Public Charity

THE CAREER WARDROBE

THE CAREER WARDROBE, of PHILADELPHIA, PA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $3.0M in revenue, $3.1M in expenses, $2.2M in total assets. 25 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $607K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 232900156 PHILADELPHIA, PA Employment Preparation & Procurement NTEE: J20 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$3.0M
Total Expenses$3.1M
Total Assets$2.2M
Grant Records25
Funding Total$607K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

TO PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY CLOTHING TO THOSE EXPERIENCING CLOTHING INSECURITY IN A RESPECTFUL MANNER, AIDING THEIR STABILITY AND FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE. BY COMBINING CLOTHING WITH EDUCATIONAL AND COACHING OPPORTUNITIES, WE HELP INDIVIDUALS ADVANCE IN THEIR CAREERS AND CONTINUE ON THEIR PATH TO FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE. THE PROGRAM OPERATES SIX LOCATIONS ACROSS PHILADELPHIA, DELAWARE, MONTGOMERY, AND CHESTER COUNTIES. FOR THOSE UNABLE TO VISIT A SITE, WE OFFER THE WARDROBE BOX, A FREE, PERSONALLY STYLED CLOTHING BOX MAILED DIRECTLY TO THEIR HOME, ENSURING ACCESSIBILITY FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS.

Where $100 goes at The Career Wardrobe

How The Career Wardrobe divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$89 Programs the work itself
$6 Management running the organization
$5 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $89 for programs

$89
History & overview of the organization
All program spending · Reported in the filing: 5,583 people; 1,049 boxes; 1,522 participants
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

TREASURER Allison Wilk
DIRECTOR Brian Lipstein
DIRECTOR Bridget Battles
DIRECTOR Carrie Bender
VICE PRESIDE Christopher Otten
DIRECTOR Erika Joy Erb

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$452,779 17 grants
Economic Development
$115,000 2 grants
Health & Medicine
$10,000 1 grant
Unspecified
$29,145 4 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $3.0M $3.1M $2.2M
2024 $3.1M $2.9M $1.2M
2023 $2.5M $2.6M $922K
2022 $2.6M $2.3M $1.2M
2021 $3.0M $2.9M $684K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue held roughly steady at around $3.0M, with total assets most recently reported at $2.2M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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