Don't Take Our Word for It.

We make some big claims: nobody gets paid, every donation becomes tools, and none of it can be quietly changed. Claims like that shouldn't require trust. They should require about five minutes and this page.

Everything below is the actual paperwork. Download it, read it, verify it with the IRS directly. If you need something that isn't here, email hello@vbctf.org and you'll have it the same day.

Who We Are, Officially

Legal name: Virginia Blue-Collar Tool Foundation
EIN: 41-4536968
Status: 501(c)(3) public charity, incorporated in Virginia
Address: 7307 George Washington Memorial Highway, Suite 2 #780, Yorktown, VA 23692

The Documents

IRS Determination Letter (PDF) The IRS's official recognition of VBCTF as a 501(c)(3) public charity. Donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. The letter is linked here. Don't want to take a PDF's word for it either? Verify us independently at the IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search.

Articles of Incorporation — the No-Salary Rule (PDF) We say no one at VBCTF is ever paid — not the founders, not the reviewers, no one. We didn't make that a policy, because policies can be quietly changed. We wrote it into our Articles of Incorporation — our founding legal document. Changing it would take a formal amendment filed with the Commonwealth of Virginia, on the public record. The full Articles are available here. See Article VII on pages 2-3.

Standing Board Resolution — Operating Costs (PDF) This is how "100% of your donation funds tools" stays literally true. By standing board resolution, the founding board personally covers every operating cost — filing fees, web hosting, postage, advertising, even the credit-card fee on your gift. Your donation is never split between tools and keeping the lights on. It all becomes tools. Resolution available here.

(Transparency Note: This resolution was unanimously adopted and enacted via digital signature. The PDF will be updated with the physically countersigned version following our next in-person board meeting.)

W-9 (PDF) For businesses, donor-advised funds, and partners who need it for their records or to set up an account with us. Click to open in a new tab.

Candid (GuideStar) Profile — Silver Seal of Transparency Our profile on Candid, the nonprofit-sector database used by foundations and corporate giving offices.

For Companies Setting Up an Account

If you're a manufacturer, distributor, or vendor setting up VBCTF for institutional or education pricing: the determination letter and W-9 above should cover most of your paperwork. Need a Virginia sales-tax exemption certificate or anything else? Email neal@vbctf.org— you'll be talking to the founder, and you'll have it same day.

They earned the skills. We provide the tools.