Goodwill of the Southern Alleghenies Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
251115026
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-T 2024
Location
Johnstown, PA, USA
Phone
8145363536
Rating
80
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$22,929,669
Expenses
$20,414,024
Assets
$37,590,708
Liabilities
$5,013,105

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

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • BRADLEY BURGER (PRESIDENT/CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • BRADLEY BURGER (PRESIDENT/CEO): $220,174 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

To empower individuals and families with employment barriers to achieve their fullest potential in the community through work services.

What it reported doing in 2025

Goodwill of the southern alleghenies operates a donated goods retail system consisting of 11 stores and a 93,000 square foot distribution center serving a six and a half county region. Our retail system plays three critical mission roles which include providing work and training opportunities for staff and clients, promoting sustainable recycling, and generating additional financial resources to help our residents gain, retain, and advance in employment and stay integrated in their communities.in october 2025, goodwill of the southern alleghenies was honored to host dr. Anna paulson, president and ceo of the federal reserve bank of philadelphia, as a centerpiece of her regional tour to examine economic and workforce conditions in the third district. The visit included a workforce development roundtable at our facility and a tour of the moxham food pantry, highlighting our role as a critical community asset and a leader in regional economic insight. Our selection as a host for the federal reserve reflects our recognized leadership in the intersection of workforce development and artificial intelligence (ai). Throughout 2025, we spearheaded innovative initiatives, including the development of ai-supported employer interview processes and robotic process automation (rpa) clinics designed to solve staffing gaps by improving business efficiencies.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
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.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and most voting board members are independent. Few specific pay-setting methods are documented in the filing; unanswered boxes are not proof of absence and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 86
  • Transparency & Controls: 60
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 60
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 81.1%; rating input score 81
  • Program expense ratio: 89.6%; rating input score 90
  • Fundraising efficiency: $3,986.65 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 99; 99th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Missing
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 8 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: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 11%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.84; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.13; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 1.1%; rating input score 86; 86th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 3.5% per year; rating input score 100; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 3.1% per year; rating input score 100; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 8.3% per year; rating input score 100; 58th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 81.1% of revenue deployed · 89.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 6 of 6 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $18.3M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $220K · 7 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 35 of 35 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes executive pay
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2011 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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 — Transparency & Controls: Pay-setting controls scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 50/100.