Nonprofit · EIN 26-2229898
DRESS FOR SUCCESS TRIANGLE NC
Tax-exempt · RALEIGH, NC 27604
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,338,812 | $1,668,376 | -$329,564 | $1,735,910 | $642,685 | $1,093,225 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,641,509 | $1,558,658 | $82,851 | $1,793,213 | $518,748 | $1,274,465 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,543,132 | $1,417,163 | $125,969 | $1,863,905 | $672,291 | $1,191,614 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,300,646
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $3,673
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$127,292
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $161,785
- Other revenue
- $34,493
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $134,561
- Other salaries and wages
- $594,742
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $833,752
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $111,657
- Occupancy
- $257,406
- Travel
- $11,941
- Depreciation
- $25,504
- Program services (functional)
- $1,237,807
- Management and general (functional)
- $360,982
- Fundraising (functional)
- $69,587
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,793,213
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,735,910
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $642,685
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,093,225
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $119,241
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $802,941
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $290,284
- Gross receipts
- $1,466,104
- Employees
- 26
- Volunteers
- 1,329
- Year formed
- 2008
- State of legal domicile
- NC
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEATHER DENNIS | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 45 | $125,696 | $8,865 |
| PATRICIA PEPPER | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MEG OSTROM | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE BASS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY BALDWIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TRUDE BATE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GINNY HAGER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MELISSA CHAPPEL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY GAMBER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GORDON GRIMES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RAVILA GUPTA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARRIE HARBINSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ADAM HARTZELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA LONG JACKSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ADA LOPEZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
12 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| PATTY CARTER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ADRI MAISONET-MORALES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TARKISHA POOLE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LISA PRATHER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHELLE PROCTOR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBIN COSTELLO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DONNA RHODE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BETH SEARCY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JUDITH STREET | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WINDY KOHL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KIM ANKENBRAND | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAT NATHAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 24 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| HEATHER DENNIS | EXECUTIVE DI Trustee or director, Officer | 45 | $123,799 |
| AMY BALDWIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE BASS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TRUDE BATE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EMILY BROWDER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MELISSA CHAPPEL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AMY GAMBER | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| GORDON GRIMES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RAVILA GUPTA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CARRIE HARBISON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ADAM HARTZELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LISA LONG JACKSON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ADA LOPEZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAWN MACLAREN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ADRI MAISONET-MORALES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MEG OSTROM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PATRICIA PEPPER | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| TARKISHA POOLE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LISA PRATHER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MICHELLE PROCTOR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DONNA RHODE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BETH SEARCY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JUDITH STREET | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAT NATHAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 26 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| HEATHER DENNIS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 45 | $109,467 |
| JUNE BODA | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DAWN MACLAREN | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MELISSA HERZOG | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ADA LOPEZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ADAM HARTZELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ADRI MAISONET-MORALEZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AMY GAMBER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DONNA RHODE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EMILY BROWDER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GORDON GRIMES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOAN NELSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LISA LONG JACKSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MEG OSTROM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MELISSA CHAPPELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHELLE PROCTOR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIKE SHAW | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MONICA COLIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NATALIE BATTEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAT NATHAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PATRICIA PEPPER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| REBECCA VIVERETTE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBIN MILLER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE BASS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TERRI CONYVERS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TERRI CONYERS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1812 TILLERY PLACE, RALEIGH, NC 27604-1583
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- ADAM HARTZELL, 1812 TILLERY PLACE STE 105, RALEIGH, NC 27604
- Signed the 990
- ADAM HARTZELL, BOARD MEMBER
- Phone
- (919) 286-2128
- Website
- WWW.DFSTRIANGLENC.ORG
- Return prepared by
- LANGDON & COMPANY LLP
Mission
EMPOWER WOMEN TO ACHIEVE ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE BY PROVIDING A NETWORK OF SUPPORT, PROFESSIONAL ATTIRE, AND DEVELOPMENT TOOLS TO HELP WOMEN THRIVE IN WORK AND LIFE.
Program accomplishments
- A TOTAL OF 4,556 UNIQUE WOMEN RECEIVED ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING SERVICES FROM DRESS FOR SUCCESS TRIANGLE IN 2025: CAREER COACHING: INDIVIDUALIZED ONE-ON-ONE COACHING TO HELP WOMEN IDENTIFY CAREER GOALS, DEVELOP JOB SEARCH STRATEGIES, STRENGTHEN RESUMES, PREPARE FOR INTERVIEWS, AND ADVANCE THEIR CAREERS. IN 2025 WE PROVIDED 807 CAREER COACHING SESSIONS. IMAGE COACHING: PERSONALIZED STYLING SESSIONS PROVIDING WORKPLACE-APPROPRIATE CLOTHING, STYLING GUIDANCE, AND CONFIDENCE-BUILDING TO HELP WOMEN PREPARE FOR INTERVIEWS, EMPLOYMENT, AND CAREER ADVANCEMENT. IN 2025 WE PROVIDED 745 IMAGE COACHING SESSIONS. MOBILE BOUTIQUE: MOBILE STYLING EVENTS THAT BRING WORKPLACE ATTIRE, STYLING SERVICES, AND CAREER RESOURCES DIRECTLY TO WOMEN IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA, REDUCING TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS AND EXPANDING ACCESS TO SERVICES. IN 2025, 2,585 CLIENTS VISITED ONE OF OUR MOBILE BOUTIQUES. GOING PLACE NETWORK: A COHORT-BASED PROGRAM WITH WEEKLY SESSIONS OFFERING TRAINING, ONE-ON-ONE CAREER COACHING, NETWORKING, MOCK INTERVIEWS, ASSESSMENTS, AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT. IN 2025, THERE WERE 101 GRADUATES OF GPN. CAREER PATHWAYS: VIRTUAL INDUSTRY PANELS FEATURING PROFESSIONALS WHO SHARE CAREER INSIGHTS, HIRING TRENDS, AND ADVICE TO HELP PARTICIPANTS EXPLORE CAREER OPPORTUNITIES AND BUILD PROFESSIONAL NETWORKS. IN 2025, THERE WERE 332 PARTICIPANTS. WEBINARS: FREE VIRTUAL CAREER DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS COVERING TOPICS SUCH AS RESUMES, INTERVIEWING, LINKEDIN, NETWORKING, WORKPLACE SUCCESS, FINANCIAL WELLNESS, AND EMERGING JOB SEARCH STRATEGIES. IN 2025, 1300 PARTICIPANTS ATTENDED LIVE SESSIONS OR VIEWED RECORDINGS ON DEMAND. GOOGLE CAREER CERTIFICATES: SELF-PACED ONLINE GOOGLE CAREER CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS THAT EQUIP PARTICIPANTS WITH IN-DEMAND, JOB-READY SKILLS FOR HIGH-GROWTH CAREERS. IN 2025, 62 WOMEN COMPLETED 81 GOOGLE CAREER CERTIFICATES. SUCCESS STARTER: A FOUNDATIONAL CAREER READINESS PROGRAM THAT HELPS PARTICIPANTS IDENTIFY CAREER GOALS, ASSESS THEIR NEEDS, AND CONNECT WITH DRESS FOR SUCCESS TRIANGLE'S CAREER DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. IN 2025, THERE WERE 5 PARTICIPANTS. SUCCESS SPRINTS: HALF-DAY CAREER DEVELOPMENT EVENTS FEATURING WORKSHOPS, CAREER COACHING, EMPLOYER ENGAGEMENT, RESUME SUPPORT, PROFESSIONAL STYLING, AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES DESIGNED TO ACCELERATE PARTICIPANTS' JOB SEARCH. IN 2025, THERE WERE 325 PARTICIPANTS.Expenses $1,237,807
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 26-2229898
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2008
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Human services (P50)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,735,910
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,466,104
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $1,338,812 | $1,668,376 | $1,735,910 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,641,509 | $1,558,658 | $1,793,213 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,543,132 | $1,417,163 | $1,863,905 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,272,878 | $1,252,586 | $1,413,660 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 26-2229898).
Questions about DRESS FOR SUCCESS TRIANGLE NC
- What is the EIN of DRESS FOR SUCCESS TRIANGLE NC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of DRESS FOR SUCCESS TRIANGLE NC is 26-2229898.
- Is DRESS FOR SUCCESS TRIANGLE NC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2008.
- Are donations to DRESS FOR SUCCESS TRIANGLE NC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does DRESS FOR SUCCESS TRIANGLE NC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of DRESS FOR SUCCESS TRIANGLE NC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did DRESS FOR SUCCESS TRIANGLE NC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of DRESS FOR SUCCESS TRIANGLE NC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names ADAM HARTZELL.
- Who are the officers and directors of DRESS FOR SUCCESS TRIANGLE NC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 27 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $125,696 (HEATHER DENNIS, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does DRESS FOR SUCCESS TRIANGLE NC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,338,812, expenses of $1,668,376 and total assets of $1,735,910 at year end.
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