Is CODEIT4LIFE a registered charity?

Yes. We are a 501(c)(3) public charity registered in the United States, EIN 88-2497690, and a registered charitable organization in Ukraine, registration code 44672426. Both registrations can be verified through the official registers linked on this page.

Are my donations tax-deductible?

For US taxpayers, yes — to the extent allowed by law. We send a thank-you letter with a donation receipt for every PayPal donation. Donors outside the United States should check the rules in their own country.

How much of my donation reaches people in Ukraine?

PayPal deducts its own processing fee.

How do I know the aid reaches people?

Every purchase is documented: invoice, contract, bank payment order, and a signed handover act with a photo report. We publish a monthly digest of the aid delivered on our social media, and on request we can share the documents for your donation.

How can I avoid charity scams?

Check that the charity's registration can be verified in official registers, that it publishes financial reports, and that it names the people behind it. You can verify all three for us on this page.

Can my company donate or match employee gifts?

Yes. Write to help@codeit4.life and we will send the documentation your finance team needs.

Who We Are and Why You Can Verify Us

CODEIT4LIFE is a registered charity in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine. We save lives and build a future for children in communities near the front line. Below is our legal status, our numbers and our reporting — everything you need to check us before you give.

US 501(c)(3)

tax-deductible donations for US taxpayers

Registered in Ukraine

charity registration code 44672426

Public financial reporting

full report available to anyone

On the ground since 2022

our own office in Kharkiv

See our reports

Our story

CODEIT4LIFE began on February 24, 2022, the day Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. From the start we have worked in Kharkiv and the Kharkiv region. In the first months our help was immediate and practical: support for civilians, evacuation of people from dangerous areas, the most essential supplies.

In May 2022 we registered the foundation in Ukraine to keep working in the region in a systematic, lasting way. Our US organisation, CODEIT4LIFE INC, has been a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) public charity since May 16, 2022.

Today we work in two areas in communities near the front line in the Kharkiv region: saving lives and building a future for children. We come to leave results, not just a presence.

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Legal status and registrations

We are registered in two jurisdictions: as a non-profit corporation in the United States and as a charitable organization in Ukraine. Both registrations can be verified independently through the links below.

US legal entity	CODEIT4LIFE INC
US status	501(c)(3) tax-exempt public charity, IRC 170(b)(1)(A)(vi), exempt since May 16, 2022
EIN	88-2497690
US address	52 Ironship Plz, San Francisco, CA, 94111, USA
Board of directors, CODEIT4LIFE INC	Alex Tkachenko (President), Alex Kholodenko, Cem Isbilir
Ukrainian legal entity	Charitable Organization "Charity Fund "CodeIT4Life Ukraine"
Ukrainian registration code	44672426
Ukrainian office	18G Otakara Yarosha Lane, Kharkiv 61045, Ukraine
Year founded	2022

Verify our US status in the IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search (search by EIN).

Where your money goes

[CONFIRM: Donations made to our projects are not used for administrative costs. Our administration is covered separately, by partner contributions and grants.]

CODEIT4LIFE INC passes donations to our Ukrainian charity under a donation agreement. Every purchase is documented: invoice, contract, bank payment order, and a signed handover act with a photo report.

Two areas of work: saving lives — first-aid supplies for medics, equipment for hospitals, evacuation of the wounded; building the future — safe spaces for children, psychological and recovery programmes, support for inclusive resource centres.

What we have delivered

$3.0M

in aid delivered since 2022

$1.1M

in medicines and medical supplies delivered

projects completed

safe spaces for children opened in the Kharkiv region

35,190

visits to our children's spaces

All figures as of June 30, 2026.

Our programmes

Saving lives

Certified first-aid supplies for medics, equipment for hospitals and safe evacuation of the wounded.

Learn more

Safe Ukrainian Childhood

Safe spaces, psychologists and speech therapists for children in communities near the front line.

Learn more

We work only in the Kharkiv region and only in these two areas. We give a fishing rod, not a fish: we stay with a community until it can carry on without us.

Proof, not promises

65 media publications in 2025

including Ukrinform, UNIAN, Suspilne and 24 Kanal.

Reports and documents

We publish our financial reporting and registration documents in full. Nothing on this page requires you to take our word for it.

The people behind CODEIT4LIFE

We are a small team working from an office in Kharkiv, Ukraine, where our programmes are delivered, and a registered presence in San Francisco, California.

United States — CODEIT4LIFE INC, board of directors

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Alex Tkachenko

President

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Alex Kholodenko

Board member, CODEIT4LIFE INC · Director, CO "CF "CodeIT4Life Ukraine"

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Cem Isbilir

Board member

Ukraine — CO "CF "CodeIT4Life Ukraine"

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Evgeniia Semeniak

Deputy Director

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Anastasiia Bielianinova

Children's Programme Manager

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Nataliia Kabyn

Medical Programme Manager

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Olha Kostiuchenko

Communications Manager

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Nadiia Korotenko

Accountant

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Kyrylo Luhovyi

Legal Counsel

FAQ

Now that you have checked us — help us keep going

Every donation funds a specific thing: a first-aid kit for a medic, a safe space for children, sessions with a psychologist for a child who lived through occupation.