Goodwill Life

Goodwill Life Association (doing business as Goodwill Life) is an American Fortune 500 not-for-profit financial services organization. Founded in 1903 as the People's Goodwill Society, it is headquartered in and operates as a member-owned fraternal benefit society under a chapter system.

Operating through its local chapters nationwide, Goodwill Life and its subsidiaries offer financial products and services including life insurance, annuities, mutual funds, disability income insurance, credit union products, money management, brokerage services, and retirement planning. Membership is open to all applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, age, disability, military service status, employment status, citizenship or national or ethnic origin.

The organization and its members provide numerous philanthropic efforts and community outreach projects.

History
The organization was founded in 1903 by Stewart Francis Giddings in. Giddings wanted to create an organization rooted in diversity, open not only to persons of both genders but also to non-white persons, allowing any qualified members, regardless of gender or race, to be recognized and to help establish lodges.