Sharing Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Shareable collaborates with organizers and allies to imagine, resource, network, and scale cooperative projects. We envision a just, connected, and joyful world where sharing is daily practice and communities flourish.
- Income
- $563,367
- Spending
- $612,084
- Spent on programs
- 55%
- Reserves
- 7.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 76%
- Employees
- 7
- Volunteers
- 8
- Highest pay
- $89,553, interim ex dir
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 65 out of 100. Higher than 36% of charities in its peer group (community improvement, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 7.2 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 5% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 9% of income.
Income trend
5 of 15Income fell 14% on the year before.
Spending floor
8 of 1555% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 19 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 77 out of 100. Higher than 54% of charities in its peer group (community improvement, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 258 of 8 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
Independent check of accounts
12 of 15Its accounts were reviewed or compiled by an independent accountant, but not audited.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 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)
- $334,843 spent. Shareable's 2024 program accomplishments include:* Libraries of Things program: Trained over 200 participants around the world to start or expand Libraries of Things. Provided technical and financial assistance for 10 fellows in the creation of five new Libraries of Things in marginalized communities. Wrote, edited, and produced a free, comprehensive Library of Things toolkit.* Rural Power Coalition (RPC): Led communications for a multistakeholder coalition advocating for democratic and sustainable transition to clean power in rural communities. As a strategic partner, Shareable helped design the implementation/distribution guidelines for over $10B for Rural Electric Co-ops in the Inflation Reduction Act and led production of educational videos about rural electric co-ops.* Cities@Tufts: Lecture series uplifting diverse perspectives in urban planning. Shareable co-hosted 13 Cities@Tufts virtual lectures with Tufts University. To date, Shareable has reached 40K readers and viewers of Cities@Tufts by turning lectures into publicly available podcasts, videos, transcripts, and more.* The Response podcast: Podcast highlighting stories of community resilience. Shareable produced six new episodes in 2024.* Editorial: Solutions-based journalism highlighting community groups around the world. Editorial content on Shareable.net attracts ~30,000 visits/month (more than 15M lifetime page views). In 2024 over 60 solutions-based articles were published.
Source: Form 990 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 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 October 13, 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 September 2019.
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 October 21, 2026.
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