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Heartstrings Community Foundation

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Olathe, KS501(c)(3)Since 1999Human ServicesEIN 48-1223492Revenue $1.8M in FY2025

On file with the IRSheartstringscf.org11599 S Ridgeview Rd, 66061-7612 · Olathe, KSTax-exempt since Mar 2000Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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An interactive day service that employs adults with developmental disabilities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 11 volunteers and 91 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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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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $168K a year · 11% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$99K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 66% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $97K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$72K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.8M
+0.3% vs prior year
Spent
$1.7M
To programs
88%
Net assets
$2.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.8M
FY2025+0.3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.8M
FY2025$1.8M
Expenses
$1.7M
FY2025▲ +9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$999K
FY2021$970K
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.7M
Net assets
$2.1M
FY2025▲ +3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$2.1M

From the FY2025 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2000.

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

Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $1.5M Management & general 12% · $207K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $99K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Bunny Higgins
Executive Director
$99,466Pt VII · Sec A
Kelsey Parker
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Gavin Hull
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Anne Hull
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sean Seyb
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Luke Bryson
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Bunny Higgins’s $99K as Executive Director is at the 34th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Bunny Higgins$99,466$99,434$89,700$78,403$60,780$58,409

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

Provides meaningful employment and interactive day services for adults with developmental disabilities.

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1 program · $1.5M · in their own filed words · FY2025
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HCF is an interactive Day Service that employs adults with developmental disabilities. The organization provides support for individuals with developmental disabilities not only through employment but with programs designed to promote independence and a sense of volunteerism.

$1.5Mprogram expense

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 · FY2024
Greater Kansas City Community FoundationFY2024$47K
Forster-Powers Charitable Trust Robert Turgeon TteeFY2024$25K
Synchrony FoundationFY2024$9K
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$7K
The Blackbaud Giving FundFY2024$6K
Burbridge Family FoundationFY2024$2K
Commerce Bancshares FoundationFY2024$2K
Total grants receivedfrom 7 funders$97K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.8M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.2M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$439K
Other incomeLn 4–11$128K
Money outPt IX
$1.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.5M
Managementcol C$207K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$877K
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$72K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$439K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$266K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$22K
Other incomeLn 4–11$128K
Total revenueLn 12$1.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$877K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$877K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.1M
Other assetsLn 15$51K
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$72K
Net assetsLn 32$2.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 591
VolunteersI 611
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$839K$877K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.1M$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$153K$72K
Net assetsLn 32$2.0M$2.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$99K$99K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$943K$943K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$39K$39K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$117K$103K$14K
Payroll taxesLn 10$57K$50K$6K
Management feesLn 11a$14K$14K
Accounting feesLn 11c$42K$42K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$200$200
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$26K$26K
Information technologyLn 14$3K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$111K$111K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$6K$6K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$62K$62K
InsuranceLn 23$68K$65K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$118K$115K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$14K$14K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.7M$1.5M$207K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.8M$1.7M$62K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.8M$1.6M$202K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.7M$1.5M$142K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.3M$1.3M$83K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.4M$970K$453K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.1M$999K$69K$1.1M 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,783,947 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $446,378$438,811
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,144,725$1,195,037
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $23,360$22,350
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $164,969$127,749
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,779,432$1,783,947
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,120,259$1,254,575
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $456,803$467,762
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,577,062$1,722,337
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $202,370$61,610
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,783,947 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $207,218 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$265,527
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$173,284
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$438,811
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,195,037$1,195,037
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $22,350$22,350
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business −$84,154−$84,154
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $4,685$4,685
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,429,290 · Unrelated business −$84,154 · Excluded from tax $0$1,783,947
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,722,337 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $99,466$99,466
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $942,950$942,950
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $38,847$38,847
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $102,573 · Management $14,076$116,649
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $50,374 · Management $6,289$56,663
IX-11a Management feesManagement $13,637$13,637
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $41,980$41,980
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $200$200
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,474$3,474
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $26,159$26,159
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,357$3,357
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $110,632$110,632
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $6,494$6,494
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $61,999$61,999
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $65,370 · Management $2,518$67,888
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $114,663 · Management $3,194$117,857
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $14,085$14,085
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,515,018 · Management $207,319 · Fundraising $0$1,722,337
Part X · Balance sheet $2,158,241 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $839,194$877,374
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $104,681$103,947
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,135,321$1,126,105
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $98,808$50,815
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,178,004$2,158,241
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $54,158$22,874
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $98,808$48,719
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $152,966$71,593
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,010,924$2,081,872
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $14,114$4,776
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,025,038$2,086,648
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,178,004$2,158,241
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,086,648 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,783,947
XI-2 Total expenses$1,722,337
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$61,610
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,025,038
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,086,648

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