General donations can support frontline pack supplies, transportation, field costs, volunteer support, printing, technology, storage, compliance, and other essential operating needs required to deliver the mission responsibly.
TRANSPARENCY
BY DESIGN.
Before someone gives, partners, or trusts Tags4Lives with a frontline request, they should be able to verify who we are. The core registrations below link to public government records wherever a public verification path is available.
Registered. Verifiable. Accountable.
Tags4Lives is a volunteer-led charitable nonprofit. We keep the most important organizational credentials easy to find without turning this page into a wall of registration numbers.
Federal charitable status
IRS 501(c)(3)
Federally recognized tax-exempt charitable organization. EIN 39-3405821.
Verify through IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search ↗
The Ohio Attorney General public record lists Tags4Lives as registered and in compliance with registration and filing requirements.
View the Ohio public record ↗
UEI SCDSUCAYEFP8 · CAGE 245S6. Tags4Lives is also listed in the federal Disaster Response Registry for applicable emergency-response procurement opportunities.
Search SAM.gov Entity Information ↗
Tags4Lives also maintains registrations in applicable state and local procurement systems as opportunities require. Those vendor registrations support public-sector readiness; they are not presented as government awards, endorsements, or contract awards.
A donation supports real work, not a marketing promise.
Tags4Lives separates fundraising, operating costs, and completed field impact so supporters can understand what their contribution makes possible without implying that every dollar purchases one fixed outcome.
When a donor selects an approved Honor Grid community and frontline category, the verified contribution advances that specific funding progress rather than silently becoming a completed deployment.
A category is marked Activated only after real-world Tags4Lives deployment work is completed. Fully funded but not yet deployed remains identified as deployment pending.
The current planning reference covers the bag, practical supplies, and Honor Tag. Delivery, transportation, activation logistics and other mission costs vary by community and operation.
Website donations use Stripe secure checkout. Tags4Lives does not receive or store donors' raw card numbers through the site.
Public records + diligence.
Government databases update on their own schedules. Tags4Lives links to authoritative public sources where possible and can provide appropriate organizational documentation directly for legitimate donor, grant, corporate, or government diligence.
Tax-exempt status and available federal filings can be reviewed through IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. A copy of the determination documentation can also be provided for legitimate diligence requests.
Search IRS records →The Ohio public record provides registration status, compliance status, filing information and organization details directly from the state's charitable registration system.
View Ohio record →Government and public-sector partners can use Tags4Lives' UEI and CAGE identifiers to review applicable federal entity information and procurement registration status.
Search SAM.gov →For donation acknowledgments, organizational records, program questions, partnership verification, or other accountability requests, contact the organization directly.
hcornett@tags4lives.org →Accountability Before Action