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Rawtools Inc

EIN 46-2012871 · Colorado Spgs, CO

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair69 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

Mission: Disarm Hearts, Forge Peace, Cultivate Justice. Gun Violence Prevention and providing nonviolent conflict resolution resources, skills and training, including: Restorative Justice, Transformative Justice, De-Escalation, Mediation, Dialogue Training, etc. by turning guns into garden tools through 3 program areas: Swords to Plows, Ware No More, and Vine and Fig.

Income
$134,573
Spending
$167,691
Reserves
8.7 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 76%
Highest pay
$69,050, executive director

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

Fair: 69 out of 100. Higher than 48% of charities in its peer group (religion, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    28 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 8.7 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 6% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    0 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 25% of income.

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 (3)
  1. $42,047 spent. Sword to Plowshare Programming: Sword to Plow Programming: RAWtools moved our Guns to Gardens work from our Vine and Fig programming section to the Sword to Plowshare programming. This was done after feedback from volunteers and program participants. Outward facing very little changed, this is reflected especially in our reporting. Sword to plowshare programming has always included our work of transforming guns into garden tools and Guns to Gardens Events highlight different points in that process.
  2. $5,000 spent. War No More Programming: This focused entirely on a shared internship program with another organization and was funded by a grant.
  3. $3,642 spent. Vine and Fig Programming: Our work here focuses on community influences that encourage or discourage gun violence. Our programming here addresses factors that may increase gun violence, by providing programs and services to alleviate these factors. Expenses here reflect our fiscal sponsorship of an organization working to provide mental health services to communities adversely affected by gun violence, especially around the intersection of food insecurity and marginalized identities. Expenses noted here were the remainder of funds to be dispersed to the fiscally sponsred organization from a grant the previous year which extended into February of 2025.

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

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since September 2014.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  6. 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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