Success in Style
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO ASSIST DISADVANTAGED INDIVIDUALS FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS WHO ARE UNEMPLOYED OR UNDEREMPLOYED IN FINDING MEANINGFUL WORK BY PROVIDING INTERVIEW APPROPRIATE CLOTHING.
- Income
- $1.2 million
- Spending
- $1.0 million
- Spent on programs
- 83%
- Reserves
- 4.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- other income, 96%
- Employees
- 17
- Volunteers
- 50
- Highest pay
- $101,154, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 62% of charities in its peer group (employment, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 4.1 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 2% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 13% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 24% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1583% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Fair: 50 out of 100. Higher than 5% of charities in its peer group (employment, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 254 of 5 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15Reports no written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
Independent check of accounts
0 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $839,140 spent. THE CLIENT CONSULTATION IS THE FOCUS OF THE MISSION AND EVERY ACTIVITY OF SIS ULTIMATELY WORKS TO MAKE THAT POSSIBLE. AT EVERY APPOINTMENT CLIENTS RECEIVE A PROFESSIONAL CONSULTATION FITTING THEM WITH OUTFITS THAT MAKE THEM FEEL CONFIDENT AND REFLECT A POSITIVE PROFESSIONAL IMAGE. THEY IN TURN CARRY THIS CONFIDENCE INTO THE INTERVIEW PROCESS. SIS'S CLIENTS RECEIVE THE MEANS TO CONFIDENTLY APPROACH THE DAUNTING INTERVIEW PROCESS. PROVIDING THE MEANS TO PRESENT THE BEST IMAGE DURING AN INTERVIEW IS A VITAL PIECE OF THE PUZZLE FOR THOSE IN NEED OF EMPLOYMENT. SIS WORKS WITH A MYRIAD OF SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES WHO REFER CLIENTS TO SIS. THESE CLIENTS RANGE FROM HOMELESS TRANSITIONAL FAMILIES TO MID-CAREER PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE UNEXPECTEDLY LAID OFF AND FIND THEMSELVES ECONOMICALLY NEEDY OF ANY AGE, RACE, SEX, CREED COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN, OR SEXUAL ORIENTATION. IN ADDITION SIS SERVES CLIENTS WHO HAVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS, OFFENDER RE-ENTRY AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE RECOVERY. SIS PROVIDES SERVICES TO FOUR JOB CORPS SITES IN THE BALTIMORE WASHINGTON DC METRO AREA, MULTI-SERVICE CENTER IN HOWARD COUNTY, SAVAGE MILL STUDIO, ARUNDEL COUNTY COURT, SOON THE ARUNDEL COUNTY CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION. IN ALL THERE ARE OVER 2000 CLIENTS SERVED, ALTHOUGH THOSE NUMBERS WERE REDUCED DURING THE COVID PANDEMIC. SIS-ON-THE-GO, A NEW PROGRAM REACHES APPROXIMATELY 500 TO 700 DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE THROUGH SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES AND OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. EXPENSES FOR ALL THESE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE STAFF SALARIES, RENT, OUTREACH PROGRAMS, SUPPLIES, SORTING OF CLOTHING FOR ALL SERVICE SITES, PROVISION OF OTHER HARD TO FIT CLOTHING, AND MAINTENANCE AND BUILD OUT OF OTHER NECESSARY SPACES.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Worth knowing.
Status was revoked on May 15, 2022 for not filing returns for three years, and reinstated on May 15, 2022.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since February 2023.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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