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← DRESS FOR SUCCESS AUSTIN

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by DRESS FOR SUCCESS AUSTIN.

Totals

Total revenue
$797,314
Total expenses
$622,987
Contributions and grants received
$669,308
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$15,987
Other revenue
$112,019
Total assets, end of year
$1,082,322
Total liabilities, end of year
$228,328
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$853,994
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$561,007
Management and general expenses
$18,596
Fundraising expenses
$43,384
Program service expenses (Part III)
$561,007

Program services were 90.1% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $669,308

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $72,449

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $15,987 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $15,987

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $217,873

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $98,382

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $119,491 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $119,491

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $24,131

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $31,603

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total -$7,472 · excluded -$7,472

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $90,000 · program services $81,000 · management and general $2,700 · fundraising $6,300

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $342,286 · program services $308,057 · management and general $10,269 · fundraising $23,960

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $16,144 · program services $14,530 · management and general $484 · fundraising $1,130

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $29,474 · program services $26,527 · management and general $884 · fundraising $2,063

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $6,860 · program services $6,174 · management and general $206 · fundraising $480

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $3,339 · program services $3,005 · management and general $100 · fundraising $234

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $1,319 · program services $1,187 · management and general $40 · fundraising $92

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $15,929 · program services $14,538 · management and general $419 · fundraising $972

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $13,301 · program services $11,971 · management and general $399 · fundraising $931

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $91,876 · program services $82,689 · management and general $2,756 · fundraising $6,431

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $5,732 · program services $5,159 · management and general $172 · fundraising $401

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM EXPENSES

    total $6,727 · program services $6,170 · management and general $167 · fundraising $390

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $65,252 · end of year $10,046

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $566,863 · end of year $218,886

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $2,575 · end of year $156,695

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $38,297 · end of year $22,413

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $10,666 · end of year $7,692

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

    $5,200

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    end of year $5,200

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    end of year $452,090

  • 15 · Other assets

    end of year $209,300

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $8,716 · end of year $13,226

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $5,000 · end of year $16,281

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    end of year $198,821

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $669,937 · end of year $703,994

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    end of year $150,000

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO EMPOWER WOMEN TO ACHIEVE ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE BY PROVIDING A NETWORK OF SUPPORT, PROFESSIONAL ATTIRE AND THE DEVELOPMENT TOOLS TO THRIVE IN WORK AND IN LIFE.

  • THE ORGANIZATION SERVES FEMALE VETERANS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AS WELL AS BY OFFERING SPECIALIZED VETERAN SERVICE DAYS FOR THOSE TRANSITIONING TO THE CIVILIAN WORKFORCE.

    Expenses $58,880

  • THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES CLOTHING FOR THE WOMEN IT SUPPORTS IN ORDER TO HELP THEM FIND AND MAINTAIN EMPLOYMENT.

    Expenses $107,400

  • THE PATH TO EMPLOYMENT MENTORING PROGRAM IS A SIX-WEEK, ONE-ON-ONE PROGRAM IN WHICH PROFESSIONAL FEMALE MENTORS SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCE AND PROFESSIONAL WISDOM THROUGH PERSONALIZED ATTENTION AND FEEDBACK TO HELP THEM MAKE BETTER INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT THEIR CAREERS.

    Expenses $207,629

  • OUR CAREER CONSULTING AND IMAGE CONSULTING PROGRAM IS AVAILABLE BY APPOINTMENT VIA PHONE, EMAIL, OR VIDEO CALL TO ASSIST WITH FINDING EMPLOYMENT AND FINDING BETTER EMPLOYMENT. WE HAVE EXPERTS AND BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS WHO SHARE THEIR KNOWLEDGE WITH OUR CLIENTS TO HELP THEM IMPROVE THEIR SEEKING SKILLS AND HONE IN ON THE VERY SPECIFIC AREAS THEY NEED HELP WITH.

    Expenses $86,770

  • THE PROFESSIONAL WOMENS GROUP (PWG) IS A MONTHLY EDUCATIONAL AND SUPPORT GROUP FOR EMPLOYED WOMEN. THIS GROUP FOCUSES MAINLY ON JOB RETENTION BY HELPING THE CLIENTS TACKLE THE DAY TO DAY CHALLENGES THEY ENCOUNTER AT THEIR PLACE OF BUSINESS. APPROXIMATELY 30 WOMEN ATTEND THESE MONTHLY GROUPS THAT ARE VITAL TO THEIR CONTINUED CONFIDENCE AND SUCCESS IN THE WORKFORCE.

    Expenses $18,594

  • THE ORGANIZATION PROVIEDS VARIOUS EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH CORPORATE WEBINARS, VIRTUAL WORKSHOPS, AND OTHER COMMUNITY EVENTS TO HELP ATTENDEES SECURE STABLE EMPLOYMENT AS WELL AS OTHER JOB-RELATED SKILLS.

    Expenses $56,942

  • DRESS FOR SUCCESS AUSTIN WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE PROGRAMMING FOR FINANCIAL LITERACY AND EDUCATION THIS YEAR WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE KAUFMAN FOUNDATION. THIS 8 WEEK COURSE BROUGHT IN FINANCIAL EXPERTS FROM THE AUSTIN COMMUNITY INCLUDING ACCOUNTANTS, FINANCIAL ADVISORS, BANK PERSONNEL, TAX CONSULTANTS, SCHOOL LOAN OFFICERS AND MORE.

    Expenses $24,792

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Sarah Wasaff

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Andrea Nicholas

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Paula Harmon

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Rebecca Dark

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Mimi Bond

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Teri Evans

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Lisa Lucero

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Leanne Metcalfe

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Diane Ramos

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Trena Robinson

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Dubravka Romano

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Vandana Singh

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Tom Thornton

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Mia Johns

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $90,000
    From this org
    $90,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    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
2023
Filed
10 September 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202412549349301541

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