Heartlight Center INC

Aurora, CO · Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Since 2001 · Education

✓ Tax-deductible
Revenue
$683K
+40% vs prior year
Spent
$611K
To programs
54%
Net assets
$493K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$683K
FY2025▲ +40%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$197K
FY2022$282K
FY2023$359K
FY2024$487K
FY2025$683K
Expenses
$611K
FY2025▲ +55%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$146K
FY2022$257K
FY2023$355K
FY2024$396K
FY2025$611K
Net assets
$493K
FY2025▲ +17%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$301K
FY2022$327K
FY2023$333K
FY2024$422K
FY2025$493K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Yes — filed FY2025
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CHeartlight Center INC
EINHdr · item D84-1577608
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 2003
Year of formationHdr · item L2001
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CAurora, CO
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B99)
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.heartlightcenter.org

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.54 Management & general $0.14 Fundraising $0.33
Program services54%$328K
Management & general14%$83K
Fundraising33%$201K
Total functional expensesLn 25$611K

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Program efficiency
54%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
9.7mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -24% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+10%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -44% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Total assets
$493K
FY2025▲ +17%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2021$303K
FY2022$327K
FY2023$333K
FY2024$422K
FY2025$493K
Total liabilities
$0
FY2025
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2021$2K
FY2022$0
FY2023$0
FY2024$0
FY2025$0
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$72K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$493K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B54%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 311
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 4pending

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$493K
Total assetsLn 16$493K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$493K
Months of cash on handcomputed9.7

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$395K · 58%
Other revenue$226K · 33%
Program service revenue$54K · 8%
Investment income$9K · 1%
Contributions & grants58%$395K
Other revenue33%$226K
Program service revenue8%$54K
Investment income1%$9K
Total revenueLn 12$683K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $493K · Operating expenses/yr $611K
9.7 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $328K · Total expenses $611K
54%
Management & General
Management & general $83K · Total expenses $611K
14%
Fundraising
Fundraising $201K · Total expenses $611K
33%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $67K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $429K
$0.16 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $395K · Total revenue $683K
58%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $683K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $54K · Total revenue $683K
8%
Investment reliance
Investment income $9K · Total revenue $683K
+1%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $54K · Total expenses $611K
9%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $683K · Prior year $487K
+40%
Revenue CAGR
FY2021 $197K · FY2025 $683K
+37%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $493K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $683K · Expenses $611K
+10%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $493K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $493K · Total assets $493K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $493K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Jennifer Flaum · Reported title Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $139K · Total expenses $611K
23%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $399K · Total expenses $611K
65%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 54%——
Overhead ratio 14%——
Fundraising cost ratio 51%——
Revenue growth 40%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$139,169Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jennifer Flaum’s $139K as Executive Director is at the 94th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Jennifer Flaum$139,169—$91,975$82,568$70,000
Jennifer Flaum—$103,812———
Megan Reann Hogan—$63,053———
Megan Raeann Hogan——$57,917$49,375—
Allison Gary—$44,575$40,959$30,220—
Genna Reeves—$33,250———
Carrie a Bauer——$29,587$25,161$7,245
Carrie Bauer—$26,069———

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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 11Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • –Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

Offers programs and services to support community well-being.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $328K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

HeartLight Center offers programming and resources for anyone who has experienced a death loss through open grief support groups, curriculum based grief support groups, workshops, educational presentations and resources. In 2025 HeartLight hosted 495 Grief Support Groups, 83 workshops and 15 educational presentations to support grievers.

$124Kprogram expense
02

HeartLight Center offers programming, training, education and coordinated networking opportunities for Professional and volunteer caregivers. In 2025 HeartLight Center hosted industry expert speakers and authors to provide educational programming, accessible to anyone through HeartLight Centers website at no cost to learners and…

$121Kprogram expense
03

HeartLight Center offers grief support resources to anyone grieving, supporting someone grieving and professional and volunteer caregivers. Vetted, evidence based resources are developed and accessible on the HeartLight Center website and for purchase.

$82Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$2K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $16K · 2024–2024

Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest Viewing $683K$611K+40% 990 PDF
FY2024 $487K$396K+36% 990 PDF
FY2023 $359K$355K+27% 990 PDF
FY2022 $282K$257K+44% 990 PDF
FY2021 $197K$146K 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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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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