Clothes That Work

Analysis

Clothes That Work is a registered charity in United States, based in Kettering, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1998, 28 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, Clothes That Work reported income of $1.6m and spending of $1.4m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.5m to $1.6m (+6.1%), an average of +1.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Clothes That Work sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Young Womens Christian Assn ($1.6m), Turtle Island Childrens Center Inc ($1.6m) and Eastmont Community Center ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 79% and program service revenue 15% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $79k (5.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $347k. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $224k, net assets of $856k. It reported 13 employees.