Dress for Success Pittsburgh

Analysis

Dress for Success Pittsburgh is a registered charity in United States, based in Pittsburgh, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Dress for Success Pittsburgh reported income of $1.0m and spending of $1.4m, spending 141% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $960k to $1.0m (+5.4%), an average of +1.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Dress for Success Pittsburgh sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Transform 1012 N Main Street ($1.0m), Startup Tucson ($1.0m) and Wisconsin Technology Council Inc ($1.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $106k (7.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $644k. At year end it held assets of $708k against liabilities of $489k, net assets of $219k. It reported 19 employees.