To provide emergency relief to the employees of the container store, INC. And their families.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78

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FY2022 · Form 990-EZIndependent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990-EZ
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $171K a year · 69% of revenue · last 2 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Named funders
1
named funder · $124K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5K
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
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Revenue
$115K
+22% vs prior year
Net assets
$143K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$115K
FY2022▲ +22%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$309K
FY2021$95K
FY2022$115K
FY2023$122K
FY2024$121K
FY2025$184K
Expenses
—
FY2022
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$70K
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023Not on file
FY2024Not on file
FY2025$83K
Net assets
$143K
FY2022▼ -36%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$331K
FY2021$223K
FY2022$143K
FY2023$83K
FY2024$86K
FY2025$187K

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2014.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Who runs it and what they're paid

3 people listed on the 990-EZ.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chair/President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Programs and updates

Offers emergency financial aid to Container Store employees and their families facing hardship.

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1 program · $55K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Emergency Relief

The organization provides grants to employees experiencing unforeseen emergencies like a major medical situation, a catastrophic event, or other grave challenges that they are not financially prepared to deal with.

$55Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$124K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $55K · 2020–2020
Unitemized GrantFY2020$54,874

By the numbers

The FY2022 990-EZ, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$115K
Other income$115K
Owns and owes
$143K
net assets
Liabilities$5K
People
3
listed
Paid0
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Other income$115K
Total revenue$115K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Liabilities$5K
Net assets$143K
Operations
Employees0
Volunteers18
Fiscal year endsDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $184K$83K$102K$187K 990 PDF
FY2024 $121K$86K 990 PDF
FY2023 $122K$83K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $115K$143K 990 PDF
FY2021 $95K$223K 990 PDF
FY2020 $309K$70K$240K$331K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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