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Donor Outreach for Veterans Corp

EIN 84-1772901 · Montclair, NJ

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

What it says it does

TO FIND, EDUCATE, SCREEN AND SUPPORT PROSPECTIVE LIVING DONORS AND THEN MATCH THOSE DONORS TO A VETERAN AWAITING A KIDNEY TRANSPLANT.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Fair: 67 out of 100. Higher than 34% of charities in its peer group (diseases, under $250k).

Reserves
28 of 35
Spendable reserves would cover 11.1 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20
It owes 3% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15
Spending exceeded income by 8% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15
Income fell 28% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 15
75% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 6 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 91% of charities in its peer group (diseases, under $250k).

Independent board
25 of 25
9 of 10 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15
Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8
Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7
Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5
Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10
Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5
Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
No reported misuse
10 of 10
Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (2)

$127,986 spent. MATCH LIVING KIDNEY DONORS WITH VETERANS AWAITING A KIDNEY TRANSPLANT. 30 VETERANS WERE TRANSPLANTED WITH A LIVING KIDNEY DONOR MATCHED AND SUPPORTED BY DOVE IN 2025. DOVE ALSO PARTICIPATED IN MANY IN-PERSON EVENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY RANGING FROM TABLING AT MARKETS TO PARTICIPATING IN LARGE MILITARY EXPOS AND PARADES. DOVE ALSO EXPANDED ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH TRANSPLANT CENTERS AND IS ACTIVELY WORKING WITH 28 TRANSPLANT CENTERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. DOVE HAS HAD LOCAL AND NATIONAL MEDIA EXPOSURE AND HAS SCREENED OVER 2,000 PROSPECTIVE DONORS SINCE ITS INCEPTION. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 350 VETERANS ACTIVELY REGISTERED WITH DOVE.
$20,322 spent. DOVE PROVIDES EXTENSIVE SUPPORT THROUGHOUT THE EVALUATION AND SURGERY. DOVE ENSURES THAT 100% OF TRAVEL, LODGING AND NON-MEDICAL COSTS RELATED TO THE PROCESS ARE COVERED. ADDITIONALLY, DOVE HAS A MENTOR AND EDUCATION COMPONENT FOR ALL DONORS AND RECIPIENTS. PRE- AND POST-SURGICAL PACKAGES ARE SENT TO DONORS AND RECIPIENTS AS WELL AS "KIDNEYVERSARY" RECOGNITION EACH YEAR.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since October 2019.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.

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