2014 annual report

2 0 1 4 A N N U A L R E P O RT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Henri Landwirth
Founder and Chairman Emeritus
A N OT E F R O M T H E
BOARD PRESIDENT
Barbara Truncellito: Executive Director
T. Parker McCrary: CSX Transportation
Jeanne Ward
Dear Friends,
C. Donald Wiggins: Heritage Capital Group, Inc.
Ted Baker, II: Panadero Aggregates LLC
George Bellino: Gabriel Brothers
Carl Davidson: Bluegrass Materials
Deborah Moore: EverBank
Michael D. Ray: Stein Mart, Inc.
Maurice Reznik: Delta Galil
Malcolm Robinson: Mack Manx Group
Sheri Rosenfeld: Fishman & Tobin, Inc.
William D. Sorenson: Business Valuation, Inc.
Larry Stemerman: TailorByrd
Allen Weinstein
Deborah Weinswig: Fung Group
NATIONAL SPOKESMAN
Mark Wahlberg
NEW YORK ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Malcolm Robinson – Chair: Mack Manx Group
Emilie Antonetti: Brooks Brothers
George Bellino: Gabriel Brothers
Turner Booth: Cantor Fitzgerald
Michelle Evi Bourgeois: TOWN Residential
Lauren Coleman
Lawrence Dayan: Gina Group
Bruce Fischer: Golden Touch
Marion Fraternale: FAI Design Group
Sarah S. Gochberg Ladder Capital
Karen Alberg Grossman:
MRketplace.com/MR Magazine
Jeff Mann: Mann Publications
Megan Peters: Calvin Klein
Linda Pollut
F O U N D E R H E N R I LA N D W I RT H
Philanthropist & Holocaust Survivor
Fifteen years ago our founder, Henri Landwirth, sat in a Jacksonville, Florida
homeless shelter with a group of men struggling to turn their lives around.
Henri asked the question, “How can I help?” The simple response of one
man, “Sir, we need underwear”, began a journey that would become Dignity
U Wear. Almost immediately, Henri began buying new underwear, storing
the merchandise in his garage and distributing to those in need. Within
months, Dignity U Wear was founded with the mission to “positively impact
the lives of children and their families in need by providing brand new
clothing”.
Today, the mission of Dignity U Wear has not changed but the operating
model has evolved. We moved out of the garage and now operate from a
newly renovated, energy efficient warehouse. We distribute almost $1M
in new clothing every month—underwear is a critical item but we strive to
meet all clothing needs. We expanded our distribution beyond Jacksonville
and now serve almost every state in the country. We coordinate our
efforts with over 300 non-profit and social service agencies to make sure
their clients have access to new clothes that meet their needs.
Henri set the stage for collaborative relationships when he founded Dignity
U Wear in 2000. Today we work with manufacturers, retailers,
transportation service providers, non-profit organizations and school
districts to procure clothing, match it to specific needs and deliver it
efficiently. Dignity U Wear is a unique provider in the supply chain of many
non-profit organizations. In fifteen years, we’ve gone from listening to the
need of one homeless man in Jacksonville, Florida to serving over 820,000
individuals nationwide. The best part is—we’re just getting started.
Patrick Riley: CSX
Sheri Rosenfeld: Fishman & Tobin
Please join me as we celebrate 15 years of service. Steven Schneider: SC Apparel Inc.
Phil Shapiro: Philips Promo Group
Larry Stemerman: TailorByrd
“I started Dignity U Wear because I was in the concentration camps
for five years with no clothes,” says Landwirth. “After I left the camps,
I was 18 years old and I was homeless. And I promised myself that
one day, God willing, I would be able to help other people not to
suffer as much as I did.”
Michael Spolansky: Amiee Lynn
David Traitel: Ladder Capital
Allen Weinstein
Deborah Weinswig: Fung Group
T. Parker McCrary
Board President
Dignity U Wear
A N OT E F R O M T H E
E X E C U T I V E D I R E C TO R
Our 2014 fiscal year saw a great deal of progress in delivering dignity to
more people in need across our nation. We nearly doubled our output to
$10.5 million up from $5.7 million. Most important; we emerged as a
national brand.
F I N A N C I A L I N F O R M AT I O N F O R
FISCAL YEAR 2014
REVENUES
The orange heart, which is our logo, is the essence of our brand. It is the
Dignity heart which is always at work restoring “dignity” to the neediest
Americans. We streamlined our warehouse efficiency, increased the number
of non profit agencies served, and strengthened our apparel industry
partnerships.
In Kind Clothing/Shipping: 96%
Corporate: 2%
Foundations/Grants: 1%
Individuals: 1%
In one year we exceeded our goals in every area, resulting in effective and productive purpose-driven
outcomes.
• $10,514,308 value of new clothing delivered
•
836,282 pieces of new clothing sorted and delivered
•
218,231 individuals served
EXPENSES
Our financial picture is strong, with administrative and fundraising expenses held at under 7%. Most
importantly, 93% of every dollar donated went directly to programming, maximizing our efforts to
improve the lives of individuals facing difficult situations.
Programs 93%
Salaries 3%
Warehouse 3%
As we enter our 15th year of clothing Americans in need, we will continue to set goals for expansion
and purposeful delivery by providing new clothes for a new life, and to continue the dream of our founder.
Thank you for investing time, talent and treasure to Dignity U Wear. With your help, we look forward to
reaching new milestones in the coming year by restoring dignity to the neediest Americans..
Fundraising 1%
Warm Regards,
Barbara Truncellito
Executive Director
PROGRAMS
School Children 44%
Poverty 35%
Our goal is to positively impact the
lives of children and their families in
need by providing brand new clothing.
Disaster Relief 8%
Health & Elderly Services 6%
Women & Girls in Crisis 4%
Veterans 3%
OUR INCREDIBLE TEAM OF VOLUNTEERS
PROGRAMS & SERVICES
Over 8,000 volunteer hours were donated by individuals, churches, corporations,
colleges and volunteer organizations to sort and package the new clothing received
for distribution at the Dignity U Wear warehouse in Jacksonville, Florida. Our
warehouse is even more volunteer friendly thanks to a new roof and enhanced
lighting installed this year. We are grateful to the Lucy Gooding Charitable Trust
Foundation, Wells Fargo, Jacksonville Jaguars Foundation, The Haskell Company, Fanny
Landwirth Foundation and CSX Transportation for funding the warehouse improvements.
SCHOOL CHILDREN
ABC
We remove barriers to education by
providing new clothing to school
children in need.
-Janet Reagor, Chief Operating Officer
• A Star of the East
• AARP
• Allstate
• Alluvion Staffing
• Art Institute of Jacksonville
• Baptist Church of Mandarin
• Berean Baptist Church
• Boy Scouts of America
• Brumos Automotive Group
• CarMax
• Catholic Heart Camp
• Christ Church
• Christian Church Academy
• City Year
• Communities in Schools
• CSX Transportation
• Daniel Foundation
• Daughters of Electa Chapter #88
• Delta Kappa Sorority
• Destiny Ministries
• Deutsche Bank
• Duval County Public Schools
• Dymond Mind
• Edward Waters College
• First Baptist Church Mandarin
• First Church Hopewell
• First Coast National Honor Society
• First Coast Service Options
• First Presbyterian Church of Jacksonville
• Florida Blue
• Florida State College of Jacksonville
• Gulf to Lake Church
• Jacksonville Aviation Authority
• Jacksonville Electric Company
• Jacksonville Jaguars
• Jacksonville University
• JAM
• Jax Federal Credit Union
• Jr. Women’s Club
• Junior League of Jacksonville
• Kohl’s
• Ladies of Exodus
• Life Skills Center
• Main Recycling
• Mandarin Baptist Church
• Merck & Company
• New St James AME Church
• Operation New Hope
• Optum RX
• Palm Avenue
• Passport
• Presbyterian Social Ministries
• Prisoners of Christ
• Ready 4 Work
• Rotaract
• Rotary Youth Leadership Academy
• RSVP
• Sandalwood High School
• Shiloh Metro Baptist Church
• Slippery Rock University
• Southside Women’s Club
• Spring Hill Baptist Church
• St. Paul’s Missionary Society
• The Haskell Company
• The North Florida Atheist
• University of North Florida
• US Bank
• US Coast Guard
• Vulcan Materials
• Wells Fargo
• Women of Wisdom
• Youth Crisis Center
Duval County Public Schools
Clothing Closet
VETERANS
Brooks Brothers
Suits for Soldiers Partnership
WOMEN & GIRLS IN CRISIS
AIG Global Women
in Technology
Allstate
Jacksonville Electric Authority
CSX Transportation
Jacksonville University
Women’s Athletics
We provide work-appropriate
clothing for veterans seeking
employment and basic clothing
necessities for homeless veterans.
We help women and girls who
have suffered domestic violence,
emotional and/or sexual abuse, or
are at risk to drop out of school.
Florida Blue
Our goal is to positively impact the lives of children, veterans, women and girls
in crisis by providing brand new clothing, when Americans need it the most.
The support of caring people like you helps Dignity U Wear continue our
mission of changing lives every day. With the dollars you donate, we are able
to sort, warehouse and send brand new clothing throughout the United States,
at no cost to the recipient. Please consider Dignity U Wear as you plan your
charitable giving. Visit www.DignityUWear.org to donate now.
US Bank
-Nan Coyle, Vice President Development
WHO WE SERVE
Dignity U Wear coordinated 461 deliveries of new
clothing to 139 social service agencies across 43 states.
We focused on agencies serving veterans in transition, women
and girls in crisis, school children, families living in poverty,
health and elder care and disaster relief.
Process improvement and strategic agency collaboration enable
Dignity to serve more individuals. In 2014 we doubled our
impact serving over 220,000 individuals. Agencies receive
clothing from Dignity free of charge. This enables Dignity
agencies to reallocate scarce budget dollars, previously spent
on the purchase of basic clothing, to other essential services.
The Glass Slipper l Boys and Girls Club of America
Robert F. Kennedy Children’s Action Corps Clothing Boutique l Wounded Warrior Project
• A Child’s Hope
• Administration for Children Services/DYFJ
• Agency for Community Empowerment
• Alexander Youth Network
• Azalea Project
• Baker County School District
• BEAM - Beaches Emergency Assistance
Ministry
• Berean Baptist Church
• Birthright of Pottstown
• Boys and Girls Club-Dorchester MA
• Boys and Girls Club of Atlanta / America
• Bridge of N.E. Florida
• Bridgeport Recovery Community Center/
Bridges of America
• Broace/Englewood Family Decourse Center
• Camarederie Foundation
• Caring for Others, Inc
• CDR - Child Development Resources
• Cedaridge Ministeries
• Center of Achievement Inc.
• Child Guidance Center
• Circle of Hope
• City of Jacksonville Veterans Services
• City Rescue Mission Community Closet
• Clay County Schools
• Communities in Schools- John E. Ford
• Communities in Schools of Jacksonville
• CRC Educational & Community Resources Inc
• Creative Community Services, Inc
• Santa Train
• CT Community for Addiction Recovery
• Daniel Kids
• Dasie Bridgewater Hope Center
• Delancey Street
• Delores Barr Weaver Policy Center
• Downtown Ecumenical Service Council
• Division of Blind Services Jacksonville
• Durham Economic Resource Center
• Duval County Public School System
• East Middle School
• Elder Source
• Ettie Lee Youth Homes & Family Services
• Evergreen Baptist Church
• Family Promise of Greater Brandon
• FEGS Health & Human Services
• First Baptist Church of Oakland
• First Coast Women’s Services
• Five Star Veterans Center
• Flagler Education Foundation
• Florida Community Prevention Center
• Fort Bend Community Partners Rainbow Room
• Foster Closet
• Fresh Start Community Service
• GE Capital Veterans Network
• Girls Educational Mentory Services
• Georgia Baptist Chidren’s Home
• Give Kids The World Village
• Glass Slipper Organization
• Good Samaritan Ministries
• Help 4 Kids
• I Am Born Again Ministries
• Jacksonville Housing Authority
• Kamileon’s Kloset
• Keys To The Kingdom
• Life/Run Independent Living Center
• Madison Street Baptist Church
• Magnolia Project
• Manasseh Ministry
• Mark Wahlberg Youth Foundation
• MCCNY Charities, Inc.
• McCrees School District
• Mental Health Resource Center
• Morning Glory Christian Fellowship
• Multi-Dimensional Services & Support, Inc
• North American Mission Board
• National Safe Place Network
• National Youth Advocate Program
• New Horizon of SW Florida
• Now Outreach Ministry
• Operation New Hope
• Operation New Uniform
• Optimist Youth Homes & Family Services
• Options For Women
• Pace Center for Girls
• Passage Home
• Pathways
• Paxon Revival Center Church
• Peace Presbyterian Church
• PGA Tour Wives Association
• Pillowcase Project
• Pinellas Opportunity Council, Inc.
• PMJ Foundation
• Potter’s House Christian Fellowship
• Presbyterian Social Ministries
• Project Humanity
• Putnam County Joint Veterans Council
• Raintree Children & Family Services
• Real Women of Color
• Rethreaded, Inc
• River Region Human Services
• Robert F Kennedy Children’s Action Corps
• Rodeheaver Boys Ranch
• Role Models Foundation
• Ronald McDonald House
• Salvation Army
• State Attorney Office
• SC Youth Advocate Program
• Shepherd’s Haven, Inc
• Sickle Cell Disease Association
• Soles 4 Souls
• Spartanburg Technical College/Aim Center
• St Joseph Home of Cincinnati
• St Vincent de Paul
• St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
• St. Francis House/St. Anthony Shrine
• Streetwise
• Suited for Success Jacksonville, Inc
• Sulzbacher Center
• Transition House Inc.
• TROSA
• Truancy Arbitration Program
• Utility Emergency Services Fund
• Volunteers of America
• Walter Reed National Military Medical Cen
• Westside Health Authority
• With Love From Jesus
• Women Center of Jacksonville
• Women Empowerment - AIG
• Word of Faith
• Workforce Connection
• Wounded Warrior Project
• York Street Project
• Youth Correctional Alternatives, Inc
C O R P O R AT E D O N O R S
A P PA R E L PA RT N E R S
Over 200 apparel industry partners entrusted Dignity U Wear with the management
and distribution of over $10.5 million dollars in donated new clothing.
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• 33rd Star
• 88 International
• Alfred Dunner
• Alpha Shirt Company
• Alternative Apparel
• American Eagle Trade
• American Marketing Enterprises
• Amiee Lynn
• Amoena
• April Spring Designs - Foxers
• Atiba
• Axis
• Beija Flor Jeans
• Bob Woodruff Foundation
• Broder Brothers, Co.
• Buffalo David Bitton
• Buffalo International Inc
• Byer California
• Caring for Others
• Carter’s
• Casual Male - XL Retail Group
• Cato Corporation
• CDC Group Inc.
• Chardan
• Charles Brown
• Children’s Apparel Network / Nannette
• Cleavitz
• Coolibar, Inc.
• Cosmo Trading Co.
• Crazy 8
• Cutie Pie Baby
• Delemar
• Destination Maternity Corp
• Delta Galil
• Dorfman Pacific
• Earth Shine
• EL Distributors
• Elaine Richard
• Elite Jeans/ Today’s Apparel
• Emporium Boutique
• Essential Women
• Fabulous Furs
• Fanatics
• Fantazia, Inc.
• Fashion Lab
• Fishman & Tobin, Inc.
• Fruit of the Loom
• GIII Outerwear
• Gabriel Brothers
• Garan / Garanimals
• George & Martha In7 Clothing Inc.
• Gina Group
• Gymboree
• Handcraft Manufacturing
• Hanes Brands
• Health International Corp
• Hobbie Horse
• Hypnotic Hats, Ltd.
• I Apparel
• Igigi
• Isaco
• Island Woman Boutique
• Izod Women Sport
• J. JILL
• Janska
• Jaylyn Sales
• Jefferies Socks
• Jessica Simpson
• Jockey
• Jodi Webber
• Jones NY Apparel Group
• JouJou
• Kids Headquarters
• Kim McCullough
• Krimson Klover
• L.A.T Sportswear
• Leggiadro International
• Lilla P.
• Live Family. Live Happy
• Lolly Togs
• MAG Brands
• Maidenform NC
• Marie Saeki
• Matahari
• Maus & Hoffman
• Meesh & Mia
• Men’s Wearhouse
• Merle Norman
• MMD - Gelati
• Monkey Dog
• Mooncakes
• MORET- HIGH POINT DESIGN
• Myself Belts - Myself Designs
• Necessitees
• Needham Lane
• NEJ, Inc.
• New York Clothing Connection
• NeWear Apparel
• Not Your Daughter Jeans
• NYCWebstore.Com
• Off Price Trading LLC
• One Step Up
• Osh Kosh
• Outer Stuff, Ltd.
• Party City
• Patagonia
• Peace of Cloth
• Pediped
• Perry Ellis International
• Pery Kids
• Phillips-Van Heusen
• Pico Mfg. Sales Corp.
• Planet Sox
• Polo Ralph Lauren Footwear
• Poof Apparel
• Randa
• RBRR Int’l LLC
• Regent-Sutton
• Renfro Corporation
• Robinson Mfg.
• ROCAWEAR
• Rosie True
• Rousso Apparel
• RWS Legwear
• Sacred Threads
• San Mar
• Sante Fe Apparel
• Sashay Around
• Saxx Underwear Company
• Scarves Galore & More
• School Apparel
• Shalom
• Simons Millinery
• Smart Apparel
• Smarty Pants Kids Boutique
• Smooth Industries
• Subtle Luxury
• Supreme International
• Tailorbyrd
• Thorlo, Inc.
• Three Cord
• Tommy Hilfiger
• Ultra Pink
• Under Armour, Inc.
• Under Fashion Club
• VENUS
• VF JeansWear
• Warnaco
• Weyco Group Inc/Florsheim
• Wild Ginger Boutique
• Wood Underwear
• Woodland Trading
CONNECT WITH US
DignityUWear.org
136 North Myrtle Avenue Jacksonville, FL 32204
Phone l 904.636.9455 Toll-Free l 888.364.1305
Fax l 904.636.8649