IMPACT REPORT
Building Brighter Futures
TRANSFORMING GENEROSITY INTO OPPORTUNITY ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE
Thanks to your loyal and generous support, 2024 was another exceptional year for Goodwill of Middle Tennessee and for those we serve.
8,551 individuals across the region — facing barriers to employment, such as a disability, lack of skills or education, childcare needs, transportation issues and systemic biases — received in-demand skills training and industryrecognized credentials and certifications that transformed their lives and helped to build a stronger and more sustainable workforce.
The human impact of these services is both profound and inspiring. Elsewhere in this report are the stories of Byron, Tanisha and Jason — three individuals whose lives were transformed in remarkable ways by Goodwill’s mission services. This year also brought a remarkable discovery:
Goodwill’s roots in Middle Tennessee run deeper than we knew. While our organization was officially chartered in 1957, we learned that Nashville was home to the first Goodwill in the Southeast. Launched in 1922 by the Methodist Church Centenary, that early Goodwill received enthusiastic local support and helped hundreds of needy people to find employment. It was visited multiple times by the Rev. Edgar Helmes — the visionary who founded the first Goodwill in Boston. This legacy of service continues to shape our mission today.
Because of you, opportunity is flourishing across Middle Tennessee for our Goodwill and for the thousands of disadvantaged job seekers.
In May, using proceeds from the sale of our former headquarters, Goodwill purchased a 17-acre property with two buildings totaling approximately 100,000 square feet in Nashville’s Metro Center. This future Opportunity Campus
— the largest mission-related undertaking in our history – will provide the area’s most comprehensive resources for individuals facing multiple obstacles to employment.
Conveniently located on a WeGo bus line, the campus will include:
• The Excel Center, a tuition-free public high school for adults
• A Career and Technical Academy
• A Goodwill Career Solutions Center
• A community meeting space
• A child care center for students’ children
• Additional space for non-profit partners.
Looking back, 2024 will be remembered as the beginning of a bold new chapter. The Opportunity Campus stands as a powerful reminder of what’s possible when vision meets community support. More than just a facility, it will be a launchpad for generational change — a place where individuals will gain the skills, confidence and support to
move from poverty to prosperity.
With your continuing partnership, we will build on this momentum and transform lives across Middle Tennessee for decades to come.
With heartfelt gratitude,
Matthew Bourlakas
President & CEO Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee
WHAT YOUR DONATION SUPPORTS
Your support fuels Goodwill’s mission to change lives through education, training and employment. In 2024, thousands of individuals received face-to-face career coaching, wraparound support and access to free training programs in fields like welding, construction, IT and more. These services help people overcome barriers and build brighter futures. In 2025, Goodwill will invest more than $11.6 million in mission services — a 210% increase in Career
IN 2024 GOODWILL MIDDLE TENNESSE
Solutions program expenses over the past five years. Every dollar you give helps someone gain skills, earn credentials and take the next step toward meaningful, sustainable employment.
PROVIDED 8,551 EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES FOR RESIDENTS THOUGHOUT MIDDLE TENNESSEE.
4,061
UNEMPLOYED
3,227 JUSTICE INVOLVED (PERSONS WITH
577
1,033
A NEW CHAPTER: GOODWILL’S OPPORTUNITY CAMPUS
In 2024, Goodwill Middle Tennessee took a bold step toward expanding its mission by purchasing a 17-acre property in Nashville’s MetroCenter. This site — now being transformed into the Goodwill Opportunity Campus — represents the largest mission-related
The decision to invest in this campus was driven by both vision and urgency. Across Middle and West Tennessee, 224,000 adults lack a high school diploma — including nearly 50,000 in Davidson County. One-half of Nashville’s 424,000 workers
Career & Technical Academy
Career & Technical Academy
Courtyard
Support Services
Career Solutions Center Child Care Center
Community Meeting Space
POWERING FUTURES: GOODWILL LAUNCHES SOLAR INSTALLER TRAINING
In January 2024, Goodwill Middle Tennessee launched a free Solar Installer Training Program to prepare job seekers for careers in Tennessee’s fastgrowing renewable energy sector. The four-week, 160-hour course was initially taught at Goodwill’s Herman Street warehouse and became the first training program to move to the new Opportunity Campus by year’s end.
electricity fundamentals, solar installation, safety, system maintenance, and customer service.
Graduates earn certifications in Solar Installation Basics Training (IBT 200), OSHA 10, and CPR, along with job-readiness coaching and placement assistance. The program is free and open to the public, and stipends are provided to help remove financial barriers to participation.
for graduates topped $22.50 an hour, offering a strong pathway to economic mobility. One graduate, Michael Nedreski, credited the program with restoring his confidence and mental health after a period of personal loss. He now works as a D/C Technician for LightWave Solar and is pursuing an electrician’s license.
Participants receive hands-on instruction using a mock roof and mobile solar training lab, learning
TRAINING
PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
In its first year, the program graduated 35 individuals — 20 of whom were placed into jobs. Starting wages
In 2024, Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee proudly launched EmpowerU, a transformative internal initiative designed to support and uplift our team members through personalized coaching, resource access, and career development.
direction, with team members responsible for attending sessions and completing action steps (such as attending a training or reaching out to a community partner), while coaches provide guidance and support.
Goodwill’s Solar Installer Training Program is helping Tennesseans build brighter futures — for themselves and their communities.
Participants work with EmpowerU Success Coaches to create individualized career and financial plans, receive training in financial and digital literacy, and navigate personal crises while at work. The program emphasizes self-
EmpowerU also includes assessments such as the NorthStar and the ONet to support career navigation. In 2024, EmpowerU enrolled 205 team members.
Through partnerships with community support like The Store, Metro Transit Authority (WeGo) and Second Harvest Food Bank, team members have access to support for food insecurity and transportation challenges.
The relationships cultivated between EmpowerU Success Coaches and team members have resulted in housing placements for 22 team members experiencing homelessness.
WHEELS TO WORK
Katrina Newlin is the proud new owner of a 2006 Honda Accord. Newlin, a Retail Store Associate 3 at Goodwill’s Lexington store, is the latest recipient of the Wheels-to-Work Program. The program was established in 2013 to help Goodwill employees eliminate the barrier of transportation.
“I applied with hopes and prayed that God would give it to me,” said Newlin.
Katrina received the car surrounded by her family and coworkers during a celebratory ceremony in Lexington. She says the timing was a blessing, as the car she was driving to her shifts was a “death trap.” Its windows were duct-taped and the air conditioner didn’t work well. Despite the car barely getting her where she needed to go, Katrina never missed a shift or showed up late. She says Goodwill has helped her leave behind a past of hardship.
Before finding Goodwill, Katrina was going through a divorce from her abusive ex-husband who was struggling with a methamphetamine addiction and repeatedly fired from jobs. She wanted a better life for herself and her children but worried she wouldn’t be able to find a job after being out of the workforce for 20 years. She called her close friend and Jackson Career
Solutions Coach Christine McCrury who quickly got her an interview at the Lexington store.
After landing a job as an entry-level, part-time donations sorter, she worked her way up to her
current position as a Retail Store Associate 3.
With the support of her store manager Kelly Tinin, Katrina quickly became full-time and began Goodwill’s Progression Achievement (GPA) program, a voluntary, accelerated training program for retail employees. Her hard work and dedication paid off time and time again as she excelled through the program, earning associated pay increases faster than any other participant.
“This job has helped me to mend a lot of issues I had,” she says, noting that her health had declined because of years of depression and anxiety.
“Coming here has made me stronger mentally. I feel 100% better about myself, and I proved to myself and the kids that we can get better.”
Along with her Honda Accord, Katrina now has full custody of her children and pays all of the family’s bills. She calls the weekend she received the car “the best one of her life.” The ceremony was followed by her birthday celebration the next day and a proposal from her boyfriend.
Congrats, Katrina!
DID YOU KNOW? SINCE 2013 Goodwill has gifted 17 vehicles to employees in need.
EVERY VEHICLE is donated by generous individuals or partners.
ALL RECIPIENTS have overcome challenges like homelessness, single parenting, and lack of transportation.
2024 GOODWILL IMPACT AWARDS –CELEBRATING RESILIENCE AND RECORD IMPACT
On Sept. 12, 2024, Goodwill Middle Tennessee hosted its 16th Annual Impact Awards at Music City Center in Nashville. The event, co-chaired by Mary Lindley Hubbard and Patti Smallwood and emceed by Rhori Johnston of NewsChannel 5, drew more than 600 attendees — a record-setting crowd of business, philanthropic and civic leaders.
The luncheon honored inspiring individuals whose lives were transformed through Goodwill’s mission services:
LaVoi-Katz Award: Byron Sheffield, a longtime Goodwill employee and mentor who turned decades of addiction and incarceration into 24
years of sobriety and leadership.
David B. Lifsey Scholarship: Tanisha Johnson, a Goodwill employee and mother of two who returned to college to pursue a career in social work after personal tragedy.
Presented by Amazon and Pinnacle Financial Partners, the event celebrated not only individual achievements but also the community partnerships that make Goodwill’s mission possible. In 2024, Goodwill served 8,551 individuals and placed 1,181 into employment.
LAVOI-KATZ AWARD WINNER BYRON SHEFFIELD
Longtime employee Byron Sheffield was honored during Goodwill’s 2024 Impact Luncheon. Byron received the Lavoi-Katz award, which is given to a Goodwill employee who has made tremendous progress in the organization.
“I applied for a job, and Goodwill gave me a life,” Byron said.
Byron came to Goodwill in 2000, desperate for a job, after being caught in a cycle of drugs and violence. He had recently been the victim of a shooting and had to have his left leg amputated. Goodwill hired Byron as a Donation Express Center attendant. He also started his journey of substance abuse recovery. With the help of Goodwill-provided insurance, Byron was able to get a prosthetic leg. Within a yearand-a-half of his start date, Byron was promoted to a position to train new donation attendants,
where he served for three years before being promoted again to a supervisor leading 30 attendants. He has been a supervisor for 18 years and has now been employed with Goodwill for more than 23 years.
Byron recently celebrated 24 years of sobriety and has become a leader and mentor to countless Goodwill employees over the years who have struggled with substance abuse, which he says is his life’s calling.
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DAVID B. LIFSEY SCHOLARSHIP WINNER
TANISHA JOHNSON
Tanisha Johnson was honored with the David B. Lifsey Scholarship during the 2024 Impact Award Luncheon.
An administrative assistant for Goodwill, Tanisha is one of the first friendly faces to greet Career Solutions clients. Since childhood, she has been passionate about caring for others. When she made a mistake in 2010 that sent her to jail for eight months and caused her to drop out of college, she felt she let her family down. She had a hard time forgiving herself, and with her confidence shattered, she put her ambitions on a shelf.
When she became a mother of two, Tanisha became determined to give them the best life possible. She went to interview after interview until she finally landed a job with a finance company. Just as things were starting to look up, an act of violence devastated her family in 2022. Her step-father, Emmanuel, who had been working at the Bellevue Goodwill retail store, was shot and killed. Tanisha and her mother say the Goodwill employees who worked with Emmanuel surrounded their
family with love and support, calling and checking in on them for weeks after the tragedy. Tanisha said that kindness made her want to work for Goodwill.
After becoming employed with the nonprofit, Tanisha went through Goodwill’s leadership development program for Goodwill employees, a 12-week training program that helps employees develop leadership skills and achieve career goals. She worked with Goodwill Career Solutions coaches who helped her build confidence and realize the path she had once envisioned for herself was still possible. With their support and encouragement, Tanisha enrolled in classes at Nashville State Community College with the goal of becoming a social worker.
“I want to be able to advocate for those who can’t speak up for themselves,”
Tanisha said. “Goodwill has changed my life, so I’m going to change other peoples’ lives.”
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HOW GOODWILL REINVESTS IN THE COMMUNITY
SALE OF DONATED GOODS
$103,549,704
GRANTS RECEIVED
$4,093,189
CONTRIBUTIONS & OTHER
COMMUNITY INVESTMENT (REVENUE)
$2,986,327
INVESTMENT INCOME
$1,267,246
SALE OF LAND, BUILDINGS & EQUIPMENT
$68,895
UNITED WAY SUPPORT
$34,500
TOTAL: $111,999,861
OPERATING EXPENSES
$81,621,404
GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE
$10,958,712
MISSION SERVICES
$10,361,131
FUNDRAISING
$586,439
TOTAL: $103,527,686
RETURNS TO THE COMMUNITY (EXPENSES)
SUCCESS STORY JASON AYERS
When Jason enrolled in Goodwill’s Construction & Weatherization Training Program in September 2023, he felt unqualified and uncertain. A Memphis native with a history of incarceration, Jason had been turned away repeatedly by employers. Without a driver’s license or job, he struggled to see a path forward.
His wife discovered the program at a Goodwill job fair and encouraged him to apply. Jason passed the entrance test and began the fourweek course, which included classroom instruction and hands-on training in safety, tools, blueprints, weatherization, and employability skills. Graduates earn certifications from the National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) and OSHA 10.
“The staff helped me understand that success is about skills and their development,” Jason says. “I am in control of my future.”
Jason’s dedication earned him a spot in Goodwill’s selective Welding and Metal Fabrication class, adding another valuable skill to his resume. Despite the challenge of job hunting during the holidays, he stayed determined. With a newly earned driver’s license, he took on gig work with DoorDash to support his family.
Eventually, Jason landed a job with the Nashville Department of Transportation, operating heavy equipment to maintain city highways. He takes pride in seeing the roads he helps improve, knowing he’s contributing to his community.
“Coming from a criminal background, I found the Goodwill program to be an excellent stepping stone,” Jason says. “I was surrounded by people who truly believe in second chances.”
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SUCCESS STORY
KELLY PHILLIPS
In December 2023, Kelly walked into the Goodwill Career Solutions Center in Hendersonville overwhelmed and in tears. A single mother of a 17-year-old daughter, she had been unemployed for six months and had applied to over 200 jobs without success. The stress of not knowing where her next paycheck — or meal — would come from had taken a toll.
That day, a Goodwill career coach gave her something she hadn’t felt in a long time: hope. “She pulled up a list of classes and programs and said, ‘We’ll get you a job by February,’” Kelly recalls. Though skeptical, she decided to trust the process.
Kelly enrolled in several Goodwill classes, including Financial Literacy and Interview Skills. Coaches worked closely with her to revamp her resume and build her confidence for interviews. During one session, Kelly mentioned her lifelong hobby
of sewing—something she had done for fun, making clothes for her daughter and costumes for family events. Her coaches saw potential and encouraged her to apply for seamstress positions.
Soon after, Kelly landed a job at
Dillard’s as a clothing alterations specialist. She quickly impressed her supervisors and began training for a management role. For the first time in months, she felt secure and excited about her future.
“Kelly is a really great example of Goodwill’s mission and what we’re able to do for people and that it doesn’t matter what you’re facing, you can do this if you’ve got the drive,” Ritchie said. “We’re going to be there every step of the way to help you achieve that.”
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I love Goodwill because it tangibly serves both ‘the giver’ and the ‘one who receives’ with a mission that is valuable to our community.
I serve on the board to lend my service to this worthy cause and to support the life-changing Goodwill Excel Centers.
DR.
CANDICE MCQUEEN PRESIDENT, LIPSCOMB UNIVERSITY
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2024 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Abdullah Azhar
Owen Graduate School of Management, Vanderbilt University
Bryan Bean
Senior Vice President
Pinnacle Financial Partners
John Chobanian
Director, Government Advisory KPMG
Emily Cummings Community Leader
Shane Douglas Executive Vice President Colliers International
Beth Duffield
Manager, Workforce Development
Turner Construction
Chris Dunn
Attorney
Epstein Becker Green
TRUSTEES
Beth Johnson
Partner
Mercer Investment Consulting
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Sr. Vice President, Private Wealth Management
Baird
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Partner
Epstein, Becker, and Green PC
Kathryn Thompson
Partner, CEO
Thompson Research Group (TRG)
Richard Ewing
Customer Success Director
Oracle Corporation
Rob Ivy CFO
Lee Company
Ryan Jolley
Assistant Administrator for Employer
Operations in the Division of Workforce Services
TN Department of Labor and Workforce Development
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Wealth Management Advisor
Northwestern Mutual
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Messer Construction
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Kirkland’s
Robert Massie Vice President, Information
Technology
Dollar General
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Candice McQueen President Lipscomb University
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Gabriela Moran Account Executive Preverity, Inc.
Donna Yurdin President
Credo Management Consulting
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Franchise Owner
Goddard School in Hendersonville
Dave Fentress
Dollar General
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Owner
Caliente Consulting, LLC
Clay Teter Retired
D. Scott Turner President
Ajax Turner, Inc.
Jeff A. Young Vice President, Corporate Banking FirstBank
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