A Hand Up Community Resource Center
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
A HAND UP COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER IS A 501(C) 3 FAITH-BASED CHARITY THAT CONNECTS THE ECONOMICALLY VULNERABLE TO LIFE-SUSTAINING RESOURCES THAT PROVIDE HOPE AND A BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE. WE BELIEVE THAT EVERYONE DESERVES A DECENT STANDARD OF LIVING, AND NO ONE SHOULD GO WITHOUT WHAT THEY NEED TO LIVE A MEANINGFUL LIFE. SINCE OUR INCEPTION IN 2018, WE HAVE WORKED UNTIRINGLY TO STAND IN THE GAP FOR THOSE STRUGGLING TO MAKE ENDS MEET BY PROVIDING OTHER ALTERNATIVES SUCH AS FINANCIAL LITERACY EDUCATION TO PREVENT JOBLESSNESS AND HOMELESSNESS IN OUR COMMUNITY.
- Income
- $134,448
- Spending
- $108,579
- Reserves
- 3.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Highest pay
- $19,338, executive di
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 (3)
- $11,642 spent. FINANCIAL LITERACY EDUCATION DELIVERED 6 TO 8 WEEK SESSIONS COVERING GOALS, BUDGETING, CREDIT, CREDIT SCORES, DEBT REDUCTION, HOME OWNERSHIP, ENTREPRENER, SAVING AND INVESTING. SERVED 34 ADULTS AND 23 TEENS IN 2025. 11,642 IN GRANTS.
- $1,363 spent. EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE MADE PAYMENTS FOR UTILITIES, BUS PASSES, GROCERIES, AND RENT FOR ECONOMICALLY VULNERABLE PEOPLE HAVING AN EMERGENCY. SERVED 11 FAMILIES IN 2025. 1,363 IN GRANTS.
- $95,574 spent. MISC DONATIONS AND OUTREACH EXPENSES.
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 February 2018.
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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