20 23 ANNUAL REPORT
from
LETTER LEADERSHIP
Dear Friends,
In 2023, Goodwill Manasota achieved remarkable success and growth. We expanded our territory into portions of Charlotte & Lee counties, and we announced our plans for further expansion into the Palm Beach and Treasure Coast territory, finalized in early 2024. I am immensely proud of our team’s dedication and ongoing commitment to learning and development while we support all those we serve.
Our impact on the communities we serve was profound, with over 4,000 individuals benefiting from our services and local partnerships. We also increased front-line team member wages again in 2023, outpacing Florida’s minimum wage by over two dollars an hour. We continued to prioritize efficiency and effectiveness through organizational optimization and innovation.
I extend my heartfelt thanks and appreciation to our exceptional volunteer Board of Directors, team members, community partners, donors, and shoppers for your unwavering support of Goodwill Manasota year after year. Together, we are Changing Lives through the Power of Work, and it is your dedication and support that makes this possible.
With gratitude,
DONN GITHENS President & CEO
OUR YEAR OPPORTUNITY of
4,412
Individuals served
1,047 553
Individuals placed in jobs
Veterans assisted
160,967
Education and training hours
233,166 50.6M
Pounds of food collected for food banks
Pounds of goods repurposed for new use
1,019,588 Total donations
MEET TEAM our
DISADVANTAGING CONDITIONS
No High School Diploma/GED
68% of team members have a selfdisclosed disability or disadvantaging condition
PRIMARY LANGUAGE
832 Team members as of December 2023
ROBERT W. ROSINSKY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Goodwill proudly presented its inaugural Robert W. Rosinsky Achievement Award, made possible by the Louis & Gloria Flanzer Philanthropic Trust, to team member Dora Talamantes. When Dora applied for a job at Goodwill, she was not a native English speaker. However, the hiring team saw her potential and the unique qualities she could bring to the organization.
In her acceptance speech, Dora shared, “Working for Goodwill has given me both professional and personal satisfaction. I found a place where I can grow as a person.
I knocked on many doors, but Goodwill was the only one that opened that door. Goodwill was the only place that gave me the opportunity to show what I can give. The people that opened the door for me and welcomed me to be part of this family were incredible people. Thank you, Alexa, Sara, Donn, Brady, and Morgan.
An ideal life is full of dreams, but also discipline and a lot of work. We have to surround ourselves with people who add something good to your life, and sometimes we have to try twice as hard. But in the end, what made you different will be something extra. I had to learn another language (I’m still working on it), learn new rules of a new country and I’m very, very far from home, but now I have another home, and the best team, my husband, and Goodwill.
One of the things that I really appreciate in life is to be exposed to examples of life that teach me, and Mr. Bob is one of them, a whole life of dedication. It is a great example to follow.
The only thing I can say is what my mother taught me, “Follow people who leave traces that don’t fade, and no matter what happens, just keep going.”, so I will try to be a good example, like you.”
Hosted 200+ guests at our 2023 Community Ambassador Awards
$3.6M+ Net Mission Retained
2023 REVENUE
and Services
Investments and Others
2023 EXPENSES
and Services Fundraising Investments and Others
$52,285,277 $1,183,156 $1,985,125 $55,453,558 $51,087,874 $681,034 $30,518 $51,799,426
THANK YOU FINANCIAL INVESTORS to our
Adriane and Kevin Henault
Andrew Neal Anonymous
Betsy and Ted Kleinmaier
Bishop Parker Foundation
Catherine Pendola Ringali Fund
Celsius Tennis Academy
Colm Human
Beatrice J. Doheny Trust
Expert Removal Service LLC
dba Junk King
First United Methodist Church
Florida Goodwill Association
Jane Murphy-Schneeberger
Janis and Hobart Swan
Jenny and Donn Githens
Jocelyn Garber
Joel Nelson
John Berkey
Kathleen and William Seider
Katie Morgan
Kirkey Roofing
Lauren and Bob Stanell
Lynne and Bob Huff
Maria Muscari
Network for Good
Nikhil Joshi
One Ten
Pavitra Ciavardone
Peggy and Don Roberts
Publix Super Markets
Charities
Rae and Kirk Malcolm
Ruth Williams and Bob
Rosinsky
Sack Family Foundation
Samowitz Foundation Trust
Sherry and Tom Koski
Stacy and John Berteau
TD Charitable Foundation
The Louis & Gloria Flanzer
Philanthropic Trust
The Patterson Foundation
Thomas H. McGuire Trust
Tiffany Cason
Tim Wukie
United Way Suncoast
USAA
Vinny Card
Wells Fargo Foundation
THANK YOU COMMUNITY AMBASSADOR AWARDS LUNCHEON for supporting our
Adriane and Kevin Henault
Adrienne Phillips
Allen Weinstein
American Red Cross SWFL Chapter
Aqua Plumbing & Air Services
Bailes Consulting
Bayside Pet Resort
Beth and Steve Knopik
Blalock Walters, PA
Boys & Girls Club of Sarasota and DeSoto Counties
Cat Depot
Col. Roger Dimsdale
Collinsworth, Alter, Fowler, & French, LLC
CS&L CPAs
Dawn and Michael Bear
Easterseals Southwest Florida
EDC of Sarasota County
Florida Wholesale Sunglasses
Gerry Fiaco
Gloria Moss
Gray Videnka
Helping Hands Ministries
Ian Black Real Estate
Jeanie and Charles Slater
Jewish Family & Children’s Services
Laurie O’Loughlin
Manasota Christian Community Foundation
Manatee Chamber of Commerce
Manatee Literacy Council
Marsh McClennan Agency
NDC Construction Company
Northern Trust
Redwire
Regent Products
Robyn Faucy
Ruth Wiliams and Bob Rosinksy
Sarasota NAACP
Sherry and Tom Koski
Steve Wilson
Susie Bowie
The Argus Foundation
The Louis & Gloria Flanzer
Philanthropic Trust
Tidewell Foundation
United Community Bank
United Way of South Sarasota County
USF Sarasota-Manatee
Women’s Resource Center
Xtavia Bailey
Zenith Insurance Company
Zoltan Karpathy
MEET EXECUTIVE TEAM the
DONN GITHENS President & CEO
BRADY O’NEIL
VP
of Donated Goods Retail
BOB STANELL Financial/Treasury
ALEXA OLIVAS VP of Donated Goods Operations
ADRIAN GESSEN
Senior VP of Organizational Development
CARMAN VP of Engagement
MARGIE GENTER VP of Mission Services
ANGELA GERHOLDT VP of HR and Risk Management
MELISSA
THANK YOU VOLUNTEER BOARD OF DIRECTORS to our
XTAVIA BAILEY
BETSY BENAC
STEVE BOONE
RICH CAUTERO
DEBBIE DOUGLAS
ROD HOLLINGSWORTH
ERIC KAPLAN
JIM MCCLURE
ROB MORRIS
LAURIE O’LOUGHLIN
LAURA RITCHEY
ALLEN WEINSTEIN
BRAD WEST
