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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by DRESS FOR SUCCESS TWIN CITIES.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,313,747
Total expenses
$1,136,358
Contributions and grants received
$1,405,195
Grants paid
$254,150
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
-$91,448
Total assets, end of year
$1,040,682
Total liabilities, end of year
$91,993
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$948,689
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$798,600
Management and general expenses
$143,508
Fundraising expenses
$194,250
Program service expenses (Part III)
$798,600

Program services were 70.3% 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

    $123,343

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $15,007

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,266,845

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $414,071

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $15,136

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

    $123,343

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $16,413

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$1,277 · excluded -$1,277

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $25,874

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $120,348

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total -$94,474 · related or exempt -$94,474

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $4,303 · related or exempt $4,303

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $4,303

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $254,150 · program services $254,150

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $106,403 · program services $42,561 · management and general $31,921 · fundraising $31,921

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $386,028 · program services $279,417 · management and general $6,833 · fundraising $99,778

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $8,922 · program services $5,843 · management and general $745 · fundraising $2,334

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $41,924 · program services $28,504 · management and general $1,773 · fundraising $11,647

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $65,127 · management and general $65,127

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $31,608 · fundraising $31,608

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $764 · management and general $764

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $5,213 · program services $59 · management and general $631 · fundraising $4,523

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $29,907 · program services $14,453 · management and general $13,469 · fundraising $1,985

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $32,238 · program services $22,573 · management and general $7,916 · fundraising $1,749

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $53,292 · program services $52,692 · management and general $600

  • 17 · Travel

    total $13,735 · program services $9,627 · management and general $2,053 · fundraising $2,055

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $55,255 · program services $53,976 · management and general $284 · fundraising $995

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $13,583 · program services $8,921 · management and general $1,034 · fundraising $3,628

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM SUPPLIES

    total $24,139 · program services $23,587 · management and general $68 · fundraising $484

  • 24b · Other expenses: UNCOLLECTIBLE PROMISES

    total $7,350 · management and general $7,350

  • 24c · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $6,720 · program services $2,237 · management and general $2,940 · fundraising $1,543

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $185,331 · end of year $238,317

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $44,951 · end of year $74,043

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $122,619 · end of year $232,160

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $120,349 · end of year $157,199

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $7,844 · end of year $3,951

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

    $385,791

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

    $119,252

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $320,326 · end of year $266,539

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $111,806 · end of year $68,473

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $32,594 · end of year $25,744

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $109,332 · end of year $66,249

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $664,300 · end of year $773,689

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $107,000 · end of year $175,000

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

SEE SCHEDULE O

Activities or mission (Part I)

EQUIPPING LOW-INCOME WOMEN WITH SKILLS AND RESOURCES FOR QUALITY, LONG-TERM EMPLOYMENT.

  • EMPOWERU IS OUR EMPLOYMENT READINESS AND CAREER ADVANCEMENT TRAINING PROGRAM, SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR LOW-INCOME WOMEN WHO ARE UNEMPLOYED OR UNDEREMPLOYED. IN 2024, EMPOWERU CLASSES SUPPORTED 714 PARTICIPANTS IN DEVELOPING EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS, LEARNING ABOUT THEIR STRENGTHS, BUILDING PROFESSIONAL NETWORKS, AND ACCESSING MEANINGFUL JOBS. WOMEN ALSO DEVELOP A GROWTH MINDSET AND A POSITIVE NETWORK OF SUPPORT, TO HELP THEM OVERCOME WORKPLACE CHALLENGES. OUR GOAL IS FOR EMPOWERU PARTICIPANTS TO GAIN LONG-TERM, FAMILY-SUSTAINING EMPLOYMENT IN A QUALITY CAREER PATHWAY.

    Expenses $228,777

  • THE BUSINESS ATTIRE PROGRAM PROVIDES LOW-INCOME WOMEN WITH CONFIDENCE KITS TO PREPARE THEM FOR JOB INTERVIEWS AND NEW EMPLOYMENT. EACH WOMAN'S KIT IS CUSTOMIZED FOR HER SIZING AND PERSONAL PREFERENCES, AND INCLUDES CLOTHING, ACCESSORIES, AND PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS. WE DELIVER KITS TO OUR PARTICIPANTS TO OVERCOME THE BARRIER OF TRANSPORTATION. THIS YEAR, 449 WOMEN RECEIVED CONFIDENCE KITS.

    Expenses $423,116 · Grants $254,150 · Revenue -$90,171

  • OUR CAREER CENTER OFFERS COACHING, MENTORING, AND OTHER 1:1 SUPPORT FOR WOMEN SEEKING TO ENTER THE WORKFORCE OR ADVANCE IN THEIR CAREERS. WE PROVIDE RESUME REVIEWS, MOCK INTERVIEWS, AND ONLINE JOB SEARCH STRATEGIES. THESE INDIVIDUALIZED CONNECTIONS ARE PART OF THE POSITIVE NETWORK OF SUPPORT THAT IS ESSENTIAL FOR MAINTAINING LONG-TERM EMPLOYMENT.

    Expenses $146,707

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Toweya Brown-Ochs

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Jen Reise

    TREASURER - JANUARY TO JULY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Leah Maurer

    TREASURER - JULY TO DECEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Lynne Barten

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Heather Cmiel

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Stephanie Licht

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Dan Marshman

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Aj Pasha

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Ashley Pattain

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Stephanie Silvers

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $106,403
    From this org
    $100,679
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,724
    Hours/week
    40

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
2024
Filed
7 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202523169349302387

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