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Career Wardrobe

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Philadelphia, PA501(c)(3)Employment EIN 23-2900156Revenue $3.0M in FY2025

On file with the IRScareerwardrobe.org444 N 3rd St Ste 105, 19123-4141 · Philadelphia, PATax-exempt since Nov 1997Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Provision of clothing and support services to assist peopletransitioning to employment and independence.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$146K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $80K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$146K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 62% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
14
named funders · $136K
Looks good: 14 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.5M
68% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 68% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
17
of 17 voting members
Looks good: 17 of 17 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.0M
-2% vs prior year
Spent
$3.1M
To programs
85%
Net assets
$697K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.0M
FY2025▼ -2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.4M
FY2021$3.0M
FY2022$2.6M
FY2023$2.5M
FY2024$3.1M
FY2025$3.0M
Expenses
$3.1M
FY2025▲ +7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.4M
FY2021$2.9M
FY2022$2.3M
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$2.9M
FY2025$3.1M
Net assets
$697K
FY2025▼ -20%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$248K
FY2021$474K
FY2022$790K
FY2023$700K
FY2024$874K
FY2025$697K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 1997.

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

Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $2.7M Management & general 5% · $142K Fundraising 10% · $320K

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

18 people listed on the 990; $146K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Sheri Cole
Executive Di
$146,475Pt VII · Sec A
Erin Allsman
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Toya Lawson
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sheri Cole’s $146K as Executive Di is at the 62nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1245 $1–10M employment nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Sheri Cole$146,475$143,850$137,000$125,310$125,225

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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

Programs and updates

Provides clothing and support services to help people find jobs and become independent.

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1 program · $2.7M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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History & Overview of the Organization

Founded in 1995 by a group of philadelphia women committed to helping low- income women prepare for the workplace, the wardrobe has evolved over the past three decades to assist anyone in need of clothing support using trauma-informed, gender-affirming, and racial equity best practices.

$2.7Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
The Philadelphia FoundationFY2024$42K
The W W Smith Charitable TrustFY2024$25K
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$13K
The Gordon Charter FoundationFY2024$10K
Curtis W McGraw FoundationFY2024$10K
Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFY2024$6K
United Way of Southern Chester CountyFY2024$6K
The Communitys FoundationFY2024$6K
Total grants receivedfrom 14 funders$136K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$573K
Investment incomeLn 3$13K
Money outPt IX
$3.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.7M
Managementcol C$142K
Fundraisingcol D$320K
Owns and owesPt X
$697K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$331K
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.5M
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b17
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.0M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$794K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$147K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$573K
Investment incomeLn 3$13K
Total revenueLn 12$3.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$247K
SavingsLn 2$84K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$331K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8K
Other assetsLn 15$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.5M
Net assetsLn 32$697K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 523
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$483K$331K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$13K$8K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$285K$1.5M
Net assetsLn 32$874K$697K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$153K$122K$7K$25K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.1M$907K$49K$183K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$20K$16K$836$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$74K$59K$3K$12K
Payroll taxesLn 10$107K$85K$5K$17K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$1K$271$270
Accounting feesLn 11c$51K$41K$5K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$124K$110K$7K$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$10K$10K
Office expensesLn 13$54K$43K$5K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$43K$35K$4K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$370K$296K$37K$37K
TravelLn 17$10K$8K$2K
InterestLn 20$4K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$25K$20K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$874K$874K
All other expensesLn 24e$57K$45K$4K$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.1M$2.7M$142K$320K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $3.0M$3.1M−$96K$697K 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.1M$2.9M$175K$874K 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.5M$2.6M−$91K$700K 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.6M$2.3M$316K$790K 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.0M$2.9M$181K$474K 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.4M$2.4M−$3K$248K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $3,027,762 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,459,875$2,445,047
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $433,179$572,609
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $8,070$13,050
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $181,490−$2,944
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,082,614$3,027,762
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,202,169$1,492,473
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,705,748$1,631,704
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,907,917$3,124,177
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $174,697−$96,415
Part VI · Governance 17 of 17 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body17
VI-1b Independent voting members17
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,027,762 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$146,977
VIII-1e Government grants$1,032,610
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,265,460
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$794,164
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,445,047
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $572,609$572,609
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $13,050$13,050
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events−$9,385
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $6,441$6,441
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $572,609 · Excluded from tax $19,491$3,027,762
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,124,177 across 18 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $121,762 · Management $6,552 · Fundraising $24,570$152,884
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $907,485 · Management $48,833 · Fundraising $183,125$1,139,443
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $15,530 · Management $836 · Fundraising $3,134$19,500
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $58,892 · Management $3,169 · Fundraising $11,884$73,945
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $84,980 · Management $4,573 · Fundraising $17,148$106,701
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $1,261 · Management $271 · Fundraising $270$1,802
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $40,963 · Management $5,121 · Fundraising $5,121$51,205
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $109,526 · Management $7,449 · Fundraising $7,450$124,425
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $10,107$10,107
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $43,119 · Management $5,390 · Fundraising $5,390$53,899
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $34,540 · Management $4,318 · Fundraising $4,318$43,176
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $296,327 · Management $37,041 · Fundraising $37,041$370,409
IX-17 TravelPrograms $8,317 · Fundraising $2,079$10,396
IX-20 InterestManagement $4,202$4,202
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $5,400$5,400
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $20,269 · Management $5,067$25,336
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $874,197$874,197
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $45,459 · Management $3,602 · Fundraising $8,089$57,150
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,662,627 · Management $141,824 · Fundraising $319,726$3,124,177
Part X · Balance sheet $2,167,784 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $66,413$247,344
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $416,305$84,103
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $617,253$664,772
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,943$4,992
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $13,124$7,724
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $41,635$1,158,849
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,159,673$2,167,784
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $130,623$123,917
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $154,589$1,346,412
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $285,212$1,470,329
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $568,461$569,455
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $306,000$128,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $874,461$697,455
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,159,673$2,167,784
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $697,455 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,027,762
XI-2 Total expenses$3,124,177
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$96,415
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$874,461
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$80,591
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$697,455

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

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