Responsible Jewelry Transformative NFP
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
ENGAGE IN ACHIEVEMENT WITH SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS THROUGH EDUCATION, INITIATIVES AND CREATING CONNECTIONS ACROSS THE GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN INDUSTRIES. THE CONFERENCE WORKS TO SHED LIGHT ON ISSUES OF THE ENVIRONMENT, HUMAN RIGHTS AND EQUITY WITHIN THE JEWELRY INDUSTRY. DIRECT TRADE RELATIONSHIPS, BUSINESS STRUCTURES AND BEST LABOUR PRACTICES IN ORDER TO FOSTER EQUITY AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN A POVERTY DRIVEN LIVELIHOOD. PREVENT HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES BY PROVIDING EDUCATION, SELF-EMPOWERING SUPPORT AND BY RAISING AWARENESS IN THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY. THE RJT ALSO HOLDS SAFETY EQUIPMENT DRIVES AND VARIOUS OTHER SMALL INITIATIVES TO SUPPORT THE MISSION STATEMENT OF THE ORGANIZATION.
- Income
- $75,969
- Spending
- $47,723
- Reserves
- -0.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 83%
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 (3)
- $24,653 spent. MINING COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT -RJT PARTNERED IN THE FOUNDING OF THE MARANGE WOMEN'S ALLIANCE, A COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION SUPPORTING WOMEN IN MARANGE, ZIMBABWE. THIS ALLIANCE IS ONE OF OUR CORE INITIATIVES FOCUSED ON EMPOWERING WOMEN IN THE MINING SECTOR. PILOT MINING CAMP / UNITY HOUSE-A SHIPPING CONTAINER HOME PROJECT IN KENYA DESIGNED TO PROVIDE SAFE HOUSING AND SUPPORT FOR WOMEN MINERS.
- $10,244 spent. JEWELRY SUPPLY CHAIN AWARENESS, ADVOCACY AND EDUCATION - THE RJT HOLDS AN ANNUAL CONFERENCE, AMPLIFYING THE VOICES OF COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY THE JEWELRY INDUSTRY AND RELATED EXTRACTIVE SECTORS.
- $1,920 spent. VIDEO/FILM MAKING - THE DOCUMENTARIES AND SHORTS BRING AWARENESS TO THE OFTEN UNSEEN. THEY TAKE YOU TO EXTREMELY REMOTE DESTINATIONS WHERE JEWELRY IS SOURCED. THE PEOPLE BEHIND AND IN FRONT OF THE CAMERA ARE THOSE IMPACTED BY OUR JEWELRY PRODUCTION, THESE ARE THEIR VOICES, THEIR PLACES, THEIR FACES.
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 October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Worth knowing.
Status was revoked on May 15, 2022 for not filing returns for three years, and reinstated on May 15, 2022.
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 2024.
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 April 2024.
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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