Dress For Success Orillia and Barrie
Charitable organization · Severn, Ontario · BN 814872636RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($145,413) as filed with the CRA.
Dress For Success Orillia and Barrie is a charitable organization based in Severn, Ontario, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $146K in revenue and $145K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 16% from donations, 34% from government, 50% from other charities. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $132K.
Compared with 2,470 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 29% of peers. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $278K in 2020 to $146K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
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. Our Professional Clothing Assistance Program (PCAP) provides women with 1-2 free professional outfits for clients who: Are actively seeking employment Have scheduled job interviews Have an upcoming court appearance Have recently secured employment or a placement/co-op Once employment is secured the clients may return to Dress for Success Orillia and Barrie for their workplace-appro…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $146K | $145K | $112K | $6,877 | $0 | -$25K |
| 2023 | $323K | $305K | — | $1,637 | — | $0 |
| 2022 | $258K | $338K | $279K | $1,990 | $0 | -$82K |
| 2021 | $364K | $32K | — | $3,431 | — | -$12K |
| 2020 | $278K | $1,887 | $210K | — | — | — |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $132K from 6 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$68K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Sandy Falcon (board chair); Braeden Carter (treasurer); Perla Smith (director); Shelley Black (director); Amanda McCurrie (director at large).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Dress For Success Orillia and Barrie’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 814872636RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.