Goodwill Industries of Middle TN Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Nashville, TN EIN: 62-0599413

Changing lives through education, training and employment.

Goodwill Industries of Middle TN Inc at a glance

In short: Goodwill Industries of Middle TN Inc gave $15.0M across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $7.5M), mostly in Tennessee. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$15,013,801
+5.9% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
-33.3% vs 2024
Average grant
$7,506,901
+58.9% vs 2024
Median grant
$7,506,901
Total assets
$133,018,894
+11.3% vs 2024
Primary geography
Tennessee (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Goodwill Industries of Middle TN Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Goodwill Foundation of Middle Tennessee: $15.0MGoodwill Foundation of MiddleTennessee$15.0MHillsboro High School: $12KHillsboro High School$12K

The largest 2025 recipient was Goodwill Foundation of Middle Tennessee ($15.0M). Together the top 2 received $15.0M.

Grant Size Distribution

8 grants across all recorded years

5<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M3$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 8 (63%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

NashvilleColumbusLittle Rock

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20M$40M$60M$80M0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 Total only2022 3 grants2023 3 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $12K (2022) to $75.4M (2023). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $15.0M.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Goodwill Foundation of Middle Tennessee Nashville, TNAnnual contribution to endowment fund to support gwmt mission programs$15,001,801
Hillsboro High School To Support Recycling Efforts in Middle Tennessee$12,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$133,018,894$127,867,427$115,512,006$15,013,8012$460,522
2024$119,474,506$111,776,704$103,475,936$14,174,4543$1,336,141
2023$116,068,000$100,342,138$152,824,498$75,408,8983$508,618
2022$162,218,450$87,208,911$68,753,866$12,250Total only$1,574,027
2021$119,782,288$78,995,552$61,510,630——$2,730,236
2020$102,348,568$69,498,158$54,142,202——$1,756,349
2019$84,192,904$64,258,779$60,600,955——$1,873,083

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Goodwill Industries of Middle TN Inc

Based on IRS filings

Goodwill Industries of Middle TN Inc is a public charity focused on Employment, based in Nashville, TN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $133.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $15.0M. Net investment income was $461K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Goodwill Industries of Middle TN Inc is led by Matthew S. Bourlakas, President & CEO since 2023 (on filings since 2019); 10 of 32 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Matthew S. Bourlakas

    President & CEO

    President & CEO → President, 2022

    President → President & CEO, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $233K (2019) → $493K (2025)

  • Jeff Young

    Chair

    Treasurer → Vice Chair, 2024

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kevin Mitchell

    Director

    Director → Treasurer, 2024

    Treasurer → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Madden

    Director

    Vice Chair → Board Chair, 2024

    Board Chair → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Phillip McGowan

    Director

    Director → Secretary, 2024

    Secretary → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christina Oakeley

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Clay Teter

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Keith Lampkin

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tom Lampe

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Emily Cummings

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Candace McQueen

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • D. Scott Turner

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gabriela Moran

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard Ewing

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ryan Jolley

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shane Douglas

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Clay Hart

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jonathan White

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Susan Vanderbilt

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christine Skold

    CFO

    On filings since 2019

    39 hrs/week

    $44K (2019) → $267K (2025)

  • Ed O'Kelley

    Vice President & Info Technology

    Vice President of Information Technology → Vice President & Info Tech, 2022

    Vice President & Info Tech → Vice President & Info Technology, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $133K (2019) → $194K (2025)

  • Leisa Wamsley

    Chief Operations Officer

    Vice President of Donated Goods → Vice President & Donated G, 2022

    Vice President & Donated G → Chief Operations Officer, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $163K (2019) → $260K (2025)

  • Wendy White

    Vice President, Finance & Accounting

    Controller → Vice President Finance & Accounting, 2023

    Vice President Finance & Accounting → Vice President, Finance & Accounting, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $104K (2019) → $192K (2025)

  • Deqa Elmi

    Vice President & Donated Goods

    Senior Director of Retail Operations → Vice President & Donated Goods, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $122K (2020) → $212K (2025)

  • Cynthia Varner

    Chief Mission Officer

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $141K (2023) → $254K (2025)

  • George Carlson

    Vice President & Mission Advancement

    Vice President of Mission Advancement → Vice President & Mission Advancement, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $146K (2023) → $193K (2025)

  • Desiree Graham

    Vice President & Marketing

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $191K (2025)

  • Rebecca Walker

    Vice President & Human Resources

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $178K (2025)

  • Christopher S. Dunn

    Legal Counsel

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Chobanian

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Beth Duffield

    Vice Chair

    Director → Vice Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rob Ivy

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (21)
  • Former: Bryan L. Bean (2019–2024) — Past Board Chair
  • Former: Roy Jordan (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Michael Mott (2020–2024) — Vice President & Human Resources
  • Former: Beth Alexander (2021–2024) — Vice President Development
  • Former: Rob Massie (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: Arrita Summers (2019–2023) — Secretary
  • Former: Clay Jackson (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Dave M. Fentress (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Leisa Byars (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Haley Menz (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Fred T. McLaughlin (2019–2022) — Pt Yr Director
  • Former: John C. Tishler (2019–2022) — Pt Yr Director
  • Former: Matt Gloster (2019–2022) — Pt Yr Vice President & Mis
  • Former: Laura Braam (2021–2022) — Pt Yr Vice President & Mar
  • Former: John W. Stone III (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Suzan Ilic (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Beth Johnson (2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Patti James (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Kathryn Thompson (2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Karl Houston (2019) — Senior Director of Marketing & Community Relations
  • Former: Ralph Forsythe (2019) — CFO

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Matthew Bourlakas — President & CEO: $493KMatthew BourlakasPresident & CEO$493KChristine Skold — CFO: $267KChristine SkoldCFO$267KLeisa Wamsley — Chief Operations Officer: $260KLeisa WamsleyChief Operations Officer$260KCynthia Varner — Chief Mission Officer: $254KCynthia VarnerChief Mission Officer$254KDeqa Elmi — VP/Donated Goods: $212KDeqa ElmiVP/Donated Goods$212KEd O'Kelley — VP/Info Technology: $194KEd O'KelleyVP/Info Technology$194KGeorge Carlson — VP/Mission Advancement: $193KGeorge CarlsonVP/Mission Advancement$193KWendy White — VP/Finance and Accounting: $192KWendy WhiteVP/Finance and Accounting$192KDesiree Graham — VP/Marketing: $191KDesiree GrahamVP/Marketing$191KRebecca Walker — VP/Human Resources: $178KRebecca WalkerVP/Human Resources$178K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $493K, to Matthew Bourlakas (President & CEO). 10 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Goodwill Industries of Middle TN Inc

How much does Goodwill Industries of Middle TN Inc give each year?

Goodwill Industries of Middle TN Inc gave $15.0M across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $14.2M across 3 grants.

How large is Goodwill Industries of Middle TN Inc?

Goodwill Industries of Middle TN Inc reported $133.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $127.9M.

What is Goodwill Industries of Middle TN Inc?

Goodwill Industries of Middle TN Inc is a public charity focused on Employment, based in Nashville, TN. It holds $133.0M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Goodwill Industries of Middle TN Inc operate?

Goodwill Industries of Middle TN Inc has awarded grants in Arkansas, Georgia, Tennessee.

What is Goodwill Industries of Middle TN Inc's EIN?

Goodwill Industries of Middle TN Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 62-0599413. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 30, 2024)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 23, 2025)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 27, 2026)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 12, 2020)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 18, 2023)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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