Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO IMPROVE THE COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION, TRAINING AND SUPPORT SERVICES TAILORED TO INDIVIDUAL NEEDS.
OUR COMMERCIAL SERVICES DIVISION IS BEST KNOWN TO THE PUBLIC. IT BENEFITS FROM COMMUNITY DONATIONS OF GENTLY USED CLOTHING, HOUSEHOLD ITEMS, TOYS, WORKING ELECTRONICS, CARS, AND OTHER VEHICLES. DONATIONS ARE PROCESSED AND RESOLD IN OUR GOODWILL RETAIL OUTLETS. OUR WORKERS USE THESE DONATIONS TO LEARN VALUABLE WORK SKILLS. THEIR JOBS INCLUDE COLLECTING, SORTING, PROCESSING, PRICING, STOCKING, AND SELLING THESE ITEMS. THE REVENUES GENERATED BY GOODWILL RETAIL OUTLETS PROVIDE OUR WORKERS' WAGES AND FUND GOODWILL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. TOTAL REVENUE IN 2019 FOR COMMERCIAL SERVICES IS 11,058,878.
GOODWILL PROVIDED 5,653 INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WITH 11,237 EDUCATION, TRAINING AND SUPPORT SERVICES IN 2019. THESE SERVICES INCLUDED EMPLOYMENT/CAREER COACHING, FINANCIAL LITERACY SERVICES, ADULT LITERACY SERVICES, VOCATIONAL ASSESSMENTS AND COUNSELING, COMMUNITY RESOURCE NAVIGATION AND A 20 YEAR COMMITMENT TO FAMILIES WHO WANT TO EXIT POVERTY WITH A CHILD 0-3 CALLED LIFE GUIDES. LIFE GUIDES OF SOUTHWESTERN MICHIGAN PROVIDES A LIFE COACH FOR FAMILIES WITH A SMALL CHILD. THE OBJECTIVE OF THE PROGRAM IS FOR THE CHILD (0-3) TO GRADUATE FROM A POST-SECONDARY PROGRAM AND OBTAIN A LIVING WAGE POSITION, THUS BREAKING THE POVERTY CYCLE FOR THAT FAMILY. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A MIDDLE CLASS FAMILY AND A POVERTY FAMILY IS TIME FRAME. LIFE GUIDE COACHES WORK WITH THE FAMILY TO DEVELOP MIDDLE AND LONG TERM GOAL SETTING BY HELPING THE FAMILY RID THEMSELVES OF THE DAILY CRISIS SITUATIONS THAT LEAD TO POOR DECISIONS FOR THE LONG TERM.
GOODWILL PROVIDES AREA BUSINESSES WITH MANUFACTURING SERVICES WHILE PROVIDING WORK EXPERIENCE FOR THE PEOPLE WE SERVE. AS WITH OUR RETAIL OPERATIONS, GOODWILL USES THE REVENUES FROM OUR CONTRACT MANUFACTURING SERVICES DIVISION FOR ITS EDUCATION AND CAREER SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND DISADVANTAGES SUCH AS WELFARE DEPENDENCY, HOMELESSNESS, AND LACK OF EDUCATION OR WORK EXPERIENCE. THE CUSTODIAL SERVICES DIVISION OFFERS THE RESOURCES TO PROVIDE LOCAL BUSINESSES WITH JANITORIAL SERVICES.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| John Dillworth | EXEC PRESIDE | 40 | $173,688 |
| David Grinder | VP & CFO | 40 | $81,950 |
| Julia Berndt | VP & CFO | 40 | $24,280 |
| Keith Thompson | DIRECTOR | 0.77 | $0 |
| Maryann Lavender Phd | DIRECTOR | 0.77 | $0 |
| Ken Brown | DIRECTOR | 0.77 | $0 |
| Michael E Hodgkinson | DIRECTOR | 0.77 | $0 |
| Lavoda Agnew | DIRECTOR | 0.77 | $0 |
| Chris Mcclead | DIRECTOR | 0.77 | $0 |
| Byron Foster | DIRECTOR | 0.77 | $0 |
| Sheldon Faworski | DIRECTOR | 0.77 | $0 |
| Paul Hudson | DIRECTOR | 0.77 | $0 |
| Denise Crawford | DIRECTOR | 0.77 | $0 |
| Cathy Ash | DIRECTOR | 0.77 | $0 |
| Jean Vollink | DIRECTOR | 0.77 | $0 |
| Susan Terranella | DIRECTOR | 0.77 | $0 |
| Kelly Weathers | DIRECTOR | 0.77 | $0 |
| Jamie Renwick | DIRECTOR | 0.77 | $0 |
| Doug Phillips | DIRECTOR | 0.77 | $0 |
| Heidi Liddle | DIRECTOR | 0.77 | $0 |
| Ron Kuivenhoven | DIRECTOR | 0.77 | $0 |
| Denise King | DIRECTOR | 0.77 | $0 |
| Jorge Rodriguez | DIRECTOR | 0.77 | $0 |
| Steve Gilsdorf | DIRECTOR | 0.77 | $0 |
| Tom Hill Jr | DIRECTOR | 0.77 | $0 |
| Nick Boyd | DIRECTOR | 0.77 | $0 |
| Matt Berry | DIRECTOR | 0.77 | $0 |
| Deborah Droppers | DIRECTOR | 0.77 | $0 |
| Steven Cummings | DIRECTOR | 0.77 | $0 |
| John Brink | DIRECTOR | 0.77 | $0 |
| Amy Taylor | DIRECTOR | 0.77 | $0 |
| Dennis Conley | TREASURER | 0.77 | $0 |
| Jan Opalewski | SECRETARY | 0.77 | $0 |
| Robert Borsos | VICE CHAIR | 0.77 | $0 |
| Jim Medsker | PAST BOARD C | 0.77 | $0 |
| Stephanie Robinson | BOARD CHAIR | 0.77 | $0 |
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