GOODWILL OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN INDIANA INC
1635 W MICHGAN ST, INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46222 www.goodwillindy.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: GOODWILL OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN INDIANA OFFERS A VARIETY OF EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION AND HEALTH SERVICES GEARED TOWARD HELPING INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES BECOME ECONOMICALLY SELF-SUFFICIENT.

GOODWILL OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN INDIANA, INC. ("GCSI") AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES, GW COMMERCIAL SERVICES, INC. ("GWCS") AND GOODWILL EDUCATION INITIATIVES, INC. ("GEI"), TOGETHER WITH GOODWILL FOUNDATION OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN INDIANA, INC. (THE FOUNDATION) (COLLECTIVELY REFERRED TO AS "GOODWILL") ARE INDIANA NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT OFFER EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION AND RELATED SERVICES TO DISADVANTAGED ADULTS AND YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGHOUT CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN INDIANA. GOODWILL DEFINES DISADVANTAGED INDIVIDUALS AS THOSE WITH A BARRIER TO EMPLOYMENT SUCH AS A DISABILITY, A CRIMINAL HISTORY, AND/OR A LOW EDUCATION LEVEL (LESS THAN A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA). GOODWILL'S MANAGEMENT ENCOURAGES INTERESTED READERS TO READ THE FORM 990 TAX RETURNS OF ALL RELATED ENTITIES IN ORDER TO OBTAIN COMPLETE INFORMATION ABOUT THE EXEMPT ACTIVITIES, OPERATIONS AND INTERRELATIONSHIPS OF THE COLLECTIVE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN INDIANA GOODWILL ORGANIZATIONS.GCSI OPERATES FOUR DISTINCT ENTERPRISE DIVISIONS, DESCRIBED BELOW.GCSI'S RETAIL OPERATION COLLECTS DONATIONS OF USED CLOTHING AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS AND SELLS THEM THROUGH A NETWORK OF 68 THRIFT STORES, FOUR WAREHOUSE OUTLET CENTERS AND THREE VINTAGE STORES. EXCESS AND UNSALABLE DONATED ITEMS ARE SOLD THROUGH SALVAGE AND RECYCLING CHANNELS. UNIQUE ITEMS, JEWELRY AND BOOKS ARE OFTEN SOLD THROUGH E-COMMERCE CHANNELS. THE RETAIL OPERATION ALSO ACCEPTS AND SELLS DONATED AUTOMOBILES, USING A THIRD PARTY ONLY FOR VEHICLE TOWING AND AUCTION SERVICES. THE RETAIL OPERATION EMPLOYS MORE THAN 2,900 INDIVIDUALS, MORE THAN 60% OF WHOM HAVE BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT. THESE OPERATIONS ALSO GENERATE REVENUE AND CASH FLOW THAT FUND A LARGE PORTION OF GCSI'S OTHER MISSION-RELATED OPERATIONS AND ITS GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.GCSI'S COMMERCIAL SERVICES ("CS") OPERATION PROVIDES A VARIETY OF OUTSOURCE PACKAGING, ASSEMBLY, AND FULFILLMENT SERVICES TO EXTERNAL CUSTOMERS, EMPLOYING OVER 200 PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND OTHER BARRIERS. GCSI'S MISSION ADVANCEMENT ("MA") OPERATION PROVIDES CASE MANAGEMENT, COUNSELING, TRAINING, EDUCATION, JOB COACHING, JOB PLACEMENT, AND RELATED SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR DISABLED, DISADVANTAGED, UNEMPLOYED AND UNDER EMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS WHO WISH TO FIND AND RETAIN EMPLOYMENT AND INCREASE THEIR ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY. MA ALSO MANAGES PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE HOLISTIC WHOLE-FAMILY SERVICES TO GOODWILL'S LOW-WAGE WORKERS, PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS, AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE CS AND MA SEGMENTS OF GOODWILL OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ARE FUNDED BY A COMBINATION OF CONTRACTS WITH EXTERNAL CUSTOMERS, SERVICE CONTRACTS WITH FEDERAL AND STATE GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES, UNITED WAY GRANTS, PRIVATE GRANTS AND GIFTS FROM INDIVIDUALS AND FOUNDATIONS, AND SUBSIDIES FROM GCSI'S RETAIL OPERATION. GOODWILL STRIVES TO PLACE MANY OF THE INDIVIDUALS IT SERVES THROUGH ITS MISSION ADVANCEMENT DIVISION IN EMPLOYMENT WITH EXTERNAL EMPLOYERS. IN MANY INSTANCES, INDIVIDUALS MAY WORK AT GOODWILL IN VARIOUS CAPACITIES TO GAIN WORK EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, JOB AND INCOME STABILITY, AND SOFT SKILLS NECESSARY TO BECOME MORE SELF-SUFFICIENT IN EMPLOYMENT WITH OTHER EMPLOYERS. INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES OR OTHER BARRIERS MADE UP MORE THAN 59% OF GOODWILL'S TOTAL WORKFORCE OF MORE THAN 4,100 EMPLOYEES IN 2019. EMPLOYEES WITH DISABILITIES AND OTHER BARRIERS RECEIVE INDIVIDUALIZED CASE MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT DESIGNED TO ASSIST THEM IN DAILY LIVING, FINANCIAL DECISIONS, TRANSPORTATION, LIFE SKILLS, COMMUNICATIONS, ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE AND OTHER CRITICAL NEEDS. FOR THE NEARLY 11% OF GOODWILL'S WORKFORCE THAT HAS A CRIMINAL HISTORY, GOODWILL PROVIDES EMPLOYMENT AND RELATED SERVICES TO HELP THEM RE-ESTABLISH A WORK AND EARNINGS HISTORY, DEVELOP JOB AND LIFE SKILLS AND REDUCE THE RISK OF RECIDIVISM. IN 2019, GOODWILL PLACED 1,400 INDIVIDUALS IN JOBS WITH EXTERNAL EMPLOYERS, AN AVERAGE OF MORE THAN FIVE PEOPLE PER WORK DAY.GWCS IS OPERATED UNDER COMMON MANAGEMENT WITH GCSI'S COMMERCIAL SERVICES OPERATIONS AND PROVIDES REHABILITATIVE TRAINING AND JOBS FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE SIGNIFICANT DISABILITIES, PRIMARILY THROUGH SERVICE CONTRACTS WITH VARIOUS FEDERAL GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES PURSUANT TO ABILITY ONE (FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE JAVITS-WAGNER-O'DAY ACT OF 1971). ABILITY ONE REQUIRES CERTAIN FEDERAL GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES TO PURCHASE SELECTED PRODUCTS AND SERVICES, VIA SUCH CONTRACTS, FROM NON-PROFIT AGENCIES EMPLOYING PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR HAVE SIGNIFICANT DISABILITIES. AT DECEMBER 29, 2019, GWCS OPERATED 10 ABILITY ONE CONTRACTS AT GOVERNMENT SITES IN CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN INDIANA, AND EMPLOYED APPROXIMATELY 120 PEOPLE WITH SIGNIFICANT DISABILITIES. GOODWILL EDUCATION INITIATIVES (GEI) PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES DESIGNED TO ENABLE YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS TO ENHANCE THEIR SUCCESS IN LIFE AND WORK. GOODWILL OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN INDIANA, INC. (GCSI OR GOODWILL), A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION RELATED TO GEI, FORMED GEI IN 2004 IN RESPONSE TO THE LARGE NUMBER OF YOUNG PEOPLE SEEKING EMPLOYMENT AND OTHER SERVICES AT GOODWILL WITH LIMITED CAREER OPPORTUNITIES AND WITHOUT A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA. GEI OPERATES THE INDIANAPOLIS METROPOLITAN HIGH SCHOOL (THE MET), A PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL IN AN ECONOMICALLY DEPRESSED URBAN AREA IN INDIANAPOLIS UNDER THE INDIANA CHARTER SCHOOL LAWS AND THE CHARTERING AUTHORITY OF THE MAYOR OF INDIANAPOLIS. GEI ALSO OPERATES THE EXCEL CENTERS, INDIANA PUBLIC CHARTER HIGH SCHOOLS PRIMARILY SERVING ADULTS WHO PREVIOUSLY DROPPED OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL AND WHO WISH TO OBTAIN THEIR HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA. THE MET AND ONE EXCEL CENTER LOCATION OCCUPY SPACE IN GOODWILL'S INDIANAPOLIS HEADQUARTERS BUILDING. THE OTHER EXCEL CENTERS LEASE SPACE. GEI CONTRACTS WITH GOODWILL FOR CERTAIN BUSINESS SUPPORT SERVICES, INCLUDING HUMAN RESOURCES, SAFETY & SECURITY, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, FACILITIES, AND MARKETING. THE EXCEL CENTERS OPERATED IN 15 LOCATIONS IN CENTRAL INDIANA IN FISCAL YEAR 2018-2019. THE MET PRIMARILY SERVES STUDENTS WHO ARE IN FOSTER CARE, HAVE BEEN INVOLVED WITH THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM, AND/OR HAVE STRUGGLED IN OTHER SCHOOL SETTINGS. SINCE INCEPTION, NEARLY 700 STUDENTS HAVE GRADUATED FROM THE MET, AND 60% OF THOSE GRADUATES HAVE GONE ON TO SOME FORM OF POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION OR TRAINING AND REMAIN IN SCHOOL TWO YEARS AFTER GRADUATION. THE EXCEL CENTER OPENED ITS FIRST LOCATION IN AUGUST 2010 WITH 306 ADULT STUDENTS AND COMPLETED ITS NINTH YEAR OF OPERATIONS ON JUNE 30, 2019. DUE TO THE HIGH DEMAND FOR ITS SERVICES, THE EXCEL CENTER EXPANDED TO 15 LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN INDIANA AND STUDENT ENROLLMENT HAS GROWN TO OVER 4,200 STUDENTS. SINCE INCEPTION ALMOST 5,000 STUDENTS HAVE GRADUATED FROM THE EXCEL CENTER. STUDENTS HAVE VARYING DEGREES OF ACADEMIC CREDITS AND CAPABILITIES WHEN THEY ENROLL. EXCEL CENTER STUDENTS ATTEND CLASSES AND CONNECT WITH A LIFE COACH WHO HELPS THEM NAVIGATE THE BARRIERS THAT STAND IN THE WAY OF THEIR EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT. DEMAND FOR EXCEL CENTER ENROLLMENT CONTINUES TO EXCEED CAPACITY. AS A RESULT, GEI PLANS TO OPEN ADDITIONAL FACILITIES AS INDIANA LEGISLATION AND PUBLIC FUNDING ALLOWS. IN 2019, GOODWILL FOUNDATION OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN INDIANA, INC., MADE GRANTS TO GCSI AND GEI FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES:GCSI:-INTERNSHIPS FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS PURSUING CAREERS IN HUMAN SERVICES AND DATA ANALYSIS-SUPPORT FOR GCSI'S MISSION ADVANCEMENT OPERATIONS, SPECIFICALLY TO ASSIST YOUTH AND ADULTS SEEKING EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATIONAL ADVANCEMENT-SUPPORT FOR AN EMPLOYEE WELLNESS INITIATIVE THAT PROMOTES MORE HEALTHY BEHAVIORS AMONG GCSI'S EMPLOYEES -SUPPORT TO CLEAN AND BEAUTIFY THE LANDSCAPE ADJACENT TO THE MICHIGAN STREET CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS-IMPLEMENTATION OF A NEW WAREHOUSING AND INVENTORY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR OUR E-COMMERCE BUSINESS IN ORDER TO GROW AND ENHANCE OUR ONLINE RETAIL SALES-DESIGN AND BUILDOUT OF A NATURAL OUTDOOR PLAYGROUND IN SOUTHERN INDIANA AT OUR LEVEL-4 PATHS TO QUALITY CHILD CARE CENTER-SUPPORT TO IDENTIFY AND ALLOCATE VARIOUS CORPORATE COSTS AMONGST BUSINESS UNITS-SUPPORT FOR A MENTAL HEALTH SPECILIAST, MENTAL HEALTH COACHING, AND TRAINING FOR OUR OUTLET EMPLOYEES IN ORDER TO ENHANCE THEIR PERSONAL WELL-BEING AND TO ENHANCE GCSI'S RETENTION OF THE EMPLOYEES-EQUIPMENT AND MAINTENANCE PURCHASES TO OPEN AND OPERATE A NEW PACKAGING AND ASSEMBLY FACILITY IN BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA, WHICH WILL HIRE AND RETAIN OVER 20 EMPLOYEES WITH BARRIERSGEI:-SUPPORT FOR A SUMMER LEARNING AND ACTIVITIES PROGRAM FOR THE MET-SCHOLARSHIPS PROVIDED TO ASSIST STUDENTS IN PURSUIT OF POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION-SUPPORT FOR STUDENT TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM SCHOOL

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