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Name:	Dress for Success Worldwide
Address:	32 East 31st Street, 7th Floor
	New York, NY 10016
Phone:	212-532-1922
Web Address:	www.dressforsuccess.org

Dress for Success Worldwide (DFS) meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Through job preparation and employment retention programs and services, DFS offers opportunities to low-income and disadvantaged women seeking to emerge from poverty. DFS’s suiting program provides work-appropriate clothing to low-income women seeking employment. Volunteer personal shoppers provide one-on-one assistance and guide clients through the selection process, making recommendations and educating them on workplace expectations. Professional Women’s Groups encourage economic independence and career development by providing a safe environment in which members can network with other women, build professional skills and learn how to advance in their jobs. The Professional Women's Group encourages economic independence by providing employed clients with a network of support, practical information, and the inspiration to achieve self-defined success in their career and life.

For the year ended December 31, 2010, DFS's program expenses were:

Program expenses	12,968,255
Total Program Expenses:	$12,968,255

Chief Executive : Joi Gordon, Chief Execuitive Officer

Compensation*:

$280,962

Chair of the Board: Clarice Kennedy
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Senior Director, Resourses Global Professional

Board Size: 21

Paid Staff Size: 35

*2010 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:

Direct mail, special events, television, grant proposals, Internet appeals, cause-related marketing, and membership appeals.

Fund raising costs were 5% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $14,007,465, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on DFS's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2010.

Source of Funds
In-kind contributions - product	9,669,156
Contributions	2,202,648
Fund raising activities	1,947,766
In-kind contributions - services	187,895
Investment income	34,384
Total Income	$14,041,849

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 94%  Fund Raising: 5%  Administrative: 1%

Total income				$14,041,849
	Program expenses			$12,968,255
	Fund raising expenses			680,616
	Administrative expenses			122,529
Total expenses				$13,771,400
Income in Excess of Expenses				270,449
Beginning net assets				2,933,273
Ending net assets				3,203,722
Total liabilities				208,642
Total assets				$3,412,364

Note: DFS's 2010 audited financial statements include in-kind donations in the amount of $9,857,051 for professional apparel and accessories ($9,669,156) and services ($187,895).