Community Clothes Charity

Tax-deductible

Bryn Mawr, PA501(c)(3)Since 1977Human ServicesEIN 23-2039853Revenue $14K in FY2025

On file with the IRScommunityclothescharity.orgC/O Hamilton 1001 Rock Creek Rd, 19010-0000 · Bryn Mawr, PATax-exempt since Feb 1977Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Proceeds of a once-a-year three-day gently worn designer clothing sale are donated to 501(c)(3) charities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
98¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 51 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $19K a year · 14% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
98%
of spending
Looks good: 98% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
51 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 51.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
51
of 51 voting members
Looks good: 51 of 51 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$14K
-96% vs prior year
Spent
$90K
To programs
98%
Net assets
$381K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$14K
FY2025▼ -96%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$27K
FY2021$60K
FY2022$353K
FY2023$25K
FY2024$382K
FY2025$14K
Expenses
$90K
FY2025▼ -69%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$71K
FY2021$83K
FY2022$381K
FY2023$70K
FY2024$285K
FY2025$90K
Net assets
$381K
FY2025▼ -17%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$454K
FY2021$431K
FY2022$403K
FY2023$358K
FY2024$456K
FY2025$381K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 1977.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

98 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 98% · $88K Management & general 2% · $2K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

13 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treas to 5/26
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dir/Treas 6/26
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Sells donated clothing, giving all profits to charities.

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1 program · $88K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Sale of new & gently used designer womans clothing for the benefit of selected charitable ORGANIZATIONS.TOTAL 2025 grants = $15,000

$88Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K
Grants paid · 21 grants · $475K · 2020–2024
Fresh ArtistsPA · FY2024$34,840
Smith Memorial PlaygroundsPA · FY2024$25,000
Peter's PlacePA · FY2024$25,000
B Inspired Philadelphia INCPA · FY2024$12,350
Believe & Achieve FoundationPA · FY2022$30,000
Squashsmarts INCPA · FY2022$25,000
National Audubon Society INCNY · FY2022$10,650
One House at a Time INCPA · FY2022$10,500
B Inspired Philadelphia INCPA · FY2022$10,400
Girls FirstPA · FY2021$11,112
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$14K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$9K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5K
Investment incomeLn 3$369
Money outPt IX
$90K
Ln 25
Programscol B$88K
Managementcol C$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$381K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$381K
Total assetsLn 16$381K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a51
IndependentVI 1b51
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$9K
Investment incomeLn 3$369
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$14K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$238K
SavingsLn 2$142K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$381K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$381K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$381K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 651
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$456K$381K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$456K$381K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$456K$381K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$15K$15K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$7K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$66K$66K
All other expensesLn 24e$2$2
Total functional expensesLn 25$90K$88K$2K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $14K$90K−$76K$381K 990 PDF
FY2024 $382K$285K$98K$456K 990 PDF
FY2023 $25K$70K−$45K$358K 990 PDF
FY2022 $353K$381K−$28K$403K 990 PDF
FY2021 $60K$83K−$23K$431K 990 PDF
FY2020 $27K$71K−$43K$454K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $14,015 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $29,856$5,000
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $352,087$8,646
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $550$369
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $382,493$14,015
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $165,690$15,000
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $118,858$74,517
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $284,548$89,517
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $97,945−$75,502
Part VI · Governance 51 of 51 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body51
VI-1b Independent voting members51
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $14,015 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$5,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,000
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $8,646$8,646
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $369$369
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $8,646 · Excluded from tax $369$14,015
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $89,517 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $15,000$15,000
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,975$1,975
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,986$6,986
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $65,554$65,554
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2$2
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $87,542 · Management $1,975 · Fundraising $0$89,517
Part X · Balance sheet $380,726 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $314,156$238,285
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $142,072$142,441
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $456,228$380,726
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $456,228$380,726
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $456,228$380,726
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $380,726 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$14,015
XI-2 Total expenses$89,517
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$75,502
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$456,228
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$380,726

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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