Touching Heart EIN 27-0777365

Touching Heart

EIN  27-0777365 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Herndon, VA Founded 2009
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Size
<$100K
What they do
Inspires children with love and compassion, teaching them joy through helping others.
Leadership
Helen Shin Yi · Co-Founder and Executive Director and Chair · $3K
Money in and out
$49K revenue, $54K expenses
Bottom line
96% program efficiency

Inspires children with love and compassion, teaching them joy through helping others. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $49K in revenue, $54K in expenses, and $325K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$49K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$54K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$325K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$5K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.96 Management & general $0.04
Program efficiency
96%
of spending reaches programs▲ +10% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
71.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -14% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-11%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -121% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$49K
FY2025▼ -64%
Expenses
$54K
FY2025▼ -21%
Total assets
$325K
FY2025▼ -2%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2025▼ -100%
Total revenue
$49K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$54K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$325K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$5K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$325K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B96%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 38
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 48
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $52K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Touching Heart has had long-standing relationships with local organizations that help children in need including the Arlington, Fairfax and Loudon County Foster Care Programs, Fairfax County Family Services, and Cornerstones in Herndon. Touching Heart helps children right here in our community with local projects and programs.

$43Kprogram expense
02

Kids on a Mission (koam)

Touching Heart coaches work with a leadership team of 3-5 children to select a cause, then plan and implement an event to raise funds to bring about positive change in the lives of children in need. Touching Heart partners with carefully selected local causes that benefit local children and international orphanages.

$8Kprogram expense
03

School Programs

In Touching Heart's classes and clubs, participants take action to help others and learn about the impact they can have to make the world a better place. They complete hands-on service projects such as preparing food for homeless shelters and making fleece scarves and blankets for children in need.

$1Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CTouching Heart
EINHdr · item D27-0777365
Principal addressHdr · item CHerndon, VA
WebsiteHdr · item Jtouchingheart.com
Year of formationHdr · item L2009
State of legal domicileHdr · item MVA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P58)
Ruling yearIRS BMFNov 2009

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a8
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b8
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Co-Founder and Executive Director and Chair
$3,250Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Founder and Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Helen Shin Yi’s $3K as Co-Founder and Executive Director and Chair is at the 8th percentile of top reported officer pay among 203 <$100K human services 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2020
Helen Yi$64,167
Helen Shin Yi$3,250

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$22K · 46%
Contributions & grants$16K · 33%
Investment income$10K · 21%
Program service revenue46%$22K
Contributions & grants33%$16K
Investment income21%$10K
Total revenueLn 12$49K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.96 Management & general $0.04
Program services96%$52K
Management & general4%$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$54K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$321K
Total assetsLn 16$325K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$325K
Months of cash on handcomputed71.4

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $321K · Operating expenses/yr $54K
71.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $52K · Total expenses $54K
96%
Management & General
Management & general $2K · Total expenses $54K
4%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $54K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $2K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $94K
$0.02 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $16K · Total revenue $49K
33%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $49K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $22K · Total revenue $49K
46%
Investment reliance
Investment income $10K · Total revenue $49K
+21%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $22K · Total expenses $54K
41%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $49K · Prior year $137K
-64%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $215K · FY2025 $49K
-26%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $325K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $49K · Expenses $54K
-11%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $325K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $325K · Total assets $325K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $325K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Helen Shin Yi · Reported title Co-Founder and Executive Director and Chair · Highest reported compensation $3K · Total expenses $54K
6%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $18K · Total expenses $54K
33%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 96%
Overhead ratio 4%
Revenue growth -64%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$22K
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$49K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$137K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$37K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$183K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$204K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$215K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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