Rebuilding Together Silicon Valley

What Rebuilding Together Silicon Valley does

Rebuilding Together Silicon Valley (RTSV) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1991 (originally as Christmas in April South Bay) and headquartered at 1701 South 7th Street in San Jose, California. The organization provides free critical home repairs, safety modifications, accessibility improvements, and aging-in-place adaptations to income-qualified homeowners across Santa Clara County, with the majority of clients being elderly seniors (65+) and people with disabilities. In FY25, RTSV served 600+ clients, completed 1,731 critical safety and accessibility repairs, and renovated 234 homes, supported by 964 volunteers contributing 9,593 hours.

RTSV operates five core programs — Critical Repair (CDBG-funded repairs for uninhabitable conditions such as heating, plumbing, and electrical), Safe at Home (year-round volunteer-powered safety and accessibility modifications), Rebuilding Day (twice-yearly large-scale volunteer blitz events in April and October), Shine A Light (immediate safety-kit distribution for clients awaiting larger repairs), and Nonprofit Facility Repairs (maintenance for community-serving nonprofits). A single universal application, available in English, Spanish, Vietnamese, and Chinese, routes clients to the appropriate program. RTSV holds California Certified General Contractor and Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist credentials and operates a 15-person staff supported by a 15+ member Board drawing from Adobe, Applied Materials, Heritage Bank of Commerce, Swinerton, and other major Santa Clara Valley employers.

The organization's business model is grant- and donation-funded rather than transaction-based: FY25 total revenue of $3,842,010 was composed of $2.78M in government CDBG grants across 6 jurisdictions (~72%), $530K in contributions and foundation grants, $257K in corporate sponsorships, $126K from the Paint The Town annual event, $101K in interest/investment income, and $47K of in-kind donations. Major supporters include Adobe, Kaiser Permanente, Lowe's, Applied Materials, Lockheed Martin, Wells Fargo Foundation, El Camino Health, Sharks Foundation, Heritage Bank of Commerce, and the Moore and Hewlett Foundations. Since founding, RTSV has renovated nearly 6,000 homes and community facilities.

Name

Rebuilding Together Silicon Valley

Legal name

Rebuilding Together Silicon Valley

Website

https://rebuildingtogethersv.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Rebuilding Together Silicon Valley is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1991 that provides free critical home repairs, safety modifications, and accessibility upgrades to income-qualified low-income, elderly, and disabled homeowners across Santa Clara County. Services are funded through government CDBG grants, corporate sponsorships, and foundation donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Home Repair Services

NAICS

Residential Remodelers (236118)

SIC

Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340)

akta.pro primary industry

Post-Disaster Whole-Home Rebuild (Fire/Water/Storm) (HSAPAEAH)

Keywords

• Home repair services
• Nonprofit housing support
• Accessibility home modifications
• Community volunteer programs
• Aging in place services

Headquarters

HQ city

San Jose

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Government Grants: Funding from Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) partnerships with 6 jurisdictions including City of San Jose, Cupertino, Gilroy, Milpitas, City of Santa Clara, and County of Santa Clara. Primary funding source.
2. Corporate Sponsorships & Grants: Revenue from corporate partners including Adobe, Applied Materials, Kaiser Permanente, Lowe’s, Lockheed Martin, Wells Fargo, and others through direct sponsorship and foundation grants.
3. Individual Contributions: Donations from individuals including monthly giving program and one-time contributions.
4. In-Kind Donations: Materials and skilled labor donated by partners, including construction materials from Lowe’s and other suppliers.
5. Paint The Town Event: Annual fundraising event that has sold out every year since returning in-person after COVID-19 lockdown.
6. Interest/Investment Income: Interest and investment gains reported in FY25.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels12 records

Core offering

Rebuilding Together Silicon Valley provides critical home repairs, safety modifications, and accessibility improvements at no cost to income-qualified low-income homeowners — primarily elderly seniors and people with disabilities — as well as facility repairs for nonprofit organizations in Santa Clara County. Services are delivered through volunteer labor, in-house technicians, subcontractors, and donated or discounted materials, organized around year-round programming and two large-scale Rebuilding Day blitz events.

Product overview

Rebuilding Together Silicon Valley offers a portfolio of home repair and community revitalization programs delivered at no cost to low-income homeowners. The core programs include Critical Repair (addressing uninhabitable conditions like heating, plumbing, and electrical), Safe at Home (safety and accessibility modifications), Rebuilding Day (large-scale volunteer blitz events), Shine A Light (immediate safety kits), and Nonprofit Facility Repairs. A single universal application connects clients to the most appropriate program based on their needs. Services are funded through government grants, corporate sponsors, foundation grants, and individual donations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Critical Repair Program Program addressing repairs that, if not corrected, would render a home uninhabitable. Covers heating systems, water heaters, critical plumbing, and critical electrical repairs for life-sustaining equipment. Funded primarily by Community Development Block Grants through multiple local cities and Santa Clara County. Free to eligible income-qualified homeowners.
• Safe at Home Year-round, volunteer-powered program addressing home repair and maintenance issues that present safety risk or limit access within the home. Focuses on fall prevention, accessibility and mobility, aging in place, weatherization and energy efficiency, and home and fire safety, including grab bars, ramps, handrails, and doorway widening. Free to eligible homeowners.
• Rebuilding Day Largest volunteer events of the year, held in April and October, pulling together hundreds of volunteers and dozens of sponsors to repair and rehabilitate nonprofit facilities and homes of low-income homeowners, providing major and minor repairs and renovations.
• Shine A Light Safety program providing essential items to make homes safer while clients wait for larger repairs. Each kit includes a video doorbell, outdoor and indoor motion-sensor lights, and other safety resources to help prevent falls among older adults. Free to eligible homeowners.
• Nonprofit Facility Repairs Volunteer projects for nonprofit organizations and their facilities, including renovations for community-focused organizations so that they can dedicate more resources to programs and mission fulfillment rather than facility maintenance overhead.

Quantifiable outcome

• 11% of RTSV clients would likely face homelessness without the organization’s services
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered major supporter, city rebuilders, valley rebuilders, home rebuilders, core, strategic and partner.

• Adobemajor supporterGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate sponsor and supporter of RTSV. Adobe Employee Community Fund has contributed to Rebuilding Day events and programs.
• Kaiser Permanentemajor supporterGTM or Marketing PartnerHealthcare partner supporting community health through home safety repairs. Provides funding for home repair programs.
• Lowe'smajor supporterGTM or Marketing PartnerIn-kind donations of construction materials and products. Major supporter of Shine A Light program with safety kit components.
• Swinertonmajor supporterGTM or Marketing PartnerConstruction company partner providing workforce development, volunteer teams, and community engagement. Mick Penn serves as Northern California Regional Community Relations Manager.
• Lockheed Martincity rebuildersGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate sponsor providing volunteer teams and funding for Rebuilding Day projects.
• San Jose Water Companyvalley rebuildersGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal utility company supporting community programs and providing volunteer teams for Rebuilding Days.
• Shopmonkeyhome rebuildersGTM or Marketing PartnerTechnology company providing financial support and likely software/tools for repair operations.
• El Camino Healthmajor supporterGTM or Marketing PartnerHealthcare system supporting community benefit through home repair partnerships.
• City of San Jose (CDBG)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerPrimary government partner providing Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding since 2008. Funding for essential repairs protecting home safety and habitability.
• County of Santa ClaracoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCounty government partner providing CDBG funding and support across multiple districts (Districts 2, 3, and 4).
• Coalition for Home RepaircoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational affiliation with over 130 Rebuilding Together affiliates. RTSV is a member organization receiving national support, resources, and recognition through Pinnacle Awards.
• Silicon Valley @ HomestrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership during Affordable Housing Month in May to bring awareness around affordable housing challenges and issues.
• Hispanic Foundation of Silicon ValleystrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerBoard leadership academy partnership. Mirella Maldonado serves as College Success and STEM Programs Manager and RTSV Board Secretary.
• Habitat for Humanity East Bay/Silicon ValleypartnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerNonprofit housing partner collaborating on Rebuilding Day projects and home repair initiatives.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Rebuilding Together Peninsula: San Mateo County affiliate of the same Rebuilding Together national network, delivering free critical home repairs and accessibility modifications to low-income homeowners via volunteer-driven Rebuilding Day events. Operates an essentially identical program model (Critical Repairs, Safe at Home, Rebuilding Day) and shares the Coalition for Home Repair affiliation, making it the closest geographic and operational peer to RTSV.
• Rebuilding Together San Francisco: San Francisco-based Rebuilding Together affiliate providing free home repair, accessibility modifications, and Rebuilding Day events for low-income homeowners and nonprofits. Same national network, similar volunteer-driven model, and overlapping funder base (corporate SF partners). Comparable in scale and program structure to RTSV.
• Habitat for Humanity East Bay/Silicon Valley: Local Habitat for Humanity affiliate serving the East Bay and Silicon Valley. While Habitat focuses more on new home construction, it also runs a home repair program (A Brush with Kindness/Home Preservation) for low-income homeowners — explicitly listed as an RTSV partner on Rebuilding Day projects and serving the same elderly/disabled homeowner segment.
• Rebuilding Together East Bay-North Coast: Alameda and Contra Costa County affiliate of the Rebuilding Together network, delivering free home repair, accessibility modifications, and nonprofit facility renovations via volunteer crews. Same coalition affiliation, same target demographic (low-income elderly/disabled homeowners), and highly comparable operating model.
• Rebuilding Together Sacramento: Sacramento-area Rebuilding Together affiliate providing free critical home repairs and Rebuilding Day events for low-income homeowners and nonprofits. Shares coalition affiliation, program structure (Critical Repairs, Safe at Home, Rebuilding Day), and funding mix (CDBG, corporate sponsors, individual donations), serving as a relevant peer for benchmarking.

Broad incumbents

• Rebuilding Together (National Office): National umbrella organization coordinating 130+ local Rebuilding Together affiliates including RTSV. Provides branding, training, advocacy, federal grant access, and the Pinnacle Awards program through which RTSV won its 2024 recognition. Operates as the parent network rather than direct service competitor.

Regional players

• Rebuilding Together North Bay: North Bay (Marin, Napa, Sonoma, Solano) Rebuilding Together affiliate serving low-income homeowners with free home repair, accessibility modifications, and volunteer Rebuilding Day events. Highly comparable operating model and target demographic but distinct geography from RTSV's Santa Clara County service area.
• Rebuilding Together Central Coast: Central Coast California (Santa Cruz/Monterey/San Benito) affiliate delivering free critical home repairs and Safe at Home accessibility modifications. Same national network, same program taxonomy, but serves a different coastal region without overlapping service territory with RTSV.

Emerging players

• Home Repair Services of the Bay Area: Bay Area nonprofit providing home repair, accessibility modifications, and fall-prevention services for low-income seniors and people with disabilities. Smaller and more specialized than RTSV but addresses the same aging-in-place use case in overlapping Northern California geographies.
• Community Rebuilds: Volunteer-powered nonprofit focused on affordable home repair, energy efficiency upgrades, and weatherization for low-income homeowners in California. Smaller-scale organization with a comparable mission around preserving affordable housing through repair rather than new construction, operating outside RTSV's Santa Clara County service area.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/RTSiliconValley
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/RebuildingTogetherSV
• Facebookfacebook.com/RTSiliconValley
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rebuilding-together-silicon-valley
• Instagraminstagram.com/rtsiliconvalley

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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