Check Goodwills tax statements-the stores across the country pay subscriptions to the main office (I believe in Indiana) there are many grants and large donations in addition to ALL the user donations to each and every store where they are sent to a central processing branch for redistribution to each and every store. The truly prime stuff goes to serious auctions, the web site handles the more common donated items and the prices in the stores are higher than even 5 years ago. I have been monitoring the website since 2003 and they make maybe 95% profit on the donated items. This reflected in their tax disclosures. The upper management is highly paid and fiat people seem to love the fiat dollar too much.
There are complaints as to how employees are treated/paid, but it is pretty typical for a business that relys on the kindness of generous citizens.. /s
Check Goodwills tax statements-the stores across the country pay subscriptions to the main office (I believe in Indiana) there are many grants and large donations in addition to ALL the user donations to each and every store where they are sent to a central processing branch for redistribution to each and every store. The truly prime stuff goes to serious auctions, the web site handles the more common donated items and the prices in the stores are higher than even 5 years ago. I have been monitoring the website since 2003 and they make maybe 95% profit on the donated items. This reflected in their tax disclosures. The upper management is highly paid and fiat people seem to love the fiat dollar too much. There are complaints as to how employees are treated/paid, but it is pretty typical for a business that relys on the kindness of generous citizens.. /s