California · Nonprofit
DRESS FOR SUCCESS SAN FRANCISCO
DRESS FOR SUCCESS SAN FRANCISCO (California) receives grants from 34 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,145,882 to it, the largest being DRESS FOR SUCCESS WORLDWIDE ($628,415). 20 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $1.8M
- Funders on record
- 34
- Grants received
- $2.1M
- Net assets
- $94k
What Dress for Success San Francisco does
Mission
Dress for Success San Francisco/san jose empowers women to achieve economic independence by providing a network of support, professional attire, and development tools to help them thrive in work and in life.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
On its FY2025 return the organization reported starting a significant new program.
Organization added Project Premium a year-long program opened the door to LinkedIn Premium Business and the skills to use it with confidence. In today's competitive, AI-driven workforce, especially here in the Bay Area, digital readiness is essential. More than 490 women across San Francisco, San Jose, and beyond gained access to LinkedIn Premium, along with hands-on learning through four in-person workshops and one virtual session. Support created space for progress. With guidance from volunteers, participants strengthened their LinkedIn profiles, built confidence using the platform's tools, and developed more focused job search strategies. This program ran from April 1 2025-March 31, 2026.
Its own explanation, from Schedule O of that return (Part III, line 2).
In 2025, Dress for Success San Francisco/San Jose served 1,345 Bay Area women (growth of 8% over the past year) through no-cost, personalized career services -- a record year of reach and impact. Through our Career Wardrobe program, 923 women received professional attire and individualized styling support through a two-step model: the first includes complete interview outfit upon intake, and the second includes a full week of work clothing upon securing employment.This approach addresses both immediate and sustained workplace needs, ensuring women are equipped not just for the interview, but for the first weeks on the job. Among Career Wardrobe participants, 50% secured job interviews. See Schedule O for remaining response. Appointments were available in-person at our San Francisco and San Jose offices. All services we provided at no cost.
$1,626,231 spentof which $834,297 as grants99% of program spendingOur Career Coaching program delivered 253 individualized coaching sessions in 2025, supporting women at every stage of their job search, from resume development and mock interviews to LinkedIn strategy and long-term career planning. Sessions were available in-person and virtually to remove barriers to access. Of clients who completed coaching, 72% secured interviews and 52% obtained employment within 45 days of program completion. Our Going Places Network (GPN) job readiness cohort, delivered in English and Spanish, provided structured six-week training to women navigating applicant tracking systems, networking, and professional communication skills. See Schedule O for remaining response. The Spanish-language cohort reflects our majority Hispanic/Latinx client base across both offices.
$2,599 spent0% of program spendingIn 2025, 510 women participated in virtual workshops and training sessions focused on financial literacy, digital skills, and professional development. Our Financial Education program produced measurable outcomes: 100% of participants opened and maintained savings accounts, 87% established emergency funds, 67% improved their credit scores, and 25% reduced their debt by more than $500. Our new AI Foundations course prepared clients for emerging workforce demands. Our Professional Women's Group engaged 134 employed clients in peer mentorship and leadership development focused on employment retention and advancement. See Schedule O for remaining response. Clients who completed cohort programs experienced an average income increase of 191% within one year. A total of 465 volunteers contributed 4,711 hours valued at $163,000 to enable our programming.
$6,370 spent0% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,635,200.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 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 $329k to $470k (+43%).
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.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 11% · 2018 6% · 2022 4% · 2023 4% · 2025 11%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
92% of DRESS FOR SUCCESS SAN FRANCISCO’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (97% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 6 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Erin Badillo
Executive Director
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 2 funders to 14 funders, grant income rose $15k → $450k.
14 of 34 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 46% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of DRESS FOR SUCCESS SAN FRANCISCO’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 34 funders by total. 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 SAN FRANCISCO has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 29% of grant income, and it takes 3 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 3 funders to its left
79% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund DRESS FOR SUCCESS SAN FRANCISCO.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 67% · 2018 50% · 2019 53% · 2020 32% · 2021 35% · 2022 35% · 2023 42% — diversifying over time.
“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.
How long its funders stay
46% of DRESS FOR SUCCESS SAN FRANCISCO's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 59% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
DRESS FOR SUCCESS SAN FRANCISCO draws 70% of its grant income from funders outside California, across 10 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $989k arriving through sponsors registered in 11 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. 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 SAN FRANCISCO's funding base is broadening — from 2 funders to 14 as grant income climbed.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 479 civil rights nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Organizations like DRESS FOR SUCCESS SAN FRANCISCO
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In California
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
79% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
91%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
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A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for DRESS FOR SUCCESS SAN FRANCISCO: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds DRESS FOR SUCCESS SAN FRANCISCO?
- DRESS FOR SUCCESS SAN FRANCISCO (California) receives grants from 34 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,145,882 to it, the largest being DRESS FOR SUCCESS WORLDWIDE ($628,415). 20 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does DRESS FOR SUCCESS SAN FRANCISCO have?
- IRS filings report 34 organizations giving $2,145,882 in grants to DRESS FOR SUCCESS SAN FRANCISCO, 20 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of DRESS FOR SUCCESS SAN FRANCISCO?
- DRESS FOR SUCCESS WORLDWIDE is the largest funder on record, with $628,415 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like DRESS FOR SUCCESS SAN FRANCISCO find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in California. 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 2017–2025), and the filings of 34 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 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing