Holy Moly! Thanks so much to everyone who virtually came out to support us on Colorado Gives Day last Tuesday.
Your contributions do much more than buy drills and saws - they fund equitable access for hundreds of neighbors and local orgs who rely on these resources for essential repairs and projects. By donating, you’ve helped ensure that cost is less of a barrier to building, repairing, and creating a better Denver community.
If you haven’t donated to the Share The Tools Fundraiser yet - don’t worry - we still have until the end of the year to make our $10,000 goal (we’re almost half way there!).
The Denver Tool Library is trying to raise $10,000 by the end of 2025, so we’re having a big giveaway y’all!
Denver Tool Library is a 501c3 non-profit. Your contributions are tax-deductible.
Donate a suggested $10 or more from now until the end of the year and you’ll automatically be entered into our Share the Tools Fund Giveaway. For every $100 you donate, you’ll get 4 entries. On January 6th, we’ll pull a random entries from our lucky cement mixer. Three winners will get a DTL Mega Pack, which includes…
🛠️ One Year Of Tool Lending
💡 $200 In Class Bucks
🪵 A 10 Hour Open Shop Punch Card
👚 DTL Shirt, Mug, and Sticker
For giveaway fine print, scroll to the bottom of this page.
What is the Share The Tools Fund?
People need tools to keep their homes comfortable, functional, and safe. Organizations need tools for community workdays, facility upkeep, and other mission-driven activities. Our Share the Tools Fund gets tools in the hands of the people & organizations who need them most.
How It Works
Every dollar you donate gets added into a fund. This money pays for the tools, space, and staff needed to ensure that underrepresented individuals and financially restricted organizations have access to our programs.
Your contributions directly support:
Expanding our capacity to offer Financial Assistance to individuals and community partners
Nurturing partnerships with values-aligned organizations and ensuring diverse voices shape DTL's growth
Adding the most in-demand tools to our community collection to best meet member needs
Repairing and maintaining the 6,000+ tools that keep Denver DIY-ing
Impact
Since Share the Tools Fund’s inception in 2023, we’ve been able to give big discounts on memberships, classes, and open shop hours to hundreds of people in our community.
People Given 25%-50% Off our Programs: 343
Orgs Given 50%-100% Off our Programs: 38
Estimated Total Savings: $32,875
The Share the Tools Fund allows us to support dozens of organizations and community projects, helping to:
Build 29 school garden plots for East Middle School.
Repair fences at the Department of Housing Stability.
Build infrastructure for food delivery for Denver Food Rescue.
Build Safe Outdoor Spaces for people experiencing homelessness, via Radian and the Colorado Village Collaborative.
Build weatherproof shelters for Denver Community Fridges.
Provide free memberships and classes to fundraise for dozens of organizations, including DUG, DCPA, Bikes Together, DU’s CAPE program, SustainEd Farms, Denver Slow Food, Extreme Community Makeover, WeeCycle, and more.
Nurture partnerships and member discounts with local like-minded businesses like Perks Deconstruction, ReStore, ReCreative, Austin Hardwoods, Woodcraft, Rockler, and the Denver Public Library.
THANK YOU from the WHOLE DTL COMMUNITY!💙🛠️💛
Giveaway Fine Print: No purchase necessary. If your entry numbers are pulled multiple times, you can only win once. If you are already a tool library member with us, you can use your free annual membership toward your next renewal. Prizes you win are transferrable and you can give them away to friends and family. Giveaway prizes do not expire. To enter for free, mail a postcard with your contact info to the Denver Tool Library before 12/31.