The mission of Heartly House is to end domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, and child abuse, and to provide victims with safety, shelter, and supportive services.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 57 volunteers and 64 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $83K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$273K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $880K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 0.5 months of spending in cash, plus $880K in investments.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $95K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$223K
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.1M
+24% vs prior year
Spent
$5.1M
To programs
86%
Net assets
$2.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$5.1M
FY2025▲ +24%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.7M
FY2021$4.0M
FY2022$3.0M
FY2023$3.8M
FY2024$4.1M
FY2025$5.1M
Expenses
$5.1M
FY2025▲ +17%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.7M
FY2021$3.2M
FY2022$3.5M
FY2023$3.6M
FY2024$4.3M
FY2025$5.1M
Net assets
$2.2M
FY2025▲ +4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$2.7M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$2.1M
FY2025$2.2M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 Sep 1982.

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Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $4.4M Management & general 9% · $448K Fundraising 5% · $251K

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

18 people listed on the 990; $273K 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
Former President and Executive Director
$156,828Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$116,314Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Past Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Inga James’s $157K as Former President and Executive Director is at the 76th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Inga James$156,828$108,507$107,400$97,857$99,055$90,190
Nicola Thrash$116,314—————

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 safety, shelter, and support for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, trafficking, and child abuse.

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3 programs · $2.7M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Emergency Shelter

Residential shelter services are provided through the 29-BED emergency shelter. Available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, shelter is staffed by professionals trained in crisis intervention and domestic violence.

$1.1Mprogram expense
02

Counseling services are provided by licensed clinicians in both individual and group settings to primary and secondary survivors of sexual assualt, abuse, child abuse, intimate partner violence, and human trafficking. Sessions are available to both adults and children, are confidential, and are provided free of charge.

$819Kprogram expense
03

Crisis services provides 24-HOUR client services including crisis response, lethality assessment, medical accompaniment for sexual assault and domestic violence forensic exams and initial access to all heartly house programs.

$803Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$95K

Federal money

Single Audit · Federal Audit Clearinghouse · money spent from federal programs
Year ending Jun 2025 · $805K federal money spent
Family Violence Prevention and Services/Domestic Violence Shelter and Supportive ServicesDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.671 · Through MD Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth and Victim Services and 2 more$381K
Transitional Housing Assistance for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Stalking, or Sexual AssaultDepartment of Justice · ALN 16.736 · Direct$190K
Family Violence Prevention and Services/State Domestic Violence CoalitionsDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.591 · Through MD Coalition Against Sexual Assault$87K
Violence Against Women Formula GrantsDepartment of Justice · ALN 16.588 · Through MD Governor's Office of Crime Prevention and Policy and 1 more$61K
Sexual Assault Services Formula ProgramDepartment of Justice · ALN 16.017 · Through MD Governor's Office of Crime Prevention and Policy$43K

Plus 2 smaller programs.

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Jun 2024 · $1.2M federal money spent
Crime Victim AssistanceDepartment of Justice · ALN 16.575 · Through MD Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth and Victim Services$617K
Family Violence Prevention and Services/Domestic Violence Shelter and Supportive ServicesDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.671 · Through MD Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth and Victim Services and 1 more$232K
Legal Assistance for VictimsDepartment of Justice · ALN 16.524 · Direct$181K
Family Violence Prevention and Services/State Domestic Violence CoalitionsDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.591 · Through MD Coalition Against Sexual Assault$43K
Sexual Assault Services Formula ProgramDepartment of Justice · ALN 16.017 · Through MD Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth and Victim Services$33K

Plus 4 smaller programs.

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Jun 2023 · $1.7M federal money spent
Crime Victim AssistanceDepartment of Justice · ALN 16.575 · Through MD Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth and Victim Services$1.1M
Family Violence Prevention and Services/Domestic Violence Shelter and Supportive ServicesDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.671 · Through MD Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth and Victim Services and 1 more$292K
Legal Assistance for VictimsDepartment of Justice · ALN 16.524 · Direct$101K
Emergency Solutions Grant ProgramDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.231 · Through City of Frederick$51K
Injury Prevention and Control Research and State and Community Based ProgramsDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.136 · Through MD Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth and Victim Services$50K

Plus 4 smaller programs.

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Jun 2022 · $1.7M federal money spent
Crime Victim AssistanceDepartment of Justice · ALN 16.575 · Through MD Governors Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services$1.0M
Family Violence Prevention and Services/Domestic Violence Shelter and Supportive ServicesDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.671 · Through MD Governors Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services and 1 more$195K
Emergency Solutions Grant ProgramDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.231 · Through City of Frederick$130K
Legal Assistance for VictimsDepartment of Justice · ALN 16.524 · Direct$93K
Injury Prevention and Control Research and State and Community Based ProgramsDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.136 · Through MD Governors Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services$49K

Plus 6 smaller programs.

The auditor reported no findings.

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$69K
Money outPt IX
$5.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.4M
Managementcol C$448K
Fundraisingcol D$251K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$226K
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$223K
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$4.0M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$24K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$43K
Investment incomeLn 3$69K
Gains on assetsLn 7$33K
Total revenueLn 12$5.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$59K
SavingsLn 2$167K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$226K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$880K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$377K
Other assetsLn 15$21K
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$223K
Net assetsLn 32$2.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 564
VolunteersI 657
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$24K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$365K$226K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$948K$880K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$433K$377K
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$515K$223K
Net assetsLn 32$2.1M$2.2M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$101K$88K$8K$5K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.5M$3.0M$288K$181K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$221K$186K$25K$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10$268K$226K$30K$12K
Legal feesLn 11b$10K$8K$1K$289
Accounting feesLn 11c$34K$29K$4K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$149K$141K$3K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$65K$44K$12K$9K
Information technologyLn 14$132K$105K$20K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$129K$96K$23K$10K
TravelLn 17$6K$6K$80$19
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$32K$30K$2K$204
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$61K$60K$813$204
InsuranceLn 23$25K$5K$20K$105
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$371K$352K$8K$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.1M$4.4M$448K$251K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Feb 26, 2026 $5.1M$5.1M$55K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Dec 16, 2024 $4.1M$4.3M−$199K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jan 16, 2024 $3.8M$3.6M$160K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2022 $3.0M$3.5M−$424K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 11, 2021 $4.0M$3.2M$815K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Feb 17, 2021 $2.7M$2.7M$88K$1.8M 990 PDF

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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $5,118,556 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,108,754$5,070,124
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $33,197$68,640
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$16,276−$20,208
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,125,675$5,118,556
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,456,023$4,048,204
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $869,042$1,015,219
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,325,065$5,063,423
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$199,390$55,133
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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 $5,118,556 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$42,505
VIII-1e Government grants$4,032,452
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$995,167
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$24,255
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,070,124
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $36,132$36,132
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $32,508$32,508
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$21,830−$21,830
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $1,622$1,622
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $48,432$5,118,556
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,063,423 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $87,532 · Management $8,447 · Fundraising $5,310$101,289
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,988,982 · Management $288,445 · Fundraising $181,308$3,458,735
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $186,102 · Management $24,989 · Fundraising $9,463$220,554
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $225,902 · Management $30,202 · Fundraising $11,522$267,626
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $8,089 · Management $1,252 · Fundraising $289$9,630
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $28,841 · Management $4,464 · Fundraising $1,030$34,335
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $140,678 · Management $3,419 · Fundraising $5,338$149,435
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $44,080 · Management $12,133 · Fundraising $9,118$65,331
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $105,206 · Management $20,158 · Fundraising $6,666$132,030
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $96,382 · Management $22,857 · Fundraising $10,253$129,492
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,030 · Management $80 · Fundraising $19$6,129
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $29,767 · Management $1,684 · Fundraising $204$31,655
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $60,408 · Management $813 · Fundraising $204$61,425
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,537 · Management $20,497 · Fundraising $105$25,139
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $352,266 · Management $8,070 · Fundraising $10,282$370,618
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,364,802 · Management $447,510 · Fundraising $251,111$5,063,423
Part X · Balance sheet $2,441,305 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $100,349$59,257
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $264,445$167,225
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $828,181$891,033
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $36,890$45,386
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $432,606$377,357
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $833,332$753,199
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $114,485$126,710
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $43,156$21,138
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,653,444$2,441,305
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $233,046$189,656
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $238,330$11,899
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $43,185$21,457
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $514,561$223,012
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,004,746$2,007,734
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $134,137$210,559
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,138,883$2,218,293
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,653,444$2,441,305
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,218,293 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,118,556
XI-2 Total expenses$5,063,423
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$55,133
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,138,883
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$24,277
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,218,293

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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