Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake, based in Baltimore, prepares people to secure and retain employment and build successful independent lives. It runs 30 retail storefronts across nine Maryland counties, with a budget of nearly $50 million and more than 600 employees, funding job training and placement along with commercial services for people with severe disabilities. Website goodwillches.org.
Goodwill runs a social enterprise: people donate used clothing and household goods, Goodwill sells them in its thrift stores, and the proceeds fund job training and placement. Donating and shopping are the main ways the public supports the mission.
Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake generates opportunities for people in need to secure and retain employment by providing job training, placement services, and community-based programs for adults and youth who have disabilities, criminal backgrounds, or who lack education or job experience.
The organization operates 30 retail storefronts across nine Maryland counties: Baltimore City, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Caroline, Cecil, Harford, Howard, Talbot, and Wicomico. That footprint reaches from the Baltimore metro across to the Eastern Shore.
With a budget of nearly $50 million and more than 600 employees, it is a substantial employer as well as a service provider, and it also runs commercial services that provide work for people with severe disabilities.
Goodwill of the Chesapeake pairs its retail-funded job-training and placement programs with commercial services contracts, which create jobs for people with severe disabilities. The combination lets the organization serve people across a wide range of abilities and barriers.
Donations sold in its 30 retail locations fund the job-training and placement programs available to adults and youth across the region.
Goodwill accepts clean, gently used clothing, shoes, accessories, housewares, books, and many household items; check the donation guidelines before a large drop-off. Donations go to stores across the nine-county area.
Donations are tax-deductible, and donors should keep a receipt and an itemized list for their records. For a full breakdown, see our guide on what Goodwill accepts.
Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake is a 501(c)(3) organization, and revenue from its stores funds its mission programs. Its EIN for tax-deductible cash gifts is 52-0591576.
The store-funded model, supplemented by commercial-services contracts, supports both training and direct employment for people with disabilities.
Both Goodwill and the Salvation Army run thrift stores funded by donated goods, but Goodwill focuses on job training and placement while the Salvation Army funds recovery and broad social services. For donated clothing and housewares in the Baltimore area, either is a strong option.
If your priority is workforce development, especially for people with disabilities, Goodwill of the Chesapeake is the dedicated agency in the region; for goods better suited to direct distribution, a local shelter or reuse nonprofit may fit better.
Last updated June 2026. Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake budget (nearly $50 million), 30 retail storefronts across nine Maryland counties (Baltimore City, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Caroline, Cecil, Harford, Howard, Talbot, Wicomico), more than 600 employees, commercial services, and Baltimore headquarters (3700 Koppers Street) from Goodwill of the Chesapeake (goodwillches.org) and GuideStar (EIN 52-0591576). A current CEO was not confirmed on the pages reviewed. We are not affiliated with Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake and receive no compensation for this listing. Spotted an error? [email protected]
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