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← DRESS FOR SUCCESS CLEVELAND

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by DRESS FOR SUCCESS CLEVELAND.

Totals

Total revenue
$229,568
Total expenses
$268,155
Contributions and grants received
$216,343
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$19,015
Investment income
$3,146
Other revenue
-$8,936
Total assets, end of year
$171,221
Total liabilities, end of year
$35,310
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$135,911
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$207,587
Management and general expenses
$60,568
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$207,587

Program services were 77.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $73,793

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $142,550

  • 2a · Program service revenue: DRESSING SERVICE FEE

    total $19,015 · excluded $19,015

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $3,146 · excluded $3,146

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $4,015

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $73,793

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $18,143

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$14,128 · excluded -$14,128

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $4,206

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $4,206 · related or exempt $4,206

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $986 · excluded $986

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $986

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $74,520 · program services $55,890 · management and general $18,630

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $85,205 · program services $63,904 · management and general $21,301

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,000 · program services $875 · management and general $125

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $12,766 · program services $10,532 · management and general $2,234

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $401 · management and general $401

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $849 · management and general $849

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $12,075 · program services $10,264 · management and general $1,811

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $5,672 · program services $4,821 · management and general $851

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,536 · program services $1,435 · management and general $101

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $14,821 · program services $12,598 · management and general $2,223

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $13,049 · program services $11,092 · management and general $1,957

  • 17 · Travel

    total $207 · program services $207

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $3,571 · program services $3,046 · management and general $525

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,334 · management and general $1,334

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $4,417 · program services $3,754 · management and general $663

  • 24a · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $27,926 · program services $25,133 · management and general $2,793

  • 24b · Other expenses: TELEPHONE

    total $3,636 · program services $2,344 · management and general $1,292

  • 24c · Other expenses: BANK FEES

    total $2,641 · management and general $2,641

  • 24d · Other expenses: DUES

    total $837 · management and general $837

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $1,692 · program services $1,692

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $60,031 · end of year $60,002

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $25,860 · end of year $13,863

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $13,353

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $75,119 · end of year $76,084

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $17,072 · end of year $5,487

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $35,607

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $34,771

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $2,170 · end of year $836

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $14,000 · end of year $14,949

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $28,107 · end of year $20,310

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $5,000 · end of year $15,000

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $160,498 · end of year $121,911

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $14,000 · end of year $14,000

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE MISSION OF DRESS FOR SUCCESS CLEVELAND IS TO EMPOWER WOMEN AND TO ACHIEVE ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE BY PROVIDING A NETWORK OF SUPPORT, PROFESSIONAL ATTIRE, AND DEVELOPMENT TOOLS TO HELP WOMEN THRIVE IN WORK AND IN LIFE.

  • IN 2023 DFSC CELEBRATED ITS 25TH YEAR IN THE COMMUNITY AND THE ATTENDANCE AND RALLY OF SUPPORT AT OUR 2023 WWW, SIGNATURE EVENT WAS EVIDENCE OF OUR COMMUNITY RECOGNITION, SUPPORT AND APPRECIATION. THE ORGANIZATION INCREASED ITS OUTREACH BY PARTICIPATING IN A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF RESOURCE FAIRS AND JOB/HIRING EVENTS THAT RECONNECTED DFSC WITH PREVIOUS AND NEW REFERRING AGENCY PARTNERS, WHO WERE DISCONNECTED BASED UPON THE COMMUNITY SHIFT FROM THE PANDEMIC. SERVICING WOMEN IN GROUPS AT THE DFSC OFFICES ALSO RETURNED IN 2023, ANOTHER RECOVERY IMPACT FROM THE PANDEMIC.

    Expenses $207,587 · Revenue $19,015

  • IN 2023, OUR DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS WERE OFFERED MAINLY VIRTUAL, WE PROVIDED 35 VIRTUAL SESSIONS BETWEEN OUR EVENING POWERFUL WOMENS GROUP (18 SESSIONS) AND MIDDAY LUNCH-N-LEARNS (13 SESSIONS) AND 5 ON-DEMAND SESSIONS WERE UTILIZED THAT IMPACTED 170 PARTICIPANTS. ADDITIONALLY, WE PROVIDED 884 PROFESSIONAL ATTIRE APPOINTMENTS AND HOSTED 4 GROUP DAY SERVICES IN OUR OFFICES THAT SERVED 34 WOMEN; CONDUCTED 13 IN THE COMMUNITY BOUTIQUE ON WHEELS IMPACTING 713 OF TOTAL 953 WOMEN SERVED IN 2023.

  • DFSC CHANGED EXPANDED ITS SERVICE DELIVERY METHOD TO INCLUDE THE CONCEPT OF MEETING WOMEN WHERE THEY ARE. AS A RESULT, IN 2023 DFSC INCREASED THE NUMBER WOMEN SERVED BY 65%, 953 WOMEN IN 2023 FROM 585 IN 2022; 79% OF OUR SERVICES IN 2023 WERE CONDUCTED EXTERNAL OUR BRICK-AND-MORTAR ENVIRONMENT. THIS CHANGE INCREASED OUR VOLUNTEER SUPPORT FROM 52 IN 2022 TO 64 IN 2023. ADDITIONALLY, WE EXPANDED STAFF SUPPORT FROM 3 TO 4 AND INCREASED BOARD SUPPORT BY 73%, (11-2022 TO 19-2023).

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Melony Butler

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $83,084
    From this org
    $83,084
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Mattie Jones-Hollowell

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Laura Passerallo

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sev De Wagheneire

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sarah Fanger

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dan Roberson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sarah Pervo

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kathy Rothenberg - James

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dawn Minotas

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Alison Tomsho

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Melissa Eisenberg

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Lachelle Drakeford

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael Platt

    AUXILIARY MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Elaine McMichael

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Anita Jones

    AUXILIARY MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Traci Stahl

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mary Reynolds

    AUXILIARY MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Meghan Wilson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kimberley Spates

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Carrie Morse

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Diamond Adams

    CHAIR AS OF FEB 2023

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Valerie Kovacs

    ASSISTANT SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Camille Davis

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Calvinia Fields

    CHAIR UNTIL FEB 2023

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
5 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202443189349303684

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