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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: January 2025 Expires: January 2027

Hands of the Carpenter

Standards Not Met
Standards Not Met
18
(303) 526-4488
16097 South Golden Road
Golden, CO, 80401
https://handsofthecarpenter.org/
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Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

Hands of the Carpenter does not meet the following 1 Standards for Charity Accountability:

Standard 18 (Privacy for Written Appeals & Internet Privacy)
Address privacy concerns of donors by (a) providing in written appeals, at least annually, a means (e.g., such as a check off box) for both new and continuing donors to inform the charity if they do not want their name and address shared outside the organization, (b) providing a clear, prominent and easily accessible privacy policy on any of its websites that tells visitors (i) what information, if any, is being collected about them by the charity and how this information will be used, (ii) how to contact the charity to review personal information collected and request corrections, (iii) how to inform the charity (e.g., a check off box) that the visitor does not wish his/her personal information to be shared outside the organization, and (iv) what security measures the charity has in place to protect personal information.

Hands does not meet this Standard because the privacy policy on its website, https://handsofthecarpenter.org/, does not indicate:

  • How to contact the charity to review personal information that is collected and request corrections.
  • How to inform the charity that the visitor does not want his/her information shared with others.
  • What security measures are in place to protect personal information that is collected.

The BBB Wise Giving Alliance requested but did not receive complete information from the organization and is unable to verify the organization's compliance with the following Standard(s) for Charity Accountability: 6, 7

Hands of the Carpenter meets the remaining 17 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
“to offer hope to single women with dependent children, while providing automobile services, partnering in their efforts to be employed and pursue economic self-sufficiency.”

Year, State Incorporated:
2003, CO

Hands of the Carpenter (Hands) reports it offers single mothers vehicle evaluations, repair, and maintenance services to remove obstacles that prevent economic self-sufficiency. The organization states it offers two programs, TLC and Lift Upward Progress (UP). The TLC program provides free vehicle evaluations, one-time repairs, and oil changes. The Lift UP program, for clients of TLC, provides larger repairs and maintenance for up to three years, from licensed technicians. In 2023, Hands reported it served 324 women, with 238 receiving services for the first time.

For the year ended December 31, 2022, Hands of the Carpenter's program expenses were:

Program services $1,573,609
Total Program Expenses $1,573,609

Chief Executive
Dan Georgopulos, Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Compensation*
$146,592

Chair of the Board
Guy Cascella

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Retired, Financial Advisor

Board Size
13

Paid Staff Size
13

*2022 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Grant proposals, Internet, Direct mail appeals, Radio, Television

Fundraising costs were 13% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $1,750,810, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on Hands of the Carpenter's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022.

Source of Funds
Contributions and grants $1,581,200
Program service revenue $251,509
In-kind contributions $169,610
Other income $526
Total Income $2,002,845

Programs: 80% Fundraising: 12% Administrative: 8%

Total Income $2,002,845
Total expenses: $1,969,896
  Program expenses $1,573,609
  Fundraising expenses $233,225
  Administrative expenses $163,062
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $32,949
Beginning Net Assets $696,852
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $729,801
Total Liabilities $2,177,130
Total Assets $2,906,931

Note: According to Hands’ 2022 audited financial statements, the organization received in-kind contributions of $169,610 in the form of vehicles ($131,632), services ($25,500), and materials ($12,478).

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Report completed by:
BBB Wise Giving Alliance