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Denver Tool Library

CHARITABLE TOOL SHARING AND EDUCATION. The Denver Tool Library is a non-profit that provides the Denver metro area with low-cost access to tools and the know-how to use …

Human Services Denver, CO EIN: 471610698 (IRS) Sign up to see website
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70
Integrity Assessment
Strong transparency
70/100 · methodology

About

TOOL LIBRARY - Members can check out power tools, hand tools, lawn and garden tools, and more. Just like checking out books from a book library, but tools! Over 600 individuals and 40 schools and nonprofit organizations borrow tools to improve their homes, neighborhoods, and communities. CLASSES - Learn woodworking, blacksmithing, welding, woodturning, jewelry making, metalsmithing, bike maintenance, arts and crafts, home improvement, renovation, beekeeping, gardening, and more in a safe and supportive environment. Benefitting over 150 students per month as well as a dozen local craftspeople hired to teach the classes. OPEN WORKSHOP - Work in our full public woodshop complete with industrial woodworking tools, specialty hand tools, and a knowledgeable staff member that will help keep you safe …

Mission

CHARITABLE TOOL SHARING AND EDUCATION. The Denver Tool Library is a non-profit that provides the Denver metro area with low-cost access to tools and the know-how to use them, all in a safe and supportive environment. We aim to remove barriers to tool access, including high cost, space, knowledge, and inhibition, so that everyone can have the resources they need to make and maintain the lives they imagine.

Founder story
Not yet on file. The organization can add how and why it was founded by claiming this profile. Registered with the IRS since June 2016.

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IRS
Exempt Organizations · EIN 471610698
Tax-deductible (Pub 78)
501(c)(03)
Federal tax-exempt subsection
Since 2016

Verified certifications

Confirmed against the issuing authority - not self-reported.

IRS Tax-Deductible since 2016

Integrity assessment

A 0-100 measure of public-data transparency - registration, financial disclosure, governance, contact details, and recency. It does not measure programme impact.

Registration 16/20
('Government registration ID on record', 8)
('Sourced from official registry', 4)
('Cross-referenced (2+ sources)', 4)
('Profile not yet claimed by organization', 0)
Financial Transparency 24/30
('No financial documents found on website', 0)
('Financial filing on record', 8)
('Revenue figure disclosed', 6)
('Spending figure disclosed', 6)
('Detailed financial breakdown disclosed', 4)
Governance 20/20
('At least 1 officer disclosed', 5)
('3+ officers disclosed', 3)
('Officer titles disclosed', 2)
('Executive compensation disclosed', 4)
('Mission / description on file', 3)
('Founding date on file', 3)
Contact Availability 10/10
('Website', 3)
('Email', 3)
('Phone', 2)
('Physical address', 2)
Data Recency 5/20
('Updated within 3 years', 5)
('Newer data needed for full score', 0)
Red flags 0
Transparency checklist
Official registration on file
Financial disclosure published
Website on record
Contact details available
Leadership disclosed
Mission or description published

GiveRadar Analysis

Original analysis from GiveRadar's dataset of comparable organizations

Based on the records currently verified by GiveRadar, Denver Tool Library has a complete profile, cross-referenced across 4 independent sources including the IRS.

  • GiveRadar has cross-referenced this organization across 4 independent sources, led by the IRS - among the most thoroughly sourced profiles in its cohort. See the sources
  • It has more complete contact information than nearly all similar organizations, with a verified website, email, phone and address on record. See national comparisons
  • GiveRadar holds a more complete profile for this organization than for 71% of the 322,679 human services charities in the United States it tracks, because GiveRadar has verified its financial disclosures and its governance. Most of those have little verified data on record yet. View this cohort
GiveRadar has verified
  • government registration
  • financial records (3 filed years)
  • disclosed leadership
  • a website
  • a contact email
  • a donation page
Not yet verified by GiveRadar
  • an owner-submitted profile claim

Analysis based on GiveRadar's benchmark dataset of 2026-07-03. It describes what GiveRadar has verified, not a judgment of the organization itself.

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Financials

From irs 990 (fy2023) · FY2023
Annual revenue
$100K-$1M
Reporting year
2023
To programmes
100%
Revenue, FY2021-FY2023
2021
2022
2023

Leadership & board

Disclosed in official filings
DA
Danielle S•••••••
Tool Librarian
GA
Garrett C•••
Director
IA
Ian S•••••••
Community Workshop Technical Coordinator
JE
Jessie R••••••••
Tool Librarian

How it stacks up against peers

· vs. 8 similar human services in United States
Program spending This charity: 100%
Peer average: 93%
CEO comp as % of revenue This charity: 8.30%
Peer average: 0.48%
Integrity Assessment This charity: 70
Peer average: 90

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Annual revenue
$100K-$1M
100% to programs
Source: IRS 990 (FY2023) why this matters
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Filing history

3 years on file from IRS 990 (FY2023): revenue, expenses, program spending, assets, and liabilities by fiscal year.

Years on record: FY2023, FY2022, FY2021.
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Taxes

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Staff & volunteers

From filings and published profiles

Employees
5

Leadership

From FY2023 filing

SA
Sarah S••••••
Executive Director

Officers & trustees (7)

Source: Public filings

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Latest news

From global news sources

8 articles found

From news sources and the organization. Shown for transparency; news never affects the integrity score.

Denver Tool Library’s Repair Fair reduces waste, brings community together - PIRG

pirg.org ·

Denver Reuse Business Directory highlights places to repair, rent, or buy used items across the Denver metro - Denver7

www.denver7.com ·

Seeds, tools, bikes: You can borrow more than books at Colorado public libraries - The Denver Post

www.denverpost.com ·

Denver Tool Library builds community through shared resources and skills - Denver7

www.denver7.com ·

Free things you didn’t know you could get from the Denver Public Library - Denverite

denverite.com ·

Denver VOICE guide to spring cleaning & recycling - The Denver VOICE

www.denvervoice.org ·

Things to in Denver Sept. 28: Movies, music, books, beer, bikes and pie - Denverite

denverite.com ·

Denver Tool Library aims to raise $20,000 to open doors in 2015 - The Denver Post

www.denverpost.com ·

Activity timeline

Filings and press mentions, merged

Denver Tool Library’s Repair Fair reduces waste, brings community together - PIRG
Nov 2025
pirg.org
Denver Reuse Business Directory highlights places to repair, rent, or buy used items across the Denver metro - Denver7
Feb 2025
www.denver7.com
Seeds, tools, bikes: You can borrow more than books at Colorado public libraries - The Denver Post
Jan 2025
www.denverpost.com
Denver Tool Library builds community through shared resources and skills - Denver7
Dec 2024
www.denver7.com
Free things you didn’t know you could get from the Denver Public Library - Denverite
Jan 2024
denverite.com
Form filed
$0.5M revenue
FY2023
IRS 990
Form filed
$0.3M revenue
FY2022
IRS 990
Form filed
$0.1M revenue
FY2021
IRS 990
Denver VOICE guide to spring cleaning & recycling - The Denver VOICE
Mar 2017
www.denvervoice.org
Things to in Denver Sept. 28: Movies, music, books, beer, bikes and pie - Denverite
Sep 2016
denverite.com
Denver Tool Library aims to raise $20,000 to open doors in 2015 - The Denver Post
Dec 2014
www.denverpost.com

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Cause areas in United States

How many charities work in each area, with this charity's area highlighted.

Human Services this charity 322,683
Education 195,586
Arts & Culture 133,130
Advocacy & Civil Rights 128,026
Religion 114,636
Health 98,863
Community Development 56,086
Youth Development 53,450
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Most common causes in United States

Causes charities work on most, with this charity's causes ticked.

Community Development 235,146
Education 159,016
Religion 103,741
Arts & Culture 101,203
Human Rights 76,926
Health 65,250
Youth Development 47,775
Animal Welfare 32,425
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Sources and verification

Registration and legal identity
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) - Tax Exempt Organization Search
Financial filings
IRS Form 990 filings - Fiscal year 2023 most recent on file.
Officers and trustees
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) - Tax Exempt Organization Search - 18 disclosed in the public registry.
News and media coverage
GDELT Project + Google News
Supplementary verification
Charity Navigator

Data freshness

Last updated
Aug 3, 2026
Registry checked
Aug 3, 2026
Profile completeness
100%

What we know and don't know

Exactly which public data we hold on this charity. Our score reflects transparency, not impact.

On record · 10
  • Financial data · FY2023 on record
  • Named leadership · 18 officers on file
  • Executive pay · Disclosed
  • Government registration · Registered with an official registry
  • Mission statement · Published
  • Official website · On record
  • Headquarters address · On file
  • Direct contact · Email or phone published
  • Tax-deductibility · Verified
  • Founding date · 2013
Not available · 1
  • Programs & activities
    No named programs listed by the charity

Methodology

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Quick facts about Denver Tool Library

What is Denver Tool Library?
Denver Tool Library is a human services publicly-supported charity (509(a)(2)) based in Denver, United States. TOOL LIBRARY - Members can check out power tools, hand tools, lawn and garden tools, and more. Just like checking out books from a book library, but tools! Over 600 individuals and 40 schools and nonprofit organizations borrow tools to improve their homes, neighborhoods, and communities. CLASSES - Learn woodworking, blacksmithing, welding, woodturning, jewelry making, metalsmithing, bike maintenance, arts and crafts, home improvement, renovation, beekeeping, gardening, and more in a safe and supportive environment. Benefitting over 150 students per month as well as a dozen local craftspeople hired to teach the classes. OPEN WORKSHOP - Work in our full public woodshop complete with industrial woodworking tools, specialty hand tools, and a knowledgeable staff member that will help keep you safe and answer any question you may have about your project or the tools.
When was Denver Tool Library founded?
Denver Tool Library was founded in 2013.
Who leads Denver Tool Library?
Sarah Steiner serves as Executive Director.
Where is Denver Tool Library located?
Headquartered in Denver, CO, United States.
What is Denver Tool Library's annual budget?
Annual revenue for fiscal year 2023 is approximately $100K-$1M. 100% of expenses go to program services.
Is Denver Tool Library trustworthy?
Denver Tool Library has a GiveRadar Integrity Assessment of 70 out of 100 (Strong transparency). The score reflects public-data transparency: registration, financial disclosure, governance, contact details, and how recently data was refreshed. It does not measure program impact.
What is Denver Tool Library's registration number?
IRS EIN: 471610698.
What is Denver Tool Library's website?
https://www.denvertoollibrary.org