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Harbert Employees Reaching Out Foundation

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Birmingham, AL501(c)(3)Since 1998Foundations & Grantmakers EIN 63-1202843Revenue $169K in FY2025

On file with the IRSPo Box 1297, 35201-1297 · Birmingham, ALTax-exempt since Feb 1999Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Hero provides direct financial or other assistance to individuals or families in crisis due to temporary financial hardship. The intent is to restore independence and self-sufficiency.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
99¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 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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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 $13K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
99%
of spending
Looks good: 99% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
62 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 61.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5K
0.6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$169K
-9% vs prior year
Spent
$155K
To programs
99%
Net assets
$793K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$169K
FY2025▼ -9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$194K
FY2022$197K
FY2023$199K
FY2024$185K
FY2025$169K
Expenses
$155K
FY2025▲ +18%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$192K
FY2022$183K
FY2023$145K
FY2024$132K
FY2025$155K
Net assets
$793K
FY2025▲ +2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$656K
FY2021$658K
FY2022$672K
FY2023$725K
FY2024$779K
FY2025$793K

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 Feb 1999.

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

Where the money goes

99 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 99% · $154K Management & general 1% · $2K

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

7 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chris Hartin
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
John Harbert
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Charlie Norton
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Natasha McCaleb
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Emily Sanchez
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chris White
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 direct financial aid, emergency assistance, and holiday gifts to individuals and families experiencing crisis or hardship.

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2 programs · $154K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Assisted approximately 74 families in financial crisis due to a natural disaster, medical condition, or other financial hardship. Grant funds are used to sustain medical care, support medical care-giver, and repair or restore damaged property.

$113Kprogram expense
02

Provided christmas gifts for 125 children referred by various agencies and organizations.

$41Kprogram expense

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 · FY2023
Natl Christian Charitable Fdn INCFY2023$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K
Grants paid · 100 grants · $2.0M · 2020–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$50,068
Unitemized GrantFY2025$40,836
Unitemized GrantFY2025$32,115
Community Furniture Bank INCAL · FY2025$20,052
Unitemized GrantFY2025$8,800
Unitemized GrantFY2025$1,779
Unitemized GrantFY2024$44,182
Unitemized GrantFY2024$43,703
Unitemized GrantFY2024$21,596
Community Furniture Bank INCAL · FY2024$20,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$42,212
Unitemized GrantFY2023$42,136
Unitemized GrantFY2023$29,648
Community Furniture Bank INCAL · FY2023$20,069
Unitemized GrantFY2023$8,824
Unitemized GrantFY2022$50,962
Unitemized GrantFY2022$42,969
Unitemized GrantFY2022$39,849
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$169K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$156K
Investment incomeLn 3$26K
Money outPt IX
$155K
Ln 25
Programscol B$154K
Managementcol C$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$793K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$798K
Total assetsLn 16$798K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$156K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$71K
Investment incomeLn 3$26K
Total revenueLn 12$169K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$798K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$798K
Total assetsLn 16$798K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
Net assetsLn 32$793K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
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$776K$798K
Total assetsLn 16$783K$798K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K$5K
Net assetsLn 32$779K$793K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$20K$20K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$134K$134K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$155K$154K$2K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $169K$155K$14K$793K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 6, 2025 $185K$132K$54K$779K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jul 17, 2024 $199K$145K$53K$725K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Sep 8, 2023 $197K$183K$14K$672K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 13, 2022 $194K$192K$2K$658K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Jul 26, 2021 $1.2M$1.3M−$57K$656K 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 $169,249 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $174,092$155,928
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $21,310$25,940
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$9,968−$12,619
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $185,434$169,249
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $129,481$153,650
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,284$1,698
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $131,765$155,348
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $53,669$13,901
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $169,249 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$71,470
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$84,458
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$155,928
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $25,940$25,940
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$12,619−$12,619
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $25,940 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$12,619$169,249
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $155,348 across 3 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $20,052$20,052
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $133,598$133,598
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $1,698$1,698
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $153,650 · Management $1,698 · Fundraising $0$155,348
Part X · Balance sheet $798,140 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $776,190$797,984
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $7,185$156
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $783,375$798,140
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $4,230$5,094
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,230$5,094
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $779,145$793,046
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $783,375$798,140
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $793,046 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$169,249
XI-2 Total expenses$155,348
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$13,901
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$779,145
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$793,046

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

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