Project Angel Heart

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Project Angel Heart improves health and well-being for people with life- threatening illnesses by preparing and delivering medically tailored meals and promoting the power of food as medicine.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 84-1199481) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 3,529 volunteers and 59 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
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $673K a year · 9% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
79% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$719K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
4.8 mo
of spending, in cash
4.8 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
9
named funders · $160K
9 funders name it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$736K
6% of total assets
Liabilities are 6% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
18
of 18 voting members
18 of 18 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$7.9M
+7% vs prior year
Spent
$8.1M
To programs
79%
Net assets
$10.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$7.9M
FY2025▲ +7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$5.5M
FY2021$6.5M
FY2022$7.5M
FY2023$8.8M
FY2024$7.4M
FY2025$7.9M
Expenses
$8.1M
FY2025▲ +7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$5.1M
FY2021$5.4M
FY2022$6.5M
FY2023$6.9M
FY2024$7.5M
FY2025$8.1M
Net assets
$10.9M
FY2025-0.02%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$6.8M
FY2021$8.0M
FY2022$8.7M
FY2023$10.6M
FY2024$10.9M
FY2025$10.9M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 1993.

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

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $6.4M Management & general 6% · $488K Fundraising 15% · $1.2M

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

24 people listed on the 990; $719K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$209,292Pt VII · Sec A
$149,038Pt VII · Sec A
$145,987Pt VII · Sec A
$111,019Pt VII · Sec A
Highest Comp
$103,860Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Owen Ryan Resigned November 2024’s $209K as President/Cf is at the 69th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2832 $1–10M community development 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Owen Ryan Resigned November 2024$209,292—————
Owen Ryan—$203,676$190,526$177,302$159,533$53,259
Richard Martinez$149,038—————
Andrea Pacheco$145,987—————
Tera Prim——$121,946$116,080——
Amy Fleming————$121,367—
Rachael Robinson———$112,649——
Katherine Johnston$111,019$102,329————

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

Prepares and delivers medically tailored meals to improve health for those with life-threatening illness.

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1 program · $6.4M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Nutritious meals are delivered or shipped weekly to people living with life-threatening illnesses throughout colorado. The agency is known for ongoing food as medicine advocacy. For the fiscal year ended september 30, 2025, project angel heart prepared and delivered over 801,691 meals to 5,652 clients.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 84-1199481) · Dispute this line
$6.4Mprogram expense

Funders

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
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Federal money

Single Audit · Federal Audit Clearinghouse · money spent from federal programs
Year ending Sep 2025 · $1.6M federal money spent
Special Programs for the Aging, Title III, Part C, Nutrition ServicesDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.045 · Through Denver Regional Council of Governments and 3 more$1.1M
Coronavirus Relief FundDepartment of the Treasury · ALN 21.019 · Through City and County of Denver$273K
Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement GrantsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.218 · Through Arapahoe County and 2 more$78K
HIV Emergency Relief Project GrantsDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.914 · Through City and County of Denver - Public Health and Environment$55K
Grants to States for MedicaidDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.778 · Through State of Colorado - Department of Health Care Policy & Funding$53K

Plus 3 smaller programs.

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Sep 2024 · $1.5M federal money spent
Special Programs for the Aging, Title III, Part C, Nutrition ServicesDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.045 · Through Denver Rgional Council of Governments and 3 more$977K
Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement GrantsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.218 · Through Adams County and 1 more$203K
Emergency Food and Shelter National Board ProgramDepartment of Homeland Security · ALN 97.024 · Through Adams County and 3 more$90K
HIV Emergency Relief Project GrantsDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.914 · Through City and County of Denver$85K
Nutrition Services Incentive ProgramDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.053 · Through Denver Rgional Council of Governments and 1 more$76K

Plus 4 smaller programs.

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Sep 2023 · $1.7M federal money spent
Special Programs for the Aging_title III, Part C_nutrition ServicesDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.045 · Through Denver Regional Council of Governments and 1 more$1.0M
Emergency Food and Shelter National Board ProgramDepartment of Homeland Security · ALN 97.024 · Through Adams County and 4 more$273K
HIV Emergency Relief Project GrantsDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.914 · Through City and County of Denver$181K
Community Services Block GrantDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.569 · Through Adams County$137K
Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement GrantsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.218 · Through Arapahoe County$45K

Plus 2 smaller programs.

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Sep 2022 · $1.5M federal money spent
Special Programs for the Aging_title III, Part C_nutrition ServicesDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.045 · Through Denver Regional Council of Governments and 1 more$742K
Community Services Block GrantDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.569 · Through Adams County$240K
Emergency Food and Shelter National Board ProgramDepartment of Homeland Security · ALN 97.024 · Through Adams County and 3 more$152K
HIV Emergency Relief Project GrantsDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.914 · Through City and County of Denver$137K
Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement GrantsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.218 · Through Arapahoe County and 1 more$68K

Plus 3 smaller programs.

The auditor reported no findings.

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$7.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$143K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Money outPt IX
$8.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$6.4M
Managementcol C$488K
Fundraisingcol D$1.2M
Owns and owesPt X
$10.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.2M
Total assetsLn 16$11.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$736K
PeoplePt VI, VII
24
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a18
IndependentVI 1b18
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$2.5M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$278K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$314K
Investment incomeLn 3$143K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Total revenueLn 12$7.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$211K
SavingsLn 2$3.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.2M
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$455K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$117K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.6M
Total assetsLn 16$11.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$736K
Net assetsLn 32$10.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 559
VolunteersI 63,529
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$278K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.1M$3.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.3M$2.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5.0M$5.2M
Total assetsLn 16$11.8M$11.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$892K$736K
Net assetsLn 32$10.9M$10.9M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$2.1M$2.1M
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$99K$60K$20K$20K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.1M$2.3M$308K$561K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$88K$63K$9K$16K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$442K$317K$45K$80K
Payroll taxesLn 10$259K$186K$26K$47K
Investment management feesLn 11f$20K$20K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$496K$283K$34K$179K
Office expensesLn 13$262K$171K$9K$81K
Information technologyLn 14$25K$23K$521$1K
OccupancyLn 16$184K$170K$4K$10K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$39K$27K$2K$10K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$395K$365K$8K$21K
InsuranceLn 23$63K$58K$1K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$479K$303K$176K
Total functional expensesLn 25$8.1M$6.4M$488K$1.2M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 26, 2026 $7.9M$8.1M−$212K$10.9M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 27, 2025 $7.4M$7.5M−$152K$10.9M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 22, 2024 $8.8M$6.9M$1.9M$10.6M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Aug 4, 2023 $7.5M$6.5M$959K$8.7M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Jul 20, 2022 $6.5M$5.4M$1.1M$8.0M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Aug 2, 2021 $5.5M$5.1M$454K$6.8M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support B · Donors C · Political and lobbying D · Assets and endowments G · Fundraising I · Grants J · Pay M · Noncash O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $7,864,098 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $7,231,468$7,718,748
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $145,711$143,079
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$9,240$2,271
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $7,367,939$7,864,098
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $2,037,141$2,106,169
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,860,932$4,007,690
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,621,846$1,961,902
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $7,519,919$8,075,761
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$151,980−$211,663
Part VI · Governance 18 of 18 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body18
VI-1b Independent voting members18
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $7,864,098 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$48,816
VIII-1c Fundraising events$313,679
VIII-1e Government grants$2,507,096
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,849,157
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$278,349
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$7,718,748
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $143,079$143,079
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $2,271$2,271
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $145,350$7,864,098
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $8,075,761 across 15 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $2,106,169$2,106,169
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $59,940 · Management $19,655 · Fundraising $19,840$99,435
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,251,225 · Management $307,739 · Fundraising $561,049$3,120,013
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $62,907 · Management $8,911 · Fundraising $15,811$87,629
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $317,351 · Management $44,955 · Fundraising $79,764$442,070
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $185,602 · Management $26,292 · Fundraising $46,649$258,543
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $20,434$20,434
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $282,844 · Management $34,179 · Fundraising $178,517$495,540
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $171,147 · Management $9,490 · Fundraising $80,914$261,551
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $22,947 · Management $521 · Fundraising $1,340$24,808
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $169,995 · Management $3,859 · Fundraising $9,924$183,778
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $26,911 · Management $2,183 · Fundraising $10,149$39,243
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $365,048 · Management $8,288 · Fundraising $21,311$394,647
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $57,838 · Management $1,313 · Fundraising $3,376$62,527
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $302,955 · Fundraising $176,419$479,374
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $6,382,879 · Management $487,819 · Fundraising $1,205,063$8,075,761
Part X · Balance sheet $11,623,724 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $163,490$211,490
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,909,894$3,035,243
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,204,034$455,343
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $130,487$116,944
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,030,564$5,207,642
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $2,335,671$2,597,062
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $11,781,592$11,623,724
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $439,970$421,715
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $444,542$314,686
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $892,226$736,401
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $9,896,699$10,706,823
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $992,667$180,500
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $10,889,366$10,887,323
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $11,781,592$11,623,724
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $10,887,323 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$7,864,098
XI-2 Total expenses$8,075,761
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$211,663
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$10,889,366
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$209,620
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$10,887,323

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