Travlerpack
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
OUR MISSION TRAVLERPACK AIMS TO KEEP REFUGEES AND DISPLACED PERSONS WARM DURING THE WINTER. WE DESIGNED OUR SLEEPING BAG TO SERVE AS A LONG-TERM, COST- EFFECTIVE ALTERNATIVE TO TRADITIONAL METHODS OF STAYING WARM SUCH AS BURNING WOOD AND FUEL. OUR IMPACT OVER 10,000 TRAVLERPACKS HAVE BEEN SENT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO REFUGEE POPULATIONS IN AREAS SUCH AS JORDAN, LEBANON, SYRIA, AND GAZA. DISTRIBUTION IS FACILITATED BY LOCAL NONPROFIT PARTNERS (SUCH AS UNITED PALESTINIAN APPEAL AND BASMEH & ZEITOONEH) TO DISPLACED REFUGEE POPULATIONS.
- Income
- $88,293
- Spending
- $97,092
- Reserves
- 1.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
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)
- $92,048 spent. 1. FUNDRAISING: (A) FUNDRAISING IS THE SOLICITING OF DONATIONS, GRANTS, CORPORATE SPONSORSHIPS, AND OTHER MEANS OF RAISING MONEY. FUNDRAISING WILL BE DONE IN-PERSON AND ONLINE. (B) FUNDRAISING MAY BE CONDUCTED BY OFFICERS, BOARD MEMBERS, AND VOLUNTEERS. (C) FUNDRAISING MAY BE CONDUCTED BOTH IN-PERSON AND VIRTUALLY. IF IN- PERSON, FUNDRAISING MAY BE CONDUCTED DURING MEETINGS WITH POTENTIAL DONORS, SOCIAL AND NETWORKING EVENTS, AND IN-PERSON PRESENTATIONS, WORKSHOPS, AND INFORMATIONAL SESSIONS. IF VIRTUALLY, FUNDRAISING MAY BE CONDUCTED ON THE INTERNET, WHETHER THROUGH THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE, THROUGH VARIOUS CROWDFUNDING AND FUNDRAISING PLATFORMS, OR THROUGH ONLINE PRESENTATIONS AND CONFERENCING WITHE POTENTIAL DONORS AND PARTNERS. (D) FUNDRAISING WILL ACCOUNT FOR APPROXIMATELY 75-PERCENT OF THE TOTAL TIME. (E) FUNDRAISING WILL BE FUNDED BY DONATIONS, GRANTS, AND SCHOLARSHIPS RECEIVED BY THE ORGANIZATION. (F) FUNDRAISING ALLOWS THE ORGANIZATION TO FUND THE MANUFACTURING, SHIPPING, AND DISTRIBUTION OF WINTER KITS AND OTHER PRODUCTS TO AID REFUGEES AND INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS. THE MONEY RAISED ALLOWS THE ORGANIZATION TO MANAGE AND OVERSEE DISTRIBUTION IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS, PERFORM ON-SITE VISITS TO BUILD AND MAINTAIN RELATIONSHIPS WITH DISTRIBUTION PARTNERS, AND EVALUATE OTHER AT-RISK POPULATIONS TO EXPAND DISTRIBUTION AND AID. 2. COMMUNITY OUTREACH: (A) COMMUNITY OUTREACH WILL INCLUDE, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS, ONLINE CONTENT, AND IN-PERSON PRESENTATIONS. THE ORGANIZATION INTENDS TO CREATE VIDEOS, LITERATURE, AND PRESENTATIONS TO ENGAGE DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES, RAISE AWARENESS, AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE CHALLENGES OF AFFECTED POPULATIONS, THE MISSION AND ACTIVITIES OF THE ORGANIZATION, AND WHAT PEOPLE CAN DO TO HELP. (B) OUTREACH ACTIVITIES MAY BE CONDUCTED BY OFFICERS, BOARD MEMBERS, AND VOLUNTEERS. (C) OUTREACH ACTIVITIES MAY BE CONDUCTED ONLINE AS WELL AS IN-PERSON DEPENDING NOT HE SPECIFIC COMMUNITY THE ORGANIZATION IS ATTEMPTING TO ENGAGE WITH. (D) OUTREACH ACTIVITIES WILL ACCOUNT FOR APPROXIMATELY 10-PERCENT OF THE TOTAL TIME. (E) OUTREACH WILL BE FUNDED BY DONATIONS, GRANTS, AND SCHOLARSHIPS RECEIVED BY THE ORGANIZATION. (F) OUTREACH ACTIVITIES HELPS THE ORGANIZATION RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE PROBLEM THE ORGANIZATION IS TRYING TO ADDRESS AND THE SOLUTION IT IS TRYING TO PROVIDE. OUTREACH MAY LEAD TO FURTHER DONATIONS IN ORDER TO THE FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S PRIMARY PURPOSE OF MANUFACTURING AND DISTRIBUTION WINTER KITS AND OTHER PRODUCTS TO AID THOSE IN NEED. 3. MANUFACTURING, SHIPPING, AND DISTRIBUTING: (A) THE ORGANIZATION WORKS WITH PARTNERS TO MANUFACTURE SLEEPING BAGS, WINTER KITS, SURVIVAL ESSENTIALS, AND SUPPLIES. THE ORGANIZATION WORKS WITH PARTNERS TO SHIP THE PRODUCTS TO APPROPRIATE LOCATIONS. THE ORGANIZATION WORKS WITH PARTNERS TO DISTRIBUTE THESE PRODUCTS TO POPULATIONS AND PERSONS IN NEED. (B) THE OFFICERS OF THE ORGANIZATION WILL WORK WITH PARTNERS TO MANAGE THE MANUFACTURING, SHIPPING, AND ON-SITE DISTRIBUTION. (C) PRODUCTS ARE CURRENTLY MANUFACTURED IN CHINA, THOUGH THE ORGANIZATION INTENDS TO PURSUE MANUFACTURING IN OTHER LOCATIONS BASED ON THE PRODUCT, COST, AND VARIOUS OTHER FACTORS. THE PRODUCTS ARE SHIPPED FROM MANUFACTURING FACILITIES TO THE REGIONS WHERE THE PRODUCTS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED. THE ORGANIZATION WORKS WITH LOCAL PARTNERS WHERE THERE ARE POPULATIONS IN NEED TO HAVE THE PRODUCTS DISTRIBUTED. THERE IS NO GEOGRAPHICAL LIMITATION AND PRODUCTS WILL BE PROVIDED TO UNDER-SERVED AND AT-RISK POPULATIONS ACROSS THE GLOBE. (D) MANUFACTURING, SHIPPING, AND DISTRIBUTION WILL ACCOUNT FOR APPROXIMATELY 10-PERCENT OF THE TOTAL TIME. (E) THESE ACTIVITIES WILL BE FUNDED BY DONATIONS, GRANTS, AND SCHOLARSHIPS RECEIVED BY THE ORGANIZATION. (F) THESE ACTIVITIES ARE DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION OF PROVIDING WINTER KITS, ESSENTIALS, SUPPLIES, AND PRODUCTS TO THE IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF AFFECTED POPULATIONS IN EXPOSED, VULNERABLE, AND DANGEROUS LIVING CONDITIONS.
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 March 2023.
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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