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Heifer International Foundation
Also known as Heifer Foundation
Heifer International Foundation reported $12.2 million in revenue and $9.4 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $57.44 went to program services, $42.56 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was investment income: 76.2% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $252,246 (FORMER PRESIDENT). 5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 1391% 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 $9.4MFor 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
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $12MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 57.4% | 86.1% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 42.6% | 8.0% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 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 | 23.8% | 96.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $252,246 | $341,362 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 2.68% | 1.06% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 5 | 10 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 260.4 | 7.5 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 8 of 8 | 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 expenseHeifer International Foundation's (foundation) mission is to raise and oversee financial assets to support the mission of heifer project international (hpi), an unrelated 501(c)(3) public charity. Hpi's mission includes supporting domestic and overseas communities to end world hunger and poverty and to care for the earth. The foundation supports hpi's mission primarily through grantmaking. During the year-ended june 30, 2025, the foundation made grants to hpi of $4,531,771 and to hpi's controlled foreign organizations of $637,760
Heifer International Foundation (foundation) educates individual donors about how planned charitable giving supports both heifer project international's mission as well as the mission of other 501(c)(3) organizations. In the fiscal year-ended june 30, 2025, the foundation educated 590,694 individuals
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FORMER PRESIDENT Former, 41.00 hrs/week | $233,982 | $0 | $18,264 | $252,246 |
| VP PLANNED GIVING Officer, 43.00 hrs/week | $192,549 | $0 | $32,045 | $224,594 |
| VP OF INVEST & FINANCE, TREASURER Officer, 43.00 hrs/week | $177,953 | $0 | $14,376 | $192,329 |
| DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $126,909 | $0 | $28,739 | $155,648 |
| VICE PRESIDENT OF PEOPLE & CULTURE Officer, 41.00 hrs/week | $116,992 | $0 | $24,680 | $141,672 |
5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Heifer International Foundation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $705K (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–1b8 · 8 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 515
- Volunteers Part I, line 610
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| GRAYSTONEMORGAN STANLEY Investment manager fees | $283,706 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 1 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
44 private foundations reported grants to Heifer International Foundation totaling $549K 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 Heifer International Foundation's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Heifer International Foundation, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Heifer International Foundation spent in FY2025, $57.44 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Heifer International Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Heifer International Foundation reported that 57.4% of its $9.4 million in expenses went to program services, 42.6% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Heifer International Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Heifer International Foundation reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $252,246, for the role of FORMER PRESIDENT (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Heifer International Foundation get its money?
Of $12.2 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 23.8% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Heifer International Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 71-0699939 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 202503069349300260 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202422999349301627 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202322939349301822 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202233049349301573 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202113079349300636 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202043079349302854 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 71-0699939: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.