The Hero Foundation is committed to creating ways to lift the haitian medical and security systems to meet the needs of all citizens. We are active in the hospital, pre-hospital, disaster, and police agencies of haiti, and we provide unique solutions to support these sectors in ways that meet both the immediate needs and long-term goals for the future betterment of the country.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
67¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2022 · 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
FY2023
latest Form 990
Fine: the latest return is for FY2023, 3 tax years back; within 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $64K a year · 27% of revenue · last 2 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
67%
of spending
Fine: 67% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $35K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
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
$112K
-69% vs prior year
Spent
$176K
To programs
67%
Net assets
$131K
By yearFY2021–FY2023
Revenue
$112K
FY2022▼ -69%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$365K
FY2022$112K
FY2023$7K
Expenses
$176K
FY2022▲ +1%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$173K
FY2022$176K
FY2023Not on file
Net assets
$131K
FY2022▼ -32%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$193K
FY2022$131K
FY2023$47K

From the FY2022 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2023. IRS ruling in Jan 2018.

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Where the money goes

67 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 67% · $117K Management & general 33% · $59K

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

3 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
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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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Improves Haitian medical and security systems through hospital, pre-hospital, disaster, and police support.

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3 programs · $109K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Urgent Care

Hero foundation is currently aiding in the development of sustainable acute care centers, telemedicine programs, and remote medical services that will benefit the haitian community in haiti.

$61Kprogram expense
02

Ground Truth

Ground truth provides a critical gap coverage during disasters, to support the us military and other foreign aid agencies in the first two (2) weeks of a major incident (earthquake, hurricane, etc.) in haiti. Ground truth is a radically pragmatic division of the hero foundation managed by an all-volunteer team of former U.S.

$33Kprogram expense
03

Ambulance Service/Health Care

Hero foundation inc. Supports emergency medical services and rescue work for underserved haitians, who have no ability to pay. We also cover the payment for medical expenses such has hospitalization, surgery, diagnostic imagery in emergency circumstances that could cause loss of life if the patient would otherwise not have access to this…

$15Kprogram 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 · FY2021
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$35K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$112K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$112K
Money outPt IX
$176K
Ln 25
Programscol B$117K
Managementcol C$59K
Owns and owesPt X
$131K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$83K
Total assetsLn 16$131K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$112K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Total revenueLn 12$112K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$83K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$83K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$47K
Total assetsLn 16$131K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$131K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 63
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$137K$83K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$56K$47K
Total assetsLn 16$193K$131K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$193K$131K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$2K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$470$470
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$11K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$48K$48K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$31K$25K$7K
Information technologyLn 14$3K$330$3K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$2K$1K$606
TravelLn 17$34K$17K$17K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$17K$17K
InsuranceLn 23$96$96
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$21K$17K$4K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$176K$117K$59K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2023 Latest $7K$47K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $112K$176K−$64K$131K 990 PDF
FY2021 $365K$173K$192K$193K 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
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Part I · Summary $111,621 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $365,411$111,621
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $365,411$111,621
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$2,500
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 $173,476$173,197
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $173,476$175,697
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $191,935−$64,076
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $111,621 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$111,621
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$111,621
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$111,621
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $175,697 across 14 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $2,500$2,500
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $470$470
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $10,787$10,787
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $48,417$48,417
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,243$5,243
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $24,592 · Management $6,699$31,291
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $330 · Management $2,783$3,113
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,427 · Management $606$2,033
IX-17 TravelPrograms $17,095 · Management $17,099$34,194
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $16,589$16,589
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $96$96
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $17,345 · Management $3,619 · Fundraising $0$20,964
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $117,045 · Management $58,652 · Fundraising $0$175,697
Part X · Balance sheet $130,608 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $136,843$83,162
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $55,753$47,446
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $192,596$130,608
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $192,596$130,608
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $192,596$130,608
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $192,596$130,608
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $130,608 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$111,621
XI-2 Total expenses$175,697
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$64,076
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$192,596
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$2,088
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$130,608

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