Goodwill in South Dakota is run by Goodwill of the Great Plains, based in Sioux City, which serves all of South Dakota along with northwest Iowa, northeast Nebraska, and southwest Minnesota. It funds job training through 22 retail stores and donation centers, two online stores, and an outlet center. Briget Solomon serves as president and CEO. Website goodwillgreatplains.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 employment services. Donating and shopping are the main ways the public supports the mission.
Goodwill of the Great Plains serves a wide, mostly rural region from its base in Sioux City, using retail revenue to fund workforce programs across four states, including all of South Dakota.
The organization traces its roots to the Wall Street Mission, founded in Sioux City in 1890, and it joined the Goodwill movement in 1923. In recent years it marked a century as a Goodwill, a long history for a Plains nonprofit.
Over time its territory expanded to cover northwest Iowa, northeast Nebraska, southwest Minnesota, and all of South Dakota, with locations reaching from Mason City, Iowa, to Rapid City, South Dakota. Briget Solomon serves as president and CEO.
Goodwill of the Great Plains covers the entire state of South Dakota, from Sioux Falls in the east to Rapid City in the west. It operates 22 retail stores and donation centers, two online stores, and an outlet center across its region.
Serving a large, spread-out area from a single organization lets Goodwill reach rural communities that might otherwise have no nearby workforce resources.
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 South Dakota and the wider region.
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 of the Great Plains is a 501(c)(3) organization, and revenue from its stores funds its job-training programs. Its EIN for tax-deductible cash gifts is 42-0727509.
The store-funded model means each donated item that sells helps pay for job training across South Dakota and the surrounding region.
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 South Dakota, either is a strong option.
If your priority is workforce development across a wide rural area, Goodwill of the Great Plains is the dedicated agency; for goods better suited to direct distribution, a local shelter or reuse nonprofit may fit better.
Last updated June 2026. Goodwill of the Great Plains base (Sioux City), CEO (Briget Solomon), service area (all of South Dakota plus northwest Iowa, northeast Nebraska, southwest Minnesota), 22 stores and donation centers, and history (Wall Street Mission 1890, joined Goodwill 1923) from Goodwill of the Great Plains (goodwillgreatplains.org), the Sioux City Journal, and ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer (EIN 42-0727509). We are not affiliated with Goodwill of the Great Plains and receive no compensation for this listing. Spotted an error? [email protected]
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