Community Improvement & Capacity Building
Dress For Success Austin
AUSTIN, TX
Total revenue
$967K
Total expenses
$729K
Net assets
$1.1M
Grants received
$1.4M
98 grants
EIN
134220559
Tax year
2024
Mission
To empower women to achieve economic independence by providing a network of support, professional attire and the development tools to thrive in work and in life.
Programs
6 programs
The organization provides clothing for the women it supports in order to help them find and maintain employment.
The path to employment mentoring program is a six-week, one-on-one program in which professional female mentors share their experience and professional wisdom through personalized attention and feedback to help them make better informed decisions about their careers.
Our career consulting and image consulting program is available by appointment via phone, email, or video call to assist with finding employment and finding better employment. We have experts and business professionals who share their knowledge with our clients to help them improve their seeking skills and hone in on the very specific areas they need help with.
The professional womens group (pwg) is a monthly educational and support group for employed women. This group focuses mainly on job retention by helping the clients tackle the day to day challenges they encounter at their place of business. Approximately 30 women attend these monthly groups that are vital to their continued confidence and success in the workforce.
The organization provieds various education opportunities through corporate webinars, virtual workshops, and other community events to help attendees secure stable employment as well as other job-related skills.
Dress for success austin was able to provide programming for financial literacy and education this year with the assistance of the kaufman foundation. This 8 week course brought in financial experts from the austin community including accountants, financial advisors, bank personnel, tax consultants, school loan officers and more.
Financials
FY 2024
Revenue
Expenses
People
16 listed
MIA JOHNS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
$90K
40 hrs/wk
MIMI BOND
MEMBER
—
5 hrs/wk
TERESA BRINSON
MEMBER
—
5 hrs/wk
SARAH WASAFF
PRESIDENT
—
10 hrs/wk
ANDREA NICHOLAS
VICE PRESIDENT
—
10 hrs/wk
PAULA HARMON
TREASURER
—
10 hrs/wk
TERI EVANS
MEMBER
—
5 hrs/wk
GRETA GONZALES
MEMBER
—
5 hrs/wk
TRENA ROBINSON
SECRETARY
—
10 hrs/wk
LEANNE METCALFE
MEMBER
—
5 hrs/wk
JEMIMAH NGARI
MEMBER
—
5 hrs/wk
DIANE RAMOS
MEMBER
—
5 hrs/wk
DUBRAVKA ROMANO
MEMBER
—
5 hrs/wk
VANDANA SINGH
MEMBER
—
5 hrs/wk
DOTTIE WATKINS
MEMBER
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5 hrs/wk
LISA LUCERO
MEMBER
—
5 hrs/wk
Grants received
Showing 98 of 98
Funded by
$1.4M from 45 funders · 98 grants · 2017–2024
$358K · 4 grants · 2021–2023
$177K · 3 grants · 2020–2024
$150K · 2 grants · 2023–2024
$114K · 6 grants · 2019–2024
$73K · 7 grants · 2018–2024
$70K · 6 grants · 2018–2024
$62K · 4 grants · 2020–2024
$50K · 1 grant · 2024