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Hearts Aligned INC

Tax-deductible

Santa Barbara, CA501(c)(3)Since 2021Health CareEIN 87-1191245

Hearts aligned helps families with critically ill children living in santa barbara county by providing financial assistance, family support and advocacy. We work with all pediatric critical illness except for pediatric cancers.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 24 volunteers and 6 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
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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
2 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $156K a year · 36% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
16 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 15.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $84K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$15K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$622K
+128% vs prior year
Spent
$367K
To programs
83%
Net assets
$468K
By yearFY2023–FY2025
Revenue
$622K
FY2025▲ +128%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$406K
FY2024$273K
FY2025$622K
Expenses
$367K
FY2025▲ +31%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2023$187K
FY2024$280K
FY2025$367K
Net assets
$468K
FY2025▲ +120%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023$220K
FY2024$213K
FY2025$468K

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 Apr 2022.

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

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $304K Management & general 10% · $36K Fundraising 7% · $26K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

10 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Colleen Sitolini
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Brigette Welty
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dee Dee Nussmeier
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Heather Sherman
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Shannon Garton
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Catherine Remak
Board Member
$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 financial aid and support to families with critically ill children in Santa Barbara County.

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1 program service account for $304K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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In 2025, hearts aligned helped 125 families with critically ill children, impacting 469 individuals. The average annual income of the families we served was $36,167. Within santa barbara county in 2025, 80% of the families we served lived in north county.

$304Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Dignity HealthFY2024$78K
Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$6K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$84K
Grants paid · 2 grants · $118K · 2023–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$54,208
Unitemized GrantFY2023$63,373

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$622K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$670K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Money outPt IX
$367K
Ln 25
Programscol B$304K
Managementcol C$36K
Fundraisingcol D$26K
Owns and owesPt X
$468K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$475K
Total assetsLn 16$483K
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$670K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$91K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$195K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Total revenueLn 12$622K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$212K
SavingsLn 2$262K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$475K
Total assetsLn 16$483K
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K
Net assetsLn 32$468K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 624
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$214K$475K
Total assetsLn 16$218K$483K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K$15K
Net assetsLn 32$213K$468K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$105K$105K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$137K$129K$4K$5K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2K$2K$78
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K$11K$336$504
Accounting feesLn 11c$14K$14K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$31K$17K$238$14K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$2K$2K$798
Office expensesLn 13$12K$9K$2K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$8K$2K$2K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$20K$18K$2K
TravelLn 17$5K$5K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$112$112
InsuranceLn 23$9K$5K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$6K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$367K$304K$36K$26K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $622K$367K$255K$468K 990 PDF
FY2024 $273K$280K−$7K$213K 990 PDF
FY2023 $406K$187K$220K$220K 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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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $622,118 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$195,098
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$475,129
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$90,985
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$670,227
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $6,719$6,719
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$54,828−$54,828
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$48,109$622,118
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $366,847 across 14 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $104,851$104,851
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $128,672 · Management $3,514 · Fundraising $5,272$137,458
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,418 · Management $78$2,496
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,085 · Management $336 · Fundraising $504$11,925
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $14,292$14,292
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $16,958 · Management $238 · Fundraising $14,069$31,265
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,395 · Management $1,690 · Fundraising $798$4,883
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,565 · Management $1,867 · Fundraising $1,810$12,242
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,116 · Management $2,395 · Fundraising $3,528$8,039
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $17,671 · Management $2,362$20,033
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,019$5,019
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $112$112
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,724 · Management $3,815$8,539
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $5,693$5,693
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $304,474 · Management $36,392 · Fundraising $25,981$366,847
Part X · Balance sheet $483,135 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $191,921$212,297
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $22,502$262,343
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$2,020
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$3,150
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,625$3,325
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $218,048$483,135
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,444$15,260
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,444$15,260
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $212,604$467,875
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $218,048$483,135
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $467,875 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$622,118
XI-2 Total expenses$366,847
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$255,271
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$212,604
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$467,875

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

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