Tennessee · Nonprofit
GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF MIDDLE TN INC
GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF MIDDLE TN INC (Tennessee) receives grants from 33 organizations whose IRS filings report $11,437,614 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($10,018,450). 18 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 90% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $128M
- Funders on record
- 33
- Grants received
- $11M
- Net assets
- $88M
What Goodwill Industries of Middle Tn Inc does
Mission
Changing lives through education, training and employment.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Goodwill industries of middle tennessee is a nonprofit organization founded in 1957 with a mission to change lives through education, training, and employment. Guided by the belief that everyone deserves "a hand up, not a handout" - a principle established by goodwill founder rev. Edgar j. Helms - goodwill helps individuals overcome barriers to employment and achieve greater economic self-sufficiency. Goodwill serves people with disabilities, individuals with limited education or work experience, and others seeking opportunities to build skills, secure meaningful employment, and improve their lives. In 2025, goodwill served 8,942 individuals through education, workforce training, career navigation, and employment services provided at no cost to participants across the 48 counties of middle and west tennessee. Goodwill's mission is powered by an innovative social enterprise. Donations of gently used goods from generous community members are sold through goodwill's retail stores, outlets, e-commerce operations, salvage operations, and donation centers. More than 91% of total revenue is generated through these sales, directly supporting goodwill's mission programs. Grants and…
$72,842,606 spentof which $12,500 as grants$48,270,663 earned by the program71% of program spendingGoodwill's education and training programs equip individuals with the skills, credentials, and confidence needed to secure employment in high-demand industries. Provided at no cost to participants, these programs are funded through the sale of donated goods and the generous support of individuals, foundations, corporations, and community partners. Training opportunities include skilled trades such as construction, welding, and forklift operation, as well as technology-focused instruction in digital literacy and industry-recognized certifications offered through grow with google, ibm, and cisco. Participants also have access to employability skills training covering online job search, resume development, interview preparation, financial literacy, social media marketing, and office productivity. By combining occupational training with career readiness instruction, goodwill helps individuals overcome barriers to employment, earn recognized credentials, strengthen workplace skills, and prepare for family-sustaining careers. These programs also help employers meet workforce demands while expanding economic opportunity and strengthening communities throughout middle and west tennessee.
$20,715,931 spentof which $15,199,221 as grants$151,864 earned by the program20% of program spendingGoodwill industries of middle tennessee advances its commitment to environmental stewardship, sustainable resource management, and circular economy principles through its retail, recycling, and salvage operations. By extending the useful life of donated goods, maximizing material recovery, and prioritizing reuse over disposal, goodwill helps reduce landfill waste, conserve natural resources, and lower the environmental impact associated with the production of new goods. In 2025, we repurposed or recycled more than 27.2 million pounds of salvage and recyclable materials through responsible material recovery and recycling. More than 7.5 million pounds of clothing were also sold through our retail stores and outlet locations, supporting textile reuse, extending product life cycles, and contributing to significant landfill diversion and greenhouse gas reduction efforts. Goodwill's resource recovery initiatives included the recycling of approximately 1.2 million pounds of cardboard and paper products and 1.6 million pounds of metal scrap. These efforts help reduce reliance on new raw materials, support responsible supply chain practices, and promote the reintegration of reusable…
$5,528,491 spent$3,960,019 earned by the program5% of program spendingGoodwill helps thousands of people each year prepare for, obtain, and retain employment at no cost to participants. Guided by the vision that every person should have the opportunity to reach their full potential through the power of work, goodwill serves individuals with disabilities and others facing barriers to employment by providing the resources, guidance, and support needed to achieve lasting economic self-sufficiency. Through a network of 12 career solutions centers located throughout middle and west tennessee, goodwill provides career navigation, job readiness training, hiring events, and individualized employment services. Participants also have access to workshops in resume writing, interview preparation, digital literacy, and other essential workplace skills. To ensure services are accessible in underserved areas, goodwill operates a mobile career center that delivers career services, training, and job search assistance directly to rural communities. By connecting job seekers with employers, training opportunities, and ongoing career support, goodwill helps individuals overcome barriers to employment while strengthening the regional workforce and expanding economic…
$3,593,781 spentof which $553,292 as grants3% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $102,680,809.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2022 to 2023, from $162M to $116M (−28%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 1% · 2018 1% · 2019 1% · 2020 2% · 2021 1% · 2022 0% · 2023 3% · 2024 3% · 2025 2%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
58% of GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF MIDDLE TN INC’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (18% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Matthew Bourlakas
President & CEO
Board chair
Jeff Young
Chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 3 funders to 12 funders, grant income rose $70k → $129k.
5 of 33 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 90% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
Left out of every figure on this page: $11M from 5 payers (the payer shares this organization's board, largest Family & Children's Service). These are real filings, and they are not money GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF MIDDLE TN INC raised.
From the IRS filings of GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF MIDDLE TN INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 33 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF MIDDLE TN INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 88% of grant income and the top three 97%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
91% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF MIDDLE TN INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 71% · 2018 100% · 2019 71% · 2020 75% · 2021 99% · 2022 77% · 2023 43% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
30% of GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF MIDDLE TN INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 55% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
90% of GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF MIDDLE TN INC's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $1.1M that is directly attributable, 91% of it comes from Tennessee funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $10M arriving through sponsors registered in 5 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF MIDDLE TN INC runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 27 employment nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 27 employment nonprofits over $100M, FY2025
Organizations like GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF MIDDLE TN INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Tennessee
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
89% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
98%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Part of a family of 1 related entity
- Goodwill Foundation of Middle Tn · exempt
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Questions and answers
- Who funds GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF MIDDLE TN INC?
- GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF MIDDLE TN INC (Tennessee) receives grants from 33 organizations whose IRS filings report $11,437,614 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($10,018,450). 18 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 90% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF MIDDLE TN INC have?
- IRS filings report 33 organizations giving $11,437,614 in grants to GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF MIDDLE TN INC, 18 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF MIDDLE TN INC?
- FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND is the largest funder on record, with $10,018,450 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF MIDDLE TN INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Tennessee. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 33 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing