Fabric Tempe
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Fabric Tempe's mission is to provide apparel entrepreneurs with training, guidance, innovative industry resources, and access to no-minimum and on-demand manufacturing so they can build sustainable fashion businesses domestically.
- Income
- $363,473
- Spending
- $287,133
- Spent on programs
- 67%
- Reserves
- 0 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 67%
- Employees
- 4
- Volunteers
- 81
- Highest pay
- $65,727, co-chair
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 36 out of 100. Higher than 8% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.0 months of spending.
Debt
2 of 20It owes 90% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 21% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 32% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1567% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 32 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Weak: 38 out of 100. Higher than 7% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
5 of 251 of 3 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15Reports no written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
0 of 5Reports that it does not keep 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
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
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, 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 (2)
- $144,522 spent. All community members and entrepreneurs receive benefits including a free sourcing library, free business directory listing to all fabric industry pros, free fashion job classified ads, free local fashion event calendar, free and discounted event space to select non-profits and qualifying entities, discounted office/studio space to all industry pros, free and discounted events and classes. Also access to discounted industry design, manufacturing, branding, business startup and marketing services. Access to no minimum manufacturing using the Apparel Entrepreneur Digital Assistant road map.Supported over 2000 Apparel Entrepreneurs with $15M in free and discountedprograms and services since 2016, specfically 777 free members joined in 2025, making a total of 1,995 free members by early 2026.
- $48,174 spent. Apparel Entrepreneur Full Scholarships for the organization's training and resources - Benefits include a tech-based, digital assistant that provides guidance, resources, and education via a Road Map of steps that navigate business startup, branding, marketing, product development, and manufacturing. Awarded to select minority, veteran, disabled and economically challenged entrepreneurs. Apparel Entrepreneur Partial Scholarships to also be awarded.A total of 50 scholarships awarded in 2025 - 2 full and 48 partial.
Source: Form 990 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 October 2022.
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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