Dog Tag Inc.

What Dog Tag Inc. does

Dog Tag Inc. runs a business and entrepreneurship fellowship for veterans with service-connected disabilities, military spouses and caregivers, meant to help them find purpose and community after military life. Constance Milstein and Father Rick Curry created it. It is based in Washington, D.C.'s Georgetown neighborhood, where it also runs Dog Tag Bakery, a social-impact bakery.

The five-month fellowship mixes classroom work with hands-on experience in the bakery business, career-exploration learning labs and wellness sessions. Fellows earn a Certificate in Business Administration from Georgetown University's School of Continuing Studies and receive a taxable monthly stipend. The program began with applicants from the D.C. area and Chicago. It is now delivered mainly over Zoom and accepts qualified applicants from across the U.S. Dog Tag reports a 93% graduation rate. Among alumni, 34% identify as entrepreneurs and 32% work full-time elsewhere.

Charity Navigator gives Dog Tag four stars with a score of 95%. It is a small organization, with about $2.9 million in expenses in the fiscal year ending June 2025 per its IRS filing. It runs cohorts of roughly 15 to 16 fellows twice a year, so the program is intensive rather than large-scale.

Key facts

• The five-month fellowship includes a Certificate in Business Administration from Georgetown University's School of Continuing Studies (program page; Candid)
• 93% graduation rate, with cohorts of about 15–16 fellows twice a year (Candid profile)
• Alumni: 34% identify as entrepreneurs, 32% employed full-time elsewhere, 24% pursuing postsecondary education (Our Impact page)
• Fellows served: 49% veterans with service-connected disabilities, 38% military spouses, 12% military caregivers (Our Impact page)

Before you give

• Offers one-time and monthly giving, plus an 'other ways to give' page (donate page).