GOODWILL SOUTHERN LOS ANGELES COUNTY: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
GOODWILL SOUTHERN LOS ANGELES COUNTY (EIN 95-1644017)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-09-21
IRS object ID
201812649349300846
Schema version
2017v2.3
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2018-09-21T16:18:23-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN954557617PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Harrington Group CPAs LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1234 East Colorado Blvd Suite M150AddressLine1Txt
CityPasadenaCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP91101ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN951644017EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Goodwill Serving the People of SouthernBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2Los Angeles CountyBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlGOODBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone5624353411PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1800 West Pacific Coast HighwayAddressLine1Txt
CityLong BeachCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90806ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonEdward PearsonPersonNm
Person TitleTreasurerPersonTitleTxt
Phone5624353411PhoneNum
Signature2018-09-21SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonTonetta L Conner CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01775198PTIN
Phone6264036801PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address64.88.174.3IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2018-09-21IPDt
IP Tm14:18:02IPTm
IP TimezonePDIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2018-06-14 16:35:46ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerHarry SaltzgaverPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1800 West Pacific Coast HighwayAddressLine1Txt
CityLong BeachCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90806ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$27,071,980GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.thinkgood.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1939FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionGoodwill, Serving the People of Southern Los Angeles County (cont. to Schedule O) (Goodwill SOLAC) partners with the community, transforming donated goods into job training, education and placement services for individuals with barriers to employment.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body20VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent20VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee884TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers20TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$4,586,395PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$3,010,790CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$19,598,710PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$20,734,561CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$423,490PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$900,117CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$20,283PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$20,532CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$24,628,878PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$24,666,000CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$14,604,326PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$15,322,530CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$290,387CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$10,215,911PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$10,594,522CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$24,820,237PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$25,917,052CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$191,359PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$1,251,052CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$20,311,093TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$19,124,139TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$2,030,722TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$1,908,760TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$18,280,371NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$17,215,379NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionGoodwill SOLAC partners with the community, transforming donated goods into job training, education and placement services for individuals with barriers to employment. (cont. to Schedule O)MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$17,977,473ExpenseAmt
Revenue$17,138,789RevenueAmt
DescCommercial Operations consists of 17 stores, 1 outlet, 2 e-commerce sales outlets, and 1 aftermarket sales operations. It provided employment to nearly 779 individuals in 2017 and generates income that supports Vocational Services.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,995,257ExpenseAmt
Revenue$2,724,221RevenueAmt
DescLiNKS Sign Language and Interpreting Services provides interpreters to assist the hearing impaired in communications, as well as translation services in over thirty languages including Arabic, Mandarin,Vietnamese, and Korean. In 2017 LiNKS processed over 7,500 requests for interpreting and translation services, serving over 4,000 individuals. Revenues generated from LiNKS supports our Work Force Development programs.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$2,149,587ExpenseAmt
Revenue$871,551RevenueAmt
DescIn 2017, a total of 3,343 individuals accessed Goodwill SOLAC's job programs. Of those participants who accessed those services, 965 entered training programs, 483 completed training programs, and 382 individuals were placed into employment. Additionally, 44 individuals reached self-sufficiency in 2017 (self-sufficiency as defined by The National Economic Development and Law Center as well as The Lower Living Income Standards that are annually updated by The Department of Health and Human Services for Los Angeles County).Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$22,122,317TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingYes (1)ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org MemYes (1)BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document240IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee884EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members20GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member20IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Janet McCarthyBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone5624353411PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1800 West Pacific Coast HighwayAddressLine1Txt
CityLong BeachCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90806ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (26 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
Harry Saltzgaver
Chairman/Trustee2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Anitra Dempsey
Vice Chairman/Chairman2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Edward Pearson
Treasurer2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Charles Tucker
Secretary2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ivy Arlinda Goolsby
Trustee/Secretary(term start 12/17)2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Susan Bryne
Trustee2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jeffrey Cornejo
Trustee2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ken Cecil
Trustee2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Wayne Chaney
Trustee/Vice Chairman2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
John Claridy
Trustee2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Larry DeJarnett
Trustee2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Stephanie Hargrove
Trustee2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Warren Hughes
Trustee2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Josef Levy
Trustee2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kimmo Sahakangas
Trustee2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Robin Pano
Trustee2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Christine Robbins
Trustee2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Tim Skillman
Trustee2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Brad Ward
Trustee2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Patrice Wong
Trustee2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Janet McCarthy
President/CEO40.00Yes (X)$252,404$0$4,722
Lisa Grassi
Chief Financial Officer40.00$153,462$0$2,565Yes (X)
Rob Boyajian
Director, IT40.00$122,154$0$4,722Yes (X)
Ben Espitia
Director, Workforce40.00$122,052$0$4,722Yes (X)
Gina Johnson Fornelli
Dir. of Corp. Comp. HR40.00$121,372$0$0Yes (X)
Stephen Gerard Cipolla
Director of LiNKS40.00$111,751$0$2,565Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$883,195TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$19,296TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K7IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Gazette NewspapersBusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line15225 East 2nd StreetAddressLine1Txt
CityLong BeachCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90803ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ServicesAdvertisingServicesDesc
Compensation$119,004CompensationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K1CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$8,894FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions$3,001,896AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$2,745,792NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$3,010,790TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Commercial Operations453310$17,138,789$17,138,789
Language Services900099$2,724,221$2,724,221
Vocational Services900099$871,551$871,551
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$20,734,561TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$224,954TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$224,954ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$3,021,080SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$2,345,917SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$675,163SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$675,163TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$675,163ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$60,063FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$8,894ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$60,063FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMiscellaneous incomeDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$20,532TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$20,532ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$20,532OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$24,666,000TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$20,734,561RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$920,649ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$257,126TotalAmt
Program Services$209,702ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$42,817ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,607FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,724,887TotalAmt
Program Services$9,562,376ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,952,432ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$210,079FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,478,731TotalAmt
Program Services$2,124,405ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$336,239ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$18,087FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$861,786TotalAmt
Program Services$761,059ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$98,744ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,983FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$62,308TotalAmt
Program Services$4,651ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$44,611ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,046FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$84,544TotalAmt
Management And General$84,544ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$144,207TotalAmt
Program Services$88,332ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$41,625ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$14,250FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$231,914TotalAmt
Program Services$214,960ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,969ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,985FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,419,777TotalAmt
Program Services$1,156,337ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$248,269ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$15,171FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,896,105TotalAmt
Program Services$4,775,563ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$115,580ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,962FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$537,148TotalAmt
Program Services$424,952ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$69,947ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$42,249FundraisingAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$176,689TotalAmt
Program Services$3,198ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$173,491ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$637,023TotalAmt
Program Services$541,098ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$86,983ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,942FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$190,639TotalAmt
Program Services$185,946ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,500ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$193FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
Contract Interpreting$1,546,915$1,546,695$220
Data processing fees$379,954$305,283$71,323$3,348
Support services$126,542$124,309$2,233
HR support services$89,432$57,805$28,597$3,030

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$71,325TotalAmt
Program Services$35,646ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$94,224ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising-$58,545FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$25,917,052TotalAmt
Program Services$22,122,317ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,504,348ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$290,387FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$38,465BOYAmt
EOY$372,517EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,954,190BOYAmt
EOY$1,181,756EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$997,456BOYAmt
EOY$664,267EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$463,457BOYAmt
EOY$334,853EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$908,459BOYAmt
EOY$590,466EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$17,590,225LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$12,302,391LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,955,004BOYAmt
EOY$5,287,834EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,972,612BOYAmt
EOY$10,670,811EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,450BOYAmt
EOY$21,635EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,311,093BOYAmt
EOY$19,124,139EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,027,872BOYAmt
EOY$1,898,965EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,850BOYAmt
EOY$9,795EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,030,722BOYAmt
EOY$1,908,760EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,226,145BOYAmt
EOY$17,175,379EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$54,226BOYAmt
EOY$40,000EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,280,371BOYAmt
EOY$17,215,379EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,311,093BOYAmt
EOY$19,124,139EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$1,251,052ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$186,060NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,283,049CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,383,176CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,452,863CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,586,395CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,070,853CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$22,776,336TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$14,981,317CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$16,050,997CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$18,263,457CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$19,598,710CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$23,615,056CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$92,509,537TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$20,264,366CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$20,434,173CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$23,716,320CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$24,185,105CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$26,685,909CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$115,285,873TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$115,285,873PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$379,176CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$233,101CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$141,732CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$139,929CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$140,410CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,034,348TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$379,176CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$233,101CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$141,732CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$139,929CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$140,410CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,034,348TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$51,104CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$50,646CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$95,124CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$20,283CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$20,532CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$237,689TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$20,694,646CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$20,717,920CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$23,953,176CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$24,345,317CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$26,846,851CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$116,557,910TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.98910PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.98640PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00890InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.01070InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Volunteers0VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management0PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements0MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members0MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast0PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations0GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact Legislators0DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other ActivitiesYes (1)OtherActivitiesInd
Other Activities$745OtherActivitiesAmt
Total Lobbying Expenditures$745TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c30NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart II-B, Line 1:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationDuring 2017, the organization developed positions for the following activities while working in concert with Capitol Advocacy, LLC, and in collaboration with other California Goodwill agencies: Lobbied the California Legislature regarding legislation to enact predictive scheduling for employees. A specific assembly bill was not introduced related to this but was anticipated for introduction in early 2018.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,617,854OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$2,617,854BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$6,978,794OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$6,236,692DepreciationAmt
Book Value$742,102BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,407,848OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$836,737DepreciationAmt
Book Value$571,111BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$4,976,304OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$4,219,685DepreciationAmt
Book Value$756,619BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,609,425OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,009,277DepreciationAmt
Book Value$600,148BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$5,287,834TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$27,708,074TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$186,060NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue$2,940,558OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$3,126,618RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$24,581,456RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$84,544InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$84,544RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$24,666,000TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$28,773,066TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$2,940,558OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$2,940,558ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$25,832,508ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$84,544InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$84,544ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$25,917,052TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part X, Line 2:Goodwill SOLAC is exempt from taxation under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) and California Revenue and Taxation Code Section 23701(d). In addition, Goodwill SOLAC has been determined by the Internal Revenue Service and the Franchise Tax Board not to be a "private foundation" within the meaning of Section 509(a) of the Internal Revenue Code and Section 23709 of the Taxation Code. Generally accepted accounting principles provide accounting and disclosure guidance about positions taken by an organization in its tax returns that might be uncertain. Management has considered its tax positions and believes that all of the positions taken by Goodwill SOLAC in its federal and state exempt organization tax returns are more likely than not to be sustained upon examination. Goodwill SOLAC's returns are subject to examination by federal and state taxing authorities, generally for three and four years, respectively, after they are filed.
Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Cost of Goods Sold 2,880,495. Special event expense 60,063.
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Cost of Goods Sold 2,880,495. Special event expense 60,063.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsYes (X)MailSolicitationsInd
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Solicitation Of Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfGovtGrantsInd
Special Fundraising EventsYes (X)SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (1)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdActivityActivityTxtFundraiser Control Of FundsFundraiserControlOfFundsIndGross ReceiptsGrossReceiptsAmtRetained By ContractorRetainedByContractorAmtNet To OrganizationNetToOrganizationAmt
Adrienne Devine
676 Palisade StreetPasadenaCA91103Grant writer & donation solicitation0$0$0$17,494
Shavonda Webber-Christmas
5131 W 139th StreetWiseburnCA90250Grant writer & donation solicitation0$0$11,400-$11,400
La Quetta Meshel Shamblee
2020 North 77th LanePhoenixAZ85035Grant writer & donation solicitation0$0$2,300-$2,300
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Retained By Contractors$13,700TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization$3,794TotalNetToOrganizationAmt

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1Annual DinnerEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$68,957GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$8,894CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$60,063GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1$3,000NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$39,196FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$17,867OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$68,957GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$8,894CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$60,063GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events$3,000NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$39,196FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$17,867OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$60,063DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$0NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule G, Part I, Line 2b, Column (v)FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationGrant writing and certain solicitation from the public.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Janet McCarthy
President/CEO$252,404$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$4,722$0$257,126$0$0$0
Lisa Grassi
Chief Financial Officer$153,462$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$2,565$0$156,027$0$0$0

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (2 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxtTransactionTransactionAmtTransactionTransactionDescSharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
Wards Furniture
Brad Ward, owner, is also a Board Member$3,481Purchase of appliances0
Harry SaltzgaverGazette Newspapers
Board member of Goodwill and Chief Editor for Gazette$119,004Advertising0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Clothing And Household Goods ClothingAndHouseholdGoodsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$2,745,792NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesSee Part IIMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Column (b):FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationValue estimated on total donated merchandise sales, less cost, less costs to incurred to prepared the merchandise for sale.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part III, Line 1and an individual's transition to family-sustaining employment. Goodwill SOLAC was established 89 years ago and provides services to 26 cities and communities located in southern California. The organization's main facility is located in Long Beach California where it houses administrative offices and several training programs, processing operations and a transportation fleet. Goodwill SOLAC's Workforce Development programs consider the quality of life factors for each person served, backed by the belief that all individuals should be empowered to find and keep meaningful employment and inclusion into their community. Our programs are intended to assist individuals with vocational disadvantages such as: minimum work history, low income, homelessness, at-risk youth, parolees, individuals with disabilities or other barriers to employment.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bThe governing body has delegated review of this Form 990 to the Board Treasurer. After his review he recommends whether or not to accept the Form 990 to the governing body. The Form 990 is made available to all members to review it at any time.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cSigned conflict of interest declarations are mandatory for all governing body members and key employees on an annual basis. These are received/reviewed by the Board Chair as well as CEO and are maintained in the administrative offices. Should a conflict arise, the concern is taken to the executive committee for recommendation for final Board approval.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15The Compensation Committee of the Board of Trustees reviews market and peer company compensation from various sources for the CEO. The committee recommends to the full board. The Board then approves or modifies committee recommendation for the CEO's compensation package.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19Annual Audited Financial Statements are available on our website, other websites and upon request. Governing documents and conflict of interest policy are made available upon request.

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