Connect the Hearts

Mission Viejo, CA · Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Since 2023 · Human Services

✓ Tax-deductible
Revenue
$88K
+109% vs prior year
Spent
$57K
To programs
63%
Net assets
$32K
By yearFY2024–FY2025
Revenue
$88K
FY2025▲ +109%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2024$42K
FY2025$88K
Expenses
$57K
FY2025▲ +40%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2024$41K
FY2025$57K
Net assets
$32K
FY2025▲ ×21
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2024$2K
FY2025$32K

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 CConnect the Hearts
EINHdr · item D93-3137844
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFApr 2024
Year of formationHdr · item L2023
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CMission Viejo, CA
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P20)
WebsiteHdr · item Jconnectthehearts.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 $0.63 Management & general $0.37
Program services63%$36K
Management & general37%$21K
Total functional expensesLn 25$57K

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Program efficiency
63%
of spending reaches programs▼ -37% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
6.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ ×14 vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+35%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +864% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Total assets
$32K
FY2025▲ ×21
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2024$2K
FY2025$32K
Total liabilities
$0
FY2025
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2024$0
FY2025$0
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$31K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$32K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B63%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 32
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 4pending

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$32K
Total assetsLn 16$32K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$32K
Months of cash on handcomputed6.8

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Other revenue100%$88K
Total revenueLn 12$88K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $32K · Operating expenses/yr $57K
6.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $36K · Total expenses $57K
63%
Management & General
Management & general $21K · Total expenses $57K
37%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $57K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $21K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $0 · Total revenue $88K
0%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $88K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $88K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $88K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $57K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $88K · Prior year $42K
+109%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $32K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $88K · Expenses $57K
+35%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $32K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $32K · Total assets $32K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $32K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Gina Werner · Reported title Secretary · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $57K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $0 · Total expenses $57K
0%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 63%——
Overhead ratio 37%——
Revenue growth 109%——

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
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Governance & Policies

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

Mission and programs

What it does.

Provides resources and hope to those in need, restoring dignity and bridging love.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $36K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Focus MinistriesConnect the Hearts financially supported Focus Ministries through monthly donation for Focus Minister Stephen Debolt and Focus Minister Leah Manning. Focus Mission: To bring Christ to the world, transforming lives, campuses, parishes and beyond through the power of the Gospel, in particular, on college campuses through…

$21Kprogram expense
02

Guatemalan EffortsIn 2025, Connect the Hearts helped 166 families in three remote mountain communities in need: Las Pen~as, Alcoba and Los Cebollines near Jalapa. The residents of these communities suffer from stomach issues due to contaminated water, as well as respiratory illnesses from exposure to smoke from unvented, wood-burning…

$15Kprogram expense
03

St. Kilian Catholic ChurchOperation Christmas AngelIn December 2025, Connect the Hearts ran the Operation Christmas Angel Program at St. Kilian Church benefiting the children of Food Pantry clients and students at St. Ann's Catholic School in Santa Ana, CA.

$68program 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$2K

Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest Viewing $88K$57K+109% 990 PDF
FY2024 $42K$41K 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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