Presentation for: City of Evanston, IL Goodwill Project Portfolio Goodwill Industries of SE WI & Metropolitan Chicago June 7, 2016
Special Use Permit Seeking a Special Use for a Resale Establishment. 1916 Dempster Street Currently Vacant 2
Goodwill = Retail 180,000 annual shopper transactions Another 57,000 donor transactions Over 5,000 weekly visits to the Shopping Center As much frequency as 2 national restaurants or a movie theatre on a Saturday night. 3
Goodwill Attractive to Retailers Quality Co Tenants who came after Goodwill Dunkin Donuts Taco Bell McDonald s Whole Foods Wal Mart Culvers Aldi s Cold Stone Creamery Walgreen s Perkins Restaurant Tobin Jewelers Discount Tire Chase Bank Jimmy Johns Subway Starbuck s Ross Dress for Less TJ Maxx 4
Convenient Hours Open normal business hours to ensure convenience to donors and shoppers alike. STORE HOURS OF OPERATION* Monday Friday 9:00am 9:00pm Saturday Sunday 9:00am 9:00pm 10:00am 8:00pm * Donation entrance is open one hour before the store hours to accommodate donors. 5
Inside our Stores Carol Stream Mundelein Palatine Mundelein Products consist of gently used and some brand new items. Merchandise is sized and colorized. Emphasis is made on arranging merchandise in shop concepts with appealing displays. 6
Inside our Stores Downers Grove North Riverside Palatine North Riverside 7
Inside our Stores Chicago Washington Avenue Chicago Washington Avenue Downers Grove Des Plaines 8
The Journey of your Donation Donate your gently used goods under our covered canopy. A Goodwill employee will greet you at your car and take your items and give you a receipt for you tax deduction. Items donated in Evanston are priced and put out on the sales floor Your items get sorted on site and either priced for the floor or bundled for recycling or sale in bulk. Each Goodwill store can save your community over 2,000,000 lbs from a landfill, saving money and the environment Merchandise is rotated every 4 week Approximately 60% 70% of all items donated get resold and the profit helps support Goodwill s mission. Aside from the deals, shoppers said they also enjoy supporting the Goodwill cause.
Resale Industry is growing Percentage of U.S. Consumers who shopped for used goods doubled to about 30% in the past decade Sociable way to recycle goods, stretch dollars without the stigma of years past
Club Goodwill REwards Similar to other conventional retailers our loyalty program Educates us on shopping behaviors of our customers More than 1.4 million Club Goodwill members. Over 1,400 members in the Evanston community 11
Goodwill Shoppers Resale is attractive to a wide variety of People: $66,726 median HHI Median age 37.3 years Average household size 2.75 74% White / 12% Black / 14% Hispanic & Asian 52% married Shoppers won t accept a lower quality experience, even with great value like resale Goodwill invests in quality stores and locations 12
Goodwill s Financial Impact in your Community We employ over 6,100 people We will employ 40 50 people at this store location We will pay property taxes and sales taxes like other retailers 13
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle We estimate that an average Retail Store & Donation Center recycles nearly 2,000,000 pounds of goods. This service alone can save your community s tax payers nearly $50,000 per year.* *Based on $50 per ton for hauling and disposal. 14
Community Outreach and Partnerships Northwestern University & UIC Chicago Blackhawks Chicago Cubs Eric and Kathy (101.9 the Mix) Pass It On Donation Challenges area elementary schools Fall Haul Donation Challenges area high schools High School Advisory Panels Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts Goodwill badge 15
Goodwill and Your Community Goodwill wants to become a part of the community fabric. Grand Opening events Active in Chambers of Commerce Participates in community events Community Assistance Voucher program Targeted donation drives 16
Goodwill Cares Voucher Program Goodwill Cares This coupon may We also issue individual vouchers to people who request one through a community based organization via an application process. During 2015 and 2016 to date: 473 Illinois agencies gained voucher assistance Over $215,300 in vouchers provided The Goodwill Cares Program provides assistance to those in need in the communities we serve by providing vouchers good for clothing and household items in our stores. We partner with local non profit agencies to provide vouchers for their use with clients. Core Center in Evanston is one of the participating community agencies
Goodwill in the Local Community Existing Illinois Locations Addison (03/13/15) Lombard (03/14/13) Arlington Heights N (02/08/08) Montgomery (07/28/09) Arlington Heights S(07/14/11) Mundelein (3/03) Aurora (06/05/15) Naperville (2/01) Bartlett (12/06) New Lenox (03/09/12) Batavia (11/01) North Riverside (6/01) Bloomingdale (12/30/14) Northbrook (09/23/11) Bolingbrook (12/17/10) Orland Park (09/23/02) Carol Stream (02/27/09) Palatine (06/26/15) Carpentersville (10/31/08) Plainfield (6/21/13) Des Plaines (02/10/12) Romeoville (10/09/14) Downers Grove (03/14/13) Round Lake Beach (10/22/10) Elmhurst (07/13/09) South Elgin (02/11/04) Frankfort (10/10/14) St. Charles (10/21/11) Glendale Heights (12/07/07) Washington Blvd. (5/07) Hoffman Estates (12/19/13) Westchester (06/28/12) Joliet (10/98) Willowbrook (10/07/10) Lake Zurich (12/26/08) Woodridge (07/14/11) Lemont (08/24/12) Yorkville (06/27/08) Goodwill Industries of SEW/Chicago currently operates 63 Retail Store & Donation Centers 18
You Donate. We Train. People Work. Goodwill is a 501(c)(3) Non Profit Organization. We provide training and jobs for people with disabilities and disadvantages who want to work and lead independent lives.
The Project 20
Evanston, IL Site Aerial 21
Evanston, IL Site Plan 22
Evanston, IL Floor Plan 23
Evanston, IL Exterior Elevations 24