Veterans on the Rise
Donations deductibleVeterans on the Rise's network
9 people1 organisationi9 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (9). Violet dotted lines (1) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
9 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 7 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tamara Alston Chair | Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| David Kurtz | Executive Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Derrick Davis | Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Makia Smith-Thomas | Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Rodney Griffin | Treasurer | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Ruby Gregory | Deputy Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Shoteria Pearson | Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Steve Reese | Vice chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| T'Wana Holmes | Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Kurtz | Executive Director | 40 | $122k | ||
| Ruby Gregory | Deputy Director | 40 | $118k | ||
| Tamara Alston | Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| Steve Reese | Vice chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| Rodney Griffin | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | ||
| Derrick Davis | Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| T'Wana Holmes | Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Makia Smith-Thomas | Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Shoteria Pearson | Member | 2 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Veterans on the Rise
- EIN
- 550772433
- Address
- 1a, Washington, DC, 20019
- State
- District of Columbia
- Mission
- Veterans on the Rise provides a holistic system of care to fight veteran homelessness in the Washington DC metroplex. VOTR offers the resources and opportunities for each homeless or at-risk veteran to overcome the personal and housing challenges they face in order to achieve maximum self-sufficiency. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- F20 Mental health and crisis intervention
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Mental Health & Crisis Intervention
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1999
- Principal officer
- David Kurtz (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 March 2003
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsTamara Alston
≥8years on the filingsDerrick Davis
≥8years on the filingsSteve Reese
≥7years on the filingsDavid Kurtz
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $4m
- Total liabilities
- $1.2m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $2.7m
- Contributions and grants received
- $3.7m
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Employees
- 68
- Volunteers
- 30
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.6m | $3m | $675k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.VETERANS ON THE RISE, Inc likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: DC Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection (DLCP), corporate registrations (opendata.dc.gov). Licence: CC BY 4.0. Attribution: DC DLCP. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- District of Columbia
- Entity type
- Domestic Nonprofit Corporation
- Status
- Active - In Good Standing
- Formed
- 21 April 1993
- Registered agent
- Tamara Alston (city and state not held)