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Heartland Alliance International

Chicago, IL · EIN 30-0739799 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Heartland Alliance International reported $15.0 million in revenue and $13.5 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $80.85 went to program services, $18.37 to management and general costs and $0.78 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 96.7% of the total. Government grants made up 74.0%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $266,742 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (PART YEAR)). 3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue fell 30% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $14M

For context, the median across 132 covered civil rights, social action & advocacy charities: $84.11 programs, $11.40 management, $4.49 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $15M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

FY2025 filing. Median across 132 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
80.9%82.1%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
18.4%11.1%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.8%4.4%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.01$0.05
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
96.7%94.9%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
74.0%0.0%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
0.0%0.3%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$266,742$321,771
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
1.97%1.81%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
38
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
1.710.5
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
3 of 4100.0%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$2.7M expenses · 25.0% of program spending · revenue $487K

Mejorando el acceso a los servicios multi sectoriales: recuperacin temprana y proteccin en colombia / improving access to multi sectoral services: early recovery and protection in colombia (ms resiliencia v), funded by the department of health and human services office of refugee resettlement survivors of torture program

$2.5M expenses · 23.3% of program spending

Pasos hacia el futuro (phf), or steps towards the future, funded by the department of state bureau of population refugees and migration, promotes the socioeconomic and cultural integration of vulnerable migrants, returnees, and host communities in colombia by enabling access to regularization, multi sectoral protection services, livelihoods, emergency shelter, and stable housing solutions

$2.5M expenses · 22.7% of program spending

Pasos para la integracion (ppi), or steps for integration, funded by the department of state bureau of population refugees and migration, applies the humanitarian development peace triple nexus and promotes the socioeconomic and cultural integration of vulnerable migrants, returnees, and host communities in colombia by enabling access to regularization, multi sectoral protection services, livelihoods, emergency shelter, and stable housing solutions

$3.2M all other programs (line 4d)

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (PART YEAR)
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$220,734$0$46,008$266,742
COO & TREASURER (PART YEAR)
Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$153,020$0$12,085$165,105
CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & TREASURER
Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$127,197$0$16,000$143,197
CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$80,983$0$31,848$112,831
CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$89,260$0$17,632$106,892
SECRETARY (PART YEAR)
Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$61,482$0$7,558$69,040

3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Heartland Alliance International (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $762K (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$10M$20M$30M$40MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$15M$14M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$15M$14M80.9%$2.0M$266,742
FY2024 ⓘ$20M$19M79.2%$533K$335,709
FY2023 (amended) ⓘ$19M$21M83.2%−$1.1M$456,607
FY2022 ⓘ$24M$24M86.7%$544K$384,283
FY2021 ⓘ$21M$22M85.1%$1.1M$361,862
FY2020 ⓘ$21M$22M80.6%$2.3M$372,507

Governance answers, as filed

FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means
  • Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b4 · 3 independent
  • Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
  • Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
  • Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
  • Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
  • Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
  • Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
  • Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
  • Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
  • Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
  • Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
  • Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
  • Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
  • Employees Part I, line 542
  • Volunteers Part I, line 6124

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
NET-TELLIGENCE GROUP INC
It services
$256,772
RCG
Accounting services
$221,655

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 2 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

8 private foundations reported grants to Heartland Alliance International totaling $555K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.

Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Heartland Alliance International's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Heartland Alliance International, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Heartland Alliance International's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Heartland Alliance International reported that 80.9% of its $13.5 million in expenses went to program services, 18.4% to management and general and 0.8% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Heartland Alliance International pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Heartland Alliance International reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $266,742, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (PART YEAR) (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Heartland Alliance International get its money?

Of $15.0 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 96.7% came from contributions and grants (including 74.0% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Heartland Alliance International a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 30-0739799 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

  • FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202611059349301456 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202543539349300549 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023 (amended), object 202520319349301412 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202311359349317661 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202231319349305278 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202111379349305441 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 30-0739799: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.