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Heart to Heart International
Heart to Heart International reported $347.3 million in revenue and $303.5 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $98.79 went to program services, $0.81 to management and general costs and $0.40 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 99.1% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $226,450 (CEO & PRESIDENT). 6 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue fell 9% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $304MFor context, the median across 469 covered international, foreign affairs & national security charities: $89.04 programs, $8.28 management, $2.68 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $347MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 98.8% | 86.1% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 0.8% | 8.0% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.4% | 2.6% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.03 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 99.1% | 96.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $226,450 | $341,362 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.07% | 1.06% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 6 | 10 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 2.7 | 7.5 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 13 of 13 | 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
2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseInternational humanitarian assistance: heart to heart strengthens communites outside the united states through improving health access, providing humanitarian development, and crisis relief
Highest reported compensation
2025 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & PRESIDENT Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $213,929 | $0 | $12,521 | $226,450 |
| SENIOR VP OF OPERATIONS Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $112,936 | $0 | $36,748 | $149,684 |
| SVP OF PROGRAMS Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $120,924 | $0 | $14,071 | $134,995 |
| VP OF HYGIENE PROGRAMMING Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $108,426 | $0 | $16,063 | $124,489 |
| VP OF DEVELOPMENT Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $108,343 | $0 | $13,189 | $121,532 |
| SENIOR VP (THRU 6/25) Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $108,513 | $0 | $11,428 | $119,941 |
6 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Heart to Heart International (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $226K (Part IX, line 5).
7 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2025 · 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–1b13 · 13 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 573
- Volunteers Part I, line 611,424
Largest outside contractors
2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| ROSE PAVING LLC Construction services | $170,173 |
| CROWN CFO Accounting services | $146,081 |
| FEDEX FREIGHT Shipping services | $131,298 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 3 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
19 private foundations reported grants to Heart to Heart International totaling $236K 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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Every number above is copied from Heart to Heart 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 Heart to Heart International, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Heart to Heart International spent in 2025, $98.79 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Heart to Heart International's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2025, Heart to Heart International reported that 98.8% of its $303.5 million in expenses went to program services, 0.8% to management and general and 0.4% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Heart to Heart International pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Heart to Heart International reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $226,450, for the role of CEO & PRESIDENT (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Heart to Heart International get its money?
Of $347.3 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 99.1% came from contributions and grants and 0.7% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Heart to Heart International a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 48-1108359 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, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202641329349306814 · read the filing
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202511259349302151 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202441739349301209 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202301749349300925 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202221669349302412 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202131619349300638 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202021709349301717 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 48-1108359: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.