Dress Best for Less

Analysis

Dress Best for Less is a registered charity in United States, based in Oakland, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1983, 43 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2024, Dress Best for Less reported income of $329k and spending of $272k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from June 2022 to June 2024, income grew from $324k to $329k (+1.5%), an average of +0.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 68% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Dress Best for Less sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile, and in the 65th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Northeast Foster Care Inc ($328k), Light on the Hill at Mount Wesley ($329k) and North American Vegetarian Society ($328k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.8% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $74k. At year end it held assets of $424k against liabilities of $3,069, net assets of $421k. It reported 4 employees.