Keepers of Hope
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE MISSION OF KEEPERS OF HOPE IS TO SUPPORT NONPROFITS/AGENCIES THAT SERVE PEOPLE IN NEED, BY LOCATING, SECURING AND DELIVERING NEEDED RESOURCES TO THOSE ORGANIZATIONS.
- Income
- $108,841
- Spending
- $71,856
- Reserves
- 10.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Highest pay
- $45,000, 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 (1)
- $71,856 spent. SUMMARY OF DIRECT CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES - 2025 KEEPERS OF HOPE: MEETING NEEDS, RESTORING DIGNITY, AND SPREADING HOPE IN 2025, KEEPERS OF HOPE CONTINUED ITS MISSION OF SERVING THE COMMUNITY BY SUPPORTING NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND AGENCIES THROUGH THREE DISTINCT, YET DEEPLY INTERCONNECTED, AVENUES OF ASSISTANCE. 1. HOPE REQUESTS: COMPASSIONATE RESPONSES TO SPECIFIC NEEDS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, KEEPERS OF HOPE RESPONDED TO 146 HOPE REQUESTS FROM 75 NONPROFIT PARTNERS AND SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES ACROSS THE REGION. THESE REQUESTS OFTEN INVOLVED ESSENTIAL, LIFE-IMPROVING ITEMS SUCH AS WORK BOOTS, FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS, TOILETRIES, SPACE HEATERS, CLOTHING, BEDDING, AND DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT. REGULAR REQUESTS CAME FROM HOSPITALS, REHABILITATION SPECIALISTS, AND ORGANIZATIONS SERVING INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. IN SITUATIONS WHERE THE NEED EXTENDED BEYOND A SINGLE ITEM, KEEPERS OF HOPE PROVIDED SPECIALLY CURATED "BLESSING PACKAGES" DESIGNED TO HELP INDIVIDUALS NAVIGATE LIFE TRANSITIONS WITH DIGNITY. IN 2025, MULTIPLE COMPREHENSIVE CARE PACKAGES WERE DELIVERED, INCLUDING: A.THE FIRST STEP - FOR INDIVIDUALS ESTABLISHING A NEW HOME, OFTEN FOLLOWING HOMELESSNESS OR CRISIS. B.THE FIRST HUG - SUPPORTING THOSE REENTERING SOCIETY AFTER INCARCERATION WITH ESSENTIALS FOR DAILY LIFE AND EMPLOYMENT READINESS. C.THE FIRST CUDDLE - COMFORT FOR A NEW MOM IN RECOVERY. THESE ITEMS HELP IN A NEW SEASON OF LIFE. 2. MONTHLY DRIVES: CONSISTENT CARE THROUGH COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EACH MONTH, KEEPERS OF HOPE LED TARGETED DONATION DRIVES FOCUSED ON EVERYDAY ESSENTIAL SOAP, DEODORANT, TOOTHPASTE, TOOTHBRUSHES-AND STAPLE FOOD ITEMS LIKE PEANUT BUTTER, RICE, AND PINTO BEANS. THESE COLLECTIONS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO LOCAL FOOD PANTRIES AND PARTNER AGENCIES SUPPORTING INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES FACING FOOD INSECURITY. THANKS TO GENEROUS COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION, KEEPERS OF HOPE DISTRIBUTED OVER 15,214 POUNDS OF FOOD IN 2025 AND PROVIDED 45 EMERGENCY FOOD BOXES FROM ITS OWN PANTRY, ENSURING THAT NO ONE HAD TO FACE HUNGER ALONE DURING A TIME OF CRISIS. 3. ACCEPTANCE AND DISTRIBUTION OF IN-KIND DONATIONS: GIVING NEW LIFE TO GENEROSITY KEEPERS OF HOPE ALSO SERVED AS A TRUSTED HUB FOR RECEIVING AND REDISTRIBUTING A WIDE RANGE OF DONATIONS FROM LOCAL BUSINESSES, RETAILERS, INDIVIDUALS, AND PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS. THIS INCLUDED SEASONAL TURNOVER INVENTORY FROM CLOTHING STORES, SURPLUS DONATIONS FROM OTHER NONPROFITS, AND DIRECT CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC. IN TOTAL, 70,013 WORTH OF GOODS WERE PLACED INTO THE HANDS OF THOSE WHO NEEDED THEM MOST-FREE OF CHARGE AND FULL OF HOPE. EACH YEAR, KEEPERS OF HOPE CONTINUES TO EXPAND ITS REACH-DEEPENING EXISTING PARTNERSHIPS AND FORMING NEW ONES-WHILE STAYING TRUE TO ITS CORE PURPOSE: TO BRING HOPE, DIGNITY, AND TANGIBLE RESOURCES FOR THOSE WHO SERVE AND THOSE IN NEED. TOGETHER, WITH THE STRENGTH OF OUR COMMUNITY, WE ARE MAKING LASTING CHANGES, ONE REQUEST, ONE ITEM, AND ONE LIFE AT A TIME.
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 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 February 2020.
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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