DRESS FOR SUCCESS VANCOUVER SOCIETY
Charitable organizationOrganizations relieving poverty·201 - 5118 JOYCE ST · VANCOUVER, BC · V5R 4H1·BN 870628229RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-06-30
Cents to cause T1
59¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
41%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
0.2 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$854K
not reviewed by an analyst (Charity Intelligence)
— means the filing doesn't include the lines needed; details and sources below.·How to read these figures
Common questions
How do I donate to Dress for Success Vancouver Society?
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Is Dress for Success Vancouver Society a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 870628229RR0001. Registration status can change, so check the CRA charities listing for its current status. Only a currently registered charity can issue an official donation receipt.
Where is Dress for Success Vancouver Society located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 201 - 5118 JOYCE ST, VANCOUVER, BC, V5R 4H1. Source.
What does Dress for Success Vancouver Society do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "Dress for Success Vancouver empowers women into good jobs financial independence and personal success. We opened our doors 25 years ago with a mission to empower women into the workforce by helping them make a great first impression through professional attire. Today we recognize that true economic empowerment…" Full program description.
How much of Dress for Success Vancouver Society's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 59¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Dress for Success Vancouver Society?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $854K (F2024), which places it in Charity Compass's under $1M revenue band, alongside 27,629 other operating charities.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
Dress for Success Vancouver empowers women into good jobs financial independence and personal success. We opened our doors 25 years ago with a mission to empower women into the workforce by helping them make a great first impression through professional attire. Today we recognize that true economic empowerment requires so much more. To help women and gender-diverse individuals realize their highest potential we need to invest in a continuum of support that includes pre-employment and job-retention training mentorship professional networks and a community of support. Our wrap-around profes… Show more
Dress for Success Vancouver empowers women into good jobs financial independence and personal success. We opened our doors 25 years ago with a mission to empower women into the workforce by helping them make a great first impression through professional attire. Today we recognize that true economic empowerment requires so much more. To help women and gender-diverse individuals realize their highest potential we need to invest in a continuum of support that includes pre-employment and job-retention training mentorship professional networks and a community of support. Our wrap-around professional development and leadership programs combined with our signature Dressing Services address the needs of women and gender-diverse individuals who are striving to enter the workforce and advance in their careers while also addressing the systemic barriers to economic empowerment. Over the past 25 years we have served more than 44 000 clients across the Lower Mainland. Based on the median income data for women from 2023 census data this represents a potential economic impact of $2.1 billion dollars since our inception. At a time when resilience is more essential than ever women are fighting to support themselves and their families. Dress for Success Vancouver stands on the front lines as an economic first responder empowering women and gender diverse individuals to achieve self-sufficiency and fulfilling employment through professional attire career services and skills development programs.
Program descriptions from its F2024 T3010 filing, verbatim · self-reported · this is also the text our semantic search matches against. source ↗
Tier 1 — what we computed (open data)
From the charity's own F2024 T3010 filing. Self-reported; not independently verified. You can recompute every figure. New to these terms? Read what cents to the cause, overhead and reserves mean.
59¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 59¢ of each dollar spent went to programs. The rest ran the organization and raised money; higher is not automatically better.
Sector median: 89¢ across 55,155 computed charities; 89¢ among those its size (under $1M).
this charity 59¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
41%
Management, administration, and fundraising as a share of total spending. We treat 5–35% as the typical range; we state the figure, you judge.
T3010 line (5010 + 5020) ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
0.2 yr
Years that cash, bank balances and investments on hand could cover program spending; liabilities and restricted funds are not netted out.
Charities its size (under $1M, 27,629): median 1 yr; 14% hold under half a year. All operating charities: median 0.8 yr.
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$854K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)20%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
0%
Share of revenue from federal, provincial, and municipal sources.
T3010 line 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
Where the money comes from
Shares of last-reported revenue, per its F2024 T3010. Self-reported; not independently verified.
Receipted donationsT1
20%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
0%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
80%
T3010 remainder ÷ 4700
Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Over the years
Every figure as filed at each fiscal period end, 2019–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Cents to cause | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-31 | $943K | 67¢ | 33% | 0.3 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $714K | 70¢ | 28% | 0.5 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $874K | 67¢ | 33% | 0.6 yr |
| 2022-06-30 | $295K | 67¢ | 33% | 1 yr |
| 2023-06-30 | $1.0M | 46¢ | 54% | 0.5 yr |
| 2024-06-30 | $854K | 59¢ | 41% | 0.2 yr |
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From its T3010 filings (CRA annual releases) · self-reported, not audited by us · when a period is restated in a later release, the newest figures are shown · ✱ = cents-to-cause outside the valid 0–100% range (filing error; not used in rankings). source ↗
★ Tier 2 — Charity Intelligence (analyst-reviewed)
Not rated by Charity Intelligence. Their analysts cover 819 of Canada's 83,761 charities; absence of a rating says nothing about this charity. Our computed figures above stand on their own.
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Figures per each charity's F2024 T3010 · self-reported, not audited by us · ✱= that filing's expense lines don't reconcile · open a profile for sources and caveats.
Board of directors
13 directors reported · 13 of 13at arm's length
- Badun, Monique EDirectorarm's length
- Chew, PatriciaDirectorarm's length
- Schilling, LucyDirectorarm's length
- Godsy, IsabelleSecretaryarm's length
- Williamson, ElaineDirectorarm's length
- Gilpin, LorelleDirectorarm's length
- Bradley, MelanieCo-Chairarm's length
- Taylor, ShannonCo-Chairarm's length
- Bury, CarlaDirectorarm's length
- Tsui, SophiaTreasurerarm's length
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- Dyce, RhondaDirectorarm's length
- Alekson, HeatherDirectorarm's length
- Jones, MackenzieJunior Board Memberarm's length
From its F2024T3010 filing (public CRA record), as filed. “Arm's length” means not related to other officials by family or business ties. source ↗
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