Lion's Hearts inspires teens to have a positive impact in their communities through leadership and participation in volunteering, providing needed resources for causes that ignite their passions.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$110K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $32K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$110K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $1K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$11K
18% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 18% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$574K
-3% vs prior year
Spent
$516K
To programs
77%
Net assets
$51K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$574K
FY2025▼ -3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$576K
FY2021$607K
FY2022$565K
FY2023$581K
FY2024$592K
FY2025$574K
Expenses
$516K
FY2025▼ -2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$525K
FY2021$608K
FY2022$537K
FY2023$591K
FY2024$528K
FY2025$516K
Net assets
$51K
FY2025▲ ×34
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$38K
FY2021−$38K
FY2022−$11K
FY2023−$67K
FY2024−$2K
FY2025$51K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2014.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $397K Management & general 15% · $79K Fundraising 8% · $39K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

13 people listed on the 990; $110K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President/Executive Director
$110,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
CFO/Treasurer/Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairman/Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairperson/Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cynthia M Williams’s $110K as President/Executive Director is at the 88th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1264 $100K–1M philanthropy & grantmaking nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Rebecca Tankersley—$30,189$134,400$100,160$99,500$82,062
Cynthia M Williams$110,000$70,180————
Amanada Conley—$33,425$74,641———
Amanda Conley———$62,226——

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Organizes teen volunteer service projects to benefit communities.

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1 program · $397K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Coordinate community service opportunities between potential volunteers and those in need of services. Examples of community service provided by Lion's Heart volunteers include serving meals and performing at senior citizens' homes, helping at charity events (dinner dances, auctions, running events), beach and trail clean ups, coaching…

$397Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$1K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$574K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$572K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Investment incomeLn 3$6
Money outPt IX
$516K
Ln 25
Programscol B$397K
Managementcol C$79K
Fundraisingcol D$39K
Owns and owesPt X
$51K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$59K
Total assetsLn 16$61K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$572K
Investment incomeLn 3$6
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Total revenueLn 12$574K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$59K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$59K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$61K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K
Net assetsLn 32$51K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1K$59K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K$3K
Total assetsLn 16$13K$61K
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K$11K
Net assetsLn 32−$2K$51K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$290K$232K$29K$29K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$13K$11K$1K$1K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$18K$14K$2K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$25K$20K$2K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$11K$11K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$46K$37K$5K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$345$345
TravelLn 17$413$413
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$9K$9K
InterestLn 20$541$541
InsuranceLn 23$25K$25K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$75K$49K$26K
Total functional expensesLn 25$516K$397K$79K$39K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $574K$516K$58K$51K 990 PDF
FY2024 $592K$528K$64K−$2K 990 PDF
FY2023 $581K$591K−$10K−$67K 990 PDF
FY2022 $565K$537K$28K−$11K 990 PDF
FY2021 $607K$608K−$696−$38K 990 PDF
FY2020 $576K$525K$52K−$38K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $573,748 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $591,021$572,084
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2$6
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $898$1,658
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $591,921$573,748
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $302,149$346,042
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $225,810$169,627
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $527,959$515,669
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $63,962$58,079
Part VI · Governance 8 of 9 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $573,748 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,658 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$516,511
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$55,573
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$572,084
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Unrelated business $6$6
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,658 · Unrelated business $6 · Excluded from tax $0$573,748
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $515,669 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $232,081 · Management $29,010 · Fundraising $29,010$290,101
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $10,819 · Management $1,162 · Fundraising $1,162$13,143
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $14,400 · Management $1,800 · Fundraising $1,800$18,000
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $19,838 · Management $2,480 · Fundraising $2,480$24,798
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $11,326$11,326
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,892$1,892
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $37,000 · Management $4,625 · Fundraising $4,625$46,250
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $345$345
IX-17 TravelPrograms $413$413
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $8,937$8,937
IX-20 InterestManagement $541$541
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $25,225$25,225
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $48,612 · Management $26,086$74,698
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $397,325 · Management $79,267 · Fundraising $39,077$515,669
Part X · Balance sheet $61,421 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,272$58,668
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,753$2,753
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $9,426$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $13,451$61,421
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$415
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $15,025$10,473
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $15,025$10,888
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$1,574$50,533
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $13,451$61,421
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $50,533 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$573,748
XI-2 Total expenses$515,669
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$58,079
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$1,574
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$5,972
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$50,533

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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