The Zack Heger Foundation is a 501c3 charitable foundation started in honor of our son Zack who was diagnosed with a fatal muscle wasting disease Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy when he was just 3 years old. Initially our goal was to fund vital research for a treatment or cure for DMD. On May 3 2022 at age 29 our beloved Zack passed and we decided to shift our focus to something Zack felt incredibly passionate about - for all people to have the opportunity to enjoy recreational space in their community with no barriers to entry and a space where people of all abilities feel they belong - including those with physical or neurological limitations. Today our commitment and purpose is to collaborate with cities towns and private recreational providers to make existing spaces accessible and inclusive for all!

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78

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FY2024 · Form 990-EZIndependent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
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Named funders
2
named funders · $35K
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Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
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Revenue
$69K
-77% vs prior year
Net assets
$447K
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$69K
FY2024▼ -77%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$37K
FY2022$70K
FY2023$293K
FY2024$69K
Net assets
$447K
FY2024▲ +18%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$15K
FY2022$85K
FY2023$378K
FY2024$447K

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 2007.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

9 people listed on the 990-EZ.

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Programs and updates

Builds inclusive, barrier-free community spaces for people of all abilities.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Finalized layout of an accessible and inclusive playground in Westwood MA. Received approval from Town of Westwood MA for construction in Spring 2025.

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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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$35K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990-EZ, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$69K
Other income$69K
Owns and owes
$447K
net assets
People
9
listed
Paid0
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Other income$69K
Total revenue$69K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Net assets$447K
Operations
Employees0
Volunteers0
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Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $69K$447K 990 PDF
FY2023 $293K$24$293K$378K 990 PDF
FY2022 $70K$85K 990 PDF
FY2021 $37K$15K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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