Purchased Donations Top $1 Million for the First Time An exciting time when purchased donations top $1 million for the first time ever!

Goodwill Southern California Moves in the Early 1920s Goodwill Southern California moves to the second floor of the “Baker Block”, a beautiful building on North Main Street.

Goodwill International Expands in 1920s With the Methodist church backing expansion, by 1920 there were 15 Goodwills, including Morgan Memorial. In subsequent decades, the relationship with the church would gradually lessen as Goodwill sought leaders from outside the ministry, and…

Goodwill Southern California Opens its Very First Store That day, 200 shoppers purchased goods totaling $126. In 2001, revenues from retail operations and other sources of income amounted to $145 million. Today, Goodwill Southern California operates 72 retail stores, 44…

The Goodwill Name is Born Representatives from a workshop in Brooklyn, NY, come to Boston to learn Helms’ techniques. They adopt the Morgan Memorial way and Helms adopts their name – Goodwill Industries

Goodwill gets trucks Four-wheeled motorized trucks are first put into service for Goodwill

Goodwill Industries Founded Reverend Edgar J. Helms, a Methodist minister and founding father of Goodwill Industries, with the help of his congregation, collected used household goods and clothing being discarded in wealthier areas of the city, then trained and hired…