Gw Business Solutions Llc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
611723623
IRS 990 coverage
2015–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-EZ 2014
Location
Newark, OH, USA
Phone
7403459861
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Single Organization Support

Reported finances

Revenue
$12,805,283
Expenses
$11,254,249
Assets
$8,088,514
Liabilities
$2,787,477

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

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • TIMOTHY YOUNG (CEO/PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • TIMOTHY YOUNG (CEO/PRESIDENT): $423,913 total reported compensation
  • LAANDA WILLIAMS (CFO): $146,403 total reported compensation
  • BRYAN MUELLER (VP OF RETAIL): $119,623 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 provide training, employment and support services to individuals with disabilities and other barriers to employment.

What it reported doing in 2025

Retail stores and donation centers give people access to quality, affordable clothing and household goods, while at the same time providing another avenue of training and employment opportunities. Revenue generated by the retail division is directed into goodwill's job training and employment programs. Bargain hunters are attracted to goodwill stores for the large variety and great values. Thousands of new items are put on the sales floor daily. Items are also offered from bid on shopgoodwill.com.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 90% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
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. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown and liabilities are high compared with assets.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 81
  • Transparency & Controls: 77
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 49
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 86.7%; rating input score 87
  • Program expense ratio: 98.8%; rating input score 99
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • 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: Limited
  • 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: 12.1%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.72; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.34; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 1.4%; rating input score 84; 84th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 9.2% per year; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 12.2% per year; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 17.3% per year; rating input score 100; 87th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 86.7% of revenue deployed · 98.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 4 of 4 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $11.1M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $424K · 8 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 3 contractors listed · $848K reported
  • Consistency: 27 of 27 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes executive pay
  • Filing history: 11 filing years from 2015 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 19/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 37/100.