🎉We did it!! We reached out $10k fundraising goal!!
A HUGE thank you to everyone who helped us cross the finish line of our 2025 Share the Tools Fundraiser.
Your contributions are going directly to work expanding our reach. These funds chip in to replenish the Share the Tools financial assistance program, keep community events like Repair Fairs free, allow us to hire new staff like a community outreach coordinator, and help us prepare for a future move to a larger facility. By giving, you've helped remove financial and physical barriers to access, ensuring that everyone in Denver has the resources to build and repair the life they want. So THANK YOU.
🏆THERE’S STILL TIME TO DONATE & WIN
Afraid you missed your chance to get your name thrown in the lucky cement mixer? Don’t be! You can still donate and be automatically entered into our giveaway (deets below). Every suggested $10+ donation gets you a shot at winning one of three DTL Mega Packs AND helps ensure cost isn't a barrier to building a better community.
🎇Happy New Year
Weather you were able to donate or not - thanks EVERYONE who was involved with the DTL through 2025. If you signed up for a membership, took a class, bought some shop hours, or came in to drop off a six-pack of your favorite beverage - YOU helped provide Denver with the tools they need to fix their sink, patch their clothes, and make their napkin sketches come true.
We’re stoked to show you what we have planned for 2026. Stay tuned, still donate if you can, and Happy New Year!
The Denver Tool Library is 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
đź’ˇ $200 In Class Bucks
🪵 A 10 Hour Open Shop Punch Card
đź‘š DTL Shirt, Mug, and Sticker
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.
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!💙🛠️💛