Operation Give a Damn Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Provide goods and material items to the needy, homeless and people in need. Goods and materials can be hygiene items such as soaps, dental care, clothing, pre-packaged food items, and transportation needs if available. Our organization purchased items for distribution thru out the cities of San Francisco and Oakland, CA.
- Income
- $18,000
- Spending
- $8,527
- Reserves
- 59.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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, 2024, 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, 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)
- $19,618 spent. Organization was able to acquire funds during the year of 2024 to perform material distributions of clothing, food, water, supplies, to folks in need during the year 2024. Twelve events were able to be held and served as a vehicle to perform these distributions to citizens in need. Events and distributions were held within the cities of San Francisco and Oakland to citizens in need and did not have access to basic needs. Distributed items were purchased with donated funds to the organization. Monthly "pop up" distributions were performed through out multiple cities in various locations and offered assistance to the local residents in need. Distributions included items such as toiletries, socks, various clothing items, material handling carts for mobility purposes, packaged food items, shoes, bedding, tools, batteries, water, basic first-aid supplies, and hot meals when available . Many individuals placed requests for items which were purchased then distributed at a later date to individuals that had made the requests. Return visits to distribution sites assisted in these allocations of requested materials.
Source: Form 990EZ 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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 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 September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since April 2020.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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