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Heart of Compassion Distribution
Heart of Compassion Distribution reported $32.2 million in revenue and $31.6 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $99.52 went to program services, $0.48 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 99.9% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $20,720 (Secretary). Revenue rose 2% 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 $32MFor context, the median across 349 covered food, agriculture & nutrition charities: $94.56 programs, $3.12 management, $2.32 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 $32MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 99.5% | 94.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 0.5% | 3.1% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 2.3% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 99.9% | 96.4% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 1.7% | 10.5% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 1.3% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $20,720 | $213,323 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.07% | 0.61% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 1.4 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 6 of 7 | 100.0% |
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 expenseHeart of Compassion Distribution functions primarily as a food distribution center. The organization collected, packaged, and distributed more than 15 million pounds of food and more than 685,000 pounds of personal goods to people in need in local communities through a network of 85 memorandum of understanding partnerships and programs. Weekly events were held on site and throughout southern california
Heart of Compassion Distribution operates a mens rehabilitation and recovery home. Men who are experiencing hard times, coming out of gangs, drugs, prison or other difficulties have an opportunity to turn their lives around and make a difference in the community by voluntarily enrolling in a one-year program that offers drug and alcohol rehabilitation and job and life skills training. All participants are required to undergo anger management classes and drug counseling to minimize the chance of recidivism. Men are required to put in 40-45 hours per week of community service at our…
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary Director/trustee, officer, 20.00 hrs/week | $20,720 | $0 | $0 | $20,720 |
0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Heart of Compassion Distribution (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $58,496 (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance 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–1b7 · 6 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 15aNo
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2Yes
- 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 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 52
- Volunteers Part I, line 61,900
Private foundation grants it received
2 private foundations reported grants to Heart of Compassion Distribution totaling $463 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.
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Of every $100 Heart of Compassion Distribution spent in FY2025, $99.52 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Heart of Compassion Distribution's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Heart of Compassion Distribution reported that 99.5% of its $31.6 million in expenses went to program services, 0.5% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Heart of Compassion Distribution pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Heart of Compassion Distribution reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $20,720, for the role of Secretary (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Heart of Compassion Distribution get its money?
Of $32.2 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 99.9% came from contributions and grants (including 1.7% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Heart of Compassion Distribution a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 42-1573926 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 202630519349301823 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024 (amended), object 202523169349307272 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023 (amended), object 202432579349302068 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202341359349318159 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021 (amended), object 202301199349300110 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202121349349306067 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 42-1573926: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.