The Blue Heart Foundation FY2021 filing

Tax-deductible

San Diego, CA501(c)(3)Since 2013Youth DevelopmentEIN 46-3782821Revenue $413K in FY2021

On file with the IRStheblueheartfoundation.org4331 El Cedro CT, 92154-2631 · San Diego, CATax-exempt since Mar 2015Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Nonprofit org. serving underserved African American male youth ages 13-18 in the greater San Diego County community, The Blue Heart Foundation offers a solid holistic mentoring program through adult and peer mentorship, that facilitates positive interactions, education, empowerment and emotional well being that is a critical part of their lives.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$200K 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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FY2021 · 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 surplus $65K a year · 13% 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
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$200K
to officers and key staff · 24% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 24% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
2
named funders · $70K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 1 voting members
Concern: none of 1 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$413K
-55% vs prior year
Spent
$839K
To programs
91%
Net assets
$0
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$413K
FY2021▼ -55%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$920K
FY2021$413K
FY2023$603K
FY2024$309K
FY2025$327K
Expenses
$839K
FY2021▲ +94%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$433K
FY2021$839K
FY2023$296K
FY2024$366K
FY2025$312K
Net assets
$0
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$0
FY2021$0
FY2023$630K
FY2024$637K
FY2025$652K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2015.

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

Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $760K Management & general 11% · $94K Fundraising 2% · $19K

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

2 people listed on the 990; $200K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President & CEO
$100,000Pt VII · Sec A
President & CEO
$100,000Pt VII · Sec A

April Ray’s $14K as President is at the 10th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1992 $100K–1M youth development 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2021FY2020
Tracy Morris——$100,000$100,000
April Ray$13,510———
Tammy T Blevins—$11,711——

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

Empowers underserved African American teen boys through holistic mentoring and education.

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2 programs · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Provied education services and community outreach to 340 under served/under privileged familes.

Pt IX · col B
02

Provied education services and community outreach to 340 under served/under privileged familes.

Pt IX · col B

Funders

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$70K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $101K · 2023–2023
Unitemized GrantFY2023$100,975

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$413K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$248K
Other incomeLn 4–11$165K
Money outPt IX
$839K
Ln 25
Programscol B$760K
Managementcol C$94K
Fundraisingcol D$19K
Owns and owesPt X
$0
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
2
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a1
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$248K
Other incomeLn 4–11$165K
Total revenueLn 12$413K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$0
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $327K$312K$15K$652K 990 PDF
FY2024 $309K$366K−$57K$637K 990 PDF
FY2023 $603K$296K$307K$630K 990 PDF
FY2022 Not on file
FY2021 Viewing $413K$839K−$426K$0 990 PDF
FY2020 $920K$433K$487K$0 990 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 FY2021 990 (1 part)
Part VI · Governance 0 of 1 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body1
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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