Wiseheart is a charitable Foundation serving christian philanthropists by creating sustainable, god-honoring giving options and serving ministries and organizations with strategy resources and capital to impact the kingdom of god and other missions.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$150K 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $1.5M a year · 79% 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
$150K
to officers and key staff · 56% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 56% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $194K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 3.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $345K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$349K
+28% vs prior year
Spent
$270K
To programs
90%
Net assets
$282K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$349K
FY2025▲ +28%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.3M
FY2021$5.3M
FY2023$307K
FY2024$272K
FY2025$349K
Expenses
$270K
FY2025▼ -6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.7M
FY2021$2.9M
FY2023$10.9M
FY2024$286K
FY2025$270K
Net assets
$282K
FY2025▲ +43%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$7.9M
FY2021$11.7M
FY2023$200K
FY2024$196K
FY2025$282K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2013.

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Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $242K Management & general 8% · $22K Fundraising 2% · $5K

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; $150K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$150,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President and Board Direct
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Len E Hardison’s $150K as Director is at the 97th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2133 $100K–1M religion 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2021FY2020
Len E Hardison$150,000$150,000$143,750$120,000$121,715

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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1 program · $242K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The wiseheart foundation's focus is to partner with or come alongside well operated and vetted god-honoring charities, ministry groups and other organizations to assist them with resources, strategies and funding to help them fulfill their mission or purpose.

$242Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$345K
Grants paid · 90 grants · $12.9M · 2020–2022
National Christian Foundation INCGA · FY2022$10,481,131
For Others Collective INCTN · FY2022$25,000
First Presbyterian ChurchMS · FY2022$20,000
Individual RecipientFY2020$501,023
Champions for LiteracyTN · FY2020$139,109
Room in the Inn - MemphisTN · FY2020$53,892
The Impact FoundationCO · FY2020$50,000
Three Rivers Endowment TrustMO · FY2020$47,849
Individual RecipientFY2020$45,000
The Salvation ArmyGA · FY2020$40,700
Bill Winston MinistriesIL · FY2020$40,115
French Camp AcademyMS · FY2020$33,000
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$349K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$225K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$111K
Investment incomeLn 3$13K
Money outPt IX
$270K
Ln 25
Programscol B$242K
Managementcol C$22K
Fundraisingcol D$5K
Owns and owesPt X
$282K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$87K
Total assetsLn 16$282K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$225K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$111K
Investment incomeLn 3$13K
Gains on assetsLn 7$3K
Total revenueLn 12$349K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$87K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$87K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$194K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$78
Total assetsLn 16$282K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$282K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$7K$87K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$189K$194K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$265$78
Total assetsLn 16$196K$282K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$196K$282K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$155K$139K$12K$3K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$77K$69K$6K$2K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$4K$4K$348$87
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Investment management feesLn 11f$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K$279$70
OccupancyLn 16$16K$14K$1K$310
TravelLn 17$8K$8K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$187$168$15$4
Total functional expensesLn 25$270K$242K$22K$5K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $349K$270K$79K$282K 990 PDF
FY2024 $272K$286K−$13K$196K 990 PDF
FY2023 $307K$10.9M−$10.5M$200K 990 PDF
FY2022 Not on file
FY2021 $5.3M$2.9M$2.4M$11.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.3M$2.7M$584K$7.9M 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 $349,084 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $167,945$224,614
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $94,971$111,115
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $9,530$13,355
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $272,446$349,084
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $11,500$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $214,819$236,061
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $59,494$33,732
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $285,813$269,793
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$13,367$79,291
Part VI · Governance 6 of 7 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $349,084 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$224,614
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$224,614
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $111,115$111,115
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $10,285$10,285
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $3,070$3,070
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $114,185 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $10,285$349,084
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $269,793 across 9 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $139,336 · Management $12,385 · Fundraising $3,096$154,817
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $69,209 · Management $6,152 · Fundraising $1,538$76,899
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $3,910 · Management $348 · Fundraising $87$4,345
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,860$1,860
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $4,410$4,410
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,137 · Management $279 · Fundraising $70$3,486
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $13,951 · Management $1,240 · Fundraising $310$15,501
IX-17 TravelPrograms $8,288$8,288
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $168 · Management $15 · Fundraising $4$187
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $242,409 · Management $22,279 · Fundraising $5,105$269,793
Part X · Balance sheet $281,657 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $7,161$87,419
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $265$78
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $189,056$194,160
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $196,482$281,657
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $196,482$281,657
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $196,482$281,657
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $196,482$281,657
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $281,657 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$349,084
XI-2 Total expenses$269,793
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$79,291
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$196,482
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$5,883
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$281,657

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