Starting Hearts INC

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Avon, CO501(c)(3)Health CareEIN 27-3008262

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The Organizations mission is to save the lives of sudden cardiac arrest victims.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$115K 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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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $26K a year · 8% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$115K
to officers and key staff · 31% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 72% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 31% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $100
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$424K
64% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 64% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$314K
+1% vs prior year
Spent
$368K
To programs
73%
Net assets
$243K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$314K
FY2024▲ +1%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$432K
FY2021$324K
FY2022$296K
FY2023$311K
FY2024$314K
Expenses
$368K
FY2024▲ +11%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$473K
FY2021$372K
FY2022$262K
FY2023$331K
FY2024$368K
Net assets
$243K
FY2024▼ -18%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$333K
FY2021$301K
FY2022$336K
FY2023$297K
FY2024$243K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2010.

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

Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $269K Management & general 21% · $76K Fundraising 6% · $23K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $115K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$88,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$23,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$3,555Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Alan Himelfarb’s $88K as Executive Director is at the 72nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1979 $100K–1M health care 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2020
Alan Himelfarb$88,000$92,000$84,000$86,500
Janet Newman$23,000$28,000$24,000$17,850
Mike McGee$3,555——$22,356

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Save lives by responding to sudden cardiac arrest emergencies.

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1 program service account for $269K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Provided education about the signs of sudden cardiac arrest, oversaw the administration of defibrillation and cardiopulmonary resuscitation, provided access to automated external defibrillators, and implemented citizen response strategies.

$269Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$100

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$314K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$160K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$100K
Other incomeLn 4–11$51K
Money outPt IX
$368K
Ln 25
Programscol B$269K
Managementcol C$76K
Fundraisingcol D$23K
Owns and owesPt X
$243K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$47K
Total assetsLn 16$666K
LiabilitiesLn 26$424K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$160K
Government grantsLn 1e$34K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$100K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Other incomeLn 4–11$51K
Total revenueLn 12$314K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$46K
SavingsLn 2$1K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$47K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$108K
Total assetsLn 16$666K
LiabilitiesLn 26$424K
Net assetsLn 32$243K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$156K$47K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$112K$108K
Total assetsLn 16$684K$666K
LiabilitiesLn 26$388K$424K
Net assetsLn 32$297K$243K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$140K$119K$7K$14K
Accounting feesLn 11c$890$890
Lobbying feesLn 11d$5K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$5K$304$1K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$5K$589$589
Information technologyLn 14$9K$8K$458$458
OccupancyLn 16$27K$22K$3K$3K
TravelLn 17$6K$6K
InterestLn 20$19K$19K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$24K$3K$20K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$5K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$100K$81K$18K$500
All other expensesLn 24e$19K$16K$89$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$368K$269K$76K$23K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $314K$368K−$54K$243K 990 PDF
FY2023 $311K$331K−$20K$297K 990 PDF
FY2022 $296K$262K$34K$336K 990 PDF
FY2021 $324K$372K−$48K$301K 990 PDF
FY2020 $432K$473K−$41K$333K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $314,048 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $46,273 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$30,988
VIII-1e Government grants$34,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$95,016
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$160,004
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $100,279$100,279
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,568$2,568
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $2,450$2,450
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $2,474$2,474
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $151,476 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,568$314,048
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $367,969 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $118,592 · Management $6,976 · Fundraising $13,952$139,520
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $890$890
IX-11d Lobbying feesManagement $4,854$4,854
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,567 · Management $304 · Fundraising $1,218$6,089
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,712 · Management $589 · Fundraising $589$5,890
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $8,241 · Management $458 · Fundraising $458$9,157
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $21,842 · Management $2,730 · Fundraising $2,730$27,302
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,781$5,781
IX-20 InterestManagement $19,343$19,343
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,494 · Management $20,212$23,706
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,592 · Management $1,148$5,740
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $81,385 · Management $18,417 · Fundraising $500$100,302
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $15,658 · Management $89 · Fundraising $3,648$19,395
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $268,864 · Management $76,010 · Fundraising $23,095$367,969
Part X · Balance sheet $666,419 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $22,562$46,228
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $133,469$1,004
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $51,699$99,650
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $108,156$132,574
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $112,249$107,883
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $252,939$279,080
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $684,474$666,419
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $10,569$3,045
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $50,000$93,809
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $12,388$22,838
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $387,919$423,784
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $296,555$242,635
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $296,555$242,635
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $684,474$666,419
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $242,635 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$314,048
XI-2 Total expenses$367,969
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$53,921
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$296,555
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$1
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$242,635

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