All Hands and Hearts Smart Response Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
ALL HANDS AND HEARTS SMART RESPONSE, INC. PROVIDES COMMUNITY-INSPIRED, VOLUNTEER-POWERED DISASTER RELIEF.
- Income
- $16.3 million
- Spending
- $13.4 million
- Spent on programs
- 93%
- Reserves
- 5.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 98%
- Employees
- 83
- Volunteers
- 2,526
- Highest pay
- $150,000, former ceo/chief strategy officer
Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 81 out of 100. Higher than 63% of charities in its peer group (public safety and disaster relief, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 5.8 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 21% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 18% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 80% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1593% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 2 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 47% of charities in its peer group (public safety and disaster relief, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2516 of 16 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a 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
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited 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 August 31, 2025, 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 (3)
- $2.7 million spent. NORTH CAROLINA WAS SEVERELY IMPACTED BY HURRICANE HELENE PRIMARILY IN ITS WESTERN APPALACHIAN REGION, CAUSING OVER 100 STORM-RELATED DEATHS IN THE STATE ALONE AND SIGNIFICANT DESTRUCTION OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND RESIDENTIAL AREAS ACROSS SEVERAL SETTLEMENTS. AFTER MAKING LANDFALL IN THE BIG BEND REGION OF FLORIDA ON SEPTEMBER 26TH, THE HURRICANE BEGAN TO TRAVERSE OVER LAND ACROSS GEORGIA AS A CATEGORY 2 HURRICANE AND INTO THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAIN RANGE AS A TROPICAL STORM, DEPOSITING RECORD-BREAKING AMOUNTS OF RAINFALL ACROSS SEVERAL SETTLEMENTS IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA, SUCH AS ASHEVILLE, SWANNANOA, CHIMNEY ROCK, MONTREAT, LAKE LURE, AND SEVERAL OTHERS.AS A RESULT OF THE HISTORIC RAINFALL, SEVERAL RIVERS IN THE REGION OVERFLOWED AND INUNDATED MULTIPLE SETTLEMENTS, DESTROYING HOUSES AND INFRASTRUCTURE AND CUTTING OFF POWER, TRANSPORTATION, AND COMMUNICATIONS TO MANY TOWNS FOR PROLONGED PERIODS. IN ADDITION, SEVERAL DAMS WERE BREACHED AND MUDSLIDES OCCURRED ACROSS THE REGION, SIGNIFICANTLY WORSENING DAMAGE.OUR GOAL IS TO SUPPORT LONG-TERM RECOVERY EFFORTS FOR COMMUNITIES IN NORTH CAROLINA AFFECTED BY HURRICANE HELENE BY REPAIRING HOMES, ENSURING FAMILIES CAN RETURN TO SAFE AND STABLE LIVING CONDITIONS. OVER THE NEXT 12 MONTHS WE WILL ASSIST 60 HOMEOWNERS WITH LONG-TERM RECOVERY, FOCUSED ON INSULATION, DRYWALL, MUD & TAPE, FLOORING, INTERNAL DOORS, DOOR & WINDOW TRIM, BASEBOARD TRIM, PRIMER, AND PAINT, VAPOR BARRIER AND INSULATION. WE WILL ALSO CONTINUE SUPPORTING RESPONSE EFFORTS WITH MOLD SANITATION, MUCK AND GUT, AND DEBRIS REMOVAL, WITH THE OVERALL OBJECTIVE OF BEING A CONSISTENT AND RELIABLE SOURCE OF PEOPLE POWER THROUGH OUR VOLUNTEER MODEL. TO BUILD LONG-TERM CAPACITY WITHIN OUR ORGANIZATION, WE WILL IMPLEMENT A SITE SUPERVISOR TRAINING (SST) PROGRAM TO STRENGTHEN STAFF SKILLS, ENHANCE RECOVERY PROGRAMS ACROSS THE U.S., AND IMPROVE OUR ABILITY TO SUPPORT RAPID AND SHORT-TERM RESPONSES. AS PART OF THIS PROGRAM, WE WILL INTRODUCE CHAINSAW TRAINING, SETTING NEW STANDARDS AND EXPANDING THE TRAINING TO BUILD INTERNAL EXPERTISE AND BETTER PREPARE FOR FUTURE RESPONSE EFFORTS.
- $2.4 million spent. ON SEPTEMBER 26, 2024, HURRICANE HELENE MADE LANDFALL AS A CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE, FOLLOWED BY HURRICANE MILTON ON OCTOBER 9TH, 2024, A CATEGORY 3 HURRICANE IN PASCO COUNTY, FLORIDA. HURRICANE MILTON AFFECTED 35 COUNTIES AS IT MOVED ACROSS FLORIDA, SPARKING 19 TORNADOES ACROSS THE STATE. TWO BACK-TO-BACK HURRICANES EXACERBATED IMPACTS DUE TO ALREADY FLOODED AREAS AND EXISTING DEBRIS THAT WAS YET TO BE CLEARED, IN ADDITION TO THE EMOTIONAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA FOR RESIDENTS. COMBINED ESTIMATED COST OF THE STORMS IN DAMAGES IS IN THE TENS OF BILLIONS OF USD.OUR GOAL IS TO SUPPORT LONG-TERM RECOVERY EFFORTS FOR COMMUNITIES IN PASCO COUNTY AFFECTED BY HURRICANE HELENE AND MILTON BY REPAIRING HOMES, ENSURING FAMILIES CAN RETURN TO SAFE AND STABLE LIVING CONDITIONS. WE WILL ASSIST HOMEOWNERS WITH LONG-TERM RECOVERY, FOCUSED ON INSULATION, DRYWALL, MUD & TAPE, FLOORING, INTERNAL DOORS, DOOR & WINDOW TRIM, BASEBOARD TRIM, PRIMER, AND PAINT. WE WILL ALSO CONTINUE SUPPORTING RESPONSE EFFORTS WITH MOLD SANITATION, MUCK AND GUT, AND DEBRIS REMOVAL, WITH THE OVERALL OBJECTIVE OF BEING A CONSISTENT AND RELIABLE SOURCE OF PEOPLE POWER THROUGH OUR VOLUNTEER MODEL. TO BUILD LONG-TERM CAPACITY WITHIN OUR ORGANIZATION, WE WILL IMPLEMENT A SITE SUPERVISOR TRAINING (SST) PROGRAM TO STRENGTHEN STAFF SKILLS, ENHANCE RECOVERY PROGRAMS ACROSS THE U.S., AND IMPROVE OUR ABILITY TO SUPPORT RAPID AND SHORT-TERM RESPONSES. THROUGH GRANTS RECEIVED WE WERE ALSO ABLE TO CONDUCT CRITICAL REPAIRS ON HOMES WITH CONTRACTORS DOING CRITICAL REPAIRS LIKE ROOF REBUILD OR HVAC AND ELECTRICAL WORK.
- $1.4 million spent. ON JANUARY 7TH TWO LARGE WILDFIRES ERUPTED IN THE PALISADES AND EATON, WHICH THEN SPREAD VERY QUICKLY OVER THE FOLLOWING WEEK AND WERE AMONG THE MOST DESTRUCTIVE OF HUMAN PROPERTY IN THE HISTORY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. THE 2025 LOS ANGELES WILDFIRES CLAIMED THE LIVES OF AT LEAST 28 PEOPLE, CHARRED OVER 45,000 ACRES OF LAND, AND DIRECTLY IMPACTED 1.2 MILLION PEOPLE. OVER 17,000 STRUCTURES ARE REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN DESTROYED BY THE PALISADES, EATON, AND HUGHES FIRES COMBINED. MORE THAN 130,000 PERSONS EVACUATED FROM AFFECTED AREAS AND ARE UNCERTAIN ABOUT RETURNING TO THEIR COMMUNITIES. VOLUNTEER LABOUR SUPPORT TO DISTRIBUTION CENTRES AND LOCAL ORGANISATIONS HELPING WITH HANDS ON THE GROUND AND PROVIDING SUPPORT IN FOOD AND NFI ITEM DISTRIBUTION, CASH VOUCHER ASSISTANCE INTAKES. FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO PARTNER ORGANISATIONS EXECUTING A RANGE OF SCOPES, POTENTIALLY INCLUDING FUNDING CASH VOUCHER ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, DAY-WORKERS TO CARRY OUT DEBRIS REMOVAL IN BURN ZONES, MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN, RETROFITTING AFFECTED HOUSES, ETC. FOR A ONE YEAR PROGRAM WE WILL HAVE A DEDICATED TEAM OF 6 STAFF AND AN AVERAGE OF 10 RESIDENTIAL VOLUNTEERS. WE WILL PARTNER WITH ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS CORE, NDLON, THE YMCA, PASADENA JOB CENTRE, AND OTHER LOCAL PARTNERS TO MAXIMIZE OUR IMPACT. WE WILL PRIORITIZE TRAINING FOR OUR TEAMS IN AREAS SUCH AS COMMUNITY SAFEGUARDING, DISASTER RISK REDUCTION, AND SITE MANAGEMENT TO BUILD CAPACITY FOR LONG-TERM RECOVERY.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, 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? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
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 August 2025.
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 October 2005.
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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