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Friends of Solo Foundation Inc

EIN 84-2499322 · Clarksburg, NJ

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthNot ratedToo small or too little detailGovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

FRIENDS OF SOLO IS DEDICATED TO THE PROTECTION OF OUR K9 OFFICERS BY PROVIDING THEM WITH SAFETY EQUIPMENT SUCH AS, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, BALLISTIC BODY ARMOR, FIELD TRAUMA KITS, OXYGEN KITS, POLICE CRUISER ALARM SYSTEMS AND COOLING VESTS. THESE ITEMS ARE ESSENTIAL FOR THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THE K9'S WHO ARE ASKED TO BE OUR FRONT LINE OF PROTECTION EVERY DAY. K9'S ARE USED IN POLICE WORK TO LOCATE DANGEROUS NARCOTICS OR TO FIND EXPLOSIVES AND FIREARMS OR TRACKING AND APPREHENDING CRIMINALS OR EVEN HELPING TO FIND A LOST CHILD OR ELDERLY PERSON. IN ANY ONE OF THESE CIRCUMSTANCES THE DOG'S SAFETY OR LIFE COULD BE IN JEOPARDY. AND IT IS OUR MISSION TO MAKE SURE THEY WILL BE PROTECTED WITH THE BEST EQUIPMENT POSSIBLE. THE IDEA OF HELPING K9'S STARTED WELL OVER 25 YEARS AGO WHEN I READ THE STORY OF A POLICE K9 NAMED SOLO WHO WAS AT THE SCENE OF A GUN BATTLE IN BRADLEY BEACH, NJ. SOLO WAS A GERMAN SHEPHERD K9 FOR THE MONMOUTH COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE WHO WAS TRAINED IN SEARCH AND RESCUE AND TO

Income
$40,488
Spending
$15,041
Reserves
28.1 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 94%

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

Financial health

We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.

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

Governance

This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.

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

Impact evidence

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

Programs described in its return (2)
  1. DONATION OF VESTS AND K9 SAFETY EQUIPMENT TO K9 OFFICERS
  2. $15,041 spent. DONATION OF VESTS AND K9 SAFETY EQUIPMENT TO K9 OFFICERS

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

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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.

  2. 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 October 13, 2026.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since March 2020.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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 October 21, 2026.

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