White Heart Foundation

Tax-deductible

Agoura Hills, CA501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 61-1656177

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Supporting severely injured warriors with life-enhancing equipment and services.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 80 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $5K 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
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$48K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 64% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $18K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$94K
98% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 98% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$344K
+9% vs prior year
Spent
$355K
To programs
84%
Net assets
$1K
By yearFY2018–FY2024
Revenue
$344K
FY2024▲ +9%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2018$557K
FY2020$153K
FY2021$326K
FY2022$295K
FY2023$314K
FY2024$344K
Expenses
$355K
FY2024▲ +17%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2018$548K
FY2020$145K
FY2021$300K
FY2022$304K
FY2023$305K
FY2024$355K
Net assets
$1K
FY2024▼ -88%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2018$75K
FY2020−$14K
FY2021$12K
FY2022$4K
FY2023$13K
FY2024$1K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 2012.

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

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $300K Management & general 11% · $40K Fundraising 5% · $16K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $48K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$48,000Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ryan Sawtelle’s $48K as Executive Di is at the 36th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2018
Ryan Sawtelle$48,000$48,000$39,500$48,000$48,000$48,000

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 life-enhancing equipment and services to severely injured warriors.

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3 program services account for $197K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

The white heart foundation organizes the "ride to the flags" - a motorcycle charity ride that raises awareness and funds for our injured military veterans while paying homage to our first responders and those that lost their lives on 9/11.

$88Kprogram expense
02

The guardian project is an eco-adventure therapy program designed to build new bonds among veterans dealing with post-traumatic stress and military sexual trauma by promoting team-building activities through therapeutic outdoor recreation.

$81Kprogram expense
03

White Heart Network

The network is an easy-to-use online tool that allow donors to help fund equipment, projects, and more for their military heroes. In just a few clicks, you are able to give and watch as others help fund the same project. The foundation provides vital financial support for injured military veterans.

$28Kprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$18K
Grants paid · 2 grants · $31K · 2020–2021
Unitemized GrantFY2021$21,576
Unitemized GrantFY2020$9,108

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$344K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$344K
Money outPt IX
$355K
Ln 25
Programscol B$300K
Managementcol C$40K
Fundraisingcol D$16K
Owns and owesPt X
$1K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$96K
Total assetsLn 16$96K
LiabilitiesLn 26$94K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$344K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$81K
Total revenueLn 12$344K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$43K
SavingsLn 2$52K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$96K
Other assetsLn 15$275
Total assetsLn 16$96K
LiabilitiesLn 26$94K
Net assetsLn 32$1K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 680
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$62K$96K
Total assetsLn 16$63K$96K
LiabilitiesLn 26$50K$94K
Net assetsLn 32$13K$1K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$49K$49K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$48K$30K$12K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$1K$725$725
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$3K$2K$632
Information technologyLn 14$23K$10K$8K$5K
TravelLn 17$52K$51K$756$337
InterestLn 20$19K$15K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$3K$540
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$143K$137K$5K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$1K$110$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$355K$300K$40K$16K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $344K$355K−$11K$1K 990 PDF
FY2023 $314K$305K$9K$13K 990 PDF
FY2022 $295K$304K−$9K$4K 990 PDF
FY2021 $326K$300K$26K$12K 990 PDF
FY2020 $153K$145K$7K−$14K 990 PDF
FY2019 Not on file
FY2018 $557K$548K$9K$75K 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $344,162 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$344,162
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$80,826
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$344,162
VIII-12 Total revenue$344,162
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $355,478 across 11 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $49,090$49,090
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $30,000 · Management $12,000 · Fundraising $6,000$48,000
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,078 · Management $725 · Fundraising $725$2,528
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,760$5,760
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,996 · Management $2,017 · Fundraising $632$5,645
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $10,008 · Management $8,089 · Fundraising $5,382$23,479
IX-17 TravelPrograms $51,198 · Management $756 · Fundraising $337$52,291
IX-20 InterestPrograms $14,591 · Management $4,864$19,455
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,038 · Management $540$3,578
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $136,637 · Management $4,642 · Fundraising $1,318$142,597
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,191 · Management $110 · Fundraising $1,754$3,055
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $299,827 · Management $39,503 · Fundraising $16,148$355,478
Part X · Balance sheet $95,832 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $19,386$43,320
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $42,949$52,237
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $275$275
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $62,610$95,832
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $46,804$91,342
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $3,012$3,012
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $49,816$94,354
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $12,794$1,478
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $62,610$95,832
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,478 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$344,162
XI-2 Total expenses$355,478
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$11,316
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$12,794
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,478

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

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