GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF NORTHERN WISCONSIN & UPPER MICHIGAN INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization: GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF NORTHERN WISCONSIN & UPPER MICHIGAN INC (EIN 39-1049987)
Tax period: 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed: 2025-08-28
IRS object ID: 202502409349301755
Schema version: 2024v5.2
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule D
Schedule J
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2025-08-28T15:19:20-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2024-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	831819454	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	VRAKAS ADVISORS LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	6309 60TH STREET SUITE 200	AddressLine1Txt
City	KENOSHA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	53144	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2024-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	391049987	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF NORTHERN	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	WISCONSIN & UPPER MICHIGAN INC	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	GOOD	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	9062902364	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3135 US HWY 41 W	AddressLine1Txt
City	MARQUETTE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	49855	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JAMES BOROWSKI	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT, CEO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	9062902364	PhoneNum
Signature	2025-08-19	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	Yes (1)	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	PETER J SINSKY	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00031015	PTIN
Phone	2627970400	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2024	TaxYr
Build TS	2025-03-06 01:10:19Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	JAMES BOROWSKI	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3135 US HWY 41 W	AddressLine1Txt
City	MARQUETTE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	49855	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$8,494,170	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	N/A	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1965	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	WI	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR VOCATIONAL TRAINING, JOB PLACEMENT ASSISTANCE, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES OR OTHER BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	5	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	5	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	358	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	16	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$7,800,556	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$7,071,803	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$1,102,024	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$997,097	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$58,728	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$101,972	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$282,766	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$218,145	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$9,244,074	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$8,389,017	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$4,781,580	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$5,030,494	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$3,495,453	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$3,345,384	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$8,277,033	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$8,375,878	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$967,041	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$13,139	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$10,459,249	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$11,019,385	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$6,698,312	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$7,145,948	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$3,760,937	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$3,873,437	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR VOCATIONAL TRAINING, JOB PLACEMENT ASSISTANCE, AND THE DEVELOPEMENT OF INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES OR OTHER BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$5,426,879	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$185,802	RevenueAmt
Desc	SEE SCHEDULE O	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$801,646	ExpenseAmt
Desc	SEE SCHEDULE O	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$580,574	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$573,647	RevenueAmt
Desc	LOCAL MANUFACTURING COMPANIES HIRE GOODWILL INDUSTRIES FOR PRODUCTION ASSEMBLY. THESE PRODUCTION JOBS ARE COMPLETED BY PERSONS WITH PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DISABILITIES, OR OTHER BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT IN A SHELTERED WORK ENVIRONMENT.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$353,732	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$423,450	RevenueAmt
Desc	ITEMS THAT DON'T SELL ARE PUT INTO THE SALVAGE STREAM WHERE THEY ARE SOLD TO TEXTILE OR OTHER RECYCLERS. DONATIONS THAT DO NOT MEET GOODWILL'S QUALITY STANDARDS ARE ALSO PUT IN THE SALVAGE STREAM. IF THE ITEM CANNOT BE SALVAGED, IT MIGHT BE RECYCLED IN SOME OTHER WAY.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$353,732	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue	$423,450	TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$7,162,831	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	0	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	Yes (1)	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (1)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	8	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	358	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri Discl	0	QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	5	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	5	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	0	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Other Website	Yes (X)	OtherWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JAMES BOROWSKI	PersonNm
Phone	9062129440	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3135 US HWY 41 W	AddressLine1Txt
City	MARQUETTE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	49855	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	Yes (X)	NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (6 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Key EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd
CYNTHIA WALKER
PRESIDENT	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LISA FERNSTRUM
VP/SECRETARY	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SCOTT WELLENS
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHARLES S SALEWSKY
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SEAN FERNSTRUM
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JAMES BOROWSKI
PRESIDENT, CEO	40.00	0.00			$287,448	$0	$0	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$287,448	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$914,676	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$6,157,127	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$6,077,921	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$7,071,803	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
CONTRACTS - INDUSTRIAL	900099	$573,647	$573,647
SALVAGE	900099	$406,807	$406,807
RECYCLING	900099	$16,643	$16,643

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$997,097	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$101,972	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$101,972	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$290,955	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$105,153	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$185,802	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$185,802	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MISCELLANEOUS	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$32,343	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$32,343	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$32,343	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$8,389,017	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,182,899	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$134,315	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$283,837	TotalAmt
Management And General	$283,837	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,063,325	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,676,931	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$386,394	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$74,677	TotalAmt
Program Services	$48,570	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$26,107	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$220,266	TotalAmt
Program Services	$143,271	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$76,995	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$388,389	TotalAmt
Program Services	$368,370	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$20,019	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,052	TotalAmt
Program Services	$290	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$762	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,183	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,430	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,753	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,558	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,085	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,473	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$78,128	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,492	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$76,636	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$189,835	TotalAmt
Program Services	$166,049	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$23,786	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$118,352	TotalAmt
Program Services	$42,618	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$75,734	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,643,651	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,613,205	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$30,446	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$55,765	TotalAmt
Program Services	$51,159	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,606	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,412	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,496	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,916	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$51,560	TotalAmt
Program Services	$51,560	ProgramServicesAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$70,561	TotalAmt
Management And General	$70,561	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$139,112	TotalAmt
Program Services	$115,180	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$23,932	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$172,249	TotalAmt
Program Services	$134,961	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$37,288	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
TRASH REMOVAL	$254,605	$254,605
REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE L	$139,517	$139,067	$450
BANK SERVICE CHARGES	$131,633	$128,515	$3,118
NON-CAPITAL EQUIPMENT	$51,017	$45,427	$5,590

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$221,194	TotalAmt
Program Services	$171,550	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$49,644	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,375,878	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,162,831	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,213,047	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$481,074	BOYAmt
EOY	$586,712	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,485,521	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,214,272	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$247,765	BOYAmt
EOY	$235,093	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$767,614	BOYAmt
EOY	$684,914	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$55,884	BOYAmt
EOY	$230,998	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$3,864,559	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$1,929,292	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,660,762	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,935,267	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$38,250	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,722,379	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,132,129	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,459,249	BOYAmt
EOY	$11,019,385	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$958,764	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,031,768	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$855,694	BOYAmt
EOY	$913,775	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,883,854	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,200,405	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,698,312	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,145,948	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,760,937	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,873,437	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,760,937	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,873,437	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,459,249	BOYAmt
EOY	$11,019,385	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$13,139	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Prior Period Adjustments	$99,361	PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$5,765,849	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$7,036,600	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$6,646,613	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$7,800,556	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$7,176,956	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$34,426,574	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$5,765,849	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$7,036,600	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$6,646,613	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$7,800,556	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$7,176,956	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$34,426,574	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	$34,426,574	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$7,814	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$7,136	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$7,579	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$59,041	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$101,972	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$183,542	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$217,675	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$416,891	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$303,555	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$415,402	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$290,955	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,644,478	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$36,254,594	TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY170	0.94960	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.94710	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART II, LINE 10 - OTHER INCOME DETAIL	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	GROSS SALES FROM INVENTORY $1,644,478	ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$18,200	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$18,200	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,509,077	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$386,134	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$1,122,943	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,110,226	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$889,752	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$220,474	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$649,112	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$488,811	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$160,301	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$577,944	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$164,595	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$413,349	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$1,935,267	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt
RIGHT OF USE ASSET	$5,111,464
SECURITY DEPOSIT	$20,665

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$5,132,129	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	OPERATING LEASE PAYABLE	Desc
Amt	$5,200,405	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$5,200,405	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$8,494,170	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$0	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$8,494,170	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	-$105,153	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	-$105,153	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$8,389,017	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$8,481,031	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	$105,153	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$105,153	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$8,375,878	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$8,375,878	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:	THE ORGANIZATION ASSESSES WHETHER IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT A TAX POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION OF THE TEHNICAL MERITS OR THE POSITION, ASSUMING THE TAX AUTHORITY HAS FULL KNOWLEDGE OF ALL INFORMATION. IF THE TAX POSITION DOES NOT MEET THE MORE LIKE THAN NOT RECOGNITION THRESHOLD, THE BENEFIT OF THE TAX POSITION IS NOT RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION RECORDED NO ASSETS OR LIABILITIES FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS OR UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	COST OF GOODS SOLD REPORTED AS EXPENSES ON FINANCIAL STMTS -105,153.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	COST OF GOODS SOLD REPORTED AS REVENUE ON FORM 990 105,153.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JAMES BOROWSKI	PersonNm
Title	PRESIDENT, CEO	TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org	$283,837	BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs	$0	CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization	$0	BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations	$0	BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org	$3,611	OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org	$0	DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs	$0	DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org	$0	NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs	$0	NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org	$287,448	TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org	$0	CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs	$0	CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Clothing And Household Goods ClothingAndHouseholdGoodsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$6,077,921	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	RESALE VALUE	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held	0	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	0	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	0	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A	THE ORGANIZATION HAS ONE RETAIL STORE LOCATED IN MARINETTE, WISCONSIN. IN THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, THERE ARE FOUR STORES LOCATED IN THE CITIES OF ESCABANA, MARQUETTE, HOUGHTON, AND SAULT STE MARIE. THESE RETAIL LOCATIONS OFFER JOBS TO PERSONS WITH PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DISABILITIES OR OTHER BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT. THESE JOBS CREATE TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES IN TRADITIONAL VOCATIONAL EMPLOYMENT. GOODWILL EMPLOYEES SORT AND PRICE DONATED GOODS, STOCK SHELVES AND HANDLE CUSTOMER TRANSACTIONS. EACH RETAIL FACILITY PUTS DOLLARS INTO THE COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING MODERATELY PRICED, QUALITY GOODS TO PEOPLE IN NEED. THE IRON MOUNTAIN LOCATION IS NOW A SALVAGE TRANSFER STATION AND AN ATTENDED DONATION CENTER. THIS LOCATION CONTINUES TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES TO INDIVIDUALS WITH BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B	THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT NORTHERN WISCONSIN AND UPPER MICHIGAN. OFFICES ARE LOCATED IN MARINETTE, WISCONSIN AND MARQUETTE, MICHIGAN. STAFF IN EACH OF THESE OFFICES IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING SERVICES IN THEIR REGION, WHICH MAY ENCOMPASS SEVERAL COUNTIES. SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE IN 6 COUNTIES IN NORTHERN WISCONSIN AND IN EACH OF UPPER MICHIGAN'S 15 COUNTIES. PROGRAMS AND SERVICES OFFERED AT ALL LOCATIONS ARE: JOB PLACEMENT AND RETENTION; VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO RETAIL TRAINING; JOB READINESS AND WORK ADJUSTMENT; TRIAL WORK EXPERIENCE AND JOB SHADOWING; JOB COACHING; AND YOUTH PROGRAMMING. IN ADDITION, THE MARINETTE, WISCONSIN LOCATION OFFERS THE FOLLOWING SERVICES: WORK CENTER SERVICES; PERSONAL; SOCIAL; AND COMMUNITY SKILL TRAINING; AND AT RISK YOUTH PROGRAMMING. THE ORGANIZATION SERVES APPROXIMATELY 5,000 INDIVIDUALS IN THE PROGRAMS EACH YEAR. THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE FUNDED THROUGH PRIVATE PAY, COUNTY, STATE, AND FEDERAL PROGRAMS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND ACCOUNTING STAFF PRIOR TO SUBMISSION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE COMPLIANCE WITHT THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS MONITORED MONTHLY BY UPPER MANAGEMENT AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A	COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIAL BOARD REVIEWS COMPENSATION PACKAGE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST AT THE MARQUETTE LOCATION.