Make an Impact With a Financial Gift

Whether your donation helps someone secure a job today, or reskill for a career tomorrow, your investment helps fund initiatives that go beyond the status quo, enabling remarkable achievements and lasting change for people in our community.

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If you have any questions about making a gift in any form, please contact Jennifer De La Jara, Director of Philanthropy, at Jennifer.DeLaJara@goodwillsp.org.

Recurring Gifts: Grow your impact by becoming a recurring donor.

Recurring Gifts

Your gift will be automatically charged to your credit card according to your frequency preference and you may change or cancel your gift at any time. Simply select the Recurring Donation tab at the top of our online donation form.
Give by Check: We also accept gifts by check.

Give by Check

Make checks payable to Goodwill Industries of the Southern Piedmont. If your gift is in honor or in memory of someone, or you want to direct your gift to a specific project or campaign, please write that in the memo of your check. Mail your check to:

Goodwill Industries of the Southern Piedmont
Attn: Fund Development
P.O. Box 668768
Charlotte, NC 28266
Donor Advised Funds: DAFs provide a simple way for donors to give needed resources to their favorite causes.

Donor Advised Funds

Making a DAF donation is easy to do! Just send our EIN (56-0844639) to your account holder today. You can reach out to Jennifer De La Jara, Director of Philanthropy, at Jennifer.DeLaJara@goodwillsp.org if you have any questions about making a DAF donation.
Matching Gifts: Do you work for a company that offers a gift-matching program?

Matching Gifts

As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, Goodwill Industries of the Southern Piedmont is eligible for companies to match gifts made by employees. Contact your human resources department for more information.
J. Michael Elder Giving Circle: Donate to the JME Giving Circle, a fund in honor of our former President and CEO Michael Elder.

J. Michael Elder Giving Circle

You’re invited to join the J. Michael Elder Giving Circle, which entails an annual gift of $3,000 made in honor of our former president and CEO, James Michael Elder. He devoted more than 40 years of his life to Goodwill Industries of the Southern Piedmont. His leadership inspired hope for the future, and we are proud to continue his legacy. Please reach out to Jennifer.DeLaJara@goodwillsp.org for more information.
Give by Stock: We also accept gifts by stock.

Give by Stock

We’re able to accept gifts in the form of stock, government (including municipal) debt and corporate debt through the Depository Trust Company (DTC). For security, settlement and reduced paperwork, electronic transfer through the DTC is preferred. This can be arranged from most brokerage accounts.

Please email Jennifer.DeLaJara@goodwillsp.org for more information on making a stock donation.
Non-Cash Assets: Donate non-cash assets like real estate and gain significant tax benefits while advancing our mission.

Non-Cash Assets

To learn more about donating non-cash assets to Goodwill, please reach out to Jennifer De Le Jara, Director of Philanthropy, at Jennifer.DeLaJara@goodwillsp.org.
Beneficiary Designations: Your estate/will and testament, retirement plans, life insurance policies and annuities can all help people achieve the lives they want.

Beneficiary Designations

To learn more about beneficiary designations, please reach out to Jennifer De Le Jara, Director of Philanthropy, at Jennifer.DeLaJara@goodwillsp.org.
Qualified Charitable Distributions: If you are 70½ or older, you can give up to $100,000 per year from your IRA without any income tax implications.

Qualified Charitable Distribution

To learn more about Qualified Charitable Distributions (QCD), please reach out to Jennifer De La Jara, Director of Philanthropy, at Jennifer.DeLaJara@goodwillsp.org.

Success Stories

Your generous donations pave the way for success stories yet to be written, and futures yet to be realized. Hear what your support means from some of our program participants.

“I don’t know where I’d be if the program wasn’t free. I couldn’t afford trade school tuition. I’m lucky I got my foot in the door at Goodwill; that opened a trillion more doors for me.”

Camryn

Construction Basics and Electrical Training Program Graduate
“For this to be available at no charge, it means everything. The classes I wanted to take were very expensive, and at the time, I just did not have the money to make it happen. If that free class was not there at the time, I may not have been in the field I am now.”

Destiney

Construction Basics and HVAC Training Program Graduate

Financial Transparency

Our mission is to build pathways that help people pursue the life they want to achieve, and we fulfill it by investing in people who are working hard on their journey toward a brighter future. We work diligently to invest wisely in everything we do because we consider ourselves caretakers of what others have generously donated to us. Here is how we are investing your support in the future of our community.

2023 | I-990 2023 | Audited Financial Report 2022 | I-990

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