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GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN INC
GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN INC (Wisconsin) receives grants from 6 organizations whose IRS filings report $32,465 to it, the largest being UNITED WAY OF DANE COUNTY INC ($12,084). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $42M
- Funders on record
- 6
- Grants received
- $32k
- Net assets
- $15M
What Goodwill Industries of South Central Wisconsin Inc does
Mission
Goodwill of south central wisconsin's mission is to help people in our community to live, work and thrive through housing, employment and supportive services. See schedule o for continuationsupported employment and job skills training are available for community members with developmental disabilities and barriers to employment, along with volunteer income tax assistance for low to moderate income individuals and families. Stable housing is provided at group homes and apartments for low-income individuals living with chronic mental illness, as well as senior citizens.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Donated goods retail program services: goodwill's retail operations collect donations of used clothing and household items and sell them through a network of 14 stores and attended donation centers. See schedule o for continuation.donated goods retail program services: excess and unsalable donated item are sold through salvage and recycling channels. Unique items, jewelry, and books are often sold through e-commerce channels. The retail operations also accepts and sells donated automobiles, using a third party only vehicle auction service. Retail operations support goodwill's mission by providing employment and training for local residents with disabilities or disadvantages who seek greater independence. Retail operations employ individuals throughout south-central wisconsin. These operations also generate revenue and cash flow that fund a portion of goodwill's mission-related operations and its general and administrative expenses. Retail stores offer a place where people in need can exchange vouchers for useful merchandise at no cost through public assistance programs or community referrals.
$34,759,804 spent$25,808,197 earned by the program93% of program spendingWorkforce development programs: goodwill of south central wisconsin provides numerous programs and services to help remove barriers to housing and employment for individuals so that they can live, work and thrive in our local community. Workforce development programs include supported employment, job skills training and volunteer income tax assistance (vita).see schedule o for continuation.supported employment and jobs skills training: adults with barriers to employment build confidence, skills, and independence through meaningful jobs, with job coaches providing one-on-one support to over 100 program participants at no cost to the employer or participant. All program participants earn at least minimum wage or more. Volunteer income tax assistance (vita): in partnership with the wisconsin department of revenue and the irs, the vita program provides free income tax preparation for community members with low to moderate income. In 2023, 1,090 tax returns were prepared resulting in over 1.3 million dollars in tax refunds returned into our community to help pay for rent, bills, medication and other essentials.
$1,813,599 spent$1,155,723 earned by the program5% of program spendingStable housingadults with chronic mental illness receive 24/7/365 support at our group homes while learning skills to live independently. During 2023, our group homes seved 38 residents providing 4,488 safe nights supportive housing.see schedule o for continuation.stable housing: additionally, we support 75 apartment units with on-site property supervisors offering affordable subsidized housing to low-income adults, retirees and community members with mental illness.
$759,513 spent2% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2023 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $37,332,916.
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 2021 to 2022, from $15M to $36M (+133%).
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 10% · 2018 4% · 2019 3% · 2020 11% · 2021 4% · 2022 3% · 2023 2% · 2024 2%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
34% of GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN INC’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (13% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 8 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
Michele Harris
President & CEO
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2018 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 3 funders, grant income fell $10k → $7k.
2 of 6 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 22% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). 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 SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 37% of grant income and the top three 89%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
98% 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 SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2018 100% · 2019 100% · 2020 100% · 2021 96% · 2022 97% · 2023 92% — 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.
Where its funders are
60% of GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN INC's grant income comes from Wisconsin funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $7k arriving through sponsors registered in 2 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 SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN INC's revenue grew 48% between 2017 and 2024.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 441 employment nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2024
Government funding GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN INC receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $318k on record.
- Department of the Treasury$318k
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN 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 Wisconsin
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
91% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
99%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
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Questions and answers
- Who funds GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN INC?
- GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN INC (Wisconsin) receives grants from 6 organizations whose IRS filings report $32,465 to it, the largest being UNITED WAY OF DANE COUNTY INC ($12,084). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN INC have?
- IRS filings report 6 organizations giving $32,465 in grants to GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN INC, 3 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN INC?
- UNITED WAY OF DANE COUNTY INC is the largest funder on record, with $12,084 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Wisconsin. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 6 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