Goodwill Southern California (GSC) turns donated clothing and household goods into job training and employment services for people facing barriers to work. It runs more than 80 retail stores and 44 attended donation centers across Los Angeles, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties, and reports annual revenue of about $288 million. Patrick McClenahan serves as president and CEO. Its mission is summed up as transforming lives through the power of work. Website goodwillsocal.org.
Goodwill is not a traditional charity that asks for cash and hands out aid. It runs a social enterprise: people donate used clothing, furniture, and household goods, Goodwill sells them in its thrift stores, and the proceeds fund job training and employment programs. Donating and shopping are the main ways the public supports the mission.
For more than a century, Goodwill Southern California has provided education, training, work experience, and job placement for people facing barriers to employment, including veterans, disconnected youth, people with disabilities, people who are unhoused, and individuals returning from prison.
With annual revenue of about $288 million and a network of more than 80 retail stores plus 44 attended donation centers, Goodwill Southern California operates at significant scale. That retail footprint is what funds the mission: each store and donation center feeds revenue into the job-training programs.
The agency serves Los Angeles County north of Rosecrans Avenue, along with Riverside and San Bernardino counties, one of the most populous service areas of any Goodwill.
The core of Goodwill's work is helping people find and keep jobs. Goodwill Southern California prepares and places thousands of individuals into sustainable employment each year through programs and services across its three-county region.
Services include skills training, work experience, and job placement, with targeted support for groups that face the steepest barriers, such as veterans, youth who are disconnected from school and work, and people with disabilities. Patrick McClenahan leads the organization as president and CEO.
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 attended donation centers and stores across the three counties.
Donations are tax-deductible, and donors should keep a receipt and an itemized list for their records. For a full breakdown of accepted and not-accepted items, see our guide on what Goodwill accepts.
Goodwill Southern California is a 501(c)(3) organization, and revenue from its stores funds its mission programs rather than shareholder profit. The retail-funded model means the value of a donated item is realized when it sells, then cycles into job training.
Goodwill is rated by Charity Navigator and files public financial statements; its EIN for tax-deductible cash gifts is 95-1641441.
Both Goodwill and the Salvation Army run thrift stores funded by donated goods, but the missions differ: Goodwill focuses on job training and employment, while the Salvation Army funds addiction recovery and broad social services. For donated clothing and housewares, either is a strong option.
If your priority is workforce development and helping people with barriers find jobs, Goodwill Southern California is the dedicated agency at scale in the region; if your goods are better suited to direct distribution, a local shelter or reuse nonprofit may be a better fit.
Last updated June 2026. Goodwill Southern California CEO (Patrick McClenahan), revenue (~$288 million), 80-plus stores and 44-plus attended donation centers, three-county service area (Los Angeles north of Rosecrans, Riverside, San Bernardino), and mission from Goodwill Southern California (goodwillsocal.org); EIN 95-1641441 from Charity Navigator and ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer. We are not affiliated with Goodwill Southern California and receive no compensation for this listing. Spotted an error? [email protected]
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