The mission of Holiday Heroes is to provide joy and entertainment to hospitalized children who are battling life threatening illnesses by hosting themed parties and bedside visits. Holiday Heroes hospital parties and days of play take a child's mind away from the pain, anxiety and stresses of being hospitalized.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
69¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 650 volunteers and 4 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $36K a year · 9% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
69%
of spending
Fine: 69% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $21K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$9K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$548K
+26% vs prior year
Spent
$454K
To programs
69%
Net assets
$319K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$548K
FY2025▲ +26%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$362K
FY2021$300K
FY2022$289K
FY2023$439K
FY2024$433K
FY2025$548K
Expenses
$454K
FY2025▲ +6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$282K
FY2021$229K
FY2022$388K
FY2023$370K
FY2024$430K
FY2025$454K
Net assets
$319K
FY2025▲ +41%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$183K
FY2021$254K
FY2022$155K
FY2023$223K
FY2024$226K
FY2025$319K

From the FY2025 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 Jul 2009.

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

Where the money goes

69 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 69% · $312K Management & general 16% · $73K Fundraising 15% · $69K

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

17 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lynn M Reckamp’s $82K as Executive Di is at the 67th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1980 $100K–1M health care 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

NameFY2024FY2020
Lynn M Reckamp$82,500—
Felicia Winiecki—$67,083

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Brings joy and entertainment to hospitalized children through themed parties and bedside visits.

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1 program · $312K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Holiday heroes delivered 6,000 age specific themed activity boxes and 5,700 sensory bags to hospital partners in 2025. They also offered 78 in-person hospital parties with a costumed character to patients while child life specialists passed their activity boxes to the CHILDREN/PATIENTS.

$312Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2025
Gibson GivesFY2025$5K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$21K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$548K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$712K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Money outPt IX
$454K
Ln 25
Programscol B$312K
Managementcol C$73K
Fundraisingcol D$69K
Owns and owesPt X
$319K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$321K
Total assetsLn 16$329K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$712K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$603K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Total revenueLn 12$548K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$321K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$321K
Total assetsLn 16$329K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K
Net assetsLn 32$319K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 6650
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$248K$321K
Total assetsLn 16$248K$329K
LiabilitiesLn 26$22K$9K
Net assetsLn 32$226K$319K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$256K$182K$32K$42K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$9K$5K$1K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$20K$14K$2K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$12K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$11K$10K$367$473
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$2K$581$668
Information technologyLn 14$6K$432$5K
OccupancyLn 16$19K$19K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K$39
InsuranceLn 23$4K$2K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$110K$94K$2K$14K
Total functional expensesLn 25$454K$312K$73K$69K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $548K$454K$93K$319K 990 PDF
FY2024 $433K$430K$3K$226K 990 PDF
FY2023 $439K$370K$68K$223K 990 PDF
FY2022 $289K$388K−$99K$155K 990 PDF
FY2021 $300K$229K$71K$254K 990 PDF
FY2020 $362K$282K$80K$183K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $547,778 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $598,497$711,963
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,823$3,555
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$168,978−$167,740
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $433,342$547,778
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $260,322$284,422
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $169,799$170,069
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $430,121$454,491
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $3,221$93,287
Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members16
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $547,778 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$603,392
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$108,571
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$711,963
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $3,555$3,555
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events−$167,740
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,555$547,778
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $454,491 across 12 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $181,860 · Management $32,344 · Fundraising $41,656$255,860
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $5,280 · Management $1,320 · Fundraising $2,200$8,800
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $14,047 · Management $2,498 · Fundraising $3,217$19,762
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $11,911$11,911
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $9,764 · Management $367 · Fundraising $473$10,604
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,796 · Fundraising $1,661$3,457
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,437 · Management $581 · Fundraising $668$3,686
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $432 · Fundraising $5,146$5,578
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $19,421$19,421
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,536 · Management $39$1,575
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,524 · Management $2,576$4,100
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $93,977 · Management $1,918 · Fundraising $13,842$109,737
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $312,221 · Management $73,407 · Fundraising $68,863$454,491
Part X · Balance sheet $328,948 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $247,626$321,348
X-4 Accounts receivable$7,100
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $500$500
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $248,126$328,948
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $21,914$9,449
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $21,914$9,449
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $226,212$319,499
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $226,212$319,499
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $248,126$328,948
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $319,499 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$547,778
XI-2 Total expenses$454,491
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$93,287
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$226,212
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$319,499

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