Farmington Lend a Hand Foundation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
FARMINGTON LEND A HAND FOUNDATION IS AN EMPLOYEE-FUNDED 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION DESIGNED AND MANAGED BY FARMINGTON STAFF TO HELP ONE ANOTHER IN TIMES OF NEED.
- Income
- $32,030
- Spending
- $28,666
- Reserves
- 31.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 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 (2)
- SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2007, LEND A HAND HAS SEEN REMARKABLE GROWTH. IT BEGAN WITH $2,800, AND HAS GROWN THROUGH UNSOLICITED MEMBER CONTRIBUTIONS AND A STEADY STREAM OF FUNDS FROM EMPLOYEES WHO VOLUNTARILY PLEDGE A DOLLAR OR MORE FROM EACH PAYCHECK.THE FOUNDATION HAS PROVIDED ASSISTANCE TO OVER 100 EMPLOYEES IN THE PAST 15 YEARS, INCLUDING EIGHTEEN SCHOLARSHIPS. STAFF IN NEED COMPLETE AN APPLICATION THAT IS THEN REVIEWED BY LEND A HAND BOARD MEMBERS, WHO CONFIDENTIALLY EVALUATE EACH REQUEST BASED UPON GUIDELINES CREATED WHEN THE FOUNDATION WAS ESTABLISHED. EMPLOYEES HAVE RECEIVED MONEY TO HELP COVER FUNERAL EXPENSES FOR FAMILY MEMBERS, AND IN CASES OF DOMESTIC ABUSE, FIRE, PERSONAL PROPERTY DAMAGE AND LOST WORK TIME STEMMING FROM INJURY OR ILLNESS.
- THE FARMINGTON LEND A HAND FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM ASSISTS HOURLY EMPLOYEES AND THEIR DEPENDENT CHILDREN AND DEPENDENT GRANDCHILDREN WHO DESIRE TO PURSUE HIGHER EDUCATION BUT REQUIRE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO DO SO.THE FOUNDATION AWARDS UP TO TWO SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS EACH YEAR, TO BE USED FOR TUITION AND FEES FOR FULL-TIME OR PART-TIME STUDY AT AN ACCREDITED TWO-YEAR OR FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY, OR VOCATIONAL/TECHNICAL SCHOOL IN THE UNITED STATES.THE SCHOLARSHIP SELECTION COMMITTEE, COMPOSED OF THE FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND TWO VOLUNTEER MEMBERS OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY, REVIEWS APPLICATIONS AND SELECTS UP TO TWO SCHOLARSHIP GRANT RECIPIENTS ANNUALLY. ALL APPLICATIONS AND GRANT AWARDS ARE KEPT PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL.SINCE IT BEGAN AWARDING SCHOLARSHIPS IN 2012, THE FOUNDATION HAS PROVIDED 24 SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS TO EMPLOYEES AND EMPLOYEE DEPENDENT CHILDREN.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 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 November 6, 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 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 December 2006.
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 November 4, 2026.
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