Carpenters Touch
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE CARPENTER'S TOUCH IS A NONPROFIT FOCUSED ON INDIVIDUALS REBUILDING THEIR LIVES AND THE LEADERS WHO SERVE THEIR COMMUNITIES. WE WALK WITH EX- ADDICTS AND INMATES RE-ENTERING SOCIETY, AND WE SUPPORT LEADERS CARING FOR OTHERS IN THEIR ORGANIZATIONS. THROUGH RECOVERY HOUSING, MENTORSHIP, WORK OPPORTUNITIES, AND PRACTICAL RESOURCES, WE CREATE REAL PATHWAYS FOR PEOPLE TO MOVE FORWARD. WE ALSO PARTNER WITH ORGANIZATIONS AND MINISTRIES TO STRENGTHEN THEIR LEADERS AND EXPAND THE IMPACT THEY HAVE ON THEIR COMMUNITIES.
- Income
- $75,975
- Spending
- $38,418
- Reserves
- 44.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 98%
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 (4)
- $38,418 spent. FINANCIAL COACHING AND PROVIDING RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION-- IN OUR COMMUNITY, TWO MASSIVE BARRIERS STAND BETWEEN HARDWORKING FAMILIES AND FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE: LOW CREDIT SCORES AND LACK OF RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION. WITHOUT CREDIT, YOU CAN'T RENT A SAFE HOME OR SECURE A FAIR LOAN. WITHOUT A CAR, YOU CAN'T REACH HIGHER-PAYING JOBS OR MANAGE CHILDCARE EFFECTIVELY. THROUGH OUR KEYS TO CREDIT PROGRAM CARPENTERS TOUCH PROVIDES THE COACHING AND SUPPORT NEEDED TO BREAK THIS CYCLE.
- TRANSITIONAL LIVING HOMES & REENTRY SUPPORT-- WE PROVIDE TRANSITIONAL LIVING HOMES FOR INDIVIDUALS REBUILDING THEIR LIVES AFTER ADDICTION OR INCARCERATION. THROUGH COMMUNITY, MENTORSHIP, DAILY STRUCTURE, AND PRACTICAL SUPPORT, WE WALK WITH RESIDENTS AS THEY PURSUE STABILITY, HEALING, AND LONG-TERM TRANSFORMATION. OUR GOAL IS TO CREATE PATHWAYS FOR PEOPLE TO REBUILD THEIR LIVES WITH DIGNITY, PURPOSE, AND HOPE.
- SUPPORT FOR MINISTRY LEADERS & TEAMS-- WE COME ALONGSIDE MINISTRY LEADERS AND TEAMS BY OFFERING ENCOURAGEMENT, PRAYER, AND PRACTICAL CARE THAT STRENGTHENS THEIR EMOTIONAL, SPIRITUAL, AND MINISTRY HEALTH. THROUGH SABBATICAL HOUSING, FINANCIAL PARTNERSHIP, AND HANDS-ON SUPPORT DURING MISSION TRIPS, WE HELP LEADERS RECEIVE REST, RESOURCES, AND THE SERVANT-HEARTED TEAM THEY NEED TO CARRY OUT THE WORK GOD HAS CALLED THEM TO. OUR GOAL IS TO RENEW STRENGTH AND BRING LONG-TERM LONGEVITY TO THOSE FAITHFULLY SERVING THEIR COMMUNITIES.
- PARTNERSHIPS THAT BUILD THRIVING COMMUNITIES-- WE BUILD THRIVING COMMUNITIES BY PARTNERING WITH LIKE-MINDED NONPROFITS, MINISTRIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS TO EXPAND OPPORTUNITIES FOR THOSE WE SERVE. THROUGH COLLABORATION, RESOURCE-SHARING, AND PRACTICAL SUPPORT, WE HELP CREATE STABLE ENVIRONMENTS WHERE INDIVIDUALS REENTERING SOCIETY AND LEADERS ALIKE CAN FLOURISH. OUR FOCUS IS TO STRENGTHEN FAMILIES, NEIGHBORHOODS, AND OUR COMMUNITY BY WORKING TOGETHER TO BRING LONG-TERM IMPACT.
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 March 2010.
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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