Goodwill Retail Services Inc

PROVIDES TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT & SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES OR DISADVANTAGES

GOODWILL RETAIL SERVICES, INC. ("GOODWILL RETAIL") PROVIDES A SOURCE OF INCOME TO PROMOTE THE CHARITABLE MISSION OF ITS PARENT CORPORATION, GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN, INC., INCLUDING THAT ORGANIZATION'S NUMEROUS PROGRAMS FOR PROVIDING TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT, AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES OR DISADVANTAGES. GOODWILL RETAIL OPERATED 71 STORES DURING 2021, PROVIDING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND REVENUE TO FURTHER GOODWILL'S MISSION. GOODWILL RETAIL PROVIDES WORK OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS, MANY OF WHOM HAVE BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT - AT THE END OF 2021, OVER 3,400 PEOPLE WERE EMPLOYED. ALL EMPLOYEES LEARN ABOUT THE (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) RETAIL SERVICES BUSINESS AND RECEIVE JOB TRAINING IN ADDITION TO TRAINING ON TOPICS SUCH AS GOODWILL'S MISSION, CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND SAFETY. GOODWILL RETAIL'S STORE AND DONATION CENTERS PROVIDE A CONVENIENT PLACE FOR PEOPLE TO DONATE PREVIOUSLY-OWNED GOODS. DURING 2021, GOODWILL RETAIL RECORDED OVER 4.0 MILLION DONOR TRANSACTIONS OF HOUSEHOLD ITEMS FROM INDIVIDUALS IN THE COMMUNITIES SERVED. THOSE DONATED ITEMS ARE PROCESSED BY GOODWILL RETAIL EMPLOYEES AND SOLD TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AT AFFORDABLE PRICES IN GOODWILL RETAIL STORES. IN KEEPING WITH GOODWILL'S RE-USE/RECYCLE PHILOSOPHY, GOODWILL RETAIL MAKES AN EFFORT TO MAXIMIZE THE USEFULNESS OF EVERY ITEM DONATED TO GOODWILL. GOODWILL RETAIL OPERATES AN OUTLET STORE, WHICH SELLS UNSOLD ITEMS FROM STORE AND DONATION CENTERS, GIVING THEM ONE LAST CHANCE FOR THE PUBLIC TO PURCHASE. ITEMS THAT DO NOT SELL THROUGH GOODWILL RETAIL STORES ARE SOLD EITHER TO RECYCLERS OR TO FOREIGN MARKETS, THEREBY GENERATING ADDITIONAL INCOME TO SUPPORT GOODWILL'S MISSION-BASED PROGRAMS AND REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF WASTE THAT OTHERWISE WOULD BE LANDFILLED. IN 2021, GOODWILL DIVERTED MORE THAN 150 MILLION POUNDS OF MATERIAL FROM LANDFILLS. GOODWILL RETAIL ACTIVELY PARTICIPATES IN PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS WITH VARIOUS GOVERNMENTAL AND OTHER NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO DISTRIBUTE DONATED GOODS TO PERSONS IN NEED. AT EVERY GOODWILL STORE IN SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN AND NORTHERN ILLINOIS, PERSONS IN NEED IN THESE PROGRAMS CAN EXCHANGE VOUCHERS FOR USEFUL MERCHANDISE AT NO COST. IN 2021, GOODWILL RETAIL PARTNERED WITH LOCAL HUMAN SERVICE AGENCIES TO PROVIDE WORK OPPORTUNITIES FOR OVER 40 INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. GOODWILL RETAIL WORKED WITH THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF MILWAUKEE AND CHICAGO TO PROVIDE INTERNSHIPS TO YOUTH SERVED BY THE CLUBS, AND JOB FAIRS ALSO LED TO THE HIRING OF SEVERAL YOUTH INTO GOODWILL RETAIL JOBS. GOODWILL RETAIL DEMONSTRATES ITS COMMITMENT TO TRAINING AND SUPPORT FOR EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT BY PROVIDING FORKLIFT TRAINING TO EMPLOYEES AND A CAREER PATH PROGRAM. THE CAREER PATH PROGRAM HAS A DEFINED AND FOCUSED CAREER DEVELOPMENT TRACK THAT OFFERS EMPLOYEES THE CHANCE TO LEARN, GROW, AND ADVANCE AS RETAIL LEADERS.GOODWILL RETAIL ALSO PROVIDES WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES AS WELL AS SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO ITS EMPLOYEES TO HELP THEM NAVIGATE BARRIERS TO THEIR SUCCESS AND CONNECT THEM WITH AVAILABLE COMMUNITY RESOURCES. THE GOODWILL WAY GUIDE PROGRAM IS AN ELEMENT OF RETAIL SERVICE'S EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCE SUPPORT NETWORK. IT PROVIDES EMPLOYEES WITH ACCESS TO AND HELP NAVIGATING RESOURCES FOR A VARIETY OF NEEDS INCLUDING TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING, FOOD, FINANCES, MENTAL HEALTH, AND MORE.FORM 990, PART V, LINE 2ANUMBER OF EMPLOYEES ON FORM W-3THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES ON FORM W-3 IS THE TOTAL EMPLOYEE COUNT FOR THE FILING ORGANIZATION. WHILE GOODWILL IS THE COMMON PAYMASTER FOR GOODWILL RETAIL, THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES ONLY INCLUDES THE EMPLOYEE COUNT FOR GOODWILL RETAIL.