# The Exception

The Exception is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving quality of life through a holistic approach to total wellness. We provide free programs, mentorship, and support services across five key areas: physical, social, psychological, educational, and financial well-being.

## Organization facts

- **Organization:** The Exception
- **Legal name:** THE EXCEPTION
- **Organization type:** 501(c)(3) nonprofit
- **EIN:** 84-4732702
- **IRS 501(c)(3) ruling:** 2023
- **Headquarters:** Palm Desert, California
- **Primary cause:** Children & Families
- **CV Giving Day status:** 2026 participant
- **Official website:** https://www.theexceptionorg.com
- **Giving page:** https://www.mightycause.com/organization/theexceptionorg

## About The Exception

The Exception is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving quality of life through a holistic approach to total wellness. We provide free programs, mentorship, and support services across five key areas: physical, social, psychological, educational, and financial well-being. Our goal is to ensure these essential resources are accessible to individuals and families who are underserved and marginalized, helping to break cycles of intergenerational poverty, addiction, and violence.
Since 2018, The Exception has served communities throughout Riverside County, with a strong focus on people of color in historically underserved areas. Through mentorship, case management, and trusted community partnerships, we deliver a wrap-around support model that meets participants where they are. Each year, we support more than 100 individuals in building stability, resilience, and pathways toward long-term success.
By investing in whole-person wellness and community-driven solutions, The Exception is committed to creating lasting change and reducing systemic poverty and violence across the Coachella Valley and beyond.
Your support during Coachella Valley Giving Day helps ensure our programs remain free and accessible to those who need them most.

## Record

- **Verified:** Identity confirmed against IRS records. Participation confirmed against CV Giving Day registration. Public information compiled from the organization's own sources. Organizations that have indicated a preference against search indexing on their CV Giving Day registration are excluded from search indexing and from this site's sitemap. A cause may come from the organization's own category selection, from its IRS classification, or from CV Giving Day review; the source is always stated on the page and in this record.
- **Participation years on record:** 2025, 2026
- **Years covered by our records:** 2025, 2026 (absence of a year does not mean the organization did not participate)
- **Last reviewed:** August 19, 2026
- **Canonical page:** https://www.cvgiving.org/nonprofits/the-exception/
- **Provided by:** Desert Community Foundation (501(c)(3), EIN 95-4725924)