Working Wardrobes empowers people to achieve the dignity of work through job readiness training, career development and professional attire, helping clients overcome barriers to employment and achieve self-sufficiency.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 2,000 volunteers and 69 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $385K a year · 6% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$349K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $37K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.1M
34% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 34% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
22
of 22 voting members
Looks good: 22 of 22 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.5M
-3% vs prior year
Spent
$7.2M
To programs
78%
Net assets
$4.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$4.5M
FY2024▼ -3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$7.4M
FY2021$8.5M
FY2022$5.4M
FY2023$4.6M
FY2024$4.5M
Expenses
$7.2M
FY2024▲ +50%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$5.3M
FY2021$5.9M
FY2022$5.4M
FY2023$4.8M
FY2024$7.2M
Net assets
$4.0M
FY2024▼ -39%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$4.2M
FY2021$6.8M
FY2022$6.7M
FY2023$6.7M
FY2024$4.0M

From the FY2024 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 May 2000.

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

Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $5.6M Management & general 14% · $1.0M Fundraising 8% · $551K

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

24 people listed on the 990; $349K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$220,022Pt VII · Sec A
Chief People Officer
$129,468Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member/Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member/Vice-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member/Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Bonni Pomush’s $220K as CEO is at the 88th 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 · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jerri Rosen——$153,846$282,854$155,301
Bonni Pomush$220,022$201,527$201,396$39,042—
Mary Ann Profeta——$183,641$135,363$109,407
Alan Silkes—$91,866$150,169$106,769—
Stefaan Poortman——$121,230$141,343—
Daryl Lee————$129,842
Derek Benson$129,468$124,985$119,918$105,681—

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 job training and professional clothing to help people find work and become self-sufficient.

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2 programs · $5.6M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Resale Operations

The organization has one upscale resale boutique that sell a wide selection of top quality donated clothing and accessories to the general public. The shop is located in laguna niguel, ca. Also, the organization has two outlet shops located in garden grove and costa mesa, ca that sell a wide variety of merchandise, men's and women's…

$4.7Mprogram expense
02

Career Services

The organization provides career development services to low income individuals and clients who are overcoming difficult challenges. These services include career assessment, resume development, customer service training, financial literacy workshops, job placement assistance, job referrals and job retention services.

$870Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$37K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.6M
Other incomeLn 4–11$567K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$268K
Money outPt IX
$7.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$5.6M
Managementcol C$1.0M
Fundraisingcol D$551K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$6.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
24
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a22
IndependentVI 1b22
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$871K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$716K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$275K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$268K
Investment incomeLn 3$65K
Other incomeLn 4–11$567K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$65
Total revenueLn 12$4.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$756K
SavingsLn 2$565K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$750K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$326K
Other assetsLn 15$1.8M
Total assetsLn 16$6.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.1M
Net assetsLn 32$4.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 569
VolunteersI 62,000
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$848K$1.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$467K$750K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$446K$326K
Total assetsLn 16$8.8M$6.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.1M$2.1M
Net assetsLn 32$6.7M$4.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
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$363K$199K$36K$127K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.9M$1.2M$527K$158K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$82K$64K$14K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$192K$97K$77K$18K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$122K$60K$24K$39K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$300K$151K$51K$98K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$14K$70$14K$203
Office expensesLn 13$59K$32K$23K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$124K$71K$29K$24K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$856K$790K$36K$30K
TravelLn 17$55K$34K$16K$5K
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$118K$57K$50K$11K
InsuranceLn 23$146K$109K$18K$18K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2.8M$2.7M$40K$9K
All other expensesLn 24e$82K$23K$56K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$7.2M$5.6M$1.0M$551K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $4.5M$7.2M−$2.6M$4.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.6M$4.8M−$111K$6.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $5.4M$5.4M−$14K$6.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $8.5M$5.9M$2.6M$6.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $7.4M$5.3M$2.1M$4.2M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $4,522,693 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,366,269$3,623,543
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $530,011$267,702
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$23,631$64,545
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$222,945$566,903
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,649,704$4,522,693
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,647,257$2,495,160
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,113,898$4,665,517
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,761,155$7,160,677
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$111,451−$2,637,984
Part VI · Governance 22 of 22 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body22
VI-1b Independent voting members22
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 $4,522,693 across 12 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $458,808 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$274,750
VIII-1e Government grants$871,267
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,477,526
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$716,061
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,623,543
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $267,702$267,702
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $64,610$64,610
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$65−$65
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $108,095$108,095
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $726,510 · Excluded from tax $172,640$4,522,693
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $7,160,677 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
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 staffPrograms $199,464 · Management $36,266 · Fundraising $126,931$362,661
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,173,124 · Management $526,980 · Fundraising $157,967$1,858,071
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $63,708 · Management $13,865 · Fundraising $4,861$82,434
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $96,838 · Management $76,732 · Fundraising $18,424$191,994
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $59,585 · Management $23,938 · Fundraising $38,672$122,195
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $151,104 · Management $50,705 · Fundraising $98,069$299,878
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $70 · Management $13,775 · Fundraising $203$14,048
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $31,806 · Management $23,125 · Fundraising $4,139$59,070
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $71,476 · Management $28,590 · Fundraising $23,660$123,726
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $789,945 · Management $35,843 · Fundraising $30,326$856,114
IX-17 TravelPrograms $34,079 · Management $15,505 · Fundraising $5,065$54,649
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 amortizationPrograms $56,864 · Management $49,672 · Fundraising $10,989$117,525
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $109,261 · Management $18,210 · Fundraising $18,210$145,681
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,740,480 · Management $40,459 · Fundraising $9,432$2,790,371
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $22,808 · Management $55,656 · Fundraising $3,796$82,260
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,600,612 · Management $1,009,321 · Fundraising $550,744$7,160,677
Part X · Balance sheet $6,145,855 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $480,856$755,523
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $367,212$565,013
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $300,000$100,000
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $600,924$252,247
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $4,046,023$1,498,242
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $65,555$55,836
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $446,038$325,969
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $467,231$750,271
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,011,184$1,842,754
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $8,785,023$6,145,855
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $176,775$224,385
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$83,262
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,953,052$1,811,164
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,129,827$2,118,811
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $6,355,196$3,927,044
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $300,000$100,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $6,655,196$4,027,044
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $8,785,023$6,145,855
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,027,044 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,522,693
XI-2 Total expenses$7,160,677
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$2,637,984
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$6,655,196
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$9,832
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,027,044

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