Goodwill NYNJ

Legal name: Goodwill Industries of Greater New York & Northern New Jersey Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
131641068
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Brooklyn, NY, US
Phone
7187285400
Rating
85
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Human Services

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$108,086,440
Expenses
$111,880,055
Assets
$127,098,946
Liabilities
$85,528,734

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

37 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • CATHARINE L GAUL-STIGGE (PRESIDENT & CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • CATHARINE L GAUL-STIGGE (PRESIDENT & CEO): $632,776 total reported compensation
  • SCOTT ZUCKER (CFO/EVP OF OPERATIONS): $371,135 total reported compensation
  • LISA SONIA GOLDEY (EVP OF PEOPLE (UNTIL 12/01/24)): $306,716 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Goodwill NYNJ uses funds generated in its retail stores and donation centers to support employment opportunities for people with disabilities or other obstacles to employment.

What it reported doing in 2024

Workforce development: goodwill nynj provides work readiness, job search, placement in employment, retention and wrap-around support services for individuals who are unemployed or underemployed.services for individuals with disabilities: goodwill nynj provides customized services to individuals with developmental and/or intellectual disabilities, including vocational assessment, temporary work opportunities, day habilitation services, placement in and job coaching throughout employment.behavioral health services: goodwill nynj provides person-centered services to adults living with serious and persistent mental illness to gain the skills needed to achieve greater independence. Services include individual and group clinical services, community-based treatment, opportunities to connect with peers, wraparound services, and job search, placement, and retention services.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
  • 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. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 90
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 27
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 97.1%; rating input score 97
  • Program expense ratio: 85.2%; rating input score 85
  • Fundraising efficiency: $32.2 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 94.7%; rating input score 95; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Pass
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • 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; 77th 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: -3.5%; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.14; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.67; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 3.1%; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -2.2% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 0.3% per year; rating input score 100; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 7.7% per year; rating input score 100; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 5 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 2 operating locations identified
  • Where the money goes: 97.1% of revenue deployed · 85.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 21 of 21 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $95.3M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $633K · 37 people listed · 4 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $3.4M reported
  • Consistency: 39 of 39 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 12 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.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

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

  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 15/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 44/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 23/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 37/100.