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These Goodwill Industries easily maintained their leadership position as the largest network of private, non-profit rehabilitation workshops for all types of handicapped people. They also continued to maintain leadership in the minimum per cent of subsidy required among major, nationwide social service operations.

With collections, branches and stores extending as far as 100 miles from the central headquarters, Goodwill Industries operated in an area encompassing about half of the population of the United States.

Their progress, program and stature gave evidence that the Goodwill Way can serve many more handicapped people in the future. Also contributing to that evidence was recognition among Goodwill Industries that they have far from reached the levels of service of which they are capable.

Goodwill Industries people were also aware that, because of the magnitude of the problem, coordination with the work of other public and private agencies would best produce the needed service to all handicapped people who want to help themselves.

They recognized, too, that despite the growing recognition of the Goodwill Industries program at both national and local levels, the future success of their program depended upon increasing support of the public.

With a proven pattern and a confident outlook, Goodwill Industries emerged from their exceedingly successful year of 1956 humbly dedicated to the task of providing better service to a larger number of handicapped people.

CONSOLIDATED OPERATING STATEMENT FOR ALL GOODWILL INDUSTRIES

INCOME

Total 1956 income of all Goodwill Industries in the United States, plus affiliated foreign Goodwill Industries, was approximately $27,500,000. The largest amount, about $20,000,000, was from sales of reconditioned articles in Goodwill stores. Contract, custom and other such work produced $1,500,000. About $2,500,000 was received through donations, community funds, fees, etc. The balance came from salvage sales and others sources.

EXPENSE

Opportunity wages of more than $15,000,000 constituted the largest expense of the total Goodwill Industries program. Rehabilitation services and their supervision cost about $2,000,000. Administration, workshop supervision and service wages cost about $2,500,000. Building maintenance, equipment additions, etc. cost over $2,000,000. Operation of Goodwill trucks, handling of materials, Goodwill bags, promotion and selling were other major cost items.

GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF AMERICA, INC.
officers......................... city
Chairman of the Board, James T. Buckley Philadelphia
President, Richard A. Nelson........... ..... San Diego
Vice President, Earl R. Brown. ......... ...... .New York
Vice President, Harold H. McKinnon ...... Detroit
Treasurer, James C. Dulin ...... Washington, D.C.
Treasurer Emeritus, William J. Elliott. . . ... .St. Petersburg
Recording Secretary, James D. Hartman . .Winston-Salem
Assistant Recording Secretary, David D. Blair San Jose
Executive Vice President, P. J. Trevethan . . . .Washington, D. C.

directors ...................... city
George H. Angell............................ Minneapolis
Vincent P. Clarke ............................... Boston
Gerald L. Clore ............................... .Dallas
Merton R. Delong ............................ Portland
Kenneth L. Downing.............................. Akron
A. J. Gock. ............................. .Los Angeles
Lee H. Lacey................................. Dayton
Art Linkletter................................ Hollywood
Walter C. Loague ............................ Denver
J. Everett McCluhan ..................... Kansas City
Fred A. McMaster ..................... .Los Angeles
Gen. Joseph T. McNarney, USAF, Ret.......... San Diego
Marvin L. McPheron. ......................... .Memphis
Paul D. Miller. .............................. .New York
John W. Payne ............................. Baltimore
Allen B. Rice.................................... Philadelphia
Len Smith............................................Peoria
H. Conwell Snoke ................. Philadelphia
Clyde W. Sullivan ........................ Cincinnati
John S. Timmons... ..................... Philadelphia

DEPARTMENT OF GOODWILL INDUSTRIES
members ................. city
H. Clifford Northcutt............................... Madison
Gerald H. Kennedy ............................. Los Angeles
Glenn R. Phillips..................................... Denver
E. V. May......... ............................... Pittsburgh
John W. Payne.................................... Baltimore
Ernest Petersen................................. Portland, Ore.
Frank G. Flegal.................................. Los Angeles
James T. Buckley.............................. Philadelphia
William Broadhurst.................................... Tulsa
Charles E. Wegner................................. St. Paul
A. Frank Smith...................................... Houston
W. Vernon Middleton............................. Philadelphia
Allen B. Rice................................... Philadelphia