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Nonprofit · EIN 36-4455490

GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO INC

Tax-exempt · MILWAUKEE, WI 53225

Financials

$2M$2M2023$2.8M$2.8M2024$3.2M$3.2M2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990$3,211,031$3,211,031$0$1,521,452$1,521,452$0
December 31, 2024990$2,754,862$2,754,862$0$1,135,976$1,135,976$0
December 31, 2023990$1,977,936$1,977,936$0$829,821$829,821$0
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$3,211,031
of which government grants
$1,691,787
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$491
Other salaries and wages
$1,731,289
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$2,162,805
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Occupancy
$397,759
Travel
$34,258
Depreciation
$26,269
Program services (functional)
$2,765,718
Management and general (functional)
$294,416
Fundraising (functional)
$150,897

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$1,135,976
Total assets, end of year
$1,521,452
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,521,452
Net assets, end of year
$0
Land, buildings and equipment
$10,475
Gross receipts
$3,211,031
Employees
37
Volunteers
4
Year formed
2001
State of legal domicile
IL

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
JACQUELINE HALLBERGPRESIDENT & CEO
Officer
2$0$849,830$400,215
JEFFREY DOCALAVICHASSISTANT TREASURER
Officer
2$0$525,572$252,298
LATONYA BROOKSDIRECTOR WCC & PARTNERSHIP
Highest-paid employee
40$135,872$0$52,586
BASIL BUCHKOFORMER ASST. SECRETARY
Former
0$0$170,000$0
DIANA MUNOZDIRECTOR YOUTH ENGMNT
Highest-paid employee
40$117,044$0$48,099
JAMES BORRISTREASURER - AS OF 02/25
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
TIMOTHY MATTKETREASURER - THRU 02/25
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
CARL VANDER WILTCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
IKE UMUNNAHSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
DAVID MARCUSEX OFFICIO DIRECTOR - AS OF 02/25
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 10 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
JACQUELINE HALLBERGPRESIDENT & CEO
Officer
2$0$763,299$145,372
JEFFREY DOCALAVICHASSISTANT TREASURER
Officer
2$0$483,892$106,707
BASIL BUCHKOASST. SECRETARY - THRU 12/24
Officer
2$0$343,935$51,090
LATONYA BROOKSDIRECTOR WCC & PARTNERSHIPS IL
Highest-paid employee
40$118,778$0$35,090
DIANA MUNOZDIRECTOR YOUTH ENGMNT
Highest-paid employee
40$105,459$0$39,195
YASHICA S WEEKSDIRECTOR DEVELOPMENT
Highest-paid employee
40$102,686$0$6,244
CARL VANDER WILTCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
IKE UMUNNAHSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
TIMOTHY MATTKETREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
JOHN DZIEWADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 8 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
JACQUELINE HALLBERGPRESIDENT & CEO
Officer
2$0$820,541$35,055
JEFFREY DOCALAVICHASSISTANT TREASURER
Officer
2$0$510,487$45,920
BASIL BUCHKOASSISTANT SECRETARY
Officer
2$0$351,216$57,567
BRENDA SANDERSDIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$120,696$0$70,957
CARL VANDER WILTCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
IKE UMUNNAHSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
TIMOTHY MATTKETREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
JOHN DZIEWADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
6055 N 91ST ST, MILWAUKEE, WI 53225-1710
In care of
% LISA HEIDER
Principal officer (990 for 2025)
JACQUELINE HALLBERG, 6055 N 91ST STREET, MILWAUKEE, WI 53225
Signed the 990
JACQUELINE HALLBERG, CEO
Phone
(414) 847-4200
Return prepared by
GRANT THORNTON ADVISORS LLC

Mission

GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO, INC. ("GOODWILL-CHICAGO") IS A NONSTOCK, NOT-FOR-PROFIT ILLINOIS CORPORATION, WHOSE SOLE MEMBER IS GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN, INC. ("GOODWILL"), A WISCONSIN NONSTOCK, NOT-FOR-PROFIT (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)

990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • GOODWILL-CHICAGO'S PRE-EMPLOYMENT SKILLS TRAINING PROGRAMS FOCUS ON PROVIDING EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO HELP PARTICIPANTS FIND WORK OR START A CAREER. AN INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYMENT PLAN IS DEVELOPED FOR PARTICIPANTS OUTLINING STRENGTHS, EXISTING SKILLS, INTERESTS, PAST EXPERIENCE AND OTHER SUPPORTIVE SERVICE NEEDS. PARTICIPANTS ATTEND INTENSIVE PRE-EMPLOYMENT SKILLS AND COMPUTER SKILLS TRAINING CLASSES. AFTER COMPLETION, PARTICIPANTS EITHER ACTIVELY PURSUE EMPLOYMENT OR COMPLETE ADDITIONAL OCCUPATIONAL SKILLS TRAINING, SUCH AS RETAIL AND CUSTOMER SERVICE. IN 2025, GOODWILL EXPANDED YOUTH-SPECIFIC PROGRAMMING WITH ITS EMPOWER YOUTH PROGRAM, TARGETING TEENS AND YOUNG (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) ADULTS AGES 16-24 FOR EMPLOYMENT READINESS TRAINING, ACCESS TO SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, AND JOB PLACEMENT IN BOTH SHORT AND LONG-TERM EMPLOYMENT. OUR TEENS AND YOUNG ADULT INITIATIVES ALSO FEATURED PROGRAMS SPECIFICALLY FOCUSED ON PROFESSIONAL SKILL-BUILDING PROVIDING TRAINING IN CONFLICT RESOLUTION, FINANCIAL EDUCATION, GOAL SETTING, AND MENTORSHIP. WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, GOODWILL PARTICIPATED IN PROGRAMS TO EXPOSE YOUTH TO PATHWAYS TRAININGS IN ENERGY, UTILITIES AND CONSTRUCTION. RECOGNIZING THAT GOODWILL EMPLOYS INDIVIDUALS WITH BARRIERS TO LONG-TERM SUCCESSFUL EMPLOYMENT, OUR EMPLOYEE EMPOWERMENT NETWORK OFFERS LIFE COACHING, BENEFIT NAVIGATION, AND SERVICE REFERRALS THROUGH VOLUNTARY ENROLLMENT TO ITS OWN EMPLOYEES.
    Expenses $1,885,800 · grants $491
  • GOODWILL OPERATED FIVE WORKFORCE CONNECTION CENTERS, IN THE METROPOLITAN CHICAGO AREA, WITH LOCATIONS IN LOMBARD, NORTH RIVERSIDE AND IN THE WEST ENGLEWOOD COMMUNITY. THE CENTERS PROVIDED FREE JOB SEARCH AND SUPPORT SERVICES TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, REGARDLESS OF INCOME OR OTHER QUALIFYING CRITERIA. THESE CENTERS WERE DEVELOPED TO HELP INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE UNEMPLOYED OR UNDEREMPLOYED FIND AND KEEP JOBS. WORKFORCE CONNECTION CENTER STAFF PROVIDE ASSISTANCE THROUGHOUT THE JOB SEARCH PROCESS, INCLUDING RESUME DEVELOPMENT, JOB LEADS/APPLICATIONS, COMPUTER ACCESS, JOB-SEARCH STRATEGIES, INTERVIEW PREP, AND ACCESS TO RESOURCES NEEDED TO SUSTAIN EMPLOYMENT. THE WORKFORCE CONNECTION CENTERS HOST EMPLOYER RECRUITMENT EVENTS TO CONNECT JOB SEEKERS WITH EMPLOYERS IN NEED OF EMPLOYEES. GOODWILL ALSO (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) COLLABORATES WITH OTHER LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO CONNECT CENTER CUSTOMERS TO ADDITIONAL RESOURCES SUCH AS DRIVER'S LICENSE RECOVERY PROGRAMS, COUNSELING, BENEFITS ASSISTANCE, AND HELP WITH HOUSING AND OTHER CONCERNS. TOGETHER, THESE CENTERS PROVIDED SERVICES TO MORE THAN 4,000 PEOPLE IN 2025.
    Expenses $879,918

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026990 on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
36-4455490
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
2002
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Human services (P20)
Assets (IRS master file)
$1,521,452
Income (IRS master file)
$3,211,031

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2025$3,211,031$3,211,031$1,521,452XML
990December 2024$2,754,862$2,754,862$1,135,976XML
990December 2023$1,977,936$1,977,936$829,821XML
990December 2022$2,097,343$2,097,343$1,620,934IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2019–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 36-4455490).

Questions about GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO INC

What is the EIN of GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO INC is 36-4455490.
Is GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2002.
Are donations to GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO INC file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO INC due?
The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
Who is the principal officer of GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names JACQUELINE HALLBERG.
Who are the officers and directors of GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 10 people; 2 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,211,031, expenses of $3,211,031 and total assets of $1,521,452 at year end.

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