Heartstrings Community Foundation: FY2024 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 48-1223492)

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

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
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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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 · $1.3M · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

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.

$1.3Mprogram 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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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$1.8M

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.1M

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$446K

Other incomeLn 4–11$165K

Money outPt IX

$1.6M

Ln 25

Programscol B$1.3M

Managementcol C$233K

Owns and owesPt X

$2.0M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$839K

Total assetsLn 16$2.2M

LiabilitiesLn 26$153K

PeoplePt VI, VII

10

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a9

IndependentVI 1b9

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$446K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$2K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$276K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.1M

Investment incomeLn 3$23K

Other incomeLn 4–11$165K

Gains on assetsLn 7$725

Total revenueLn 12$1.8M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$839K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$839K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.1M

Other assetsLn 15$99K

Total assetsLn 16$2.2M

LiabilitiesLn 26$153K

Net assetsLn 32$2.0M

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

Line	Start FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$730K	$839K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$1.0M	$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16	$2.0M	$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$181K	$153K
Net assetsLn 32	$1.8M	$2.0M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$95K		$95K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$881K	$881K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$35K	$30K	$5K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$51K	$42K	$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$58K	$52K	$6K
Management feesLn 11a	$31K		$31K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$34K		$34K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$15K		$15K
Office expensesLn 13	$22K		$22K
Information technologyLn 14	$3K	$3K
OccupancyLn 16	$107K	$107K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$12K	$12K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$55K	$55K
InsuranceLn 23	$58K	$55K	$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$109K	$95K	$13K
All other expensesLn 24e	$11K	$11K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$1.6M	$1.3M	$233K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$1.8M	$1.7M	$62K	$2.1M	990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing	$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 R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $1,779,432 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $193,012$446,378

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,035,712$1,144,725

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $14,252$23,360

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $445,527$164,969

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,688,503$1,779,432

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,006,403$1,120,259

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $540,429$456,803

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,546,832$1,577,062

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $141,671$202,370

Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9

VI-1b Independent voting members9

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 $1,779,432 across 10 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $208,271 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1c Fundraising events$276,328

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$170,050

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$2,204

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$446,378

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,144,725$1,144,725

VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $22,635$22,635

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $725$725

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$87,853−$87,853

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $44,551$44,551

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,420,907 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$87,853$1,779,432

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,577,062 across 16 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $94,699$94,699

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $881,074$881,074

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $30,053 · Management $4,735$34,788

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $42,412 · Management $8,935$51,347

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $52,198 · Management $6,153$58,351

IX-11a Management feesManagement $31,146$31,146

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $34,095$34,095

IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $14,924$14,924

IX-13 Office expensesManagement $22,054$22,054

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,253$3,253

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $107,230$107,230

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $11,694$11,694

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $54,764$54,764

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $55,016 · Management $2,518$57,534

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $95,299 · Management $13,369$108,668

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $11,441$11,441

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,344,434 · Management $232,628 · Fundraising $0$1,577,062

Part X · Balance sheet $2,178,004 assets, 12 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $730,183$839,194

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $99,164$104,681

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,022,789$1,135,321

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $151,402$98,808

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,003,538$2,178,004

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $29,468$54,158

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $151,402$98,808

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $180,870$152,966

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,768,693$2,010,924

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $53,975$14,114

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,822,668$2,025,038

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,003,538$2,178,004

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,025,038 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$1,779,432

XI-2 Total expenses$1,577,062

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$202,370

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,822,668

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,025,038

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