Hearth Connection works with government, nonprofit, and tribal partners to provide innovative supportive housing services across minnesota and improve outcomes for people experiencing long term homelessness.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 25 volunteers and 18 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $97K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$469K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.8 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $15K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$634K
42% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 42% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$14.0M
+10% vs prior year
Spent
$14.0M
To programs
90%
Net assets
$873K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$14.0M
FY2024▲ +10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$13.8M
FY2021$14.3M
FY2022$13.1M
FY2023$12.8M
FY2024$14.0M
Expenses
$14.0M
FY2024▲ +9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$13.9M
FY2021$14.2M
FY2022$13.7M
FY2023$12.8M
FY2024$14.0M
Net assets
$873K
FY2024▲ +3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$845K
FY2023$848K
FY2024$873K

From the FY2024 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 1999.

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

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $12.7M Management & general 10% · $1.4M

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

19 people listed on the 990; $469K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$154,787Pt VII · Sec A
Deputy Executive Director
$116,725Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Software Development
$110,358Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Finance
$85,824Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$1,200Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Marcus Schmit’s $155K as Executive Director is at the 21st percentile of top reported officer pay among 676 $10–100M housing 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Marcus Schmit$154,787$139,211$119,010——
Kristine Davis$116,725$100,545———
Eric Hands$110,358$102,133———
Kelby Grovender————$95,357
Taunia Gorka———$64,123$93,977
Winda Roets$85,824$82,410———
Marcus Schmidt———$47,173—
Marlena Jasch$1,200————

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides innovative supportive housing services to end long-term homelessness across Minnesota.

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1 program · $12.7M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Hearth connection works with a broad range of stakeholders to strengthen minnesota's network of supportive housing for people experiencing long histories of homelessness. As an intermediary between government, philanthropy, and direct service providers, hearth connection provides funding and administrative support, as well as fiscal and…

$12.7Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$15K
Grants paid · 196 grants · $58.4M · 2020–2024
GuildMN · FY2024$1,765,415
AvivoMN · FY2024$1,682,544
Amherst H Wilder FoundationMN · FY2024$976,976
People IncorporatedMN · FY2024$784,369
Blue Earth CountyFY2024$739,741
Human Development CenterMN · FY2024$529,828
Breaking Free INCMN · FY2024$356,590
MeshMN · FY2024$229,068
YouthlinkMN · FY2024$210,387
Clare HousingMN · FY2024$173,185
Tri County Action Program INCMN · FY2024$132,516
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$14.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$12.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.6M
Other incomeLn 4–11$47K
Money outPt IX
$14.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$12.7M
Managementcol C$1.4M
Owns and owesPt X
$873K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$916K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$634K
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$12.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$11.9M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$17K
Other incomeLn 4–11$47K
Total revenueLn 12$14.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$50
SavingsLn 2$915K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$916K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$38K
Other assetsLn 15$41K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$634K
Net assetsLn 32$873K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 518
VolunteersI 625
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$869K$916K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$18K$38K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$403K$634K
Net assetsLn 32$848K$873K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$12.0M$12.0M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$435K$435K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$901K$517K$384K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$36K$20K$16K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$189K$107K$83K
Payroll taxesLn 10$92K$39K$54K
Legal feesLn 11b$69K$69K
Accounting feesLn 11c$33K$33K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$18K$18K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$24K$24K
Office expensesLn 13$18K$18K
Information technologyLn 14$68K$563$67K
OccupancyLn 16$70K$70K
TravelLn 17$10K$10K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$10K$10K
InterestLn 20$337$337
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$10K$10K
InsuranceLn 23$44K$44K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$5K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$14.0M$12.7M$1.4M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $14.0M$14.0M$24K$873K 990 PDF
FY2023 $12.8M$12.8M$4K$848K 990 PDF
FY2022 $13.1M$13.7M−$556K$845K 990 PDF
FY2021 $14.3M$14.2M$162K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $13.8M$13.9M−$119K$1.2M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $14,026,896 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $11,118,328$12,353,530
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,676,075$1,609,497
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,346$16,837
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $7,369$47,032
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $12,804,118$14,026,896
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $10,886,384$11,969,520
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,477,160$1,653,267
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $436,848$379,951
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $12,800,392$14,002,738
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $3,726$24,158
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $14,026,896 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $47,032 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$40,000
VIII-1e Government grants$11,938,080
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$375,450
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$12,353,530
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,609,497$1,609,497
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $16,837$16,837
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,609,497 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $63,869$14,026,896
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $14,002,738 across 20 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $11,969,520$11,969,520
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $434,654$434,654
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $516,554 · Management $384,456$901,010
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $20,438 · Management $15,546$35,984
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $106,689 · Management $82,681$189,370
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $38,746 · Management $53,503$92,249
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $68,568$68,568
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $33,210$33,210
IX-11d Lobbying feesManagement $17,500$17,500
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $23,626$23,626
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $17,824$17,824
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $563 · Management $67,190$67,753
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $69,792$69,792
IX-17 TravelManagement $9,566$9,566
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $10,248$10,248
IX-20 InterestManagement $337$337
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $10,066$10,066
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $44,052$44,052
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $5,370$5,370
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $2,039$2,039
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $12,652,510 · Management $1,350,228 · Fundraising $0$14,002,738
Part X · Balance sheet $1,506,305 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $50$50
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $868,545$915,478
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $233,183$469,447
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $31,254$42,062
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $18,250$37,810
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $100,653$41,458
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,251,935$1,506,305
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $40,954$45,948
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $265,808$550,643
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $96,685$37,068
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $403,447$633,659
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $847,938$872,646
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $550$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $848,488$872,646
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,251,935$1,506,305
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $872,646 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$14,026,896
XI-2 Total expenses$14,002,738
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$24,158
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$848,488
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$872,646

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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