following: gateway to work designed for employers. Ginm assists in providing local companies with qualified, pre-screened candidates at no cost. The benefits to the employer are: they can source qualified candidates, they have discretion over hiring, they can attend interview events that bring business and candidates together, and participate in ginm sponsored career fairs. Goodjobs - designed to help people find long-term employment in the community that meets their needs, abilities, and interests. Program components include job search skills, resume' writing, interviewing techniques, employer expectations, post-employment retention skills, application assistance and support. Goodskills - comprehensive job readiness training, including hiring essentials (e.g., creating a resume', interviewing skills, and how to apply for jobs), life skills and computer basics (e.g., training in microsoft excel and microsoft word). Homeless veterans' reintegration program - focuses on placing homeless veterans in long-term employment and providing social services. Services provided include classroom training, job search activities, job preparation, subsidized trial employment, on-the-job training, job placement, placement follow-up services, vocational counseling, case management, and referrals. Senior community service employment program - provides low-income seniors 55+ with work experience and training to assist them in securing permanent community-based employment. In addition to subsidized training opportunities, the program provides job development and placement, job clubs, post-placement support, direct services to employers, and referrals. Supportive services for veteran families - helps stabilize housing for very-low-income veterans and their families who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. Under this program, ginm assists with move-in-costs, rent and past due rent, security deposits, moving/storage, utilities and past due utilities, utility deposits, childcare, emergency supplies, case management, community referrals, assistance with veterans affairs and other public benefits. Trialworks - temporary, paid training in retail skills and green skills (forklift operations, materials processing and retail). Participants are limited to veterans enrolled in our veterans family services program and homeless veterans reintegration program. This program provides job development, education and training, and job readiness skills. Veteran family services - a program specific to veterans and their family members that assist them in securing long-term community based employment while providing comprehensive case management services. Participants who enter the veteran family services program are provided with employment skills training and assigned to a case manager. They work with their case manager to discover which path they would like to take and what field of work they would like to join. From there, they may access other avenues offered by goodwill including goodskills and trialworks. Pa training - provides a two-day intensive introduction into pa production work. The class is taught by local assistant directors working on new mexican productions. Graduates of the program have the skills necessary to begin work on productions immediately. Next steps - provides support for common reentry challenges experienced by individuals return”