Relaunch
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- It owes more than it owns.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
We are committed to bridging the gaps in our social system, and breaking the cycle of chronic homelessness, in which crime and addiction go hand-in-hand. ReLAUNCH is committed to supporting. The installation of low barrier shelters, which is paramount for individuals to stabilize and access critical resources in order to overcome chronic homelessness.
- Income
- $144,656
- Spending
- $162,811
- Reserves
- -0.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Highest pay
- $8,654, secretary
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
Weak: 6 out of 100. Higher than 2% of charities in its peer group (human services, under $250k).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
0 of 20It owes 122% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 13% of income.
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)
- $133,513 spent. In 2025, ReLAUNCH applied for and was granted the RFP from the Office of Housing Stability to operate and provide services in the Day Space. We began to offer services in late November, starting with three meals a day, provided by our partners at KARM. During that time we have served over 26,000 meals to date. In late December we opened a seasonal shelter for three months (the extent of our lease) at the Salvation Army Foyer building adjacent to the day space, housing anywhere from 70 to 145 people a night depending on weather conditions and temperatures. Male and female bathrooms were online in the shelter along with male and female showers. Since we began operations, weve sent over 80 people to treatment, responded to over 35 overdoses, sent over 30 people to sober living homes and halfway houses and transported over 80 people. We continue to spend time building relationships with agencies which will be adjacent and directly in partnership with our mission.
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 June 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 November 4, 2026.
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