Heather Heyer Foundation

IRS exemption revoked

Charlottesville, VAUnknown exempt organizationEIN 82-2554042

Establish scholarship program to provide financial assistance to individuals passionate about positive social change

97¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$40K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2022 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
IRS status
Revoked
IRS exemption revoked
Concern: the IRS revoked its tax exemption.
IRS Auto-Revocation List
Latest return
FY2022
latest Form 990
Worth a look: the latest return is for FY2022, 4 tax years back; more than 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $56K a year · 80% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
97%
of spending
Looks good: 97% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$40K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
1
named funder · $3K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 6 voting members
Concern: none of 6 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$31K
-59% vs prior year
Spent
$285K
To programs
97%
Net assets
$0
By yearFY2020–FY2022
Revenue
$31K
FY2022▼ -59%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$104K
FY2021$75K
FY2022$31K
Expenses
$285K
FY2022▲ +475%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$43K
FY2021$50K
FY2022$285K
Net assets
$0
FY2022▼ -100%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$321K
FY2021$346K
FY2022$0

From the FY2022 Form 990 · see the original

IRS revoked this organization's tax-exempt status on May 15, 2026

Is it real?

No. The IRS revoked its tax exemption. Latest filing on record: FY2022.

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

Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 97% · $275K Management & general 3% · $10K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990; $40K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$20,000Pt VII · Sec A
$20,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Susan Bro$20,000$10,000$10,000
Alfred Wilson$20,000—$10,000

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 scholarships for individuals dedicated to positive social change.

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1 program service account for $285K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
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Scholarship program for individuals passionate about positive social

$285Kprogram 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 · FY2022
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$3K
Grants paid · 5 grants · $294K · 2020–2022
Unitemized GrantFY2022$25,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$10,500
Unitemized GrantFY2020$8,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$556

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$31K
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$18K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$13K
Money outPt IX
$285K
Ln 25
Programscol B$275K
Managementcol C$10K
Owns and owesPt X
$0
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$13K
Investment incomeLn 3$18K
Gains on assetsLn 7$14K
Total revenueLn 12$31K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$0
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
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 FY22End FY22
Total assetsLn 16$346K$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$346K$0
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$25K$25K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$250K$250K
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$10$10
Office expensesLn 13$760$760
OccupancyLn 16$990$990
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$285K$275K$10K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2022 Latest Viewing $31K$285K−$254K$0 990 PDF
FY2021 $75K$50K$25K$346K 990 PDF
FY2020 $104K$43K$61K$321K 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
See the full FY2022 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $30,878 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$12,979
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$12,979
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $3,914$3,914
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $13,985$13,985
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $17,899$30,878
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $284,742 across 8 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $25,000$25,000
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $250,000$250,000
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $2,570$2,570
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,000$4,000
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $10$10
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $760$760
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $990$990
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $1,412$1,412
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $275,000 · Management $9,742 · Fundraising $0$284,742
Part X · Balance sheet $0 assets, 4 lines filed
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $345,582$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $345,582$0
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $345,582$0
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$30,878
XI-2 Total expenses$284,742
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$253,864
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$345,582
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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