Indiana · Nonprofit
DRESS FOR SUCCESS MICHIANA INC
DRESS FOR SUCCESS MICHIANA INC (Indiana) receives grants from 5 organizations whose IRS filings report $265,463 to it, the largest being CARROLL F V CHAR TR-MAIN ($216,733). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $92k
- Funders on record
- 5
- Grants received
- $265k
- Net assets
- $74k
What Dress for Success Michiana Inc does
Mission
The mission of dress for success is to empower women to achieve economic independence by providing a network of support, professional attire and the development tools to help women thrive in work and in life.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.
Program
Suiting and professional development: dress for success (dfs michiana) empowers women to receive economic independence by providing a network of support, professional attire, and development tools to help them thrive in work and in life. By addressing the specific needs of women in the workforce, dfsm disrupts the cycle of poverty, strengthening families and future generations within the michiana community. 2025 key achievements: in 2025, dfs michiana provided critical workforce entry and retention services to 124 women, utilizing our boutique location, professional clothing closet, and our pop-up suiting program to reach clients through a community of network partners. Interview readiness: prepared 124 women for the workforce by providing professional interview attire and individualized coaching to build confidence and ensure a successful first impression. Professional development: 51 women participated in ten (10) targeted workshops focused on workforce topics, including career advancement, resume & cover letters, workplace navigation, social media responsibility and networking to foster ongoing professional growth and economic stability. Through our unique partnership network,…
$92,536 spentof which $30,359 as grants100% of program spending
The program described on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $92,536.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2022, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2022, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2024 to 2025, from $79k to $74k (−6%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
100% of DRESS FOR SUCCESS MICHIANA INC’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (75% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 4 reported years ran a deficit.
Who funds it, year by year
2020 → 2023: the base held at 2 funders, grant income rose $32k → $38k.
From the IRS filings of DRESS FOR SUCCESS MICHIANA INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
DRESS FOR SUCCESS MICHIANA INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 82% of grant income and the top three 96%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2020 97% · 2021 100% · 2022 46% · 2023 97% — broadly stable.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
DRESS FOR SUCCESS MICHIANA INC draws 98% of its grant income from funders outside Indiana, across 4 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
DRESS FOR SUCCESS MICHIANA INC has grown faster than three-quarters of the 1,074 employment nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 1,074 employment nonprofits under $100k, FY2025
Organizations like DRESS FOR SUCCESS MICHIANA INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Indiana
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Screen this organization
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Questions and answers
- Who funds DRESS FOR SUCCESS MICHIANA INC?
- DRESS FOR SUCCESS MICHIANA INC (Indiana) receives grants from 5 organizations whose IRS filings report $265,463 to it, the largest being CARROLL F V CHAR TR-MAIN ($216,733). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does DRESS FOR SUCCESS MICHIANA INC have?
- IRS filings report 5 organizations giving $265,463 in grants to DRESS FOR SUCCESS MICHIANA INC, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of DRESS FOR SUCCESS MICHIANA INC?
- CARROLL F V CHAR TR-MAIN is the largest funder on record, with $216,733 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like DRESS FOR SUCCESS MICHIANA INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Indiana. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2022–2025), and the filings of 5 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing