Evergreen Goodwill of Northwest Washington

“Evergreen goodwill engages an outside accounting firm to prepare the form 990 from input and data provided by the chief financial officer and accounting director. A draft form is reviewed by the chief financial officer and accounting director for accuracy before a final form 990 is produced. The final form 990 is then provided to all board members approximately one week before the form 990 is filed with the irs. As per irs guidance, the board members are not required to approve the form 990.”

“Conflict of interest disclosure forms are distributed annually to the board of directors, officers, managers and the accounting staff. Communication is made about the importance of disclosure of any real or potential conflicts of interest so that they can be appropriately managed. Each new board member is also provided this same form and information. Staff have been trained on our ethics policies. Clear procedures are established for the anonymous reporting of ethics violations through a 1-800 reporting service or directly to the compliance officer or chair of the board finance and audit committee. Each year, the compliance officer makes a report to the finance and audit committee of the board and to the full board of directors on compliance policy matters, including a summary of conflict of interest form disclosures. The compliance officer reviews conflict of interest forms and if a potential conflict of interest exists, steps are taken to remove the person from decisions that would trigger an actual conflict of interest.”

“Ceo compensation is established by the compensation committee of the board of independent directors. Using competitive salary surveys and considering organization and individual performance, the compensation committee reports its recommendation to the board annually before changes are made to the ceo compensation. The vp positions are approved by the board, but the vp compensation is established by the ceo, also considering individual performance and competitive salary surveys. The compensation committee receives a report of the vp compensation at the same time it considers ceo compensation each year. The last compensation review occurred in september 2022.”

“The form 990 is published on our website. We do not publish our governing documents, conflict of interest policy, or financials to the general public. These are provided to grant funders, lessors, and lenders upon request. Summary financial information is provided, along with mission outcomes, to the public in our annual report. The annual report is provided to those who have requested to be on our distribution list and published on our website.”

“Evergreen goodwill of northwest washington does not assign a value to donations of thrift items received, including artwork, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.”

“Volunteer activity, including the number of volunteers and volunteer hours, is tracked by volunteer supervisors and volunteers on a monthly basis. Volunteer supervisors submit volunteer data to the philanthropy department to be tracked and recorded in our constituent relationship management (crm) system, donor perfect online. Volunteers in our mission department who volunteer on an ongoing basis complete online hours forms submitted directly to our database dpo. Volunteers in our mission department who volunteer on an ongoing basis submit online hours forms which are uploaded to our database by a member of the mission team. Monthly reports are generated on volunteer data. The end of fiscal year report provides an unduplicated number of volunteers for the fiscal year. In fy21/22, 110 volunteers donated 3116.5 hours of service. Volunteers assist evergreen goodwill in a variety of ways, including direct service delivery in our job training and education centers, administrative support, and special event support. The number of volunteers also includes 16 uncompensated members of the board of directors.”

“Digital equity: for over 12 years, we have been providing digital skills training. Now, we are augmenting our digital equity work by offering hardware, software, and internet connectivity to our communities. We are also expanding existing offerings to allow us to reach rural communities and sovereign nations through a mobile, regional approach. This approach will include a new mobile technology classroom so goodwill can offer classes and workshops to partners with limited classroom and digital capacity. Jte is piloting a few projects this fiscal year, including: - hybrid classrooms: skagit and whatcom centers are piloting hybrid classrooms, utilizing technology to offer training to students' inperson and online simultaneously. This model allows students' to choose what setting will be best for them. - new tech tools and supports: skagit and snohomish centers are piloting a new online tool called northstar to help assess students' digital skills. The management team is researching learning management system (lms) tools and will be recommending a platform for use in fiscal year 2021. The digital equity team continues to provide training to support instructors who are quickly learning how to navigate online classrooms and hybrid classrooms. In addition, the organization continues to support students by lending digital devices for classes. - technology distribution: mission, jte provided students with free technology to participate in online or hybrid courses, and use for job search and personal development. Staff distributed 1,790 digital devices (combination of laptops and hotspots). Staff conducted one-on- one and small group sessions to train students on their devices and help them prepare to attend class and served 1,376 students through our digital equity project. Employee services: the employee service initiatives create pathways within our own organization for employee advancement and provides a solid and stable base of support for career development and growth. The organization is launching several projects in fiscal year 2021, including: - goodwill cares, an internal support service structure for employees; - fair chance, new hiring policies to improve equity and offer opportunities to people that are legally involved; - contextualized classes, on-the-clock digital and language skill classes for employees; - commercial driver's license training program, our first sector pathway program for employees where they can earn while they learn and advance to living wage positions. - heightened case management and supports sector pathways the vesol cashiering and customer service program is designed to prepare english language learners with the skills to get and retain employment in the retail and customer service sector. The target population for the program is level 2 esol students who are interested in getting a job immediately after the program. Level 2 students have english levels that are generally too low to take classes with native speakers. This program will build on english language skills at the same time as improving work readiness. Vesol had a 52% completion rate, down from 61% in previous years. The employment placement rate increased to 73%, up from a 61% rate over the last two fiscal years. The percentage of female students decreased from 85% to 78%. Vesol served students from 22 different countries, an increase from 9 the previous year. Evergreen goodwill and seattle colleges partnered in 2018 to support the existing pre-apprenticeship construction training (pact) program located at the wood technology center in seattle. As a part of an investment from the city of seattle, this partnership helps to support underserved communities in an effort to open up opportunities in construction apprenticeship. The city's priority hire project requires contractors on big construction projects to hire workers who live in economically distressed zip codes, as a way to support women and people of color to move into family-suppor”

“Net unrealized gain/loss on interest rate swap 464,570.”