Dignitas Ukraine Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
923194330
IRS 990 coverage
2023–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-T 2024
Location
Cranford, NJ, USA
Phone
8622273230
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
International Relief

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,453,571
Expenses
$2,462,238
Assets
$1,040,335
Liabilities
$15,672

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Dmitri Zakhalyavko (President)

People named in this filing

  • Andriy Boychuk (Board Member)
  • Lyuba Shipovich (Board Member)
  • Dmitri Zakhalyavko (President)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The purposes for which the corporation is formed are charitable and educational, including, for such purposes, supporting the people of ukraine in defending their country, building a thriving society, and contributing positively to the growth of democracy. The corporation will pursue these purposes by providing financial support to education and training programs in ukraine, providing humanitarian supplies and assistance to ukraine and supporting first responders and defenders of ukraine, and by making distributions to organizations located in ukraine that provide funding in support of the foregoing purposes. The purposes of the corporation shall also include informing the public in the united states about and increasing public awareness of, the importance of supporting ukraine, its citizens, as well as first responders and defenders in ukraine.

What it reported doing in 2025

VeteraniusThis project aims to help Ukrainian veterans reintegrate to civil life through Information Technology and cybersecurity training. The goal is not only to teach hard IT skills but also to engage, inspire and involve participants in socially important projects. The main Veteranius objective is to give Ukrainian veterans their first job in IT. Experienced industry professionals teach our participants to develop IT skills through hands-on projects in team setting. This approach helps veterans learn new skills faster and facilitates professional adaptation and socialization.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 98% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 99% of its reported program spending out as grants.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. The filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 92
  • Transparency & Controls: 77
  • Accountability: 81
  • Sustainability: 35
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 95.3%; rating input score 95
  • Program expense ratio: 94.9%; rating input score 95
  • Fundraising efficiency: $28.08 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: 1 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 12
    • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
    • Requires narrative reports: Fail
    • Conducts field audits: Fail
    • May suspend future funding: Fail
    • Requires financial reports: Fail
    • Conducts site visits: Fail
    • Requires grant agreements: Fail
    • May require repayment: Fail
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 66.7%; rating input score 67; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -0.4%; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.42; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 75; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 90; 90th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 25.3% per year; rating input score 100; 89th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 12.8% per year; rating input score 100; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 16.8% per year; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 95.3% of revenue deployed · 94.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 2 of 3 board members independent · 7 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 8 filed program accomplishments · $2.3M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 24 of 24 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and foreign activity
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2023 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight: 7 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 25/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 13/100.