Goodwill Industries of Central Illinois

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
370673521
IRS 990 coverage
2013–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Peoria, IL, USA
Phone
3096821113
Rating
87
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Human Services

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$11,038,084
Expenses
$11,014,275
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

24 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DON E JOHNSON (President & CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • DON E JOHNSON (President & CEO): $139,781 total reported compensation
  • ROBERT PARKHURST (CFO): $93,651 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The mission is to help communities prosper by transforming donations into life and job skills training and employment services. The vision is a thriving community where self-empowered, productive people have the desire and capacity to realize their potential, impact economic prosperity, and enhance long-term quality of life for themselves, their families, and their communities.

What it reported doing in 2025

OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES: Through the sale of donated goods, contributions, and grants in 2025, Goodwill Industries of Central Illinois provided over 38,924 free services to Central Illinois, through the following programs. Employment Services, through partnerships with over 400 local employers Goodwill provides job search assistance, hiring events, resume building assistance, computer skills and life skills training. Services and training opportunities are available throughout Central Illinois. This program provided or placed 329 jobs during the year. Veterans Services provides employment services, referrals for medical care, substance abuse, food, clothing, transportation and case management. In addition, Goodwill operates the General Wayne A. Downing Home for Veterans, a 15-bedroom home in Peoria that provides permanent supportive housing for homeless veterans. Youth Services supports area youth with positive role models and life skills training. A youth mentoring program is available for area youth ages 12-17. Regular workshops and activities are scheduled to explore career opportunities and provide insight into career options. In addition, a young adult employment program helps youth navigate preparing, searching and interviewing for their first job. Goodwill Industries of Central Illinois, Inc has received a three-year CARF accreditation through December 31st, 2026 for the following programs: Community HousingMentor Services Governance Standards Applied

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 67% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The program-spending lines do not add up, so the filing cannot show reliably whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 84
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 21
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 95.1%; rating input score 95
  • Program expense ratio: 95.3%; rating input score 95
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 0.2%; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 2.1%; rating input score 79; 79th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 4.3% per year; rating input score 100; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 3.5% per year; rating input score 100; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 2.6% per year; rating input score 100; 17th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 95.1% of revenue deployed · 95.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 20 of 20 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $10.5M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $140K · 24 people listed
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $99K reported
  • Consistency: 32 of 32 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 9 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2013 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 25/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 0/100.