Dress for Success Lackawanna

Analysis

Dress for Success Lackawanna is a registered charity in United States, based in Scranton, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 December 2023, Dress for Success Lackawanna reported income of $392k and spending of $204k, leaving 48% of income unspent that year. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $215k to $392k (+83%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 212%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Dress for Success Lackawanna sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile, and in the 64th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Eyes Ears Nose and Paws Inc ($392k), Kings Row Community Life Center ($392k) and Freedom Oklahoma Education Campaign Ltd ($392k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $54k (27% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $45k. At year end it held assets of $701k against liabilities of $172k, net assets of $529k. It reported 6 employees.