Gwh's job connection service centers provide job training and placement for people with disabilities and other barriers to employment. Services include community referrals, work readiness training, life skills and money management, job skills training (in-house or by referral), job search assistance, vocational guidance, job placement services, and job retention services. In 2024, goodwill featured programs serving persons with disabilities, histories of incarceration, youth, and at-risk families. Last year, goodwill served over 10,000 individuals in the community. Revenues do not include…
Goodwill Industries of Houston
Goodwill Industries of Houston: CEO salary, finances and where donations go
“Goodwill Industries of Houston (GWI) is an autonomous, community based nonprofit corporation which provides rehabilitation services, training, placement and employment for people with disabilities and persons with special needs.”
Data only Figures straight from the filing, screened by our rules. Not yet reviewed in depth by a CPA.
Methodology by Amir Arani, CPA, CA · Updated
- Top pay
- $461K Steve Lufburrow, 0.2% of spending
- Revenue
- $224.6M 42.8% from donations and grants
- Spent
- $213.4M 93.8% on programs, as reported
- Net assets
- $37.3M end of 2024
- Savings
- 2.1 months of spending, net assets ÷ spending
- People
- 3,840 employees, 2,995 volunteers
No red flags in its latest filing.
We screen every filing against twelve rules. A flag is a prompt for a closer look, not a finding of wrongdoing.
No reported asset diversions, no insider transactions, no fundraisers keeping most of the money, and the governance policies we check for are in place.
Of each dollar it spent, 93.8¢ went to programs, as reported.
For each dollar donated, Goodwill Industries of Houston spent 2¢ on fundraising.
Fundraising ÷ $96.1M contributions · Form 990 Parts VIII, IXWhat it told the IRS it spent on.
The charity's own description of its largest programs, with what each cost.
Net assets: $14.5M to $37.3M in 11 years.
Net assets at each fiscal year end, 2012 to 2024.
The 8 highest-paid people.
Reportable pay in 2024, from the charity and related organizations.
The questions people ask about the Goodwill Industries of Houston.
Short, sourced answers. Each one stands on its own.
How much does the Goodwill Industries of Houston CEO make?
Steve Lufburrow, Former President/CEO, received $460,989 in reportable compensation in 2024, 0.2% of Goodwill Industries of Houston's $213.4M in spending.
Form 990 (2024), Part VIIWhat percentage of Goodwill Industries of Houston donations go to programs?
Goodwill Industries of Houston reported 93.8% of 2024 spending as programs, 0.8% as fundraising and 5.4% as management.
Form 990 (2024), Part IXHow much money does Goodwill Industries of Houston have?
Net assets were $37.3M at the end of 2024, about 2.1 months of spending.
Form 990 (2024), Part XDoes Goodwill Industries of Houston have any red flags in its filing?
Its latest Form 990 triggered none of our twelve screening rules, which cover reported asset diversions, insider transactions, fundraiser costs, governance policies and spending patterns.
Form 990 (2024)Every number, traced.
- Goodwill Industries of Houston Form 990, 2024 (IRS e-file)
- Goodwill Industries of Houston Form 990 history (ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer)
Amir Arani, “Goodwill Industries of Houston: CEO salary, finances and where your dollar goes,” Charity Math, updated 2026-11-07. https://charitymath.com/charities/goodwill-industries-of-houston/