Organization provides donated interview and Work appropriate clothing and workplace image coaching.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$145K 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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FY2020 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $108K a year · 8% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$145K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
17
named funders · $286K
Looks good: 17 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$188K
27% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 27% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
20
of 20 voting members
Looks good: 20 of 20 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.1M
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
89%
Net assets
$501K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.7M
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.6M
Net assets
$501K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$501K
FY2021$665K
FY2022$720K
FY2023$856K
FY2024$1.0M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 1998.

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

Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $995K Management & general 6% · $63K Fundraising 5% · $59K

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

42 people listed on the 990; $145K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$72,655Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$72,655Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cindy Garner’s $84K as Executive Di is at the 20th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3868 $1–10M human services 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Cindy Garner$83,837$78,633$75,692$73,224$72,655

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

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides donated professional clothing and image coaching to help people succeed in job interviews and workplaces.

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2 programs · $2.0M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Clothes that work provided services to approximately 2,500 clients in 2020, and distributed approximately 4,800 items of clothing to local job seekers. These services were supported by volunteers who contributed 4,524 hours of service to the organization.

$995Kprogram expense
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Clothes that work provided services to approximately 2,500 clients in 2020, and distributed approximately 4,800 items of clothing to local job seekers. These services were supported by volunteers who contributed 4,524 hours of service to the organization.

$995Kprogram expense

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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
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$966K
Other incomeLn 4–11$99K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$65K
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$995K
Managementcol C$63K
Fundraisingcol D$59K
Owns and owesPt X
$501K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$541K
Total assetsLn 16$689K
LiabilitiesLn 26$188K
PeoplePt VI, VII
42
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a20
IndependentVI 1b20
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$966K
Government grantsLn 1e$214K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$65K
Investment incomeLn 3$257
Other incomeLn 4–11$99K
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$541K
Total assetsLn 16$689K
LiabilitiesLn 26$188K
Net assetsLn 32$501K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 669
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.7M$1.6M$169K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.6M$1.4M$136K$856K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.3M$1.2M$55K$720K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.4M$1.2M$165K$665K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.1M$1.1M$13K$501K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part VI · Governance 20 of 20 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body20
VI-1b Independent voting members20
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

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