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Land Donation, Handled Like You'd Run It

When a client's plan calls for donating real estate — a stuck parcel, a partial interest, a year-end offset — you need a donee that answers fast, documents properly, and never improvises with your client's deduction. That's the service.

Due-diligence facts, up front

Legal doneeVeterans Opportunity Program Inc.
EIN47-3763471
Status501(c)(3) public charity — verify via IRS TEOS
Founded2020
Property typesLand, farms, residential, commercial, case-by-case interests
GeographyAll 50 states, D.C., Puerto Rico
Donor costsNone for transfer; donor obtains qualified appraisal >$5,000
Typical timeline2–6 weeks inquiry to recorded deed

Verify the organization independently in the IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search before referring — we’d ask the same in your position. The parent organization’s program work is documented at veteransopportunityprogram.com.

What your client's file gets from us

Where advisors most often bring us in

What we won't do

We don’t provide valuations or influence appraisals — the qualified appraisal is the donor’s, independently commissioned, as the regulations require. We don’t promise acceptance before title review. And we don’t touch syndicated conservation-easement structures. If a referral doesn’t fit, you’ll get a fast, documented no — which we suspect is why advisors send the second client.

Referring a client

Email [email protected] with the property county and situation, or have the client submit the inquiry form and note your firm in the comments — either way, review lands back within one business day. The full deduction framework your client will ask about is at tax benefits.

Advisor questions

How fast do you sign Form 8283 Section B?

Within two business days of receiving it, typically same-day during filing season. The donee acknowledgment is signed by an authorized officer of Veterans Opportunity Program Inc. and returned by email and, if needed, wet-signature by mail.

Will you work directly with us rather than the client?

Yes, with the client’s permission. Many donations run entirely through the advisor — we exchange title findings, draft deeds, and coordinate signing dates with your office and copy the client. For estates and entities this is usually faster for everyone.

What’s the realistic cutoff for a same-tax-year donation?

Simple vacant parcels started by mid-November usually record by December 31. Multi-owner, estate, or commercial properties should start by early October. Past those windows we’ll tell you plainly whether your client’s county can still make it rather than let a deduction slip a year.

Do you provide anything for our due-diligence file?

On request: IRS determination documentation for Veterans Opportunity Program Inc., W-9, board authorization for the accepting officer, and a written description of how the property will be used or disposed of — the same statement that supports the client’s records if the organization later files Form 8282 on a disposition within three years.

Have a client situation to run past us?

One email with the county and the fact pattern. A real answer within a business day — including “this won’t work,” when it won’t.

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Donations benefit Veterans Opportunity Program Inc., a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit. EIN 47-3763471.